Bed and Breakfast Batenborg

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Modern apartment in a Classic setting

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Batenborg is situated in a classic Groningen farm house, beautifully located right next to a canal, and on a stones throw from the charming village of Winsum. Like most classic farms in the area, the building is like an island of trees and greens in the otherwise mostly wide open landscape of the North of the Netherlands Wadden region. The hosts were very welcoming, the B&B itself is beautifully renovated while keeping all kinds of original details, and the rooms are spacious. The bathroom is comfortable and cleverly built in the bedroom. Beautiful wooden floors, high ceilings and gorgeous views all around. Its very quiet, apart from a few cars driving by and fighting crows in the morning. No tv in the room (but who needs that anymore?), wifi works perfectly. Breakfast was excellent, and includes some home made and regional products. The B&B only has two rooms in the main house, and they both have their own separate breakfast room/salon, which feels luxurious. The table was marvellously set with flowers from the garden. The value for money is absolutely on point. Highly recommended.
  : This is just a minor remark. We were there on a few very, very hot days, and though the countryside cooled off nicely in the evenings (we read books in the garden at dusk, it was lovely), the windows in the bedroom couldnt really open wide enough to let the room air through thoroughly. This, of course, is not at all the B&Bs fault: buildings in (North) Western Europe are meant to keep warmth inside, as opposed to letting cool air come in. We should all be blaming our collective consumerist, and in cases right out greedy and short-sighted behaviour of the past century for that. I would not recommend installing an energy wasteful air conditioner, but replace (some) windows with a type that can open all the way.