In search for Austria, Sweden, or Germany for summer 2020!

14 minutes from Brussels Airport (billiga priser från Stockholm Bromma/Göteborg till Bryssel)
20 minutes from Brussels South or Liege Guillemins (ICE trains, Austrian Nightjet, Thalys trains)

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 'Hal5' https://www.leuven.be/hal5 and an ecological and local foodhall in 2 minutes walk
http://www.thefoodhub.be/

° an open plan living area, a fully equipped kitchen, four bedrooms (one kingsize bed, three single beds), office space, bathroom, two toilets, a terrace and a city garden which opens to a playground & a table tennis (we have rackets)

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!

About Leuven

° An ancient old university city, Unesco World Heritage (beguinages https://www.visitleuven.be/nl/groot-begijnhof), gothic townhall , cobble stoned markets, silent abbeys, medieval heritage, 13th century botanical garden, fine arts museum, ... - all within walking distance. https://www.visitleuven.be/nl/bezienswaardigheden

° But also a vibrant young city with a great coffee culture (https://mokcoffee.be/), micro beer breweries (https://domusleuven.be/en/huisbrouwerij/), 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

° Close to 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, Fine Arts Museum Brussels (https://www.fine-arts-museum.be/en), 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), and currently enjoy all the pleasures of Leuven
° We offer you a tidy, clean and welcoming place, 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 :-).
° Due to allergy: no dogs or heavy carpets.
° Rabbits hope to be feeded. 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)
2019: Berlin (DE), Eschbach (DE)

Welcome to Leuven!