About us
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I am Jannes, the proud dad of Amber and Marie, and the host and owner of B&B estate d'Oude Smidse. My passion for hosting began in 2010 during a memorable hitchhiking trip to Barcelona, where I first discovered the charm of Airbnb. To finance my renovations at the time, I started renting out a room in beautiful Bruges. What began as a practical idea quickly grew into a true passion. One room evolved into a fully-fledged, professional three-room B&B. In 2020, it was time for a new chapter. The property in Bruges was sold to make way for a brand-new dream: a beautiful guesthouse with a swimming pool and wellness facilities in Zuienkerke. Together with my daughters Amber and Marie, and our dog Bono, I look forward to welcoming you and sharing our dream.
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Monument d' Oude Smidse
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d' Oude Smidse (the old smithy) is an iconic, heritage protected farm along de Blankenbergse Steenweg in Zuienkerke (a charming town close to Bruges and the North Sea). A dilapidated farm is visible on an old map from 1690. According to the date on the old anchor plates the property was rebuilt in 1784 into a house with a corresponding smithy. On the end of the 18th or in the beginning of the 19th century 2 stables were added to both sidewalls. The building was used as a tavern named d'Oude Smidse, between 1820 and 1956. The tavern got heritage protected in 2003 and was sold en completely remodeled in 2009 with a lot of respect for the history of the building. We bought the farm in October 2020 to give it a new life as a beautiful Bed and Breakfast.
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