Cheap and Eco-Friendly Accomodation on Hay
Converted barns with beds made of hay are now popular holiday spots
CNN) In Germany and its European neighbors Austria and Switzerland, a long weekend in a converted barn – sleeping on a bed of freshly raked hay – is fast becoming the ’staycation’ of choice.
Heuhotels (‘heu’ is German for hay) offer exactly what their name suggests. For as little as eight euros ($11) a night backpackers, couples, families and, in the case of one “hay hotel” in central Germany – ‘groups of up to 60′ – can rest their heads in a way nature intended. They are popular among lovers seeking romps in the hay, say hotel staff.
With private bedrooms and the option for “real” beds, the ‘Zum Alten Marstall’ is at the “luxury” end of the market. It also takes advantage of its position at the foot of the 11th century Castle Guttenberg…
Read the full Story by Georg Webster for CNN
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