Watch Leuven in Motion - 15 000 pictures in a 2.5min hyperfilm! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ntHlUgaoc

Svenska vänner: SN Brussels Airlines har billiga priser från Stockholm Bromma/Göteborg till Bryssel!

Enjoy medieval architecture at your doorstep and have easy access to other great cities like Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels! Or make easy daytrips to Amsterdam or Paris!

About our house

° situated within a 15 min walk of the historical center of Leuven (http://www.visitleuven.be/en)
° in a vibrant upcoming area with great initiatives: 'Hal5' with local/organic/sustainable projects like organic streetfood, coffee microroastery and bar, play parcours for children, ... https://www.leuven.be/hal5 : 2 min walk from our house!
° do you love local and sustainable food? Want to prepare a tasteful meal with Belgian groceries? Explore the foodhub http://www.thefoodhub.be/ (2 min walk from our house)

° an open plan living area and a fully equipped kitchen (the professional baking equipment, however, is preserved for Stefaan's baking micro-company and cannot be used...)
° four bedrooms (one kingsize bed, three single beds) + office space
° a new small bathroom with shower, sink & toilet + separate toilet with sink
° a terrace and a city garden (with a trampoline, some fruit trees, our bantams and 6 rabbits) which opens to a playground
We do not have cable television but we do have wifi, a dvd player with dvd's, and board games and toys!

° smoke - shoe - pet free!

We are sorry but the house is not suitable for babies or toddlers... .
We have had great exchanges with couples and families!

About Leuven

° An ancient old university city, Unesco World Heritage (beguinages), gothic townhall , cobble stoned markets, silent abbeys, medieval heritage, 13th century botanical garden, ... - all within walking distance.
° But also a vibrant young city with great new initiatives in podium arts (http://www.hetdepot.be/), city architecture (https://www.leuven.be/vaartkom), coffee culture (https://mokcoffee.be/), micro beer breweries, free cultural or food events (http://www.visitleuven.be/en/events), ...
° Three weekly markets, and tons of very affordable restaurants (we leave our favourites!).
° Adventure parc (free entrance), in-door playgarden, and swimming paradise. http://www.vlaamsbrabant.be/vrije-tijd-cultuur/provinciedomeinen/kessello/attracties-en-recreatiemogelijkheden/index.jsp

About the surroundings

° Leuven is ideally situated if you want to explore other medieval gems like Antwerp (1h - http://www.visitantwerpen.be/en), Brussels (20 min), Bruges (1h25 - https://www.visitbruges.be/) or even Paris (1h45). The train is a 10 min walk from our house and brings you very convenient to every city in Belgium. No car needed! Children (<12) travel for free on train within Belgium.
° The animal and adventure parc Planckendael, The Antwerp Zoo (http://www.zooantwerpen.be/en), Natural History Museum, caves in the Ardennes, Chocolade Museum, Comic station (https://www.comicsstation.be/), Fries Museum, Train World, beautiful Bokrijk (http://www.bokrijk.be/en), ...

About us

° We are a family who love hiking, good food, sustainable living, coffee bars, reading, playing cello, violin and sax, gardening. We lived abroad (Canada & Sweden), currently enjoy all the pleasures of Leuven, but also like exploring new places.
° We offer you a tidy, clean and welcoming place, a well maintained house, a fridge with local goodies and a large box with information.
° Preference for cleanliness and a considerate way in treating belongings. We will take very good care for your house and are in search for swappers with the same mindset :-). We find this very important!
° Due to allergy: no dogs or heavy carpets.
° 5 bantams and 5 rabbits hope to be feeded and the bantams will give you delicious eggs in return ;-). If this is problematic, let us know so that we can provide a solution.
° From May until December: weekly fresh ecological vegetable package for 5 persons delivered in our street (we have a prepaid membership and you can use it for free if you want to).

Swap history (Intervac + Homelink)

2012: Waspik (NL)
2013: Vancouver Island (CA), Versailles (FR)
2014: Paris (FR), Dresden (DE)
2016: Boncelles (BE), Helsinki (FI), Freudenstadt (DE), Altensteig (DE), Mariestad (SE)
2017: Bruges (BE), Tecklenburg (DE), Hasselt (BE), Kristinehamn (SE), Berlin (DE), Stockholm (SE)
2018: Paris (FR)

Welcome to Leuven!