Name: Hotel L'Affenage
Address: 7 Rue Croix Henquin, La Roche-en-Ardenne, La Roche-en-Ardenne, La Roche-en-Ardenne, 6997, Belgium
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

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Family room

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Microwave oven

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Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

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Fax and copy machine

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Liege Airport

Theater Aachen

Aachen Cathedral

RWTH Aachen University

Elisenbrunnen

Couven Museum

Aachen Town Hall

Aachener Tierpark Euregiozoo

St. Nikolaus Church

Suermondt Ludwig Museum

Eurogress Aachen

Carolus Thermal Bad Aachen

Ludwig Forum

CHIO Stadium

Hotel L'Affenage

La Roche-en-Ardenne

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

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6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

My valuation concerns the restaurant. Always searching for the next local experience I came up with a visit to L'Affenage. On sunday evening they are closed; a somewhat disappointing observation. When we made reservations for thursday the whole experience was like we hoped for; a pleasant reception, nice decoration in the restaurant, monsieur-le-patron who was very helpfull and-so-on. The served food is of a high level and worth a Michelin star in my humble opinion. Freshly and home made dishes with lots of taste. The combined house wine was an excellent choise. All-in-all the estate is not easy to find but definately worth doing the search. You won't regret it for a second!

This restaurant is a hidden pearl!

Saturday, November the 10th, 2018,

Saturday morning we drove to Redu (a well known book village in the Ardennes), to meet our friends for lunch at Le Fournil, a local brasserie (pub) with the village church as his closest neighbour. The weather, already wet and rainy leaving home, would continu all day long. But that couldn't spoil our weekend! 

After lunch, a short walk through the village center and later that afternoon, along the banks of the river Lesse. The 6 km forest walk was decorated in colours of brown, yellow, ochre and red, all gleaming wet. The running water looked almost playful, splashing over polished rock formations in the river-bed.

About 5:30 pm, Blier, a hamlet of Erezée, came in site. The castle farm on top of the hill, looked impressive at twilight. Our 'hotel de charme' was housed opposite the courtyard, in a renovated barn. Checked in, the rooms divided, it was time to get ready  for the gourmet menu, which we were served later that evening.

The other guests in the restaurant, also travelled from different regions in Flanders to spend a gastronomic weekend in the Ardennes. Our host took very good care of the service, while his wife performed her culinary talents in the kitchen. Well, I never, the food was so tasty! First a glass of Crémant and fingerfood were served, followed by two starters, main and dessert. Accompanying wines came with every dish, white and red, some even of Belgian origin.

After a good cup of coffee, we moved to the drawing room for a night-cap. The dog of the house, named Stitch (a French bulldog 3 years of age), turned out to be a real little rascal who felt very much at ease and spontaneously came up with his favorite toy, to play. Oh my!

The starry sky spread over the fields and in the silence of the night dreams took over of what had passed and was yet to come.

Sunday, November the 11nd, 2018,

On Sunday morning an extensive breakfast with coffee, bread, croissants, fruit juice, hard boiled eggs, yogurt, preserves, charcuterie and cheeses awaited. Ready for the next walk. Some 9 km through the forest, no rain and mild temperatures. At the start, crossing the shallow river water, it immediately went uphill (estimated at a 10% slope).

The increase continued for a considerable time. We climbed from 330m to 470m (above sea level) in 1 1 / 2h time and for non - experienced hikers like us, that was quite a challenge! A break from time to time was therefore a welcome relief. Just back from the walk and changing footwear, it started to rain again. Perfect timing!

We drove to Durbuy for lunch. We expected the smallest town in Belgium to be crowed, but on the contrary, it seemed quite calm. Perhaps the rain was to blame. After lunch, umbrellas in hand, Durbuy we strolled through his narrow streets. To end in a little bistro over a hot cup of chocolate, before returning to our hotel.

The other guests seemed to have left, so we had the hotel to ourselves. Plenty of time for our hosts to spoil us with another delicious 3-course menu. A pâté of goose liver came with a rhubarb wine, which tasted surprisingly pleasant. For the real wine lovers among us it was rather 'not done'. Sometimes you have to push your boundaries a bit, but not everyone shares the same conviction.

Sunday evening ended, like last night, around the burning wood stove with the necessary night-caps. Stitch wasn't in site tonight. A night's sleep ogled, awaiting a new day.

Monday, November the 12th, 2018,

We woke up in the silence of the Ardennes landscape. After breakfast, time to pack, check out and say goodbye to our weekend retreat. The luggage loaded, we drove off to Wéris, a cosy village lying in a valley, surrounded by afforest hills. A final, short walk into the fields, uphill. The sun was out, it even felt pleasantly warm. The weather gods turned out to be favorable.

We walked along fallow fields with open views, forest avenues leafed in autumn colours, green pine trees, with an occasional break to catch our breath. And believe it or not, we just finished our walk... you guess, the rain shower went on again. By that time we found shelter in the local brasserie for lunch and the tasting of a locally brewed beer, la Wérilienne.

Around half past three, memories of a great weekend in mind, we said goodbye to each other and drove back home. With next year already in perspective.

Autumn in the Ardennes.

Booked this through Pinhigh travel because of gastronomic recommendations and it was worth every penny. Rooms are recently refurbished and are ok. Nothing special but will do nicely for a short break. Owners are very friendly and helpful people, good is very nice and wine is accordingly.  Truely enjoyed the place. Many good golfcourse with 15-30 minutes drive 

Very nice place middle of nowhere 

We didn´t stay in the hotel, just had dinner.  L'Affenage serves very good food, refined and creative.  Well balanced and portions small enough to get your attention to the content, big enough (with a full menu) to still the hunger.  All well prepared and nicely served.  The setting is a bit too formal and stiff to my liking.  A touch of music and different lighting could help.

Restaurant review / not about the hotel

We stayed only one night for a short golf break. Hotel is 30 minutes from Five Nations Golf and 15 from Durbuy. Located in a little village, where there is nothing to. The rooms are ok, as you may expect from a 3 star accommodation. Rooms have two beds, tv and a small bathroom. The dinner was really nice, not a Michelin star but you do not have to look for another place to eat. Had 4 4 course dinner with nice wines. Breakfast was average, not a lot of choices, but we did not really need that after the dinner! Very friendly and helpful staff / owners. We'll be back when we play golf in Durbuy.

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