'De Hoedenmaker': Cosy 17th century Flemish House in historical centre of Bruges

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3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 61184.0 sq ft

Popular amenities

Dryer
Washer
Parking available
Kitchen
Outdoor space
Free WiFi

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Bruges, Flanders

Bruges Market Square
‪9 min walk‬
Historic Centre of Brugge
‪10 min walk‬
Bruges Christmas Market
‪10 min walk‬
Ostende (OST-Ostend-Bruges Intl.)
‪43 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed and 1 Crib

Bedroom

2 Single Beds

Bedroom

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Bathroom

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

'De Hoedenmaker,' is an exceptional beautiful holiday house. It is located in the heart of Bruges. The facade is built in the traditional step-gable style that is typical of the finest Flemish houses. It is a charming and elegance house built in 1675. Located in the peaceful and quiet area of Saint Gilles quarter, about 400m north of the medieval port of the city and only a 10 minutes' walk to the Market Square and the Belfry tower. 'De Hoedenmaker' is a three-level house with a total of 110 square meters living area, completely renovated in 2003 and refurbisched in 2017. New bathroom in 2019.

The kitchen includes a full complement of cooking utensils and cutlery. One the 1st floor there are 2 separate bedrooms with a Queen bed in each. One of the Queens can be separated in two beds if necessary. On the 2nd floor, in connection with the master bedroom, there is a twin bed (full size single beds for adults). On the 1st floor there is a full bathroom and second toilet on the ground floor. Central heating. The house faces south and takes in plenty of sun year round. It also has a private walled-in terrrace and laundry room. In the living room you'll find cableTV, DVD, books, ... Fast WiFi is available for free. NETFLIX availalbe if you are a member.

Guests who want to visit Bruges will enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of the city. The house is situated in a very quiet historic part of Bruges. You will love this relaxing resort and immediately feel at home. Guests who want to visit Bruges will enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of the city. Nearest recommended restaurant at 50 m: “Tom’s Dinner”. Touristical leaflets on Bruges and its surroundings are available.

Free parking just outside city center or near train station (6.10/day). Free shuttle to your house (350m).

We wish you a pleasant stay in a magnificent Bruges!

Property manager

Pascal Craeye

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Languages

Dutch, English, French, German

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property/stay dates)

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Bruges

Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Bruges Center, a neighbourhood in Bruges. Historic Centre of Brugge and Statue of Hans Memling are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Leopoldpark and Goolfy Blacklight Minigolf. Consider Cactus Club for a night out or SEA LIFE Blankenberge if you're travelling with kids. Discover the area's water adventures with sailing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling.

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Bruges, Flanders

What's nearby

Bruges Market Square - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
Burg - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
Historic Centre of Brugge - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Bruges Christmas Market - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Bruges Belfry - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

Bruges Station - 11 min drive
Ostende (OST-Ostend-Bruges Intl.) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Monk Beerpub 'n Poolbar - ‬6 min walk
‪Jan Van Eyck - ‬5 min walk
‪Reisduif - ‬5 min walk
‪Vero Caffè - ‬6 min walk
‪Le Trappiste - ‬7 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is 'De Hoedenmaker': Cosy 17th century Flemish House in historical centre of Bruges pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at 'De Hoedenmaker': Cosy 17th century Flemish House in historical centre of Bruges?

There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at 'De Hoedenmaker': Cosy 17th century Flemish House in historical centre of Bruges?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 'De Hoedenmaker': Cosy 17th century Flemish House in historical centre of Bruges?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is 'De Hoedenmaker': Cosy 17th century Flemish House in historical centre of Bruges located?

This family-friendly Bruges holiday home is located near the beach, within a 10-minute walk of Statue of Hans Memling, Bruges Market Square and Historic Centre of Brugge. Bruges Christmas Market and Sint Jakobsstraat are also within 10 minutes. Bruges Station is 27 minutes by foot and Brugge-Sint-Pieters Station is 27 minutes.

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Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

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10/10 Excellent

Michael S.

