Nature house in Arnhem
Gelderland, Netherlands
- 2 persons
- 0 bedrooms
- WiFi
-
Pets not allowed
I designed and built the house together with a friend with much attention and love. The starting point is a two-person cottage that exudes peace and quiet and also offers the experience of the outdoors inside. We built the cottage in the ruins of a barn whose walls were left standing. These will gradually become overgrown with native climbing plants. The cottage is light and finished with local larch wood. I myself love cooking: a kitchen can never be complete enough. The bathroom is spacious and ample: the bathtub overlooks the edge of the forest. You sleep in a safe but spacious bedstead of 190x220 meters. French doors open onto an intimate and partially walled "monastery garden. Atmosphere, attention and the relationship with the surrounding nature, the silence and the nightly darkness find the main qualities of this special project that I have built with much love and that I love to share with you.
Nature and surroundings
The house is located near the entrance to De Hoge Veluwe, at Buitenplaats Koningsweg on the outskirts of Arnhem. It is located on a former military site that, on my initiative since 2011, has been developed into a special living and working area for creatives. At night it is really dark here and on a clear day you can see the Milky Way. You find national park Veluwe Zoom, national park De Hoge Veluwe and the Kröller Müller Museum around the corner. Red deer, roe deer, wild boar, foxes, and badgers can just walk by during your stay. In addition, Buitenplaats Koningsweg was once part of a huge WW2 German airfield. In the immediate vicinity you can still find exciting traces of this. To avoid recognition from the air, the buildings and hangars were not only carefully fitted into the existing landscape, but were often designed as farms and barns. One such disguised aircraft hangar stands right behind Behouden Huis in a field.
Facilities
- Internet access (WiFi)
- Internet
- Heating (electric)
- Drinking water
- Hot water
- Electricity
- Garden (fenced)
- BBQ
- Garden furniture
- Terrace
- Garden doors
- Kitchen
- Fridge/freezer
- Oven
- Gas stove
- Sanitary facilities
- Bathroom (1x)
- Bath
- Shower
- Toilet
Location
Reviews
-
PetraSeptember 9, 2026
It was a lovely little house with everything you need, in a very nice and quiet location. The kitchen was fully equipped, the couch and bed were comfortable, and the garden is a great place to relax.
Het was een heerlijk huisje met alles wat je nodig hebt, op een hele fijne en rustige locatie. De keuken was heel compleet, de bank en het bed waren comfortabel en in de tuin kan je heerlijk zitten.
You can walk right into the woods from the cottage—it's wonderful. It's close to the Veluwe, and there are also beautiful bike trails in the area.
Je loopt vanaf het huisje zo het bos in, dat is heerlijk. Vlak bij de Veluwe, en ook mooie fietsroutes beschikbaar in de omgeving.
This text is automatically translated. -
PetraAugust 15, 2026
Very practical and cozy. Everything you need is there—even spices and olive oil, for example.
A screen door and a door hook would be nice. The door keeps swinging back and forth.Heel praktisch en gezellig. Alles aanwezig. Tot en met kruiden en olijfolie bv.
Een hordeur zou fijn zijn en deurhaakje. Deur waait heen en weer.It's so nice to head into the woods like this. We didn't realize that the view also included two other houses.
Heerlijk zo het bos in. Ons niet gerealiseerd dat het uitzicht ook 2 andere woningen betrof
This text is automatically translated. -
HannekeAugust 9, 2026
A small but charming cottage, without any unnecessary frills—it has everything you need. It's a wonderful place to sit outside.
Een klein maar fijn huisje, zonder onnodige poespas, alles wat je nodig hebt is wel aanwezig. Je kunt heerlijk buiten zitten.
A very green and peaceful setting. For us, it was a real plus that the cottage is located in a car-free area.
Heel groene en rustige omgeving. Voor ons echt een pluspunt dat het huisje in een autovrij gebied ligt.
This text is automatically translated.
Good to know
- Check-in: 3:00 PM- 10:00 PM
- Check-out: 7:00 AM- 11:00 AM
- Contactless stay possible
Free cancellation within 7 days of your booking confirmation, provided the booking request was made more than 28 days before the start date. For bookings starting within 28 days, free cancellation applies within 24 hours. If you cancel within the specified period, you are entitled to a full refund of the booking amount.
After that, you will receive a partial refund of the trip cost and a 100% refund of the deposit:
• Up to 42 days before arrival: 70% refund
• 42–28 days before arrival: 40% refund
• 28 days through the day of arrival: 10% refund
• On the day of arrival or later: no refund
- Out of respect for nature: silence between 10:00 PM and 7:30 AM.
- Minimum age of main booker: 20 years.
- Smoking is not allowed in this nature house.
- No fireworks are allowed at this Nature House.
- No parties or events are allowed.
- This nature house is not suitable for groups of young people, students and sports teams.
- Waste separation is mandatory in this nature house.
Additional house rules are listed in the terms and conditions, when you place your booking.
78591
Sustainability
- Energy label: B
- Built with natural building materials
- Separating waste (Glass, paper, plastic, food waste/organic)