PEARL IN THE GREEN

A little over seven years ago, Hotel Luxembourg-Arlon opened its doors, located on the border of Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Thanks to this prime location, guests quickly found the hotel, leading to plans for expansion. The main part of the extension has been completed for several months now.

EVA VAN MEIJL
PHOTOGRAPHY: NOPOINT STUDIO'S

For a relaxing weekend or vacation, be sure to consider Hotel Luxembourg-Arlon. Located in the Luxembourg Ardennes, this is the perfect place to get away from it all. Especially now that the extensive wellness and sports facilities have been open since the end of 2024. Hotel manager Sandra Zeeuw van der Laan-Konisser explains: "My husband Steven and I had long wanted to create a beautiful, large wellness center. Given that the demand for rooms often exceeded our capacity, we also wanted to build more rooms. Since the opening, we have had many business guests visiting the Luxembourg region, but also tourists who enjoy staying with us because of the beautiful nature. This gave rise to the idea of creating a new hotel block with extra rooms and a luxury fitness and wellness center, to offer our guests even more at this location. The new section opened at the end of 2024 and it has turned out beautifully. The interior of the 56 Deluxe hotel rooms features Ardennes green with lots of wood, in keeping with the wooded surroundings.

LUXURIOUS AND SPACIOUS WELLNESS

The new wellness and fitness center is very spacious at 2,500 m2, much larger than in most hotels. Sandra: "We opted for a natural, luxurious look and worked with rough stones, lots of wood, and subtle gold details. We are very pleased with how beautiful it turned out. The wellness center consists of extra spacious saunas with high windows overlooking the greenery, a hammam, infrared sauna, salt room, relaxation lounge, jacuzzi, and an indoor and outdoor swimming pool with massage jets. In addition, we offer many different treatments in our single and double treatment rooms for relaxation, care, and rejuvenation of the skin. For ultimate relaxation and a luxurious experience, we have chosen to keep the wellness center exclusively accessible to guests with a wellness package. This package can be chosen in advance or reserved during your stay at the hotel, as can all treatments. A special feature is that the outdoor pool borders the large pond in the hotel garden, making it seem as if you are swimming in the pond. The fitness room has all the necessary cardio and strength equipment, and there is a Pilates and yoga zone. “From the fitness room, you can see the spot where the indoor surf facility will soon open. This is a special pool where waves are created by a motor for surfing. It is suitable for young and old. We love surfing ourselves, so we are really looking forward to it.”

EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

In the spring, a third restaurant will also open. 'We will focus mainly on healthier dishes and offer many alternatives to meat. With this restaurant, in addition to our à la carte restaurant and buffet restaurant, we will have an even wider culinary offering. Our chefs use products from our own farm, where we grow vegetables and fruits. So, it's really fresh and good for the ecological footprint. We are very committed to this. All the energy needed for the hotel is generated by our own biogas, and the heat produced is captured to heat the building and water.'

FAR AWAY FROM THE CROWDS

Sandra and Steven came up with how the new building should look themselves. "We gained a lot of inspiration from other hotels around the world," Sandra says. "We would see something cool that we also wanted and hear from others: 'That's impossible.' We kept saying that there must be a way to make it happen, because if it can be done elsewhere, why not here? I am very happy that everything turned out the way we envisioned. Especially with the opening of the wellness center, it now feels like a resort-style hotel here. Surrounded by the beautiful forest garden, you are in a green cocoon here, far away from the hustle and bustle. The combination of the green Ardennes, Luxembourg, and all the facilities in our hotel create a wonderful holiday feeling. Guests are always pleasantly surprised here, and it's beautiful to see!"