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Self catering
Date: 2007/07/31 23:39 By: pyrabelisk Status:  
 
I was a little surprised that the latest email talked about good value hotel accommodation but didn't mention the best value of all: self catering apartments. They are ideal in cities (we had a great apartment in the centre of Vienna last year) and in the countryside. You have masses more space than in hotels. Families or groups have space they can sit together on their own instead of having to balance on beds and, best of all, you can save money and be flexible by at least getting your own breakfast and other meals when you don't want to have to get dressed to go out to a restaurant. 6 people in a 5 star apartment in Bavaria will pay less than $35 each per night for bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, kitchen/dining room, sitting room and balcony. With a main meal in a local restaurant for less than $25 and the possibility of preparing your own breakfast and snack lunch or supper, you are going to have a lot of change from $100 per day!
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Re:Self catering
Date: 2007/08/01 12:29 By: traveldroid0503 Status:  
 
Yes, that is a great tip.

Do you have any specifc properties worth mentioning??
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Re:Self catering
Date: 2007/08/01 12:57 By: pyrabelisk Status:  
 
try searching for bavarian forest holidays in google. I honestly do not know of anything better!
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Re:Self catering
Date: 2007/08/06 12:31 By: lagatta Status:  
 
I'm very interested in self-catering (rentals), specifically in Vienna as I might be doing a course there for a month, so that would be for a little studio at a cheap rate, if you have any ideas.

However I am interested in other parts of the German-speaking world as well (and elsewhere in Europe, though that doesn't belong on this forum). I really want to improve my German - at the level I'm at the regional dialect isn't so important as in classes they will speak standard German, but with some regional accent and expressions.

And I'm a winelover more than a beerlover, so that tends to make me favour the Rhine and Mosel regions of Germany, as well as many parts of Austria... I also have friends in Basel, but would rather study in Freiburg which is not so far if I'm near them. Many possibilities, if you have ideas for self-catering!

Danke!
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Re:Self catering
Date: 2007/08/06 23:19 By: pyrabelisk Status:  
 
Vienna - in my experience, finding a studio apartment in Vienna is easy, it is finding something larger which is more tricky. Try websites like Holiday Rentals, Owners Direct, Holiday Lettings, Holiday Lets. Even vrbo and vacation rentals have some accommodation in German speaking countries. Or just type vienna self catering accommodation or similar into Google. I would say that you need to be careful of ads from agencies - they are often more expensive. Renting direct from owners is cheaper and usually better.
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Re:Self catering
Date: 2007/08/08 09:15 By: lagatta Status:  
 
Is there anything similar to craigslist for Vienna? It can be in German. I'd be there as an (adult) student, so budget very limited; a small studio is fine, but I do want to self-cater as one saves a lot of money and I LOVE markets.
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