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ABOUT DOMAINE LA BUTTE AUX BOIS Domaine La Butte aux Bois is one of Belgium’s most accoladed gourmet and lifestyle hotels. This unique country estate is surrounded by verdant forest in the idyllic setting of the Hoge Kempen National Park, yet just minutes from the German and Dutch borders and 5km from the cultural capital of Maastricht. Built in 1924 as the private residence of Belgian nobleman Sir Lagasse de Locht, Domaine La Butte aux Bois evokes the gracious age of chivalry, with a newly opened state-of-the-art extension blending classic with ultra-contemporary and bringing the beauty of nature indoors. Extensive grounds, 2-star Michelin restaurant, select ambiance and 1,000sqm of ten superbly equipped salons and meeting rooms provide the perfect backdrop for meetings, incentives, conferences and events, making Domaine La Butte aux Bois one of the region’s most exclusive and sought-after luxury venues. As a long-standing specialist in the conception and implementation of corporate events, our excellence in all aspects of service and commitment to unparalleled hospitality ensure that your event at La Butte aux Bois commands an unforgettable experience. And as our guest, you’ll experience our dedicated team’s genuine charm, absolute discretion and highly personalised attention to detail – all day and every day, at Domaine La Butte aux Bois.
ABOUT RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX Established in France in 1954, Relais & Châteaux is an association of over 550 outstanding hotels and restaurants in more than 60 countries. All members are independent hoteliers and chefs with a guiding principle: sharing ‘art de vivre’ and passion for hospitality with their guests, promoting culinary expertise, the wealth and diversity of the world’s cuisine and preservation of local culture. Domaine La Butte aux Bois is a member of Relais & Châteaux since 2008.
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DOMAINE LA BUTTE AUX BOIS IS… ■ unique: this 11-hectare country estate overlooks the Hoge Kempen National Park, here nature summons the best ideas – perfect for brainstorming or team-building activities ■ complete: eight multi-functional rooms with natural lighting plus two boardrooms in the new Spa Retreat La Forêt extension ■ convenient: easily accessible, strategic location between Hasselt, Tongeren, Maastricht and Aachen, just minutes from the German and Dutch borders and the cultural capital of Maastricht – plenty of complimentary parking available
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■ spacious: function rooms range from 30-300sqm and can accommodate from 10 to 450 guests in different configurations – perfectly suited for conferences, receptions, business or board meetings and product launches ■ gastronomic: ideal for entertaining, Restaurant La Source – 2-star Michelin, 4 toques Gault&Millau (17/20) and Alliance Gastronomique member – is one of Belgium’s leading fine-dining venues, whilst Le Bistrot offers all day casual dining and our salons are perfectly suited for private dining ■ surprising: we can provide contemporary cuisine to your budget ■ relaxing: from the cosy hotel bar to delightful terraces, plus unwinding unlimited in the swimming pool, whirlpool and saunas, complimentary access from 7am–10pm ■ luxurious: 59 stylish rooms offer every comfort, with accommodation distributed between Le Manoir, La Villa and the new La Forêt
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YOUR ROUTE TO SUCCESS ■ Variety of event spaces for up to 450 guests ■ Rooms with natural lighting and air conditioning ■ Latest multi-media technology ■ 59 rooms across three buildings ■ Culinary options include dining at Le Bistrot or 2-star Michelin La Source, tailor-made private dining ■ Stunning natural surroundings ■ Complimentary Wi-Fi ■ Complimentary parking with e-mobile charging station ■ GDS access ■ Superb spa facilities ■ Flexible and attentive service ■ Excellent price to quality ratio ■ Cordial Limburg-style hospitality ■ Easy, low-traffic access ■ Get fit to work! Team-building, gym, fitness options and personal coach
