A hand-picked collection of places to stay: Authentic, Small-scale, One of a kind!
A fantastic Hideaway right in the middle of the bustling city centre of Mechelen. In a modernist building, Nele found her new passion: running a guesthouse. Only 3 rooms… all slightly different but equally atmospheric with all kinds of vintage finds that Nele carefully combined to create a cosy home. And then Mechelen… what a great city it is! So many nice restaurants, shops, specialty shops and beautiful old buildings, I fell head over heels for it. Important though: “don’t spread the word!”
I visit in Hasselt the beautiful old mansion of Ann and Liesbeth…. Close friends for years, their tasteful boutique hotel is a joint project. The old building is beautiful and breathes the atmosphere of days gone by with contemporary comfort… the rooms are very stylishly decorated with beautiful vintage and fantastic linen pillows and woolen plaids. Lovely shower products by L:A Bruket! In the morning a lovely fresh breakfast get you started! This is the perfect Hideaway in off the beaten path Hasselt!
This imposing hotel in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district is a 120-year-old women’s prison with courthouse. It has been transformed in 11 years (!) by a family of architects into a fantastic minimalistic design hotel . Eye-catching… and what work has been put into keeping the soul of the building intact but making it a comfortable and beautiful hotel. This Hideaway is a must for design lovers! And I can tell you from experience… it is absolutely no punishment to sleep here!
This Hideaway is a monumental building with enormous grandeur, the old Stadtbad – public bath – dating from 1902. In 2011, the owners of the Language Centre behind it seized the opportunity to restore the bath and breathe new life into the building. The building still exudes the nostalgic atmosphere of the early last century but has cleverly integrated all modern requirements. The various rooms (including family rooms and flats) are very comfortable and little details have been thought of.