We stayed at 't zwaluwnest for one night after a long three days travelling from Latvia with our two cats and heading back to the uk for the start of a new military posting. As we drew up we just knew that this was going to be a real treat of a place to stay and we weren’t disappointed. Bart and his wife were very friendly and accommodating and we were made very welcome. We’d asked if the cats could stay in the rooms with us and that wasn’t a problem. We had messaged beforehand if we could possibly have dinner, not realising then that Bart is a wonderful chef and teaches at the Flanders culinary arts centre which is situated in the former Three-Michelin-Star restaurant 'De Karmeliet’ in the centre of Bruges. Sadly for us Bart was teaching early the next morning, so it wasn’t possible this time, but we will be back to sample Bart’s culinary prowess very soon. We had a lovely apartment to relax in and eat cheese, bread and drink nice wine, with happy cats, what more could you want! My husband is a British army officer so he was very interested to find out that the farm had been a British command post in WW1. Bart showed us a lot of artefacts he had found in the fields which was so interesting and made us more determined that we’d stay there again when we come across to do some battle field tours. We ended our lovely stay with a wonderful early breakfast, as the sun was raising, in front of their huge fireplace which Bart had kindly lit for us and we delighted in a variety of homemade bread, jam, apple juice and local products, not to mention fantastic coffee!! We can’t recommend visiting Bart and his wonderful farm/ vineyard enough.

That we didn’t have the chance to sample the wonderful food, but will do next time.

so so accommodating, fantastic hosts, nothing a problem. will be back

leaving

If you’re looking for a plush hotel with carpets and all matching accessories, don’t come here. If you’re looking for somewhere completely different with loads of room and a quiet location, this is for you. It’s good to get away from everything and relax in peace and quiet. Quirky would be a good word for this accommodation. We really enjoyed it.

Very friendly hosts, lovely environment, near the countryside but there is still plenty to do in the surroundings. The sheep on the property were very cool.

It was a little bit dusty.

Excellent location, warm no-nonsense welcome and service.

Very friendly hosts ! These folks deserve the Medal for Hospitality. Clean room, Everything in working order. Stable and fast internet. Comfortable bed. On-site parking.

No negative points. Just 1 recommendation: Consider (big) mirror outside the bathroom. The bathroom mirror tends to get foggy after the shower.