21 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brugges Stag Do

Very clean property, good location and friendly host.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bal B.

2 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely house - full of character

The house is beautiful, full of character and in a great, quiet location close to a supermarket and easy to get to the wonderful sights of Bruges. The host was very helpful and easy to communicate with.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Keith M.

2 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

De Hoedenmaker - Bruges

Excellent property and really great location. Host very helpful. Only small issues were access by vehicle/parking is not easy, accuracy of parking charges needs update .. and third bedroom is accessed via hatch from 2nd bedroom.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

suzanne m., Northern Ireland

25 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just fab!!

We all loved our stay in Bruges and renting Pascal’s house made it even more special. So clean and comfortable. The location of the house is perfect for easy access to everything but being away from any street noise made it perfect for us. Pascal himself is so friendly and helpful. We ate at a lovely Italian restaurant ‘Trattoria Murano’ nearby and could highly recommend ‘House of Waffles’ for a special brunch. We would love to return to lovely Bruges and this lovely house. Thank-you.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lesley-Lou L.

11 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect rental

Lovely house, warm vibes. Quiet and comfortable. Great bathroom! Easy walk to square. Pascal very helpful.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan D.

16 Feb 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Bruges stay

The property is a three bedroom historic home in a quiet street just a ten minute walk from the market square. The walk is a very beautiful one, as is every walk in the historic centre of Bruges. The house had everything our group of 6 needed and was warm and comfortable. If we had wanted to cook our own food the kitchen had everything we would have needed. Overall a very pleasant stay in a characterful property.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

William J.

5 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Another Christmas weekend at this property having previously stayed there in 2016. Communication was great and access simple to this lovely house in a quiet residential area. It's only a short 10 minute walk to the centre with a Carrefour supermarket within a couple of minutes. Definitely our first choice to stay in Bruges.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca K.

4 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful house, excellent location

This is a beautiful house, very well equipped, clean and homely. There were guidebooks for us, and games for our son. We were welcomed with some little treats to eat/drink. Pascal met us at the property and was very friendly and helpful with advice about Bruges. The house is very well situated within a short walk to the centre of town but in a really peaceful area. I would thoroughly recommend this property to others.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Heather T.

29 Oct 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short break with friends

Pascal was very helpful, recommending places to visit. The property is very well equipped and ideally located to walk to everything in beautiful Bruges. Our group of 6 ( 2 adults and 4 teenagers) had a great time.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

al m.

27 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property in a great location

Really lovely, well maintained and very clean property situated in a quiet street about 10 mins from the main town square. Couldn’t fault it. Pascal was an excellent host, he was very welcoming and provided some useful recommendations of places to visit. Would highly recommend this delightful property.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew C.

25 Apr 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic time

We had a such wonderful time ,host was amazing so helpfull My only thing against it I so wished we stayed longer !!!!! Hope to book next year again Toms dinner just across from the house would recommend a meal there

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ellie

10 Apr 2022

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

We loved the whole property - wonderful to stay somewhere with such history & personality! It was beautifully kept, sparklingly clean (with very comfy beds and an awesome shower!) and in an ideal location for walking to everything. We really liked being able to pop in and out of the centre as and when we needed to, because with young kids, having some time to chill in our own space is important. Pascal is the absolute most helpful host ever! His 'inside knowledge' was great - and we felt we saw a lot of real Bruges because of his help & ideas. He knew plenty of things for the kids to do, too - we can't wait to come back and see the area around Bruges, too. Still so much to visit and enjoy! Thank you Pascal.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

andrew m.

10 Mar 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday weekend away in Brugge

The house we stayed in was very quaint, but with all the comfort and amenities of a modern house. Pascal was welcoming and informative. We had a great stay in Brugge and would highly recommend the city and the house. The Mosley / Reynolds

10/10 Excellent

Marc A.

5 Feb 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely property on a great location

Had a great weekend in Bruges staying here. Property is well equipped and in a great location. Pascal also gave us some great recommendations of places to visit, and even though I've been many times before I learnt about somewhere new to go. Would definitely book again.

