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Where to stay in the Ardennes
One address per destination, plus what to look out for with a holiday home.
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🛏️ Where to stay in the Ardennes: by destination
For each destination we selected one address you can book via Booking.com, chosen on location and on what the accommodation itself states on its website. We have not (yet) stayed there ourselves. Looking for a holiday home? See the wider choice further down or our wellness guide.
By Arjan Zuur · reference date 23 October 2026 · sources below
Each destination page has two more addresses, often a holiday home or gîte. This page is the overview.
⚡ Sorted quickly before you book
Four things to check before you commit to a cottage or hotel. All buttons lead to the official source.
♨️ Thermal baths in Spa
If you stay in Spa: the Thermes de Spa offer 3 hours from € 31 (weekdays after 5.30 pm).
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thermesdespa.com
🦌 Check hunting days
Until the end of January forests around your cottage may be closed on hunting days.
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ChasseOnWeb
🎫 Vignette from May 2027
If you book for after 1 May 2027, expect a digital Belgian road vignette (planned; check the current rules).
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wallonie.be
📌 Overview
Where to stay in the Ardennes at a glance
For a weekend with wellness choose a hotel in Spa, Malmedy or Durbuy; with a group or a dog, a holiday home. With cottages, always ask how the extra costs are handled.
| Destinations | 8, each with its own page and 3 addresses |
|---|---|
| On this page | 1 hotel or park per destination, with the Booking.com rating of 23 October 2026 |
| Extra costs at gîtes | included, flat rate per night or by consumption (Gîtes de Wallonie) |
| Tourist tax | differs per municipality; you usually pay it on site |
| Closest to London | Dinant ± 394 km (± 5 h 09 min via LeShuttle) |
🚗 Getting there from London
This is how far you drive to each of the eight destinations. From London you reach them all via the Channel Tunnel or the Dover–Calais ferry.
| To | Distance from London (via LeShuttle) | Driving time (excl. crossing) | Fuel return (BE–UK) | Route from Calais |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durbuy | ± 433 km | ± 5 h 28 min | ± €113–117 | A16 → N225 → A25 → A27 → E42 … |
| La Roche-en-Ardenne | ± 442 km | ± 5 h 36 min | ± €115–120 | A16 → N225 → A25 → A27 → E42 … |
| Bouillon | ± 481 km | ± 5 h 53 min | ± €125–130 | A16 → N225 → A25 → A27 → E42 … |
| Dinant | ± 394 km | ± 5 h 09 min | ± €103–107 | A16 → N225 → A25 → A27 → E42 … |
| Han-sur-Lesse | ± 431 km | ± 5 h 21 min | ± €112–117 | A16 → N225 → A25 → A27 → E42 … |
| Spa | ± 455 km | ± 5 h 38 min | ± €118–123 | A16 → E40 → R0 → E42 → N629 … |
| Malmedy | ± 467 km | ± 5 h 45 min | ± €122–127 | A16 → E40 → R0 → E42 … |
| Aywaille | ± 440 km | ± 5 h 31 min | ± €114–119 | A16 → E40 → R0 → E25 … |
Route: OSRM/OpenStreetMap (fastest route), calculated on 24 October 2026 from London St Pancras, without breaks, traffic or the Channel crossing. Fuel: 6.5 l/100 km (assumption), petrol: BE €2.002/l (FOD Economie, official Belgian maximum price petrol 95 RON E10, valid from 24.10.2026) to UK 174.57 p/l = €2.085/l (UK DESNZ weekly road fuel prices, unleaded (ULSP) average pump price, week commencing 19.10.2026; ECB euro reference rate 23.10.2026: €1 = £0.83728). Channel crossing: LeShuttle 35 min (leshuttle.com), ferry Dover–Calais ± 1 h 30 to 1 h 40 (P&O Ferries, DFDS); fares not included, check current fares. Explanation and sources in the cost guide.
📋 Our address per destination
All eight side by side. Rating: Booking.com, checked on 23 October 2026. More addresses, including holiday homes, are on the destination page.
| Destination | Address | Type | Booking.com rating | More addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durbuy | Le Sanglier des Ardennes | Hotel | 8.6 (1,652 reviews) | Durbuy: 3 favourites |
| La Roche-en-Ardenne | Hostellerie La Claire Fontaine | Wellness hotel | 8.2 (1,171 reviews) | La Roche-en-Ardenne: 3 favourites |
| Bouillon | Hôtel Panorama | Hotel | 8.7 (1,526 reviews) | Bouillon: 3 favourites |
| Dinant | La Merveilleuse | Hotel | 8.7 (258 reviews) | Dinant: 3 favourites |
| Han-sur-Lesse | Landal Nature Parc Saint Hubert | Holiday park | 8.5 (20 reviews) | Han-sur-Lesse: 3 favourites |
| Spa | Van der Valk Hotel Spa | Hotel | 8.4 (2,134 reviews) | Spa: 3 favourites |
| Malmedy | MY Hotel | Hotel | 8.9 (1,448 reviews) | Malmedy: 3 favourites |
| Aywaille | R Hotel (Remouchamps) | Hotel | 8.3 (809 reviews) | Aywaille: 3 favourites |
🛏️ Our favourite per destination
One address per destination. You can see prices and availability for your dates at the accommodation.
