Sleep in a Glass House ♡ cottage near the lake

Our self-designed (feb 2020) countryside getaway is a 45 min drive from Amsterdam, in the middle of nowhere. From the house you overlook the fields and dyke that surround the Markermeer: Holland in its purest form! You can sleep inside the Glass House (if the weather allows!), a fantastic experience. The house is focused on a level of comfort but with fun, quirky details and a playful layout. 2 adults max + children Check-in time = 16.00 Check-out time = 10.30 Our cottage is located on a Recreational Park with a private parking area. There is a car-free path leading to all the cottages on the park. There are new cottages, old cottages, some deserted, some work-in-progress... You can take a cart (entrance of the path) that you can use to bring your luggage to and from the house. The house is not far from the parking, on the right side of the path: a wood-color flat roof house "hidden" behind trees with black walls entrance. The house is thoughtfully placed on 300m2 private land, carefully designed & build around existing bushes and trees. There's a creek between the house and the field (guarded by a fence). There are trees and bushes around the lawn which surrounds the house and give a level of privacy (note that you are on a park, in between other holiday houses). The house has been designed with a creative open space plan. Upon entering, you will arrive in a hallway (shoes off in the house please) . From here you will continue to the right into an open & light living room and kitchen space. There are big garden doors to let the light, the sun and the view inside. The lounge area can become a bedstay (optional 2-people pull-out bed with real mattresses). Connected to the kitchen is a master bedroom / bathroom to the left and the glass house (optional 2nd bedroom) to the right. The bathroom has 1 toilet, a big vanity with double washbasin and a large comfortable shower, to be closed & locked off by 2 big doors. Bed dimensions: 160 x 200. There is a baby travel cot available (60x120), that you can set up in the master bedroom. All spaces have windows to let fresh air inside. The Glasshouse has an extra vanity / washbasin. The Glass House has a fire place to stay warm (and cozy!) in the colder winter months. Please take your own bag of SMALL WOOD pieces if you like to use the fireplace (you can purchase them at many gasstations). Note that in winter the glasshouse can be COLD and in summer it can be HOT. We will provide bedding and towels (1pp) for you. 2 adults max. plus children. All areas in the house and on the property are accessible for the guest. As this is a recreational Bungalow Park: please respect other owners privacy. We are available for contact through phonecall, whatsap or email. Communication through airbnb is preferred, so we both see the conversation (which gives you a quicker reaction), but whenever you want to call us; never hesitate to do so. It's only a minute walk to the big Markermeer Lake. Simply cross the street from the parking, walk up the dyke, and the big Markermeer lake opens up to you. When you walk some minutes to the right, you'll find a waterfront park, down at the lake, which is a great place for a picnic, to play with a kite, sunbath, and for a swim in the lake. A walk on the dyke is highly recommended in the evening, during sunset, as it gets a magical touch (or early morning...). The drive from the house/holiday park to the city of Hoorn, while staying on the dyke next to the lake, is breathtaking. We love this small detour when we drive back to Amsterdam. There is a tiny picturesque village/community named Oosterleek (less then 100 inhabitants, there are no shops. You can walk to / through this village, also with kids (about a 20 min walk). Oosterleek is the resting place of the Wesfriese Omringdijk between the VOC towns of Hoorn and Enkhuizen. The dyke is the starting point for cycling or hiking through a varied landscape of orchards, colorful tulip fields, pastures with cattle and picturesque villages famous for the West Frisian bell farms. Easiest (and advisable) access is by car. Please no loud music, no parties, no smoking, no animals, no tents allowed on the grass around the house, not allowed to have more people stay in the house then booked for. There are spiders, flies, ants... insects! YES, you are on the countryside. Please also note that Internet is slow and not suitable for watching/downloading movies, only intended for checking in on emails. If you want to watch movies, make sure you download them at home already, to watch them here in the house. There are dvd's in the house that you can watch aswell. Additionally, this house is : our 2nd home, our quick escape, our getaway, our breath of air, our childrens playground, our creative outlet, our pride and joy, our retreat, so please treat our home as you would your own.