The Farmer From Lunteren — Restaurant in Ede

I do not usually review hotels but I throughly enjoyed my entire experience here and felt they deserved to be recognized for a job well done ||I was doing business in Ede and this hotel was recommended to me. I took the train from Amsterdam and the hotel van service picked me up -very promptly-from the station. I used the van service daily and they very graciously accommodated me, but I would recommend if you are in town on business you hire a car. ||The room was nice and the bathroom was newly renovated. I was in the first floor and there was a little patio outside my room and a park adjoining so it was very private and quiet. As an aside there is no air conditioning in the building I was in. ||This is not a luxury resort, but an authentic independently owned property. The owner is present and very engaged with the guests. I was comfortable at all times. I felt valued and important as a guest. As a benefit I got a great night sleep even with time zone differences. Above all the room was private and quite. I would say the room might have been a bit cramped had my husband been with me, but the property has a number of room options and variations and I am sure there was one that would accommodate both of us. In room safe and coffee/tea service was also appreciated. ||The property is adjacent to two parks and a swimming club - not open when I was there. The parks made for great hiking and running and there is ample opportunity for biking. One of the parks was actually a conifer arboretum. Very unusual and something I have never seen and will likely not see again. Excellent side benefit. ||The on property restaurant, which I will review separately, was an excellent culinary experience for me and made my trip immensely easier. ||Finally the staff were kind, accommodating, funny and efficient. The owner is clearly passionate about the hotel and shows a real desire to not only please guests, but to also understand their needs. I recommend seeking them out and saying hello. The price was also well within my corporate guidelines. Price for value...

Truly one of the most pleasant stays I've had anywhere in a long time. De Lunterse Boer is the perfect balance of comfort and understatement. The setting, the buildings, even the people — all feels very much in harmony with the lush natural surroundings. My room was immaculate upon my arrival and was kept in that state by flawless daily attention. I was part of a workshop that met all day for three days straight in one of the conference rooms, and found that to be superb as a setting, well-appointed with all the necessities for a productive, nourishing experience. And the food at the restaurant — amazing! Each course was an artwork, each meal a kind of concerto. Delightful! The staff who operate the restaurant are especially attentive and thoughtful, carefully observing as our party moved through the meal, doing their very best to adapt to our somewhat unique wishes, and all the while delighting us with a sequence of menus where every step was thoughtfully choreographed, all the way down to the amuse bouches that linked various steps together.

There's plenty more to say about the setting — gorgeous forest paths to explore, the nearby "Midpoint of the Netherlands", the intriguing pine sanctuary right behind the hotel...a thorough review could go on and on. But I hope this is sufficient to convey my sense of appreciation of how it was to stay here. If I have the opportunity, I'll definitely come again — even more happily with...

Wir waren über die Weihnachtstage zum zweiten Mal Gäste des Hauses – diesmal allerdings nicht nur zum Essen, sondern auch zum Übernachten. ||||Um es kurz vorweg zu nehmen: Küche und Service haben sich für das servierte 5-Gänge-Weihnachtsmenü im Restaurant mindestens einen Michelin-Stern verdient. ||Es bestach durch Fantasie, Geschmack und Vielseitigkeit sowie Aufmerksamkeit des kompletten Serviceteams. Der begleitende Weißwein war Spitzenklasse, der empfohlene Rotwein hingegen keiner lobenden Erwähnung wert, wurde jedoch anstandslos gegen einen schmackhafteren Tropfen ausgetauscht. ||||Nach 5-stündigem Schlemmermenü waren wir natürlich gespannt auf unsere Übernachtungsgelegenheit im Hause. Jedoch: Im Hause war diese eigentlich nicht, denn um dorthin zu gelangen, mussten wir das schützende Gebäude verlassen und ca. 60m über einen Pfützenparcours Slalom laufen. Unsere Unterkunft besaß den Charme eines schwedischen Blockhauses auf zwei Ebenen. Gottlob sind wir sehr gut zu Fuß und erklommen nebst Gepäck die für holländische Verhältnisse typisch steile Treppe ins obere Stockwerk. ||||Im Zimmer empfing uns ein muffiger Geruch wie man ihn aus alten Gebäuden mit in die Jahre gekommenen Sanitäranlagen kennt. Dann die positive Überraschung: ||Das Bad entpuppte sich als nagelneu, sauber und sehr gepflegt. Nur das Platzangebot – beispielsweise die Breite der Duschtür – war nichts für breitschultrige Athleten oder Schwergewichte. Auch fehlte es an Ablageflächen und Garderobenhaken. Hier hatten die Planer ziemlich geknausert.||||Das Zimmer selbst konnte mit dem Standard des Bades leider nicht ganz mithalten, war aber ansonsten ganz okay und genügte zur einmaligen Übernachtung unseren Bedürfnissen. Zum Miniatur-TV sollte man jedoch vorsorglich noch in zwei Operngläser investieren, um den Fernsehkonsum vom Bett aus etwas komfortabler zu gestalten. ||||Als Resümée bleibt festzuhalten, dass wir zum Essen sicherlich gern hierher zurückkommen – jedoch künftig auf eine Übernachtung...