Our hotel houses a total of. Each room is different, but all are designed to combine warmth, charm and modern comfort. The hotel rooms, set up throughout the eleven 17th-century buildings, are nestled in the historic structure, around the old beams and under the magnificent brick arched ceilings. Some of the suites are equipped with a Jacuzzi, sauna or hammam. We can provide you with bath salts and essential oils to give you an unforgettable relaxation experience. All of the rooms and suites have a bathroom, shower, desk, television (30 channels), and mini bar, direct telephone and Internet connections. Prices range from 40 to 215 (tax included). Breakfast: 10 At the front desk you will find a computer with Internet access, free of charge. Just ask and we will provide you with a direct telephone number, also free of charge. Rates for mid-term rentals. Preferential rates available for stays of one week or longer. Rates for year-long rentals. Apartments and rooms may also be rented year round, to be paid monthly. Yearly rates are negotiable. Click here to see a description of the rooms.

1 hotel - 7 conference rooms - 9 banquet rooms (capacity ranging from 10 - 120) - 2 restaurants (capacity 400). L'Espieglerie provides you with an example of its business menus. The Business Centre at Les Tanneurs offers its clients the following services: fax, video, and computer access. 2 legal consultants, 1 tax consultant and 1 expert in import/export are on the premises and ready to provide their advice (first consultation is free). Company headquarters, mailboxes, mail and communications management... Namur is at the centre of Western Europe, just 5 kilometres from the convergence point of some of Europe's most important highways, from France, Germany, Luxembourg, Holland, and Great Britain. It is quicker and easier to travel from Zaventem to Namur then it is from Zaventem to Brussels' Grand Place... Namur is the capital city of Wallonia. Namur's prices and cost of living are lower than those in Brussels.

Since its opening in the beginning of the 1990's, Le Grill has become the restaurant of choice in Namur for lunch. Come with your friends, your colleagues, or simply for a lunch a deux... Although our specialty is good meat grilled over a wood fire, we also offer a range of salads, fresh, crisp vegetables and fish; DAILY SPECIAL : 8,2 uro. In the summer, take advantage of our beautiful terrace. New : Open for lunch every Saturday. Closed on Sunday nights only (and on certain holidays). Weekdays at noon, our valet parking service will take care of your car upon arrival. No more problems finding a parking space at lunchtime.

7 conference rooms and 6 banquet rooms located in the prestigious and historic Les Tanneurs de Namur - the ideal place for your conferences, business dinners and banquets. L'Espieglerie offers a range of menus for your banquet needs. Rentals are possible for 1/2 day, full-day, or after 5:00 p.m. Special rates for conferences - restaurant

L'Espieglerie opened its doors in 1988, and rapidly became the restaurant in Namur. Its walls and doors are witnesses to legend. The restaurant breathes new life into the historic fortifications of the city and the old tanners' workshops, with their arched brick ceilings, stone arcades and centuries-old courtyard. La Carte des Desserts (french website). A visit to the location is a veritable lesson in history, filled with heroic combats and moralizing fires, paired today with a lesson in pure gastronomy. One taste is all you need to step into our universe, which is without equal in Belgium. Le Menu Degustation (48 uro) and our emblematic Menu Ballade (49.6 uro), both include aperitif, two appetizers, main course, dessert, moka and wine. Our wine menu will please everyone, from amateur to connoisseur. In contrast with other fine restaurants with similar standing, we offer vintage wines at quite reasonable prices. Jean-Francois Quarrez (Bruneau, l'Ecailler du Palais Royal..) and his crew await you with enthusiasm; NEW: OPEN SUNDAYS FOR LUNCH. Closed Saturdays at noon and Sunday evening. Weekdays at noon, our valet parking service will take care of your car upon arrival. No more problems finding a parking space at lunchtime... Join our mailing list to receive our menus via e-mail

Prestigious and historic Les Tanneurs de Namur - the ideal place for your conferences, business dinners and banquets. Rentals are possible for 1/2 day, full-day, or after 5:00 p.m. Special rates for conferences. Weddings are also organised at Les Tanneurs. For more information, by telephone, fax or e-mail. Espieglerie (Saturday or Sunday)

