Five-star superior country estate
Transcend the ordinary
Close to the Ingendael nature reserve, the elegant five-star superior hotel, Château St. Gerlach, has been sensitively restored to create a multi-experience setting. A member of Relais & Châteaux, the estate’s buildings include a historic farmhouse, convent and grain lofts, converted to accommodate guestrooms and residences, the casual fine dining restaurant Les Salons, the bistro Burgemeester Quicx, a modern events venue and a boutique spa.
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Luxurious historic estate
The evolution of Château St. Gerlach
Ancestoral past
1201
Traced back to 1201, a monastery was said to have been built by Gosewijn IV of Valkenburg to provide a resting place for pilgrims travelling to the grave of celebrated hermit, Gerlachus. In 1345 it became a convent for the daughters of nobility and home to nuns.
Turbulent history
Tempestuous times
Over the years, the property evolved and saw many changes in ownership, coming under Spanish, French and Dutch sovereignty between 1524 and 1786. The nuns left prior to French annexation and the subsequent closure of all monastries in the region. It was later purchased by the Schoenmaeckers family, then Corneli, and finally by the De Selys de Fanson family.
Former glory lost
Bequeathed
Bestowed to the Council of Houthem in 1979 by the last inhabitant, Robert De Selys de Fanson, the property remained unoccupied for years and fell into disrepair.
Magnificence returned
Painstaking restoration
With extraordinary vision, the estate was transformed by Camille Oostwegel Sr. It underwent significant restoration, opened in 1997 and has since earnt five-star status as a magnificent hotel.
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