Name: B&B Villa Commandeur
Address: Commandeurstraat 11a, Epen, Epen, Epen, 6281 AL, Netherlands
Rating: 9

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Cable TV

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

English

French

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Sun Deck

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Free parking

Parking

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RWTH Aachen University

Aachen Cathedral

Aachen Town Hall

Couven Museum

St. Nikolaus Church

Elisenbrunnen

Theater Aachen

CHIO Stadium

Eurogress Aachen

Carolus Thermal Bad Aachen

Suermondt Ludwig Museum

Ludwig Forum

Aachener Tierpark Euregiozoo

Maastricht Aachen Airport

Liege Airport

Borussia Park

Mönchengladbach Zoo

Theatergemeinde Monchengladbach

Abteiberg Museum

Bunter Garten

Botanical Garden

Reydt Castle

Hotel Schloss Dyck

Schloss Neersen

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Epen

We cannot say enough nice things about Geil (William) :) He became like family to us.  My family of 5 stayed at Villa-commandeur and we couldn't have been more pleased.  The house and bedrooms were immaculate.  Very clean yet cozy.  We had a wonderful breakfast each morning and enjoyed our conversations so much with the owner.  He was such a tremendous help also directing us with the right places to go and things to do to meet our families needs.  We always felt "at home" when we came back each night which is a lovely feeling when you've been out site-seeing/touring/indoor skiing/Christmas market shopping all day.  I would highly recommend his bed and breakfast to others! Thank you so much Geil!!!

One of the best experiences at a Bed & Breakfast!

The room we booked for our 3 children and ourselves was big with a huge bathroom. The stairs to the first floor were a challenge as very steep and no security for the little ones. Downstairs, cosy living room and huge dining/breakfast area with bar where we had a drink after the kids went to sleep. Nice breakfast buffet with a lot of choice and the owner even made us an omelet. Huge garden which was great for the kids. Owner very kind and accommodating. Everything I would have wished for and I would have rated it with an excellent if it weren't for the following:

- some sort of party was going on at the neighbours who made terrible noise with loud music until 01:00 AM - no way to stop these people, even after I requested this - so had a hard time falling asleep;
- room was very cold at night and no way of heating;
- rooms are not very soundproof from the inside either;
- wifi was very slow.

All-in-all unfortunately we did not have the nice and quiet night we were hoping for. For the rest great place to stay.

Nice

Almost perfect, excellent bed, room and breakfast, central location near Aachen and Maastricht, the owner is very friendly and recommends tours, restaurants, very quiet surroundings, private parking on the property.

It's great.

The house is very beautiful, the room is spacious, the bed is super comfortable, the decoration is good taste. The owner is super nice and gives good tips. The breakfast is very nice in a nice setting. The village is very nice and not far from Aachen and Maastricht. We had a super nice weekend at a super nice owner. We will come back to it.:-). TIP: the Italian restaurant on the square is super nice. Steaks and pies are recommended:-)

It's all good, we 'll get back to it.

We stayed for 2 two nights there and I can only say the place and the owner are great.

The small hotel lays hidden from the street in a spacious garden, with a small parking lot for a few cars, but as there are not so many rooms either, this is not a problem.
The overall atmosphere was really more like it was a home for you and not an anonymous hotel for large masses. We were greeted by the owner himself, he was helpful with information about where to eat (anyway just a handful of options in the small town) and he gave us  map with hiking routes as well.

Regarding our room - it was very nice, big, clean and overall a great place to relax after a long day outside. In a rather hot summer day the tile floors seemed  more as an advantage opposite the complaints in other reviews. There was an large carpet as well, guess as an response to this complaint, if someone gets too cold feet :D Free WiFi was also available, quality although average (at least with a smartphone, tabled worked better, but then again, go out and stop browsing, you are on a vacation for gods sake).

As for noise levels, it was very quiet, except the church bell, that rang every hour even during the night, but this, I believe, can be heard in the whole town and even the surroundings. In the second night, after a 20+ km hike, this was not a problem anyway :D

And of top of all - I had some issues whit my cars brakes on the way to the hotel, so I asked the owner, if he could recommend an garage in town to fix the problem, and after a while on the phone (one garage busy, one too far) we ended up at his home and fixing it by ourselves, to get me moving again. Thank you, Giels again for this :)

So if you like a very personal approach and a cosy atmosphere in a very nice town, I would highly recommend this place to you, and I would definitely choose it again, If I go to this area.