10/10 Excellent

Claire W., Wiltshire UK

10 Jun 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice quiet house.

This house was just right for our stay, we had a peaceful few days in this quiet and cosy house. The owner was most helpful, he even had the heating coming on morning and evening. we won't hesitate to stay here again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette M.

7 May 2019

Quirky house

Lovely house with small outdoor space. Three good bedrooms although one twin in accessed up a stairs from the large double bedroom. Super comfy beds with great linen. Fabulous shower . A great house 5/10 minutes from central square in quiet location. Thank you to Pascal for all the information and birthday treats.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

27 Dec 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Had a wonderful time and made lots of memories!!!! Would be very happy to recommend!!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Teresa B., Exmouth Devon UK

4 Dec 2018

Lovely house in a fantastic location

The house was spotless, very well equipped and ideal for our group of 5 women. The house is located in a very quiet neighbourhood but only 10 minutes walk from the main square.Our host Pascal was very helpful and gave us some good tips and places to visit. The city of Bruges is beautiful and well worth a visit. This was my 3rd time!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tom L.

31 Oct 2018

Excellent

Lovely, characterful, 3-bed C17th townhouse in the residential part of Bruges on a quiet street just a short walk from the main square. Beautifully renovated and well-equipped with plenty of space on the ground floor, two bathrooms and decent-sized bedrooms; there is even a small courtyard garden and washer/dryer facilities. Only slight downside is that the top-floor garret bedroom is accessed directly through the main bedroom.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mary C.

31 Jul 2018

A lovely holiday home well equipped.

My daughter and two grandchildren age 6and 9 enjoyed our stay very much, the house is lovely and homely everything you need to make your holiday enjoyable. It was within easy reach of the market square and surrounding areas.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Dan J.

29 Oct 2017

Great little house with character and charm - ideal for our family break.

We had a great time in Bruges whilst staying in this property. The facilities were good and Pascal was helpful. Grandparents, parents and young children all enjoyed the stay. Toys provided for the kids (5, 3 and 6 months) were particularly welcome. The kitchen was sufficient to prepare evening meals for 6 and the laundry room helped us to keep on top of the washing. Only point to note if you are not a family is that the room with 2 single beds is accessed via the main bedroom and is on a kind of mezz floor. Great for us but maybe less so for 3 couples. Overall we really enjoyed our stay - can recommend books & brunch and chez vincent for lunch times - the children loved the canals and the windmills and there is a small playground less than 5 mins away which was good fun. Hope to visit again..

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline W.

15 Mar 2017

Lovely house in a great location

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The house was in great condition and very clean and a really convenient location for exploring Bruges on foot. We've stayed in many rental properties but have never met owners as friendly and helpful as Pascal & Greet. We would definitely recommend staying here.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tim T.

2 Dec 2016

Great house in a beautiful city

A beautiful .house in a great location, couldn't be better. Francis was very welcoming and gave us some good ideas of where to go out, highly recommended.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Andrea T.

20 Apr 2016

HOME FROM HOME IN BRUGES

A WELL PRESENTED, WELL EQUIPPED, AND COMFORTABLE PROPERTY A WALK AWAY FROM THE CENTRE OF BRUGE. FRANCIS WAS VERY WELCOMING AND INFORMATIVE. THE PROPERTY IS WELL MAINTAINED AND VERY CLEAN. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PROPERTY TO ANY VISITING BRUGES AND I KNOW I WILL BE RETURNING

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

David F.

7 Apr 2016

A lovely comfortable home full of character

The house was perfect for our family of four. Francis greeted us on arrival and using a map, pointed out the supermarkets, bakeries and recommended restaurants, and free parking areas which was really helpful. The house was just a short walk from the main square with plenty to see on the way. Felt at home from the minute we arrived and sad to leave. Will definitely return.

About the host

Hosted by Pascal Craeye

Pascal and Greet are married and live in Bruges ever since they were born. We have five children, all grown up already. Professionaly we are both active in education. We are happy to make you feel at home.