🎯 Le Sanglier des Ardennes
Location: Durbuy Type: hotel
Hotel on the Place aux Foires in the old town. The wellness area has a Finnish sauna and an infrared sauna, a salt cave and an outdoor jacuzzi, and is not included in the room price.
Find out more
Other wellness packages: Escale Zen € 170 pp (3 h 15 min), Escale Alpine € 200 pp (1 h 40 min).
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays the wellness area only opens from 2 pm.
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🎯 Hostellerie La Claire Fontaine
Location: Vecpré (La Roche-en-Ardenne) Type: wellness hotel
Finnish sauna, infrared sauna and hammam. Heated 6 × 12 m outdoor pool (29 °C) from 27 March to 1 November.
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Day spa also for non-guests aged 16 and over. Rue Vecpré 64, towards Hotton.
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🎯 Hôtel Panorama
Location: Bouillon Type: hotel
Hotel with a terrace and a view of the castle and the Semois. The private wellness area has an infrared sauna, a 38 °C jacuzzi and a 30 °C pool with a counter-current system.
Find out more
Private wellness 1 h 30 min for € 89, up to 4 people (6 on request), also for non-guests. On 22 October 2026 the wellness area was closed up to and including 31 October 2026.
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🎯 La Merveilleuse
Location: Dinant Type: hotel
The hotel in the former monastery that also houses the Maison Leffe. With a view over the Meuse valley.
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🎯 Landal Nature Parc Saint Hubert
Location: Saint-Hubert (Han-sur-Lesse) Type: holiday park
Tiny houses in the forest towards Saint-Hubert. With a wood-fired Finnish sauna.
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🎯 Van der Valk Hotel Spa
Location: Spa Type: hotel
Its own funicular to the thermal baths. 120 rooms.
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Note: entry to the thermal baths is not included.
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🎯 MY Hotel
Location: Malmedy Type: hotel
Wellness area of over 120 m². 52 m² pool, sauna and hammam.
Find out more
Open 8 am–10 pm. The Nordic baths are temporarily out of service.
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🎯 R Hotel (Remouchamps)
Location: Remouchamps (Aywaille) Type: hotel
Wellness area of 900 m². 60 m² pool (29 °C), jacuzzi, sauna, hammam, infrared.
Find out more
Wellness from age 14.
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👨👩👧👦 Holiday homes by group size
Going to the Ardennes with the whole family, the relatives or a group of friends? Here are the holiday homes and gîtes from our destination pages, by number of people. Every house has a sauna and a jacuzzi or whirlpool bath. We checked the details on 23 October 2026 on the official website or at VISITWallonia; we have not (yet) stayed there ourselves.
👫 Up to 6 people
🎯 Le Castelain (Sainte-Cécile)
Location: Sainte-Cécile (Bouillon) Type: gîte for 2
Gîte for two in a renovated old sawmill, between the Ardennes and the Gaume. With its own sauna, jacuzzi and bathtub.
Find out more
Arrival after 6 pm; self check-in is possible.
Checked on lecastelain.be on 23 October 2026: a gîte for two with its own sauna and jacuzzi in the wellness room, plus a bathtub.
Also among our favourites on the Bouillon page.
🎯 Luna (El Clandestino)
Location: Dinant Type: cottage for 2
Cottage for two with a view of the town. With a private jacuzzi on the terrace and an infrared sauna.
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Allée de Montorgueil 91. Weekend Fri–Sun (2 nights) € 700, Sat–Mon € 630; public holidays and Valentine's Day € 350 per night.
Checked on elclandestino.be on 23 October 2026: jacuzzi on the terrace and an infrared sauna downstairs, check-in from 5 pm.
Also among our favourites on the Dinant page.
🎯 La Terrasse de Pierzay
Location: Aywaille Type: gîte for 5
Gîte rural for up to 5 people. 1 double room and 1 triple room.
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Sauna and covered terrace with jacuzzi. Fitted kitchen.
Checked at VISITWallonia on 23 October 2026: 2 rooms, indoor sauna and a jacuzzi on the covered terrace; pets allowed.
Also among our favourites on the Aywaille page.
👨👩👧👦 8 to 12 people
🎯 Le Trésor de Han
Location: Han-sur-Lesse Type: holiday home for 2–8
Holiday home for 2 to 8 people. Outdoor jacuzzi and infrared sauna.
