I was one of 40 people that was the first group of genealogists to visit the International Tracing Service at Bad Arolsen. The hotel was conveniently located a few minutes walk from ITS.
When I walked into my hotel room I realised it faced the internal garden. This garden has the potential to be a delightful space; unfortunately this potential has not been realised and the result is rather a depressing outlook.
The ladies at Reception were kind enough to allow me to change rooms and gave me a room that faced out, overlooking a grassed area. Being a ground floor room meant that it had a small outdoor seating area with a table and 2 chairs. I only realised later that whilst some rooms have WiFi, this one did not. However, WiFi was available in the lobby and cafe.
The room had 2 single beds pushed together and was spotlessly clean and comfortable.
The only free English TV was CNN.
Breakfast was included and offered a large selection (including a delicious variety of... more