on April 22, 2009
My stay was three nights...I could easily have stayed longer as I found this hotel to be a peaceful place to hang out at...
The owner took a personal interest in the fact that I was Canadian and told me stories of her journeys in British Columbia...a place that I have lived and explored.I can always talk about my adventures in B.C. so I enjoyed this...
The property is as mentioned situated in a country setting with a roadway close by...no not noisey at night at all..Its landscaped nicely and is surrounded by lush green fields...adjacent to the Hooge Crater Museum and close by to the Hooge Crater Cemetery.There is also next door an amusement park that actually was NOT a factor affecting my comfort level.
Every morning I was awakened by singing birds and the room I stayed in had a large bathtub which I filled with steaming hot water to soak away the day when I returned after walking and exploring...
The breakfast buffet was more than adequate...the usual's....breads,cheeses, fruits,cereals coffee, juice...the dining room was decorated nicely and felt very comfortable...
The clientele were friendly..a couple of repeat customers...one in particular had stayed there more than twelve times...
This building was built in the 1920's...the original Kasteelhof 'T Hooghe was at various time held by the Germans and British and was inevitably flattened by bombardment...The whole area around Ieper including Hooge is the setting of many ferocious battles and carnage during the First World War...the setting is stoked in historical events...
on September 30, 2007
