B & B in Germany

Paul said:

Hi there,

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil. Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

Buy a german travel guide. Most Germans speak a little English anyway.

There is no hard & fast rule about what time to arrive. Before the rest
is the answer...

During the 70's I was stationed in Germany for 2 years and loved it! The
folks are friendly, the country beautiful, and the food is super. Learn a
few words of German - the people appreciate the effort and are much more
likely to be of help if you try their language first.

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Paul said:

Hi there,

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil. Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

Buy a german travel guide. Most Germans speak a little English anyway.

There is no hard & fast rule about what time to arrive. Before the rest
is the answer...

Paul said:

Hi there,

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil. Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

You should be OK with English. At most a very few words of German will
be needed. Get a small phrase book and you'll be fine. In June you won't
need to call ahead - and you lack of German would make that more
difficult - but you might need to be flexible in your choice of
accommodations. See
http://www.cs.unca.edu/~boyd/touring/tour02/day41/day41.htm
for a little bit of riding in the Neckar Valley.

Mark <http://www.cs.unca.edu/~boyd/>

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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil. Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

Any help appreciated.

Paul
New Zealand.

Keep in mind many gastehauses have a "ruhetag" (quiet day), no guests
to be checked in and if you wish to check out they frown upon it.

ed

Hi There,

Cycled there last year, just look for the Zimmer Frei signs,
easy as that !!! Have Fun

Kevin & Dianne Hughes
South Africa

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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil. Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

Any help appreciated.

Paul
New Zealand.

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Quoted message said:

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil.

At least people working in the tourism business should usually speak a
little English.

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Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

June is still pre-season in Germany, so you should have no problems in
finding a vacant B & B. Just look for signs "Pension", "Zimmer frei"
or "Zimmer zu vermieten". You might also ask at Toursist Information
Offices, but they usually close in the late afternoon.
--
Stefan

Thanks to all for the useful information. Sounds like we'll have no
trouble finding accommodation along the way.

Cheers,
Paul
New Zealand

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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

My wife and I will be touring in the Neckar Valley area of Germany in
June and intend staying in Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Our german
is virtually nil. Does anyone know if the local Tourist Information
Offices will ring around for us each night, or do we just knock on
doors and use semaphore? What time do we need to arrive somewhere to
be sure of a bed for the night?

Any help appreciated.

Paul
New Zealand.