Vacation Home in Erbendorf - 699 sqft, beautifully furnished, rural surroundings, quiet location

Hi Bettina,
The stay in the town near Erbendorf was also very nice. The couple who owned the residence met us and then went to visit their daughter the next day for most of our stay. They also had material for things to see in the area. We were close to Stein Wald and we spent a lot of time driving through the small villages in the area. We had a great time and the accomodations were very nice there, they even had chicken and goats that you fed your organic waste too. I would recommend this place to anyone who was going to travel in this area of Germany. Overall our vacation was a success, we were in areas where people spoke very little English, which forced us to utilize our limited German.
Tom

We would recommend using Live Like a German to anyone who is visiting this beautiful country. The Kraft's worked with us extensively to find the perfect place for our 2 1/2 week visit. We were so pleased with Vacation Home Mark - the hospitality and location were perfect! We will definitely use Live Like a German for our future visits.

Here is our review of Vacation Home Mark:

We had the pleasure of staying at Vacation Home Mark for 2 1/2 weeks during July. George, Karin and their daughters were wonderful hosts and treated us like longtime friends. They made us feel welcome and were so helpful during our stay. We shared some meals together and enjoyed many laughs as we talked about our different cultures.

The house was charming. So much nicer than staying in a gasthaus. In fact, we enjoyed the quaint patio that overlooked the well kept backyard/playground so much that we ate most dinners outside. We also loved our neighbors the goats and chickens!

The location of the house was wonderful. Secluded enough to experience "living like a German" but within easy driving distance of Weiden where we visited the fabulous farmers market every Wed. and Sat. to stock up on everything fresh! Erbendorf has a nice pool and the best German eis we had during our trip, especially the dark chocolate. There is a fun lake in Eschenbach where we rented paddle boats with a slide off the back. We also found it within easy driving distance of many day trips - Bamberg (one of our favorite towns), Marktredwitz (our daughter loved the indoor mall), and Amberg. It was also very accessible to Grafenwohr where John had work to do.

We are looking forward to returning to Germany and will definitely stay at Vacation Home Mark again!

We had an absolutely fantastic time! The apartments were great! The weather was acceptable (no major snow storms or blizzards - just some rain but was warm around 40 most of the time!) We needed more time - but then we knew that when we left. We did Paris (you can have it, we did not like it), Strasbourg (lovely town), Luxemberg, Switzerland, Austria, had lunch in Italy and Czech Republic (although we have no idea what we ate there). The Alps were amazing! Great pictures but not sure now which picture was Germany, Austria, Switzerland or Italy part of the Alps!

Germany was the best of all in my book! The Christmas Markets were exciting and we did several. We loved the small towns - the cobblestown streets, the buildings, the people. The churches were awesome. I especially liked the Weis church (Church in the Meadow). Everyone going to Germany must see this one!

So glad we rented a car and didn't do a tour. We shopped in Aldi's for breakfast (don't Germans do breakfast out?) Did a mall, bakeries, dollar store, butcher shops, electronics store, etc. Loved the small town shops. Found a great pizzeria in Erbondorf...had supper there twice which was unusual - we never sat still long enough to eat twice at the same place. The Germans were great - once we got out of the airport.

We did the train, bus, taxi, ferry and river cruise on the Rhine - which was spectacular. Loved looking for the castles on the cruise! The castle we stayed in was awesome. Wish we had more time to vist there but had to get up early to fly home. The flights, both ways, were great too!

We can't wait to go back!

We all took tons of pictures and are going to get together when we get them on CD's for each other. I intend to get feedback on the apartments from them and then write notes on your website.

Thanks so much for your help and the apartments. This was probably the best vacation I've ever been on! I have no problem recommending you and your apartments and would not hesitate using your services again.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!