Questions and answers
The questions guests ask most often, with the answers. If yours is not here, feel free to call or send an email.
How many people can sleep here?
One to six. There are two bedrooms, one downstairs with a double bed and one upstairs with three single beds, and there is a comfortable sofa bed in the living room. Coming on your own is fine too: there is no minimum number of people.
How many people can sit at the table?
Twelve. Anyone who is not staying the night is welcome to join in, either to cook along or just to eat. Staying the night is the only thing that is not included for them.
What is the minimum stay?
Three nights, and that is deliberate. One day to arrive and explore the area, one day to shop and prepare, and one day to cook and linger at the table.
Can you book a cooking workshop here?
No. Leila ran guided Moroccan cooking workshops here for years and stopped in August 2026. The cooking studio, her recipes and the tagines are still here, but you do the cooking yourself.
What is in the kitchen?
Everything you need to cook for a large group: a combination microwave, an oven, a wide oven that fits half a lamb, and an ice cream maker. Plus knives, cutlery, pans, pots, spatulas and chopping boards. The table is set with six chairs by default, so let us know in advance how many of you will be cooking.
Is the wellness area included in the price?
Yes, all of it. The private wellness area with sauna, steam room, hot tub, relaxation room and outdoor terrace is included for guests staying the night, the hot tub as well. Those who come only for dinner can use it for a fee, but only together with guests who are staying the night.
Are dogs allowed?
No, the guest house is pet free.
Is smoking allowed?
No, there is no smoking in the guest house.
Can the cooking studio be hired for business use?
Yes. The cooking studio and the garden can be hired during the day for meetings, team days and other business gatherings.
Where exactly is Bij Leila?
At Strijperdijk 2b in Leenderstrijp, a hamlet near Leende in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. The village shop is two hundred metres away and Eindhoven is sixteen kilometres away.
What is there to do in the area?
Bij Leila sits in the middle of the De Groote Heide cross-border nature park and is an official host of the park: over ten thousand hectares across two countries, with 685 kilometres of walking network. Junction 54 of the cycling and walking network is right outside the door. The page about the surroundings lists 139 places, from walking routes and museums to restaurants, each with the distance from the front door.
How do you book?
Through the booking form on this site. Leila or Hugo confirms personally, there is no automatic booking. The available dates are in the calendar on the page about staying over and wellness.