Mechelen, Belgium

BE50763
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Kitchen groundfloor

Kitchen groundfloor

Sunrise on our rooftop terrace (2nd floor)

Sunrise on our rooftop terrace (2nd floor)

Living room 1st floor

Living room 1st floor

Picture of our house in 1895

Picture of our house in 1895

Kitchen groundfloor Sunrise on our rooftop terrace (2nd floor) Living room 1st floor Picture of our house in 1895

Historic house in the heart of Mechelen city.

Mechelen is a beautiful historic city, easy to fall in love with, full of little shops, restaurants and musea, with many possibilities to explore by foot, by bike and even on the water. We live in the center of the city within walking distance of historic sights, bars, shops, but also close to nature. Our house dates back to 1890, is spacious, renovated and still retains much of its old charm. In the summer it is wonderful to relax on our roof terrace with a view of the Sint-Rombouts tower. Mechelen is a cosy, thriving and child-friendly city from which you can also reach Brussels, Leuven or Antwerp in half an hour. But even Paris, Amsterdam and London are not further than 2 hours by train!

Belgium is the perfect country to discover by bike: many easy accessible bike routes pass by or through our city. There are possibilities nearby to rent bikes as well.

Our house can easily be reached by train: we are a 15 minutes walk from the Mechelen train station, with a direct and frequent connection to Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Gent, etc.
Looking to spend time on the water? A touristic boat tour has its starting point at Haverwerf, just around our corner. Canoes or SUPs are for rent in our city as well!

And when you prefer to spend some time inside, our house has everything you need:
On the ground floor there is a spacious hall, the bright kitchen with a huge table, a toilet and a shaded terrace with a large dining table.
On the first floor our living room with play area, large wall full of books in many genres, a guest room with two beds of 80*200cm, and a small bathroom with toilet. This bathroom will be renovated next winter and until then this shower is unfortunately out of order.
On the second floor is the kids room with a double bed of 160*200cm, a spacious bathroom with bath and shower and a beautiful roof terrace with lounge set and a view of the tower.
On the third floor, under the roof, is the master bedroom with a double bed (180*200) and air conditioning.

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Listing Overview

House
In the city

Property

  • Bedrooms 3
  • Sleeping Capacity 6
  • Bathrooms 2
  • Living Area m2
  • Total Area 200 m2

House rules

  • Small children are welcome Yes
  • Pets are welcome Yes
  • Non-smoking house Yes
  • Pet care wanted No
  • Car necessary No

Exchange dates

Exchange dates Length of stay (nb of days) Flexible
Always open for exchange
July 01, 2026 - August 27, 2026 4 days Yes

A few days at the seaside, max. 3 hours drive, would be lovely with Magnus this summer too.

July 01, 2026 - August 23, 2026 1 weeks Yes

This summer we would like to find a one week exchange with a house nearby Vienna, Austria.

Exchange periods

Always open for exchange

Earliest date Latest date Length of stay (nb of days) Flexible dates
Exchange period 1
Earliest date
2026/07/01
July 01, 2026
Latest date
2026/08/27
August 27, 2026
Length of stay (nb of days)
4 Days
Flexible dates
Yes
Exchange period 2
Earliest date
2026/07/01
July 01, 2026
Latest date
2026/08/23
August 23, 2026
Length of stay (nb of days)
1 Weeks
Flexible dates
Yes

Neighborhood

About the neighborhood

Pour les francophones, une très chouette article sur notre ville ici: https://www.trekkingetvoyage.com/un-week-end-a-malines/?fbclid=PAAaa0H9Xb5p18IictFkJfir7ANO1Xkd_usP06Uqpq_vwICgwsUNyecindZQc_aem_AVeBEFWDaAIBCOU0URuPBkr89quCcq-m00dfhPwMM8ZDDytn7N_19KbdANz0wEUUxOI

Mechelen is a very nice, almost car-free city (our street still has cars and parking spots, but just 100m away it is car-free). The river Dijle runs through the city and creates a very relaxed atmosphere. You can also follow the river out of the city to visit nature domain in Mechels Broek. Or rent a sup or canoe to explore the water. On Saturdays there is even a free shopping shuttle boat: this boat takes you from Haverwerf to Keerdok and back for free. It is meant for tourists who park at Keerdok and then take the boat to the city centre, but we love to take it the other way around to go have a drink at the beach bar at Keerdok and then return!
We can recommand many great restaurants, bars and breakfast and brunch spots run by locals that put all their love and passion in what they do.
Looking for cultural and historical spots? Hof van Busleyden, Kazerne van Dossin, het Kunstuur, Predikheren, het groot Begijnhof are all within 15 minutes walking distance and worth a visit.
If you travel with kids, Technopolis, Planckendael and the Speelgoedmuseum are a must visit as well!

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Nearest Airport: Brussels Airport

House amenities

Vehicles included in exchange

  • Use/Exchange of car 0
  • Number of bicycles 0
  • Number of children's bicycles 0
  • Number of electrical bicycles 0
  • Use of boat 0

House essentials

Air conditioning
Central heating
Baby equipment
Toys and games
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Television

House features

Terrace or deck
BBQ

Instruments

Accessibility

References

Listing reference star

Your exchange partner’s home satisfaction rating is 4.0, based on 4 references.


Lotte BE50763
Exchanged almost 2 years ago

We loved the house in Syros. The family was easy to communicate with, very welcoming and left their house and our house in an impeccable state. Would recommend 200%

Lotte BE50763
Exchanged over 2 years ago

Beautiful home, very kind family and lovely neighbourhood!

Michael NL0866
Exchanged over 2 years ago

Aardige mensen, hulpvaardig. Verzorgd, netjes huis. Mooi in het centrum van Mechelen.

Lotte BE50763
Exchanged about 3 years ago

Nice communication, cosy appartment in a lovely neighbourhood.

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    2022

  • 6 Exchanges made
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Hi, we are Lotte and Magnus. We have discovered Intervac in 2022 and have loved exchanging for short weekends with the Netherlands so far. We always like to return to Amsterdam, where Lotte has lived for one year, but are open to explore other options as well.

We enjoy good food, reading, having friends over and joking around. We like to be creative and you can see that in our house which is full of homemade little details.

Exchange dates

Exchange dates Flexible
Always open for exchange
1 Jul 2026 - 27 Aug 2026 Yes

A few days at the seaside, max. 3 hours drive, would be lovely with Magnus this summer too.

1 Jul 2026 - 23 Aug 2026 Yes

This summer we would like to find a one week exchange with a house nearby Vienna, Austria.

Destination Wishlist

  • Open to any destination
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands

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