Discover the most beautiful nature in the Benelux with your High Class Escort

Would you like to truly get away from it all with your companion? Leave the city behind for a while and escape together to the forests, lakes or heathlands. A date surrounded by nature immediately slows everything down. You walk, you talk and somewhere along the way, the rest of the world seems to disappear into the background. What remains is an entire day that belongs only to the two of you. In this column, we share some of the most beautiful places in the Benelux where you can escape the crowds together, enjoy each other’s company and turn a simple day away into a date you will remember long afterwards.

How your date could unfold

The nicest dates begin without having to worry about the practical details. Would you rather leave the arrangements to us? We can arrange the hotel and restaurant for you and have your companion check into the suite beforehand, so all you have to do is arrive. From there, simply enjoy the day together. Arrive in the afternoon, discover your suite and then head outside. Take a walk through the forest, spend a few hours on the water or wander across the heathlands together. Back at the hotel, there is time for the sauna or a drink by the window before getting dressed for dinner. Afterwards, neither of you has anywhere else to be. One practical tip: if you are planning a walk, please let us know beforehand. Your companion can dress accordingly and bring a pair of boots alongside the dress she has chosen for dinner. And if you have the time to stay another night? We would. The countryside is often at its most beautiful first thing in the morning.

Nature in the Netherlands and Belgium

There is far more nature to discover in the Netherlands and Belgium than you might expect. We have selected five places where we would happily arrange a date for you ourselves, from centuries-old beech forests and reedlands to dunes, heathlands and the rolling hills of the Ardennes. Each destination combines beautiful surroundings with a good hotel close to nature, so once you return from your walk, there is no need to get back in the car. All you have to decide is which landscape appeals to you most and, perhaps even more importantly, which lady you would like to take with you.

Hotel De Echoput: sleep among the beech trees of the Veluwe

Hidden away in the Kroondomein near Apeldoorn, you will find De Echoput, a five-star hotel that you barely notice until you are almost there. Its 42 rooms and suites overlook centuries-old beech trees, while inside you will find a swimming pool, sauna and a restaurant long known for its game dishes. Hire two of the hotel’s white bicycles in the afternoon and cycle through De Hoge Veluwe together. Stop along the way at the Kröller-Müller Museum, or simply get off your bikes somewhere the forest becomes completely still. Your companion stops first and listens. A moment later, you hear it too: absolutely nothing. Back at the hotel, take a swim together before getting dressed for dinner. By the time dessert arrives, you may find yourselves talking as though this is not the first time you have escaped here together. And when dinner is over, your suite is only a staircase away.

Hotel De Harmonie: sail through the reedlands of Giethoorn

Prefer water to forests? Then we recommend Giethoorn. Hotel De Harmonie sits beside the village canal in Overijssel, with rooms overlooking the De Wieden nature reserve and their own private terraces. Hire a whisper boat and disappear into the reedlands together. There is no engine noise, just the sound of water against the bow and the occasional bird taking flight. Bring a good bottle of champagne and forget about the time for a while. At some point your companion takes over the wheel, and you realise you have been looking at her more than the landscape. When the temperature begins to drop, move a little closer together beneath a blanket. Back on shore, dinner awaits. Afterwards, have one last glass together on the terrace with the water right beside you.

Hotel Bij Jef: dunes, sea and a Michelin star on Texel

On Texel, the date begins before you have even arrived. After just twenty minutes on the ferry, you are on an island where nobody knows you. In Den Hoorn, Bij Jef combines twelve hotel rooms overlooking the dunes with a Michelin-starred restaurant. Head into the dunes together towards the end of the afternoon, when the sun sits lower and the landscape begins to change colour. From the top of the final dune, you can see the sea stretching out in front of you. The wind catches her coat and, for a moment, neither of you says anything. That evening, dinner revolves around whatever is at its best that day: cockles, Texel lamb and herbs from the island. The following morning, breakfast comes in several courses. Only afterwards do you need to decide what time to take the ferry home. Our suggestion? Make it a late one.

Hotel Wesseling: stargazing in one of the darkest places in the Netherlands

Dwingelderveld National Park is one of the darkest places in the Netherlands and an official Dark Sky area. You understand exactly why once the sun has disappeared. Hotel Wesseling stands on the Brink in Dwingeloo, close to the national park. This characterful four-star hotel in Drenthe is somewhere you come for silence, open landscapes and, after dark, the stars. Walk onto the heath towards the end of the afternoon, when the landscape turns shades of purple and gold. Have dinner in the village afterwards, but do not stay inside for the rest of the evening. Head back out together once it is properly dark. Find a bench, give your eyes ten minutes to adjust and look up. There are no streetlights around you. Your companion points towards something in the sky, you follow her hand and for a while neither of you feels the need to say very much. Afterwards, it is only a short walk back to your room.

Le Sanglier des Ardennes: hills, river and wellness in Durbuy

Would you like to cross the border? Drive to Durbuy, where Le Sanglier des Ardennes sits in the heart of the old town beside the Ourthe. The five-star hotel offers spacious rooms and suites overlooking either the historic centre or the surrounding green hills, several restaurants and its own wellness facilities with a sauna and jacuzzi. Begin your date with a walk beside the river before climbing to the viewpoint above the town. From there, you can see the Ourthe curling around Durbuy below you. Once you return to the hotel, change into your bathrobes and spend some time together in the wellness area. After dinner, wander back through Durbuy’s narrow streets once the town has become quiet. By then, you have already spent most of the day together, and the rest of the evening is still entirely yours.

Where would you like to escape together?

Nature does something to a date that a city rarely manages. There is no busy schedule to follow and no table that needs to be vacated by ten. You walk, look around and find yourselves talking about things you rarely make time for at home. All hotels we arrange must meet at least our four-star standard, so each of these destinations offers the kind of setting we would choose for an Eslabelle date. Many of our clients turn a nature date into an entire weekend. That means you get the mornings together too, and outside the city, those can sometimes be the best part. Do you have a completely different kind of escape in mind, or would you rather let us advise you? At High Class Escort Service Eslabelle, we would be happy to think along with you about the destination, the hotel and, most importantly, the companion who would genuinely enjoy experiencing it with you.