A B+B In Any Other Language ? Duude Information

Bed and Breakfast, ?B+B?? You?ll find them called by one of those name very nearly everywhere in the world, particularly if you?re looking on the net. But if you?re driving or walking around in a non-English speaking country, what should you look for? The idea with these is to find out what they are called in different languages.

You can go into a tourist office just about in any place and ask for a B+B and they?ll know what you are talking about. but what if you?re in a car searching for a room?

If you?re driving down the autobahn in Germany you should be looking for a sign that says ?Zimmer? or ?Zimmer Frei?. OK. Maybe you?ll be going too fast on the autobahn to see anything but this is the term you should be looking for in Germany and in Austria and Switzerland as well. And do not be tricked by geography. In some parts of Northern Italy where there is a heavy Tyrollean influence, you may also be looking for zimmers.

One last thought about those ?Zimmer Frei? signs? I believe every traveler has a story about someone who thought that ?Zimmer Frei? meant a free room. Nope. What it does mean is that there is a room available. And if you see a sign that says ?besetzt?, it means no vacancies.

In France if you want a Bed and Breakfast, you will most frequently be looking for a ?Chambre d?hote?. Though you could also be looking for a ?pension? or a ?gite?. A gite is for the most part a rural place and it could even be a whole farmhouse. The owners like to rent gites by the week but you can always stop and ask if you can rent a room for a night or two.

In Italy look for ?affittacamere? especially in the Cinque Terre.

In Portugal Bed and Breakfasts are ?pensao?. You can also look for ?dormidas?. It is more prevalent to see them called that near the seaside. Or you might just see ?quarto? which means room.

Looking for the word ?room? in the local language is a great idea. As we said, it?s ?quarto? in Portugal. In Spain it?s ?cuarto? or ?habitacion?. In Italy it?s ?camere?. In Croatia and Slovenia it?s ?soba?.

In Spain, B&Bs are known as ?casa rural?. They are frequently located in the countryside and smaller towns more than in cities. They may also be called ?casa particular? though that term seems to be more used in Cuba.

Scandinavia has wonderful Bed and Breakfasts. They?re wonderfully inexpensive considering prices in Scandinavia, but they can?t advertise. At visitor information offices in Sweden and Norway, ask for a ?rom? or ?hus rum?. In Denmark the term is ?vaerelse?.

Out in the non-urban areas of England, you could find ?farmhouse B+Bs?. In Italy the same type of places are called ?agriturismos.?

You should check the language dictionary or lodging section of a good handbook and see what they tell you about what Bed and Breakfasts are called in the country you are traveling through.

Other names you can be looking for are (are you ready?):

In French speaking countries ?gites du passant or ?gites d?hote or ?hebergement chez l?habitant

In German speaking countries ?Gastzimmer or ?Gastezimmer

In Dutch speaking countries ?gastenkamer or ?kamers met ontbijt or ?logies met ontbijt

In Spanish speaking countries ?camera presso l?abitante or ?camere in case private

The list really does go on and on but if you have an idea what words may be on that sign in the window, you will have no problems finding a bed and breakfast. If all else fails just say you?re looking for a B+B as the term has gone global. You can wander into a traveler office and ask for a Bed and Breakfast and you will probably find just what you?re looking for.

This travel tip is brought to you by Stuart from BookCentralCoast dot com dot au, the specialist in The Entrance accommodation on the NSW Central Coast.

Source: http://duuuude.co.cc/2012/02/26/a-bb-in-any-other-language/

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