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Large garden. Minimum 2 nights; firewood is charged by use.
Checked on bellegite.com on 23 October 2026: 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, outdoor whirlpool bath and infrared sauna; dogs allowed.
Also among our favourites on the Han-sur-Lesse page.
🎯 Villa Faro Durbuy
Location: Durbuy Type: villa for max. 8
Holiday home on the Plateau du Soleil for up to 8 people, with a private barrel sauna, jacuzzi and heated outdoor pool (1 May – 30 September). Dogs are welcome.
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4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Midweek (4 nights, low season) you pay € 1,299 with 5–8 people, € 1,169 with 3–4 people and € 899 with 2 people.
Energy is included up to a limit per night. Deposit € 500 (2 people) or € 700 (3 or more).
Christmas and New Year by the week only.
Checked on villafarodurbuy.be on 23 October 2026: maximum 8 people, jacuzzi on the covered terrace and a panoramic barrel sauna, in Septon, 4 km from Durbuy.
Also among our favourites on the Durbuy page.
🏡 13 to 20 people
🎯 Gîte La Maison Blanche
Location: La Roche (La Roche-en-Ardenne) Type: group gîte for 13
Up to 13 people, 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. Indoor pool 13 × 5.5 m.
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Sauna (4 p.), spa (6 p.) and infrared. Games room with billiards and table football.
Checked on la-maison-blanche.be on 23 October 2026: 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and maximum 13 people; pool, sauna, jacuzzi and infrared. Located in Nadrin.
Also among our favourites on the La Roche-en-Ardenne page.
🎯 Gîte d'Hamptay (Gîtes Bihain)
Location: Han-sur-Lesse Type: group gîte for 13–15
Gîte rural for 13 to 15 people, 4 rooms. Sauna and jacuzzi.
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Garden and barbecue. Rue d'Hamptay 5, in the middle of Han-sur-Lesse.
Checked at VISITWallonia on 23 October 2026: 13 to 15 people in 4 rooms, with sauna and whirlpool bath.
Also among our favourites on the Han-sur-Lesse page.
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🎉 More than 20 people
🎯 Gîte de la Tour
Location: Dinant Type: group gîte for 33
Up to 33 people, 7 rooms, all on the ground floor. Sauna and wood-fired hot tub.
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A 4 ha park and a 600 m² terrace. Next to the Dinant Evasion activities.
Checked on gitedelatour.be on 23 October 2026: up to 33 people in 7 rooms for 4 to 5 people, each with its own shower and toilet; wood-fired sauna and jacuzzi.
Also among our favourites on the Dinant page.
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We have not (yet) found a group house for 8 to 12 people with wellness on our destination pages: Le Trésor de Han and Villa Faro are designed for a maximum of 8. With 9 to 12 people you can look at the houses for 13 or more, or at the wider choice below.
♨️ Cottages with a hot tub or private wellness
All eight houses above have their own wellness area: you share it with no one. Here is the overview, checked on 23 October 2026.
| House | Where | People | Private wellness | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Castelain | Sainte-Cécile (Bouillon) | 2 | ♨️ Sauna and jacuzzi | lecastelain.be |
| Luna (El Clandestino) | Dinant | 2 | ♨️ Jacuzzi on the terrace, infrared sauna | elclandestino.be |
| La Terrasse de Pierzay | Aywaille | max. 5 | ♨️ Jacuzzi on the covered terrace, sauna | VISITWallonia |
| Le Trésor de Han | Han-sur-Lesse | 2–8 | ♨️ Outdoor whirlpool bath, infrared sauna | bellegite.com |
| Villa Faro Durbuy | Septon (Durbuy) | max. 8 | ♨️ Jacuzzi, barrel sauna and heated outdoor pool | villafarodurbuy.be |
| Gîte La Maison Blanche | Nadrin (La Roche) | max. 13 | ♨️ Jacuzzi and spa, sauna, infrared, indoor pool | la-maison-blanche.be |
| Gîte d'Hamptay | Han-sur-Lesse | 13–15 | ♨️ Whirlpool bath and sauna | VISITWallonia |
| Gîte de la Tour | Dinant | up to 33 | ♨️ Wood-fired hot tub and sauna | gitedelatour.be |
What to look out for with a wood-fired hot tub or a heated pool (extra costs by consumption, deposit, energy surcharge), and more wellness addresses per destination, is in our guide to holiday homes with wellness. Prefer a hotel with wellness? See our favourite per destination above. Prefer thermal baths, a wellness day or a hotel with a pool? See our page Wellness in the Ardennes.
