der Prospekt (-e) brochure
herzlich willkommen a very warm welcome
die Pension (-en) guest-house
beliebt popular
gastfreundlich hospitable
im Nordwesten von (+ Dat.) in the north-west of
im Grünen in the countryside
dennoch nevertheless
verkehrsgünstig gelegen conveniently situated (for travel)
die Fahrtzeit (-en) journey time
ganzjährig all the year round
geöffnet open
das Appartement (-s) apartment
bieten This means "to offer". The person to whom the object is being offered is in the dative case, wheras the thing that is being offered is in the accusative case.
komplett completely; fully
ausgestattet furnished
komplett ausgestattet fully furnished
die Wohnung (-en) flat
die Ferienwohnung (-en) holiday flat
sowie as well as
gemütlich comfortable; cosy
das Gästezimmer (-) guest room
der/die Reisende This is the word for a "traveller". It is an adjectival noun (see explanation on Page 7 of this chapter).
die Suite (-n) suite
der Blick (-e) look; glance
mit Blick auf (+ Acc.) This means "looking out on", with the object that is being looked out on in the accusative case. The German title of the book and film "A Room With A View" was "Zimmer mit Blick".
das Grüne This means "the countryside". It is another adjectival noun.
mit Blick ... ins Grüne looking out over the countryside
verfügen über (+ Acc.) This means "to have" or "to possess". Unlike "haben" it does not take a direct object, but instead requires "über" followed by the accusative case.
die Klimaanlage (-n) air-conditioning (system)
teilweise This can mean "partially", but here it means "some of them".
die Badewanne (-n) bath tub
teilweise Badewanne some of them have a bath tub
das Zusatzbett (-en) This means an "additional bed". "Zusatz" (= additional) can be used as the first element in a number of compound nouns.
die Parkanlage (-n) park
die Terrasse (-n) terrace
das Gartenrestaurant (-s) garden restaurant
der Liegestuhl (pl. -stühle) deckchair
hauseigen (adj.) belonging to the hotel
der Parkplatz (pl. -plätze) car park
sächsisch This means "Saxon". Dresden is in Saxony.
die Küche This means "cuisine" in this context. It more commonly means "kitchen", as we have already seen.
verwöhnen This means "to pamper or spoil somebody".
reichhaltig substantial
gepflegt This can mean "sophisticated" in other contexts, but when it refers to food and drink it means "excellent".
das Getränk (-e) drink; beverage
kulinarisch (-) culinary
der Genuss (pl. - Genüsse) delight; pleasure
der Gang (pl. - Gänge) course (of meal)
das 3-Gang-Menü (-s) three course menu
das Kindermenü (-s) children's menu
hell bright
freundlich friendly
der Aufenthaltsraum (pl. -räume) day room; recreation room
Farb-TV colour TV
die Gehminute (-n) minute's walk
in 10 Gehminuten in 10 minutes walk
das Hallenbad (pl. -bäder) indoor swimming pool
erreichbar can be reached; reachable
unmittelbar immediate
die Umgebung surroundings; vicinity
in unmittelbarer Umgebung in the immediate vicinity
die Eisbahn (-en) ice-rink
das Minigolf crazy golf
der Vergnügungspark (-s) amusement park
das Kasino (-s) casino
exzellent excellent
die Verkehrsanbindungen (pl.) transport connections
problemlos without any problems
problemlos erreichbar can be reached without any problems
die Richtung (-en) direction
aus Richtung Norden from the north
führen This normally means "to lead", but it means "to go" when it describes a road.
die Autobahn (-en) motorway
A 13 German motorways start with the letter "A".
der Hauptbahnhof (pl. -höfe) central station
per S-Bahn This means "with the S-Bahn". The preposition "per" is used as an alternative to "mit" to describe travelling on means of transport. It is used without a following definite article and can take the accusative or (sometimes) the dative case.
Haltestelle Pankstraße the Pankstraße stop
die Entfernung (-en) distance
das/der Meter (-) The German word for "metre" is officially neuter, but often appears in as a masculine noun in colloquial usage and sometimes even in print.
von unserer Pension aus from our guest-house
erreichen to reach; to get to
einfach easily
schnell quick(-ly)
die Sehenswürdigkeit (-en) attraction; sight
alle Preise auf Anfrage all prices available on request
der Sonderpreis (-e) special price
die Saison (-s) (holiday) season
die Vorsaison (-s) start of the season
die Nachsaison (-s) late season
die Kinderermäßigung (-en) child reduction
ab 12 Jahren from 12 years upwards
als In this context, it means "as" although in can mean "than" when used with the comparative.
der/die Fremde This means "stranger". It is another adjectival noun.
