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Making a hotel booking

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Follow the instructions after each question you hear from the hotelier and reply on behalf of Anja.

Remember that you should always use Sie in a formal setting where you don't know the person you're speaking to.

Hotelier: Guten Tag wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?

Anja: Ask if they have any free rooms.

Hotelier: Ja, was für ein Zimmer hätten Sie gern?

Anja: Say you would like a twin room with a shower, balcony and breakfast.

Hotelier: Ja wohl. Wie lange möchten Sie bleiben?

Anja: Say you would like to stay for two nights.

Hotelier: Kein Problem.

Anja: Ask what time breakfast is.

Hotelier: Zwischen sieben und zehn Uhr.

Anja: Say thank you and ask what the Wi-Fi password is.

Hotelier: Bitte, das Kennwort finden Sie in Ihrem Zimmer.

Anja: Say thank you and goodbye.

Hotelier: Schönen Tag noch.

Did you know?

Germany's oldest hotel dates back to 1387 and is situated in the heart of the historic town of Freiburg im Breisgau in south-west Germany.

Nestled in the Black Forest – der Schwarzwald – Freiburg has the longest cable car in Germany (3.6 km long) – die Schauinslandbahn – and is famous for being the warmest city in the country.

A unique system of gutters known as Bächle (literally: 'little stream') flow throughout the city. Originally created to fight fires and feed animals, the cold running water now provides natural cool air during the hot summers.

It is said that anyone who accidentally falls into a Bächle will end up marrying a Freiburger.

The historic town of Freiburg has been popular with tourists for centuries and offers a variety of options to the traveller (This clip is from: BBC TWO Great Continental Railway Journeys)

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