Bavarian Forest Holidays

Self catering apartments in Bayerisch Eisenstein, Bavaria

As featured in the Sunday Times, Times and Mail on Sunday newspapers, Ryanair in flight magazine and Overseas Property TV! Click here to read reviews of Haus Sterr on Trip Advisor.

In the largest range of forested mountains in Central Europe, on the border with the Czech Republic, half way between Munich and Prague, we offer 7 spacious, beautifully modernised 'full service' holiday apartments in 3 neighbouring houses on the edge of the village of Bayerisch Eisenstein - we are not an agency, we own and manage these properties ourselves and live in Haus Sterr.

The apartments are a few metres from the Bavarian Forest National Park, shops, restaurants and the Czech border. There are peaceful walks, cycling/mountain biking, tennis, riding, skiing and snowboarding on the Arber mountain and cross country skiing everywhere. History and culture are all around. There is a wider variety of things to do and see here than almost anywhere else in Europe.

Bayerisch Eisenstein is about 10 hours driving time from Calais - the same as the South of France - and 2 hours by car, slightly longer by train, from Munich, Nuernberg, Prague or Linz airports. Or catch the train from London after an early breakfast and eat dinner in Bayerisch Eisenstein!

Arrival and departure can be on any day of the week and your stay can be any number of days.

A car is not essential as there are good local train and bus services. We provide a free transfer service from the local station to the house.

The Apartments

We have decorated, furnished and equipped the apartments to international standards and each offers:

• 1, 2 or 3 double bedrooms with thick, snuggly duvets and pretty cotton bedinen.
• stylish sitting room with comfortable sofas, full size TV and DVD/CD player
• new kitchens with dining area, with full hob and oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge, filter coffee machine, kettle, toaster etc. Eat and drink from locally produced crystal glasses and porcelain.
• modern bath/shower rooms with fluffy towels, soap, shower gel, hair dryers, towels, toilet rolls and tissues. 2 of the apartments have all en-suite bathrooms

6 of the apartments have balconies. One has a private garden. A generous welcome pack includes enough for your first breakfast.

The German Tourism Association has rated 2 of the apartments as 5*****star and 1 as 4****star. (The other 4 have not yet been rated).

Facilities

• Gardens, large terrace and barbecue.
• Outdoor table tennis, table football, sauna, gym equipment
• Tennis racquets, football, boules, golf clubs etc.
• Mountain bikes
• Library of 200+ DVDs, nearly 100 CDs, games & jigsaws, guide books and novels.
• WiFi Internet access (Haus Sterr 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5). PC & printer for internet access always available.
• Parking areas at both houses (1 space per apartment).
• Drinks, food, emergency toiletries, maps and guide books to buy.
• Laundry room with washing machine, tumble dryer and iron/ironing board.
• Drying rooms for ski equipment, walking boots etc.
• Each apartment has an very extensive file of tourist information in English, recommendations for places to visit and restaurants etc.

Bayerisch Eisenstein has:

• basic shops, 7 restaurants and a pizzeria (most within walking distance)
• local railway museum
• glass works
• park with children's playground
• tennis courts and mini golf
• the only railway station in Europe divided between 2 countries.

The Bavarian Forest National Park is 2 minutes walk from the house.

The Czech border (formerly the "Iron Curtain"), now open to cross on foot, by car or train) is 10 minutes walk from the house.

The Arber mountain is a few minutes by car and the cable car operates most months of the year, summer and winter.

Attractions and excursions

In Bavaria and the Czech Republic:

• numerous glassworks/shops
• open air museums
• breweries and schnaps distilleries
• wildlife parks
• boat trips on the Danube
• walks in the Bavarian and Bohemian Forest National Parks
• cycling/mountain biking, horse riding, summer toboggan runs
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites Regensburg and Cesky Krumlow (see photo above)
• a huge range of historical sites: Celtic, Roman, Habsburg, Bohemian, Bavarian, Iron Curtain etc.
• skiing/snowboarding/tobogganing/snowshoe walks in winter
• canoeing, summer tobogganing,

Passau, Prague, Plzen, Munich, Salzburg and many other places can be reached on day trips.

'Full Service'

The English owners of Haus Sterr, Margaret Leach and Martin Holborow, are usually resident at the house. Margaret speaks fluent German.

We aim to provide:

• the space, comfort and privacy of top quality self catering,
• the services of a good quality hotel
• the friendliness of a B&B

Each apartment is the perfect base for a completely independent holiday, with all the information you need to enable you to plan your holiday and make the best of the facilities of the property.

As well as the information packs, we also aim to be available when needed, to give advice and suggestions, arrange tickets to events and provide anything (within reason!) you might need. We are also happy to take guests along to local events.

We offer all guests a guided walk around the village to see the main attractions, shops, restaurants (we have translated most of the local menus into English) etc. and learn something of the history of the village and the area.

Whenever possible, we also offer a schnaps tasting evening and a barbecue to guests, if they wish to  come. These are sociable

evenings, with a chance to meet fellow guests, exchange tips on the best places to visit or just relax.

 

Visit also Border-Holidays to see our self-catering hostel accommodation in the UK.

Contact us

Bavarian Forest Holidays
Waldschmidtstrasse 1
94252 Bayerisch Eisenstein
Germany
Tel. (Germany) +49 (0)9925 90 32 04 (UK) 07976 403434
Email: pyrabelisk@btinternet.com