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Ghent, Belgium
Dear home-exchange friends
Our comfortable and spacious apartment offers you:
- hall, a toilet, kitchen and big dining area, the living room.
- 1 big bedroom with a double bed, a second room with smaller double bed, the bathroom with a bathtub, shower and a toilet
- a study-room
- an extra toilet
- open carparking underground
Our sunny terrace is a nice place to relax with several tables to enjoy your meal with view on the canal
Gent (Gand-Ghent-Gante) is well located and a great place to tour from
– but even a nice place to stay and relax.
Our home is close to several interesting cities:
Antwerp(en)
Brussel(s)
Bruges/Brugge
Lille (France)
Rotterdam and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Culture
In summer there are many happenings (for free): music, theater, performances, …
Tell us what you are interested in so we can prepare you a wonderful staying here.
Sports
Are you fond of cycling ? No problem : use our bikes to discover Flanders (= the Northern and flat part of Belgium).
There are several swimming pools in the neighborhood: open and covered.
Don't doubt about Belgium as a holiday place,
we can promise you a very varied vacation:
whatever you are fond of you can find it nearby !
We wonder if you are interested in holidays in Belgium!
Kind regards,
Elie and Hadewijch
Kopenhagenstraat 4.003
9000 Gent
T +32 474 63 67 62
elie.dhondt@hotmail.com
h.vanhoeij@gmail.com
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 2
- Sleeping Capacity 4
- Bathrooms 1
- Living Area 170 m2
- Total Area 190 m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome No
- Non-smoking house Yes
- Pet care wanted No
- Car necessary No
Exchange dates
| Exchange dates | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2026 - August 15, 2026 | 20 days | Yes |
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as we are retired we are also interested in shorter exchanges (city trips) during the year |
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Exchange periods
| Earliest date | Latest date | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Exchange period
1
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Earliest date
2026/07/11
July 11, 2026
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Latest date
2026/08/15
August 15, 2026
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Length of stay (nb of days)
20
Days
|
Flexible dates
Yes
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Neighborhood
About the neighborhood
We live in G(h)ent, a cosy historical city: just outside the centre.
at an hour drive by car or train you find Antwerp(en) (famous Zoo),
Brussel(s),
Mechelen (Planckendael Zoo and Technopolis; for children interested in technology and experiments)
Bruges/Brugge.
The large Belgian sand-coast and Northsea.
The Netherlands and France are also very close.
Nearest Airport: Brussels
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 0
- Number of bicycles 2
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 0
House essentials
House features
Instruments
Accessibility
References
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My husband, Elie, 73 is retired as a teacher in University of Antwerp in industrial design.
He loves drawing, cycling, walking nature, working with clay, … home-exchange, his children, grand-children and…me:
Hadewijch, 68 years old, retired, I have been working as advisor at beMedTech, professional association for manufacturers and dealers for medical devices and technologies; have been active in promoting industrial design 'without age', I love reading - also aloud for children.
We have three children: Maaike (44) our oldest daughter - married with Kristof, lives in Ghent,
Tuur (39) our son, married with Sigrid, has a daughter, Nel (13) and two sons Mo (11) and Bas (9) and lives near Kortrijk.
Our youngest daughter, Siska (36), interior architect, also lives in Ghent with (also named) Kristof, has a daughter Oona 7 and a son Vince 4.
Elie and me would exchange home and eventually some of the children may come and visit us for some days, maximum 4 adults.
Destination Wishlist
- Open to any destination
- Germany
- Austria
- Italy
- France