The oldest building foundations at Les Tanneurs de Namur are visible in the Kurbali room. They predate by far the rest of the structure, which was built between 1670 and 1716. According to Theophile le Paien (1314-1377), the ancient structure was part of a sentinel's quarters, built adjacent to a fort linking the Meuse river with one of its tributaries, the Hoyoux (now enclosed within the arched structure of the Tanneries). Around 1650, fire broke out in the sentinel's quarters. Legend has it that the fire was actually set by three Celestine nuns, who wanted to put a stop to the somewhat unsavoury activities in the buildings - in times of peace, the guard's lodgings actually doubled as a brothel. The virtuous nuns had not considered that such a fire could cause extensive damage. In fact, all of the existing houses in Namur (with their upper structures made of wood) caught fire as well. The seven fires of Lent commemorate the resulting blaze to this day. The residents of the brothel, however, were not purged by the fire; they instead simply moved to rue St-Nicolas where they continued to practice their art until 1990. The gardener from the Celestine convent - whose name remains unknown - purchased the ruins not long after the fire, and dug six trenches to make bark tanning baths, which he lined with flat stones. These tanning baths were located under the central kitchen and the bar in L'Espieglerie. Eight more baths were dug under the Tanneurs de Namur hall and tavern. The trenches themselves were demolished in 1986, and the stones re-used to build the stairway in the Kurbali room and the windowsills in the Leanza room. The trenches for bark tanning were initially built outside, but gave off such a stench that the merchants in St-Nicolas and neighbouring streets saw their commerce suffer, inversely proportional to the growing (but nauseating) tanning trade. Conflict divided the two groups. The 'Tanneries war' did not last long, however: Ferdinand Le Galant, son of the Celestine gardener, became enamoured of Rosalie de Boneffe, one of the ladies in the rue St-Nicolas. (Rosalie de Boneffe claimed that she was 'honoured' by the Duke of Marlborough the evening before the battle of Ramillies! ). Thanks to Rosalie, merchants and tanners were able to reach a compromise and work together to build a structure around the tannin baths, which became the picturesque Tanners' Quarter. The odour of the tannin remained impregnated in the walls, however, and the commerce of Rue St-Nicolas prospered in the shadow of Notre-Dame. The tanneries of Ferdinand Le Galant rapidly gained international renown. His calfskins, so thin and yet so strong, graced the fastest sailing ships. The tanneries' day of glory was certainly May 20th (St-Bernadin), 1682, when Vauban (travelling incognito) stopped at place L'Ilon. The rue des Tanneries being too narrow for his equipment, he went up the narrow street on foot to buy some high-quality animal skins for the Sun King's royal headquarters during the siege of Namur. Ferdinand Le Galant was known for producing animal skins that were waterproofed with a secret technique. The season had been so wet that it was the rain, and not the early summer sun, that concerned the Sun King. Modern techniques aside, Ferdinand Le Galant was a republican and no supporter of the French king. Guessing that his client belonged to the other camp, he tricked Vauban by selling him worthless skins that had not been waterproofed. He demanded his payment in Gulden, slighting his client by refusing to accept the Louis, and - although there is no corroboration for his story - claimed that he himself tipped the coachman into the reeking Houyoux from the wooden bridge that led to the tannery. The skins fell in the water and were cleaned only poorly by the French soldiers in the Sambre river, in a shallow passage near Floreffe. Racine ( acting as war correspondent) notes on May 27 1682: The King came out of his quarters And despite the rain and the gun fire Preferred the smell of powder To the smell of his royal Notre Roy Louis sortit du cabanon Maugre (sic) la pluie et le tir du canon Preferant l'odeur de la poudre A la senteur de sa royale;. The story about the fall in the Hoyoux spread quickly around Namur and Ferdinand Le Galant came to be better known as Ferdinand L'Espiegle (The Clever). In the 20th century, another clever fellow - but a little less gallant - closed 6 of the brothels. We do not know if he planned to close the two remaining buildings in Rue St-Nicolas as well, buildings who stand as witnesses to an often unhappy past... And, as in the time of the Celestine nuns, the fervent partisans of this moralizing movement set their own cleansing fires in 1987, 1991 and 1993, but the quick and efficient work of the Namur fire department stopped history from repeating itself. The Namur police have never investigated these criminal fires, a grave insult to the memory of our clever republican. Les Tanneurs de Namur (renovated from 1980 to 1991) is a monument to the glory of Wallonia, but also and above all a tribute to the craftspeople of the 17th and 20th centuries. The journeymen of the 20th century who worked to restore the site are truly exceptional artists. They deserve to be named honourable citizens of Namur, city to which they have given the best of themselves, inspiring perhaps jealousy, contempt and anger from a few, but giving satisfaction and happiness to many others. One day, perhaps, the municipal administration will come to terms with the history of its marginalized Espiegle, to which it continues to refuse adequate municipal signage - thus penalizing visitors to the beautiful region of Wallonia. The renovation project for Les Tanneurs de Namur barely survived. The government almost triumphed over the lovers of Wallonia and its gorgeous historical stone structures. The unsubsidized renovation of Les Tanneurs de Namur was a long and arduous task...

 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Luggage storage
 Breakfast may be served in the room
 Clothes dry cleaning
 Conference and meeting room
 Credit cards accepted
 Currency exchange service
 Dinner may be served in the room
 Lift
 Facsimile services
 Hairdryer
 Heating
 Access to internet
 Ironing facilities
 Jacuzzi tub
 Laundry services/washing machine
 Licensed bar
 Fully stocked mini bar
 Around-the-clock recetpion
 Parking lot
 Clock/radio
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Sauna
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms
 Cheques accepted
 Common room with a TV set