💶 Costs at a glance
What the houses themselves write on their websites, checked on 23 October 2026. You get the rental price of La Maison Blanche on request; the extra costs are online, though.
| Topic | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Le Castelain (2 people) | weekdays € 250 · weekend € 300 per night | lecastelain.be |
| Luna (2 people) | Sun–Thu € 280 · Fri/Sat € 350 per night; weekend Fri–Sun (2 nights) € 700 | elclandestino.be |
| Villa Faro (max. 8) | Weekend Fri–Sun (2 nights) € 1,169, whole villa, all-inclusive; this is the "laag 2025-2026" price list (low season) | villafarodurbuy.be |
| Gîte La Maison Blanche (max. 13): extra costs | Final cleaning € 300 · extra costs € 75 per night (summer) or € 100 (winter) · bed linen compulsory € 100 per stay · waste € 25 · tourist tax € 5 per night · deposit € 1,500 | la-maison-blanche.be |
| Gîte de la Tour (up to 33) | 15% discount on stays between 7 and 20 December 2026; price: see official website | gitedelatour.be |
| Le Trésor de Han · Gîte d'Hamptay · La Terrasse de Pierzay | Price: see official website | see map |
🧾 Rules and costs when booking
What to look out for with a hotel, park or holiday home in Wallonia.
📋 Checklist before booking
| Topic | Rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Extra costs | at Walloon holiday homes either included, a fixed amount per night or charged by consumption | Gîtes de Wallonie |
| Tourist tax | differs per municipality, per night or per person per night; usually paid on site | see your booking |
| Wellness | at hotels the wellness area is not always included in the room rate; at Le Sanglier des Ardennes, for example, it is not | Durbuy |
| Minimum stay | many cottages work with fixed arrival days or a minimum of 2 nights | see your booking |
| Vignette | In 2026 no toll and no vignette; a digital road vignette is planned from 1 May 2027 (check the current rules) | wallonie.be |
Private cottage or holiday park? We compare them in our guide to holiday homes with wellness. What a whole weekend costs is in the cost guide.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to stay in the Ardennes?
It depends on what you want to do: Durbuy and La Roche for kayaking and small towns, Spa and Malmedy for wellness and the High Fens, Bouillon and Dinant for castles by the water.
Are extra costs included at a holiday home?
Not always. At Walloon holiday homes they are included, a fixed amount per night or by consumption (Gîtes de Wallonie). Ask beforehand.
Do you pay tourist tax in the Ardennes?
Often yes; the amount differs per municipality, and you usually pay it on site.
Which hotel on this page has the highest Booking.com rating?
MY Hotel in Malmedy: 8.9 from 1,448 reviews (checked on 23 October 2026).
Is the wellness area included in the room rate?
At hotels, by no means always. At Le Sanglier des Ardennes in Durbuy you pay extra for the wellness area; check the official website for each address.
Which holiday home in the Ardennes is suitable for a large group?
Gîte de la Tour near Dinant (up to 33 people), Gîte d'Hamptay in Han-sur-Lesse (13 to 15) and Gîte La Maison Blanche in Nadrin near La Roche (13). All three with a sauna and a jacuzzi or whirlpool bath (checked on 23 October 2026).
Which cottages have their own hot tub?
All eight houses in our overview by group size, from Le Castelain and Luna for two to Gîte de la Tour for 33. More addresses are in our guide to holiday homes with wellness.
Sources
All prices and rules on this page come from the official websites below, with the date we retrieved them. Prices can change in the meantime; check again just before you leave.
- Gîtes de Wallonie: frequently asked questions (extra costs) (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Thermes de Spa: opening times and rates (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Wallonia: hunting (ChasseOnWeb) (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Wallonia: road vignette from 2027 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Le Sanglier des Ardennes: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Hostellerie La Claire Fontaine: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Hôtel Panorama: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- La Merveilleuse: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Landal Nature Parc Saint Hubert: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Van der Valk Hotel Spa: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- MY Hotel: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- R Hotel (Remouchamps): official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- UK DESNZ weekly road fuel prices, unleaded (ULSP) average pump price, week commencing 19.10.2026
- FOD Economie, official maximum price petrol 95 RON E10, tariff no. 2026/204, valid from 22 October 2026 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Vlaanderen.be: road vignette from 1 May 2027 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Wallonie.be: Vers la mise en place d'une vignette routière en Belgique (updated 11 September 2026) (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Brussels LEZ: zone and registration of foreign vehicles (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Slim naar Antwerpen: LEZ, frequently asked questions (R1 ring outside the LEZ) (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Le Castelain (Sainte-Cécile): official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Luna (El Clandestino): official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- La Terrasse de Pierzay: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Le Trésor de Han: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Villa Faro Durbuy: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Gîte La Maison Blanche: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Gîte d'Hamptay (Gîtes Bihain): official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Gîte de la Tour: official website (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- La Maison Blanche: rates and extra costs (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Villa Faro Durbuy: prices (retrieved 23 October 2026)