The Slow Challenge: Contact-free. Up to 10 guests

Enjoy the challenge of slowing down to enjoy the charm of out-of-city living. Soak in the new outdoor wood-fired Swedish hot tub or the indoor Japanese Ofuro, cook outdoors on our new Ofyr Pro, walk, bike, or ride in the nearby Merode Natural reserve or one of the adjoining forests. Make a 'slow' pizza in the outdoor wood-fired oven. Enjoy the wood-burning stove and outdoor campfire while stargazing or stay in to enjoy the home cinéma with Netflix, Streamz, Apple TV, among other Apps. Enjoy a safe, contactless, and carefree stay-vacation in a home offering all you need. If you love Slow Living in your own little oasis of nature and luxury, you will love the large garden and adjoining forests, the nearby Merode Natural Reserve, the outdoor Scandinavian hot tub or the indoor Japanese Ofuro, the Carambela wood-burning pizza oven, campfire, home cinéma and much more ;-) You are close to 3 major public transport hubs: Diest, Geel & Hasselt. Guests are welcome to use all of the designated spaces that we have described in the tour or online. We ask guests to respect the private spaces: attic (zolder), basement (kelder), office (bureau/bureel), and garage. I additon to the obvious amenities, we offer additonal amenities to our guests: Hot tub, OFURO, pizza oven (available upon request), BBQ (available upon request), indoor stove, campfire... Bathroom: towels, wash cloths, shampoo. Kitchen: cooking spices, cleaning supplies, pots, pans, dishes, cups, glasses and silverware, tablecloths, dishtowels, a portable BBQ, croque monseigneur machine, soup mixer, etc coffee, tea, chocolates to go with the coffee and tea... As we do live in this house (though are away on vacation or for work during your stay), we ask that other food or supplies found in the house not be used by guests. When we go on vacation or have to travel for work, we rent out our home. We always try to be home personally when guests arrive to give them a tour and provide them with tips of fun things to do in and around the area. If we are not in the country, we either ask our parents to provide the tour of the house or we simply provide guests with easy to follow check-in and out instructions online. Our home is located in Province of Limburg, Belgium known for being a 'Cycling Paradise (Limburg Fiets Paradijs), for its hospitality and for its pastries (Limburgse vlaai)! Located on a quiet street in a residential neighborhood between two major public transport hubs (Diest train station: 15 minutes, Geel train station: less than 20 minutes) as well as being a part of the Merode Natural Reserve, a natural reserve network with extensive walking, hiking and cycling (mountain biking) paths, this home allows travellers to easily access major Belgian cities (Hasselt, Genk, Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp and other attractions as well as the opportunity to explore the natural surroundings of the Belgian countryside. Our home is located within approximately a 15 minute drive from 2 major train stations (Geel station and Diest station) which can get you to major cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge, Gent...directly . It is also a mere 20 minute drive away from the fashion and cuisine capital of Limburg: Hasselt. There are also various bus stops near our house with buses going to Diest, Geel, Hasselt and many more cities. COVID-19 regulations. Please ensure that you are following the Belgian COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions when booking our home. Our home. Unlike other properties, we invite you to stay in our ACTUAL home that we like to share with other world travelers looking to be close to nature and still enjoy the comforts of a home-away-from-home when we are away. So we ask you to treat our home with the love that you would treat your own;-)