Martin's Château du Lac
A lakeside splurge a short taxi from the slides
About this hotel
Martin's Château du Lac sits directly on Genval's lake, a genuinely different setting from the business-park hotels clustered nearer Aqualibi, with some rooms carrying lake views and polished quarters built around dining and a proper spa. The indoor pool and hot tub give the property its own wellness draw, useful after a day spent supervising kids around Aqualibi's slides, while free parking and a pet-friendly policy keep the practical side of a family trip covered. It works best as the second half of a longer Walloon Brabant weekend, a splurge night bookending a pool day rather than a single overnight stop, with the short taxi ride back to Aqualibi keeping the two halves of the trip connected.
- Indoor pool
- Spa
- Lake views
- Free parking
Our take
This suits families extending Aqualibi into a longer weekend who want a genuine change of pace for an evening, lake views and a spa rather than a business hotel bar. It's not the closest option to the water park itself, so families wanting to minimise transfer time should look toward Wavre instead.
- ✓Book this for the night after Aqualibi rather than before, so the slower pace reads as a reward rather than a rush.
- ✓Ask about spa access at booking, since treatment slots can be limited on busy weekends.
- ✓Confirm the taxi transfer time to Aqualibi in advance if you're not driving yourself.
Why we love it
- Lakeside setting with some lake-view rooms
- Indoor pool, hot tub and spa
- Free parking and pet-friendly policy
- A short taxi ride from Aqualibi
Why guests love itThe lake view from our room set an entirely different tone from the business hotels we'd stayed at on previous Aqualibi trips. Mornings by the water before the taxi over to the pools, and the indoor pool and hot tub gave us somewhere to properly decompress once the kids were finally asleep. A genuine step up, worth the short transfer to the water park.