De Oude Kapel

In the middle of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park and less than fifteen kilometers from the Utrecht city center, De Oude Kapel awaits. You can go there for meetings for up to fifteen people and especially as a guest of the B&B. The two rooms can also be rented together, in which case you have the entire accommodation including living / dining room to yourself.

The garden room on the ground floor has French doors to the terrace. The room has a luxurious double box spring, shower, washbasin, separate toilet and spacious wardrobe. You will also find a kettle and Nespresso machine. The suite is on the first floor and here you will also find a luxury double box spring, kettle and Nespresso machine. In addition, there is a seat and a desk and there is the possibility to place an extra bed. The suite has its own bathroom with toilet, shower and sink which is on the ground floor.

Breakfast is served in the pleasant seating area on the ground floor or on the sunny terrace when the weather is nice.

Surroundings

The Oude Kapel is very centrally located and is therefore the ideal place to discover both the bustling Utrecht city center and the beautiful nature of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. As far as the latter is concerned, you will hardly find such a pleasant variety of culture and nature anywhere else in the Netherlands. Royal estates, picturesque villages and endless forests and heaths alternate and there are also plenty of restaurants in all price ranges.

History

Churches have always been a meeting place, and the same goes for the Old Chapel, which dates back to the mid-20th century and was built as an auxiliary church for holidaymakers and visitors to the conference centers in the area. The number of churchgoers was still growing at that time, so that in 1960 the Maranatha Church was added and the auxiliary church was used as an association and youth building. The Maranatha Church was demolished in 2014 after a long period of vacancy. Fortunately, the old auxiliary church was spared and now, after extensive renovation, serves as a B&B, making it a place that connects people and where guests feel at home and relax. Various authentic elements from the Maranatha Church have been preserved and reused, including the beautiful stained-glass concrete windows, a pew and the original church bell.