Château de la Motte

Sint-Truiden, Belgium, Belgium

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Château de la Motte is a large, romantic 19th‑century eclectic castle in Groot‑Gelmen, part of the municipality of Sint‑Truiden in Limburg, Belgium, built on the site of a medieval 14th‑century motte or castle and today set in a 7‑hectare enclosed park with forests, open fields, a moat, a fountain stream and a swimming pool.

The castle stands on an island in a moat, has a main residence with turrets and a tower, and a castle farm that has been converted into a restaurant with a covered terrace on the water, and the whole estate is used both as a hotel and a major event venue. As a hotel, it offers 17 cottage‑style guest rooms in buildings adjacent to the castle, with free breakfast, free Wi‑Fi and free parking, and guests can enjoy the on‑site restaurant, a coffee shop, a bar/lounge, the garden, playground and fishing in the water, while during the day the castle and its grounds are open to day visitors for brunch, lunch and dinner. 

The castle also functions as a conference and festival location: it has five interior reception rooms with a total capacity of about 830 people, and when the gates are closed it can serve as a fully enclosed festival site for more than 10,000 visitors, making it a popular destination for weddings, corporate events and large parties just a short drive from Antwerp, Brussels and Maastricht.