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Post by Cozaar on Jan 25, 2003 5:03:26 GMT -5
Hi,some pressing questions.
1)The guidebooks lists price of DJH hostels in Kassel,Han-Munden,Goslar,Wurzgurg as Euro15,17,19 etc.l know this includes breakfast.But Does this price already include
bedsheets/linen.If not ,l need to pay Euro 2-4 dollars and is this just once or for every nite stay?
2)The Die Bahn site lists 2 transport,one call
AST and another S5.Are these buses or S-Bahn?
Thanx!
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Post by nitsansh on Jan 25, 2003 17:52:09 GMT -5
The DJH site has this line:
For reasons of hygiene, a pillowcase and sheets or a clean youth hostel sheet sleeping bag that can be washed very hot must be used on beds. If you do not bring your own bed linen/sheet sleeping bag with you, you can hire them for a small charge in the youth hostel. In some larger city hostels, the hire of sheets and pillowcases is included in the overnight price. If that is the case, bed linen will be provided for all visitors.
Bring your own sheet sleeping bag and you'll never need to hire sheets.
Where you find those transport terms? S is usually S-Bahn, but I have no idea what is AST.
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Post by cozaar on Jan 27, 2003 1:29:06 GMT -5
Hi Nitsansh,thanx again! 1)If l need to pay for the bedsheets/linen (Euro 2-4),do l pay for every nite stay or just once only throughout my stay?l don't think l want to carry bedsheets with me from one hostel to another  2)Is there a limit on hostels stay duration in Hesse,Lower Saxony ,Bavaria? 3)l was checking the train from Alsfeld to Kassel on 2nd April 2003 (Wed),one connection at 9.50 am includes RE and another transport call AST  Have a nice day! |
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Post by nitsansh on Jan 27, 2003 10:27:09 GMT -5
Sheet sleeping bag is very light!!! It won't take much space or add weight to your backpack! My SSB folds into 1X8X10 inches size, really no trouble... and it's easier to use than sheets... just unfold and get into the sack!
I bought it in London at the beginning of my trip (IIRC the price was 9 Pounds), and never had to rent sheets at hostels! If you'll have to rent sheets in all those 5-6 hostels on your list, you'll pay more than the cost of SSB for sure!
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Post by nitsansh on Jan 27, 2003 10:59:42 GMT -5
AST is accronym for Anruf-Sammel-Taxi.
My knowledge of German is quite limited, so I don't know what that means... it should be some sort of public transportation, probably on road rather than rails... the AST travel from Alsfeld to Neustadt, where you meet the RE train from Frankfurt to Kassel... it has more than a dozen stops over this short journey...
Whatever it is, this is the shortest connection you've got, and probably the cheapest... the connection via Fulda takes 2.36 hour unless you use ICE... ask for details when you get there...
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Post by Cozaar on Jan 28, 2003 4:59:50 GMT -5
Hi Nitsansh,thanx for your advice. l'm worried whether if all hostels will accept our own SSB,l understand some would require u to hire bedsheets/linen from them.BTW,what about blankets .Also, is there a travel gear website that shows a picture of this SSB thing, it sounds cool.l don't think my place sells this stuff,can l buy it when l arrive in Franfurt? l found another connection from Alsfeld to Kassel at 8.00am(if l can reach the station by then)using BUs and RE ,but they only list the DB price(l assume only the RB) fare as Euro 9,what's your best guess of the other bus fare part? Thanx! |
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Post by nitsansh on Jan 28, 2003 20:18:20 GMT -5
I bought my SSB at the store of YHA in London.
I assume SSB is available in travel equipment stores in Europe.
I suggest that you contact DJH and ask where you can buy it in Frankfurt. Or contact the YHA in your country and ask if there is a shop that sells SSB near your home.
The German YH are notorious for strict rules, and might not approve a home-made SSB. Note the warding of the above statement: "clean youth hostel sheet sleeping bag that can be washed very hot must be used on beds"...
I don't recall that they actually checked my SSB, but you never know...
The dialog was usually like this:
Man/woman at reception: "Do you have sheets (or SSB)?
Me: "Yes, I have it"
Receptionist: "OK, the price is $$$"
In my recent trips to Czech Republic and Turkey, sheets were provided by the hostels, but I allways take my SSB just in case... it's a "must take" item for hostelling trips like towel and soap... and those SSB are lighter and smaller than standart towels...
As to your question about bus fare... if it's the short journey from Alsfeld to Neustadt I assume it should cost a few Euro... this is not something you should worry about...
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Post by Cozaar on Jan 30, 2003 1:24:34 GMT -5
Hi Nit,would appreciate if u enlighten me on whether the SSB(What's the price,any particular brand ) contains bedsheets,pillow-case,blankets or incorporate all these things????Otherwise, l still need to hire a blanket from them to cover myself from the cold l must let u know l have very low threshold to cold weather ;D.l had a very bad experience when l was in Oxford HI in April 2000......  l also remember the linen they provived for me in the Travellers Hostel in Prague was not something l would use if l have a choice Have a nice day! |
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Post by nitsansh on Jan 30, 2003 19:53:21 GMT -5
Sheet sleeping bag has the same shape as sleeping bag but made of the same material as linen...
The brand I have also has pillow case...
Its size is about 200X80 cm, and if you can get a wider one it would be better... the bag is made of 2 pieces of linen sawn on one short side and both long sides for about 150cm, so you have a bag measured 80x150 which you sleep in. On the open side where your head is a piece of linen about 80x30 is sawn to one sheet as pillowcase. You can cover your head with the other sheet...
Blankets are allways provided at hostels... usually 2 army-type blankets, if you know what that is... this is sufficient for most people, but if you are sensitive to cold wear a warm pijama or training or whatever clothes you wear in bed. Also, during the cold season the heating is on...
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