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TAILOR-MADE FOR YOUR EVENT Our professional corporate events team offer a highly personalised service to ensure that everything is organised down to the last detail. Take a look at our huge range of incentive options and activities to tailor-make your event into a completely bespoke experience. Events that can be held in the Domaine include • Sheep herding • Ice carving • Shooting • Music video making • Tai Chi • Falconry • Fencing • Perfume making • Smoothie/cocktail workshop • Cooking workshop • Horse-drawn carriage driving • Graffiti workshop • Etiquette workshop • Golf clinic • Laughter Yoga • Wine or spirits tastings • Marlstone carving • Salsa clinic • African drumming • Painting workshop • Soapbox derby Activities in the immediate region include • Antique car rallying • Rigid inflatable boat experience • Helicopter flights • Kick scooter touring • Segway touring • Hybrid bicycle touring • Horse-drawn carriage rides • American school bus or covered wagon excursions • Kayaking Activities further afield include • Marksmanship • GPS game • Shooting • Wilderness navigation • Highland games • Company Olympics • Police roleplay • Cycling ‘Tour de Grotte’ • Treasure hunt • Restaurant crawl • Tart-baking workshop • Beer tasting • Pub treasure hunt • Casemates tour Ideas to end the night in style include • Murder mystery dinner • Quirky entertainment • Las Vegas style casino • Mafia party • Disco party • Black and white party • Medieval party • Music quiz • Local culture quiz • Firework show • Water organ • Masked ball • Dance act • Dinner show • Dinner dance • Awards night
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FINE DINING One of Belgium’s 40 best restaurants and member of the Alliance Gastronomique, newly refurbished gourmet Restaurant La Source holds 2 Michelin stars and is rated Gault&Millau 4 toques, 17/20 points. Chef Ralf Berendsen has headed the kitchen at La Source since 2011 and is instrumental in its success. Before coming to Lanaken, Chef Berendsen worked at other Michelin-starred and top restaurants and Relais & Châteaux hotels. His finest haute cuisine creations prove that opposites do attract and global culinary influences can merge in perfect harmony with signature dishes such as Trio of Langoustine with Tandoori Masala, Miso and Couscous and French Foie Gras with Chinese Yuzu Tangerine and Belgian Ginger Beer. The fine dining chef’s exquisite dishes can be enjoyed in the stylish surroundings of La Source with a view of the partially glazed kitchen and the landscaped garden. In warmer weather dining is offered outdoors on the terrace, named Belgium’s most beautiful restaurant terrace by the 2015 Gault&Millau Restaurant Guide. The wine list at La Source currently features around 400 fine wines.
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CLASSIC, REGIONAL DISHES WITH A TWIST A second restaurant, Le Bistrot, is open throughout the day for light meals inspired by classic regional specialities using best quality, seasonal produce sourced from the Limburg region. Le Bistrot extends a warm welcome to corporate diners with excellent value for money options, from a ‘quick lunch’ of starter and main, to a 6-course dinner including starter, soup, entremet, main, cheese and dessert. A relaxed smart-casual ambiance is enhanced by the open fireplace and in warmer weather dining is offered outdoors on the terrace.
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ACCOMMODATION The Domaine’s 59 stylish rooms are located in three buildings – Le Manoir, La Villa or La Forêt. Rooms are luxuriously decorated and offer a welcoming atmosphere and absolute tranquillity in natural surroundings. Accommodation sizes range from 20.5sqm to 45sqm depending on the category. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, minibar, flat-screen TV and Nespresso coffee machine. Guests at the Domaine also benefit from complimentary Wi-Fi, car parking and daily access to facilities at Spa Retreat La Forêt between 7am and 10pm.
LE MANOIR – 23 rooms The grand main building also houses La Source and Le Bistrot restaurants, eight salons and 23 Flamant-style rooms. In ambience and layout, Le Manoir exudes classic elegance.
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LA VILLA – 16 rooms La Villa offers 16 rooms and is located in the hotel’s grounds within 100m of Le Manoir, accessed via a covered pergola. Contemporarystyle accommodation in a quiet location with lake and forest views.
LA FORÊT – 20 rooms Where design merges into surrounding forest. 20 new loft-feel rooms are accessed via a panoramic entrance and located just past Spa Retreat La Forêt and Le Gym. La Forêt Ambience are naturally-styled rooms on the ground floor with a luxury bath and shower. La Forêt Experience rooms on the first floor offer an open-plan bedroom with stunning views and a bathroom with double shower.
