At Kiefhoekstraat (no house number) in 3940 Hechtel-Eksel.

Once you exit the Leopoldsburg-Lommel (N746) and Hasselt-Eindhoven (N715) regional roads, the route is signposted.

The GPS coordinates are: 51.162469 – 5.311341.

You can park your vehicle at the car park of Domeinbos Pijnven (Pijnven Forest Estate). From the entrance to the forest, The Treehouse is situated on your right, just 100 metres straight ahead along the forest path.

You will be welcomed in the morning by Elly, who will provide coffee, coffee cakes and fruit.

The key may be deposited in a key safe in the evening. Elly will show you the location and give you the code.

Clients pay for rental of The Treehouse €440.00 incl. 21% VAT for a full day or €290.00 for a half day. A half day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 1 to 6 p.m..

The Treehouse is only available for use from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

The Treehouse is available for rent every working day (Monday through Friday), except for statutory and public holidays.

The kitchenette is not equipped for the preparation of meals. Breakfast and other large meals are not allowed so as to prevent the seating benches and the other furniture pieces from being soiled. In addition, no barbecues may be held in the meadow around The Treehouse.

However, please feel free to enjoy soup and sandwiches on site. After your booking has been confirmed, you will be sent a list of the catering facilities.

There is no microwave oven as no hot meals are allowed.
However, The Treehouse is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities.

A maximum of 15 people are allowed in.

No more than 15 people are allowed. Suppose you have a booking for 10, and you would like to book for an extra 5 people maximum. Please let us know no later than 5 days ahead of your planned visit by telephone at number +32 (0)11 79 03 90 or by e-mail at treehouse@debiehal.be . This is for safety reasons and to enable us to make the relevant practical arrangements.

You can cancel your booking, provided you submit the cancellation to the Leisure counter by e-mail sent to treehouse@debiehal.be

• You can cancel free of charge up to 2 weeks ahead of your planned booking;
• If you cancel within 2 weeks ahead of your planned visit, you will be billed the full rental price.

We do not have a lift, and this means The Treehouse is not accessible to disabled people who are in a wheelchair or who are unable to climb stairs.

Reservations can only be made using the booking module at the www.the-treehouse.be website

• We will send you a copy of the user regulations with a number of PDF documents.
• You return the signed (scanned) user regulations to treehouse@debiehal.be
• You pay the sum due into account number
  BE18 5230 8015 9865
  BIC- code: TRIOBEBB
  De Biehal vzw – Stationsstraat 206 – 3920 Lommel
• You will be sent confirmation of your booking, after the above formalities have been duly fulfilled.
• If you are using a booking form, please return the completed form to treehouse@debiehal.be

• There is a basic Internet connection, a beamer and a flip-over board. The materials must be used in compliance with the manual that is kept at The Treehouse. When booking, please tick the appropriate box if you wish to use the audio-visual equipment.
• The password is stated on the Internet box. The connection speed is moderate due to the location in the middle of the woodland (there is a considerable distance between The Treehouse and the telephone exchange).
• The beamer has good quality loudspeakers.
• There is also an HDMI cable. The rear of the beamer has a docking facility to connect an iPhone or an iPad.

The local town of Hechtel-Eksel has three B&B guesthouses:

• B&B Mussen en Mezen, Sportlaan 16, Hechtel-Eksel, 0479 22 74 57, www.mussen–mezen.com
• B&B De Paenhoeve, Weverstraat 48, 3940 Hechtel-Eksel, 0477 21 86 76, www.depaenhoeve.be
• B&B Sneprooi, Toekomsstraat 55, 3940 Hechtel-Eksel, 011 73 25 05, www.sneprooi.be

The town of Overpelt offers the following overnight accommodation:

• B&B ’t Pleintje, Sint-Lutgardstraat 17, 3900 Overpelt, 0474 43 79 13, http://bb-pleintje.blogspot.com
• B&B De Floreffe, Lindelsebaan 248, 3900 Overpelt, 011 81 83 00, www.defloreffe.be
• B&B Hoeven ’t Gehucht, Kortestraat 1, 3900 Overpelt, 0478 55 15 67, http://www.everyoneweb.com/hetgehucht
• B&B La Rose, Zavelstraat 20, 3900 Ovepelt, 0472 99 58 74, www.benb-larose.be
• B&B n°23, Boerenkrijgstraat 23, 3900 Overpelt 0486 15 82 07
• Villa Les Buissonnets, Tennislaan 2, 3900 Overpelt, 011 64 77 10, http://www.villalesbuissonnets.be/
• Hotel ’t Duivenhof, Moldershoevenstraat 74, 3900 Overpelt, 011 64 98 19, www.duivenhof.com
• Heithoeve, Kooiveldstraat 8, 3900 Overpelt, 0468 32 56 83, www.heithoeve.be

In the town of Lommel you can spend the night at any of the following guesthouses:

• B&B ’t Klijne Huys, Gelderhorsten 79, 3920 Lommel, 011 55 33 71, tklijnehuys.blogspot.com
• B&B E&V, Hees 132, 3920 Lommel, 011 54 63 22
• B&B De Tortelboom, Katoenstraat 2, 3920 Lommel, 011 55 12 90
• B&B Coffee&Cake, Mudakkers 57, 3920 Lommel, 011 63 18 60, http://www.coffee-and-cake.be
• B&B Noir, Weimortels 60, 3920 Lommel, 0494 05 90 86, www.noirlommel.com
• B&B De Watering, Wateringstraat 7, 3920 Lommel,0478 60 39 59, www.dewatering.be
• B&B Ars vivendi, Werkplaatsen 47, 3920 Lommel, 011 91 85 20, www.bb-arsvivendi-lommel.be
• Tuinhotel, Dorp 7, 3920 Lommel, 011 55 28 10, www.tuinhotel.be
• Hotel Lommelhof, Molsekiezel 95, 3920 Lommel, 011 54 46 04, www.lommelhof.be
• Hotel-Taverne Lommel Broek, Kanaalstraat 91, 3920 Lommel, 011 39 10 34, www.lommelbroek.be
• Plaza Hotel Lunchroom, Buitensingel 1, 3920 Lommel, 011 75 47 50, www.plazalommel.be
• Hotel Corbie Lommel, Hertog Jansplein 68, 3920 Lommel, 011 34 90 90, www.corbie.be
• Hotel-restaurant Carré, Dorperheide 31, 3920 Lommel, 011 55 60 23, www.hotel–restaurantcarre.be
• Hotel Center Parcs de Vossemeren, Elzen 145, 3920 Lommel, 011 54 82 00, www.centerparcs.nl

• Caretaker: Jochim Schrooten, 0476 985 090
• Bookings: de Biehal vzw, 011 79 03 90
• Forest ranger: Ernesto Zvar,  ernesto.zvar@vlaanderen.be