Cottage in Wallonia, Belgium
4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bath
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area
About this cottage rental
The gîte is an annex to a superb building from the second half of the 19th century.
located in Furnaux, a small village in the municipality of Mettet, in the province of Namur.
Furnaux is close to the Molignée valley and Maredesous. Less than half an hour from Namur, Dinant or Givet (France), you will discover a bucolic and rural nature.
Along the building passes the Ravel (pedestrian and bicycle path), on the site of the old railway line 150.
Ideal place for those who seek peace and nature.
cycling or walking tours will delight you.
In a few minutes by car you can visit major Walloon tourist places.
located in Furnaux, a small village in the municipality of Mettet, in the province of Namur.
Furnaux is close to the Molignée valley and Maredesous. Less than half an hour from Namur, Dinant or Givet (France), you will discover a bucolic and rural nature.
Along the building passes the Ravel (pedestrian and bicycle path), on the site of the old railway line 150.
Ideal place for those who seek peace and nature.
cycling or walking tours will delight you.
In a few minutes by car you can visit major Walloon tourist places.
Amenities at La parenthese - rural gîte for 4 people - all comfort
Pets allowed
Map of Wallonia, Belgium
Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Jul 2021
The house has all the amenities and comfort you need, the large garden offers privacy and the tiny village of Furnaux is so quiet with almost no passing traffic. The location next to a former railway walking path brings you one way in Mettet with all the groceries shops you need or to the peaceful Abbey of Maredsous where beer tasting is waiting for you.
8.0 / 10.0Excellent·Aug 2019
The gite is a basic but comfortable base to look round the local area and a good price. You definitely need a car in this rural area. There are no shops/eateries in walking distance.
Caroline welcomed us and showed us around the gite and gardens. She speaks good English. Upstairs the bedrooms are spacious and the beds comfortable. There is some storage for clothes etc.
Downstairs there is an open space split into a small kitchen area, dining area and lounge area with 3 seater sofa, footstool and chair. There is a bathroom at the rear with toilet, sink and shower. Some parts of the gite are modern and some rustic.
The stairs are open, wooden and fairly steep. Dogs are not allowed upstairs - not that our dog could get up them anyway.
Outside the gardens are split into separate areas. Dining area is outside the side of the gite surrounded by lavender bushes. The play and pool areas are to the other side of the owners home so not visible from the gite which was fine for our teenagers but be aware with younger children. The pool is not heated so can be a little chilly.
Towels are provided - one hand towel and one bath towel per person. The kitchen is pretty well equipped with crockery, cutlery and cooking equipment. I cleared a cupboard out to store food. You have a fridge with ice box, oven, hob and dishwasher.
You may want to take:
Dishwasher tablets
Dog bowls
Loo roll
Pool towels ( you can use the house ones but you’d have really wet towels)
Bin liners
Wasp repellent - many more in Belgium than England and they really liked me!
Fly repellent
Nearby places we recommend:
The old railway path that runs past the gite
Dinant town and citadel
Dinant Grottes Marveilleuse
Rail bikes of Molignee ( not too taxing - opt for the 14 km route)
Parc de Furfooz
Welcome Wok in Beauraing
We’ll definitely return to Belgium to explore further.
10.0 / 10.0Outstanding·Jul 2017
Arriving at the house is convenient, there is parking, good and immediate communication with the owners of the house, we received a detailed explanation of the house and its contents, the courtyard with all its components.
The house consists of two floors, on the ground floor there is a living room, a dining area, a kitchen fully equipped with electrical appliances, and a toilet and shower.
On the second floor are the bedrooms (2).
The yard is very rich and large.
There are football gates, a trampoline, a wooden house with swings, 2 crates with many games for children, a private garden with a dining table and chairs, and 2 sun loungers.
And of course the pool, the crowning glory for children.
There is a large supermarket, a fast food restaurant, about 5 minutes away.
In the immediate surroundings of the house there are hiking trails in nature and cycling.
Jean-Charles Martin & Caroline and kids are very Nice and welcoming.
We enjoyed ourselves very much, warmly recommend and will probably return.
6.0 / 10.0Average·Oct 2024
We were a long weekend at this gite, our dog my partner and me. There is enough to do in this region and the location on the bikepath/ former railway was really great. The house itself is sufficiënt for two, and the decoration, especially upstairs, is lovely. our general evaluation is that the gite is sufficient, but we found it not as perfect as described in previous reviews.
Moreover, there are a few maintenance parts that need direct attention. First and foremost, the place did not smell well. There was a strong odour of moist in the whole house, but mostly in the bathroom. At night, the bathroom sometimes had a sewage smell. Ventilation helped, but the heating was fairly minimal already. The pellet stove, that could have given extra warmth we did not use because of smoke entering the house. The refrigerator door did not close well, so that our food got wet because of the moist. Finally, as mentioned before, the mattress is old and has holes in it. We believe that some maintenance could bring the gite back to standards.
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Top rated by guests
9.6Outstanding
(81 Ratings)
"The house has all the amenities and comfort you need, the large garden offers privacy and the tiny village of Furnaux is so quiet with almost no passing traffic. The location next to a former railway ..."
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