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SPA AND GYM
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The Domaine’s new extension houses the state-of-the-art 1,350sqm Spa Retreat La Forêt. Here eco-chic aesthetics and holistic wellbeing merge for a sublimely relaxing and indulgent lifestyle experience. A highlytrained spa team provide premium wellness and beauty treatments and offer the exclusive high-performance La Forêt by Dr. Bullens products for skin regeneration, innovative anti-ageing and renewal. Consultations and medical treatments by Belgium’s premier dermatologist Dr Yolande Bullens-Goessens are also available upon request. Spa Retreat La Forêt facilities • Indoor pool • Relaxation area • Panoramic sauna • Hammam • Infrared duo seats • Iced water area • La Forêt garden with covered terrace • Outdoor Jacuzzi • Meditation and Yoga spaces • Outdoor relaxation areas • Spa Lounge for skin-supporting light meals and fresh-pressed juices Le Gym Take time before or after your business event for a workout or group training session at our new private fitness club Le Gym. Extensive grounds around La Butte aux Bois and the adjacent Hoge Kempen National Park increase the variety of indoors and outdoors fitness options for an exceptional quality of life. ■ Personal and group training sessions with pro-coach Ingmar Harthoorn ■ 1st in Belgium: TechnoGym Artis Line equipment ■ Virtual personal coaching with TechnoGym’s MyWellness cloud app ■ Indoor fitness options include Yoga, Pilates, boxing, BBB, ABS, Insanity, Tai Chi, boot camp ■ Outdoor fitness options include Start 2 Run, Nordic walking, mountain biking, cycling, hiking, walking and horse-riding
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SURROUNDINGS
Extensive grounds with terraces, lakes and gardens offer easy walking and cycling, the adjacent Hoge Kempen National Park forest is ideal for hiking, biking and horse-riding. Bikes are available to hire at the hotel. For golf enthusiasts, the excellent Spiegelven 18-hole course is located at Genk, just a 20-minute-drive from the hotel. The Limburg region’s canals are an ideal opportunity for canoeing, kayaking or sailing, with over 2,000km of car-free, signposted paths alongside the waterways for cyclists, joggers, Nordic walkers and hikers. For easy and interesting day trips, La Butte aux Bois is surrounded by attractive towns and cities in three countries, including Düsseldorf, Cologne, Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp, Liège and Aachen. Just 5km separate Lanaken from Maastricht. This border city is one of Holland’s oldest and offers excellent shopping, arts and culture, as well as being host to the annual TEFAF antiques fair.
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ACTIVITIES @ DOMAINE As well as activities further afield, Domaine La Butte aux Bois also offers a range of fitness classes and activities at Le Gym, led by the former professional athlete and Personal Coach Ingmar Harthoorn. Indoor activities
Outdoor activities in the Hoge Kempen National Park
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■ Mountain biking
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DOMAINE LA BUTTE AUX BOIS Paalsteenlaan 90 • 3620 Lanaken • Belgium T +32 (0) 89 73 97 70 • F +32 (0) 89 72 16 47 info@labutteauxbois.be www.labutteauxbois.be/en/
YOUR ROUTE TO SUCCESS 8-HOUR MEETING PACKAGE from €62.50 per person Coffee on arrival with sweet treats from the chef ■ Confectionery, fresh fruit, water and soft drinks in your meeting room ■ Gourmet buffet lunch with sandwiches, fish and sliced cold meats, cheese, salads and soup, or a 2-course lunch at table, includes non-alcoholic beverages ■ 2 x coffee breaks with various goodies ■ Projection screen ■ Meeting room with natural light ■ Flipchart and meeting kit ■ Notepads and pens ■ Free Wi-Fi ■ Free parking ■
24-HOUR MEETING PACKAGE from €245 per person 8-hour meeting package 4-course dinner at Le Bistrot ■ Overnight stay in one of our Domaine rooms ■ Generous buffet breakfast ■ Unlimited use of the Le Spa and Le Gym ■
THREE-DAY SEMINAR PACKAGE from €530 per person 8-hour meeting package x 3 ■ 4-course dinner at Le Bistrot x 2 ■ Overnight stay in one of our Domaine rooms ■ Generous buffet breakfast x 2 ■ Unlimited use of Le Spa and Le Gym ■
TAKE YOUR SEMINAR TO THE NEXT LEVEL Reception from €19.50 per person with 1 hour of drinks and fingerfoods ■ Team-building from €25 per person ■ 2-star Michelin dinner or lunch upon request ■
Above prices are based on single occupancy. For residential seminars a €25 per person per night reduction applies based on two sharing. Prices include VAT. Terms and conditions of Domaine La Butte aux Bois Lanaken NV apply to all reservations and can be supplied upon request.
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TWO-DAY SEMINAR PACKAGE from €305 per person 8-hour meeting package x 2 ■ 4-course dinner at Le Bistrot ■ Overnight stay in one of our Domaine rooms ■ Generous buffet breakfast ■ Unlimited use of Le Spa and Le Gym ■
Domaine La Butte aux Bois offers complimentary Wi-Fi. Bulletin board ■ Extra flipcharts with pens ■ Beamer ■ Microphone with one speaker ■ Photocopies ■ Colour photocopies ■ Telephone ■
€25 €22.50 from €50 from €50 €0.30 per page €0.50 per page charged per call
Prices for hiring podiums, special audio visual and computer equipment, and secretarial, interpreting / translating or reception / hosting services are available upon request.