A great place to stay and explore the surroundings

Unfortunately, we did not find a hotel in Aachen and had to leave for Mechelen in the Netherlands, 14 km outside of Aachen. Fortunately, as it turned out in retrospect. The Villa Commandeur is a jewelry! The owner is exceptionally charming, the rooms are large and beautiful, short, a more than good price-performance ratio.

Happiness in misfortune

The owner is in very little care, everything is very clean and well decorated, our room is very spacious, like the bathroom. The house is very quiet, and the red squirrels come to stroll on the terrace at breakfast. The breakfast is fresh, copious and at will; the manager cuts himself in four to better meet your expectations. There is wifi everywhere in the hotel, very fast down the street, it's hard to get into the rooms or the signal is low and the speed is limited. The owner is busy improving the situation. Personally we prefer small bathrooms that heat up very quickly, here our bathroom was big.

Owner with minimal care

I booked this hotel through Booking.com based on a few exalted reviews here and there, but our experience did not match the “superb” or “exceptional” level.  We were coming from Ghent to stay in this hotel for one night, with a purpose of visiting Aachen Charlemagne cathedral, which was only 30 minutes away by car.  I wished for a comfortable place in countryside, away from the city noise and with the easy car parking.  Villa Commandeur proved satisfactory for the purpose, but certainly not outstanding.

Overall it is a sort of place where the owner should spend a night or two in a guest room himself to get a clear picture of the comforts (or lack thereof) of a room in his hotel.  I believe a hotel room should be more than a storage place for robots; yet I start with positives:

1)	The room was spotlessly clean, with a large terrace.   The day we arrived it was drizzle – well, it’s Netherlands, not Capri, so alas the terrace was not too useful.
2)	The location of the building in its own garden was very quiet.  However the noise from other rooms was clearly heard (another guest’s coughing woke us up in the middle of the night).  Hence, there is no soundproofing, although the hotel is fairly new.
3)	The double bed was comfortable; alas, it had individual blankets German-style.  
4)	The shower was good; no bathtub.  Towels were scarce and thin, tiled floor very cold.
5)	The breakfast was truly excellent – eggs, breads, fruit, coffee, etc.  The dining area was very stylish, albeit in rooms the same metallic-grey décor felt cold and industrial.
6)	The location of the hotel is in a very beautiful part of Netherlands, in a hilly area and a nice little town of Mechelen.  It was a pleasant 30 minute drive to Aachen, the goal of our visit.
7)	There was ample private parking in the garden, very safe and convenient.
8)	The communication and check-in/out was very efficient.

Disappointments:

1)	There was no thermostat or else to adjust the heating in the room.  When we arrived it was cold, and the room was barely warm.  There was no good heating in the bathroom, too, and it was very uncomfortable to take a shower in the cold bathroom.  
2)	The room had no bed rags, no shower mats and the floor was tile.  It felt very cold in the beginning of May; the décor of the room is in grey and angular, and coupled with grey skies and cold tile floor all that made it felt inhospitable; ironically, it did feel cold indeed!  The owner could add some cozying up to the room to make it feel more liveable.
3)	WiFi did not work in the room; I had to go downstairs to the dining room on a very steep granite slippery stairs with the computer in my hands to use internet.
4)	The stair to the room is steep.

I must say that definitely the owner made a great effort to make his place a good hotel, the breakfast deserves a special praise.  Perhaps the hotel’s minimalist design was influenced by Limbourg miniaturists, while the result is anti-opulent, and our hours there could not be possibly described as "Les Très Riches Heures".  

There is no doubt that many travelers with cubist-inspired aesthetics will be happy to stay here, in a new hotel with the very modern style of accommodation.  For us, though, it felt too empty and cold, we prefer more cozy and humane approach to the hotel experience.   One night was certainly enough for a stay in a masterpiece of Limbourg minimalism of Villa Commandeur.

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