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Holiday apartment The Mountain Hiker***** – La Vancelle, Alsace Vosges

Winter sunrise seen from the window of the cottage’s living room… The castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg on the horizon.

The Mountain Hiker, spacious 5* holiday apartment for 2-3 people. Terrace & garden corner, gazebo, Quiet & Nature with a view.

Vacation rental in La Vancelle in Alsace, a quiet garden village on the southern side of the Vosges mountain. View of Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle. Small terrace in the garden with gazebo. Exceptional environment.

Church of La Vancelle, Alsace
Our small church of La Vancelle in Alsace, in its setting of greenery and mountain forests.

A rare natural environment

La Vancelle is a small Alsatian middle mountain village nestled on the southern side of an arc-shaped massif that culminates at some 855 metres. Only a wise eye can guess it from the valley.

Hidden in a setting of magnificent forests, it is a haven of peace and nature. And yet, it is easy to access and ideally located, far from the crowd but only a few minutes from the wine route, wine villages and major tourist attractions such as the Aigles fly, the Monkey Mountain and the Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg.

The village of La Vancelle, an oasis on the mountainside
La Vancelle, an oasis on the mountainside, in the middle of magnificent forests. The village is easily accessible, yet it is invisible from the roads of the valley. You have to climb the slopes of the Haut-Koenigsbourg (on the opposite side of the valley) to see La Vancelle, halfway up the slope, under the highest point of the Rocher du Coucou.

A spacious cottage with a view

The Mountain Hiker is a large apartment with a lot of charm and romance. It occupies the entire first floor of our main residence, a large architect’s house from 1929, completely restored and hidden in a large garden.

It is a very comfortable apartment for 2/3 people furnished with ecological and natural materials. It is on the first floor, facing south with a view of the Château du Haut Koenigsbourg. Charm, elegance and calm in any season.

Our Mountain Hiker holiday apartment La Vancelle
Our Mountain Hiker holiday apartment La Vancelle

A small private terrace in the garden with an arbor (gazebo)…

Gazebo
Our holiday apartment The Mountain Hiker favours the nature side. In the garden, a small terrace with a gazebo is reserved for the guests.
The Mountain Hiker cottage - external view taken from the orchard.
Exterior view of the house taken from the old orchard. Martine, the hostess greets you from the old wooden veranda. Above her, on the first floor, the illuminated windows are those of the kitchen and bedroom of our Mountain Hiker holiday home.

A spectacular panorama under the windows…

Sous les fenêtres du salon et de la salle à manger, un panorama spectaculaire change avec les saisons. Parfois étincelant en hiver, vert tendre au printemps, couvert de dorures à l’automne. Les amoureux de la nature seront aux premières loges.

Winter view from the lounge of the Le Randonneur cottage in La Vancelle.
Winter view from the living room of our Mountain Hiker apartment in La Vancelle. The frost lights up at dawn on the forest. On the mountain, on the other side of the valley, the famous Haut-Koenigsbourg castle sets its silhouette.

Keep an eye out! The birds in the garden are numerous and the squirrel makes cabrioles there…

Our garden and its old orchard are part of a preserved natural space. There are many birds: tits of all kinds, blackbirds, but also the green woodpecker, woodpecker and woodpecker, the sitelle, the the jeag and many others. Squirrels regularly come to have fun in our trees. On summer nights, the houl of the owl resonates in the immensity of the forest. In the autumn, the deer’s bram is heard in the mountain…

Squirrel in our garden of La Vancelle
Squirrel in our old orchard. He wonders if he will immediately eat this beautiful nut or hide it in the reserves for the winter.

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A spacious and comfortable cottage

The Mountain Hiker is a large apartment with a lot of charm and romance. It is a very comfortable vacation rental for 2/3 people furnished with ecological and natural materials. It is facing south with a view of the Château du Haut Koenigsbourg. Charm, elegance and calm in any season.

Living room of the Mountain holiday apartment
Living room of the Mountain holiday apartment. Two comfortable armchairs with ears and an alcove bed. The walls are dressed in a warm fir wood from the surrounding mountain.
Living room: a flat-screen TV
A flat-screen TV offers you Astra1 satellite channels (TNT channels + foreign channels). In a row with the living room, the dining room.
The dining room and its large table.
The dining room and its large table. The living room in a row.

Large quiet bedroom for a restful sleep…

The bedroom offers a large king size bed of 180 x 200 cm. It is oriented towards the back of the house. The window overlooks the old orchard and the mountain. Calm reigns there, ideal for recovering from long hikes or rejuvenating yourself from a noisy and stressful city life that you want to forget during the holidays.

Large king size bed
The large king-size bed 180 x 200 cm of the bedroom. The room has a view of the mountain and the old orchard.
Cosy and comfortable bedroom.
In a corner near the window, a small table to spread some things and a large standing mirror. The “bonnetière” is a wardrobe. Other storage spaces are on each side of the enclosed bed in the living room.
Detail Bedroom

A large well-equipped kitchen with a dining area overlooking the old orchard and the mountain.

Under the windows of the kitchen hides the garden with a large natural area and a little wild. And an old cottage that served as a barn, with lots of nest boxes. Lovers of nature and birds will be in the front row.

Kitchen of the cottage The Mountain Hiker in La Vancelle, Alsace
The kitchen is a real kitchen, large and well equipped. Induction hob, oven, washing machine, dryer, as well as any series of small equipment to make your stay easier.

Original bathroom built with antique furniture.

An independent bathroom completes this very cosy holiday apartment where you will like to rest after your mountain hikes or your days of discovery in the vineyard.

Bathroom of the holiday apartment the Mountain Hiker
The bathroom of the holiday apartment: a bathtub surmounted by a shower. An old toilet table accommodates the basin.
Winter sunrise
Winter sunrise seen from the windows of the living room…

Accommodation

  • NON-SMOKING cottage
  • Apartment on the 1st floor
  • Dog allowed on request (option)
  • Official 5-star classification

Good to know

  • View of the garden
  • Mountain view
  • View of the village
  • Public parking (free)

Kitchen

  • Real kitchen with induction ceramic hob
  • Oven & Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster & Kettle

Living room

  • 2 armchairs
  • Bed alcove


Eating

  • Dining area in the kitchen
  • Dining room
  • Gazebo with table in the garden.


Sleeping

  • 3 people maximum
  • 1 Double Room with King bed 180x200cm
  • Single bed 90x200cm in the living room
  • Bed linen provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub / showerToilettes
  • Towels provided

WIFI & Multimedia

  • Fibre Optic WIFI
  • Satellite TV
  • DVD / CD player

Other Equipment

  • Iron
  • Hair Dryer
  • Filter coffee maker & Nespresso

Exterior

  • Private space in the Garden with gazebo


Other services

  • Linen & towels provided

Schedules

  • Arrival from 3:30 p.m.
  • Departure before 10:00 am