HOW TO GET HERE Just 7km to the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) By air: Maastricht – 18km Liège – 50km Eindhoven – 92km
BELGIUM
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Brussels – 105km
AMSTERDAM
Brussels South – Charleroi – 120km Dusseldorf – 109km
ROTTERDAM
DOVER
Cologne Bonn – 125km
BREDA
3 hours
TILBURG EINDHOVEN
DÜSSELDORF
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BRUSSELS
Maastricht – 6km
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Liège – 43km
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HASSELT
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Genk – 17km By road:
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Belgium via the E314, Netherlands via the A2/E25
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Airports: Maastricht Liège Eindhoven Düsseldorf Brussels Charleroi Amsterdam CONTACT Cologne | Bonn
GDS-CODES GDS/IDS Chain code Amadeus (1A) WB Sabre (AA) WB Galileo (UA) WB Worldspan (1P) WB Pegs ADS (WB) WB Travelweb (HD) WB
Property code MSTE13 32578 85048 BE13 22952 22952
18 km 50 km 92 km 109 km 105 km 125 km 216 km 126 km
For total peace of mind regarding your corporate event, why not give us a call or e-mail us for a quote – our multi-lingual, passionately hospitable & attentive team is ready to exceed your expectations! Domaine La Butte aux Bois Lanaken NV Paalsteenlaan 90, 3620 Lanaken, Belgium T +32 (0) 89 73 97 70, F +32 (0) 89 72 16 47 info@labutteauxbois.be www.labutteauxbois.be/en/
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TERRACE LA SOURCE
1st FLOOR
RESTAURANT LA SOURCE
TOWER ROOM
TERRACE LE BISTROT
NAPOLEON |
F L O O R -1
ALEXANDERBAR
BREAKFAST
LIFT
LEOPOLD
ALEXANDERHOF
BAR
TERRACE
LE BISTROT
NAPOLEON ||
LA BÛCHE
BOUDEWIJN TOILET CLOAKROOM
VESTIAIRE ROOM 80
ROOM 81
LA VILLA
HALL
HOF NAPOLEON
SERVICE
F L O O R -1
LIFT
LIFT
LODEWIJK
TOILET
TOILET
LIFT
PANTRY
PATIO
APERITIEF CLOAKROOM
ROOM 82 LE BOULEAU
APERITIEF
LE PASSAGE LOBBY DERMATOLOGIST
ROOM 83
LIFT
TOILET
BUITENHOF
ROOM 90
LE GYM ROOM 91
LOCKER ROOM GENTS
LOCKER ROOM LADIES
ROOM 85
PANTRY
ROOM 92 CABINE ROOM 86
CAROLUS
L’ENTREE
RECEPTION
ROOM 84
F L O O R -1
LIFT LIFT
ROOM 93
CABINE CABINE
ROOM 87 ROOM 94
CABINE
LA FORÊT LOUNGE
CABINE
LOCKER ROOM DISABLED
ROOM 88 ROOM 95
CABINE
CABINE
CABINE
SNOOZE STEAM CABINE
INFRARED
SOLARIUM
ROOM 97
ROOM 98
LA FORÊT TERASSE
TOILET LIFT
ROOM 89 ROOM 96
TOILET DISABLED
EXPERIENCE SHOWERS
SAUNA LOUNGE
OUTDOOR WHIRLPOOL
ROOM 99
LE SPA TERRACE
INDOOR SWIMMING POOL
TERRACE
Width in m
Length in m
Height in m
Total size in sqm
Theatre
Cabaret
School
U-shape
Boardroom
Square
Reception
Lunch/dinner
Natural light
Air conditioning
FUNCTION ROOMS AT DOMAINE LA BUTTE AUX BOIS
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Napoleon I
12
15
2,5
180
150
64
72
32
48
x
200
150
yes
yes
2
Napoleon II
10
12
2,5
120
80
32
32
26
30
x
100
80
yes
yes
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Napoleon I & II combined
12
25
2,5
300
250
96
100
x
x
x
400
300
yes
yes
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Napoleon I & II & Hof Napoleon
27,4
25
x
600
x
x
x
x
x
x
600
600
yes
yes
5
Tower room
7,3
7,3
2,5
50
x
12
x
x
16
16
x
x
yes
yes
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Leopold
5,1
8
3
40
25
10
18
10
16
16
35
24
yes
no
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Boudewijn
4,97
7,95
3
40
20
10
18
10
16
16
30
20
yes
no
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Lodewijk
5,77
10,04
3
50
30
12
24
14
20
20
50
40
yes
no
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Carolus
8,75
15
3
120
120
64
42
26
40
x
150
100
no
yes
10
New room – coming soon
6,8
17,7
2,5
137
77
54
42
32
36
x
100
72
yes
yes
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Le Bouleau
3,4
5,6
2,8
30
x
x
x
x
6-8
6-8
x
x
yes
yes
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La Bûche
3,4
5,6
2,8
30
x
x
x
x
6-8
6-8
x
x
yes
yes