Otto

The house is located in a cul-de-sac in the centre of the old town of Quedliburg. The main level of this holiday flat is on the upper floor. Here are the two bedrooms with double beds (180×200 cm and 160 x 200 cm respectively) and the shower-bathroom, as well as the spacious kitchen-diner. The top floor opens up as a gallery above the dining area. On the gallery is the spacious living area with two sofas and a reading corner. One sofa can also be used as a comfortable sofa bed for two people. There is a separate WC in the ground-floor entrance area with cloakroom. The hallway leads to the back to the private seating area under the maple tree by the Stiefelgraben.

The flat is designed for four guests. However, the sofa bed makes it easy to create two comfortable extra beds.

The floors are made of stone and wood, which is why we recommend good slippers.

Our holiday flats are non-smoking flats.

• Gas hob with oven
• Dishwasher
• Fridge with freezer compartment
• Kettle, toaster, food processor
• Tea towels, cloths, washing-up liquid, salt, pepper etc.
• Bathrooms: Upper floor: WC & shower & ground floor: WC
• Hairdryer, towels, bed linen
• Laundry rack
• Washing machine is available for shared use on the ground floor
• Change of towels and bed linen as required
• W-LAN, cable TV, radio / CD player
• Garden table & chairs
• Wooden baby cot & high chair on request
• Books & Games
• a Pitch is available, additional pitches can be booked if capacity is available (€5/night)
• Distance to the train station: approx. 750 metres / 10 minutes

For the holiday home "Otto" (up to 4 persons) we charge a basic price of 130,-€ / night.
The stay should at least 4 nights are required. At certain times (e.g. special public holidays), stays of between 5 and 7 nights may also be necessary.

The prices include:
Electricity, gas, water, bed linen and towels, cot and high chair if required, as well as
one nearby car park (from 25.11. to 20.12. no parking spaces are available). For larger vehicles, please coordinate the parking space options with us in advance.

Irrespective of the "Holidays in a Monument" prices, the town of Quedlinburg also charges an additional Tourist taxwhich must be paid to the landlord on arrival.

The prices for the holiday flats are reduced:

• from 01 to 25 November & from 10 January to 1 March at 10 %
• from 7 nights at 10 %
• from 12 nights at 15 %

Shorter stays are possible in exceptional cases. Our all-inclusive prices apply for short stays. For a stay of up to 3 nights, we charge a flat rate of €468.

The holiday homes can also be offered for 2 persons (1 room) in exceptional cases (if all 2-person apartments are occupied and there is sufficient capacity), in which case we charge €100 per night.

Extra bed (additional person on sofa bed)
30,- € per night / person, for children from 6 to 16 years 15,- €, up to 6 years free of charge.

Additional parking space
If there is still free capacity, you are welcome to rent an additional parking space. For this we charge 5,- €/night.

Final cleaning
The flats should be left swept clean. We charge a flat rate of € 60 for an extensive final cleaning.

The prices published at the time of booking apply.

Breakfast basket & starter basket
We offer our guests the option of finding food in their holiday flat on arrival. This makes for a relaxed start to your holiday, especially if you arrive at the weekend.

We buy the food almost exclusively from Quedlinburg health food shops. There are two "basket" variants:

• "Breakfast basket", which is also sufficient for multiple breakfasts
• "Starter basket", which includes snacks and a pasta meal.

City tour
We are happy to recommend customised city tours based on your interests and book them for you with trained city guides. They last approx. 2 hours.

Theatre, concerts, readings (see also Journal)

If you have any special requests, please let us know and we will make you an appropriate offer.

The "Otto" holiday home is located in the central part of the prebendary building of the former Heiliggeist Hospital in Quedlinburg. This is the last remaining building of the hospital, whose history can be traced back to 1233.

Quedlinburg once had five independent hospitals. The Heilg-Geist-Hospital (St Spiritus) was one of the largest. It was under the protection of the abbess and not only had its own church and an agricultural outbuilding, but also several hospital, administrative and farm buildings, and later a school. The hospital was also destroyed in the town fire of 1676 and subsequently rebuilt. In 1898, the magistrate merged the St. Spiritus and St. Johannis hospitals and sold the land of the Heiliggeist Hospital, on which multi-storey Art Nouveau buildings were built.

Similar to structurally related houses in the Lübeck corridors or the Fuggerei in Augsburg, the preserved half-timbered house originally combined six two-storey houses under one roof, which had a kitchen garden to the rear. It is adorned by the central ornamental gable. The inscription refers to the foundation of the house in 1713.

The current owners acquired the house in 1997 and the condition of the building made a thorough renovation necessary in order to save the historic building.

Further information about the history of the house can be found in the holiday flat.

The town, whose history was characterised by the Ottonian dynasty, was often the seat of the three German emperors of this name, especially at Easter, where they held court and received guests from all over the world. Today, guests come to Quedlinburg to visit the town, where you can still walk in the footsteps of the Ottonians. The name of the holiday flat is a reminder of this period in Quedlinburg's history.

The aim of the planning by the architectural firm QuArK was to preserve as much of the old building fabric as possible. As far as possible, historical building materials were salvaged and reused during excavation work. For example, baroque floor tiles, historic window panes and clay tiles in the ceilings and clay infill in the walls were reused in many places. Most of the interior doors are refurbished original doors.

In the "Otto" flat, the renovation of which was completed in 2004, much of the building fabric could not be saved due to the heavy infestation with dry rot. (The open ceiling above the dining area adds to the design of the holiday flat). It was only possible to preserve the decorative gable that characterises the house by using the hot air method.

Where the historical substance was destroyed, the existing structure was supplemented by inserting new elements that are clearly recognisable as such.

During the refurbishment, great importance was attached to the use of healthy building materials. These are often historically proven and lead to a pleasant living climate. These include clay and wood in particular. The new interior walls were made of clay bricks. The interior insulation of the outer skin was carried out using mineral light clay.

The two buildings in which the holiday flats are located are centrally situated in the historic town centre of Quedlinburg. They have been renovated with great attention to detail in accordance with the preservation of historical monuments and healthy living standards.
Materials that generate an electrostatic charge were avoided and radiant heaters were installed. This leads to less air pollution from dust particles and a greater sense of well-being for the residents. Many guests have already reported that allergy sufferers were able to breathe freely and were free of irritation.
We use fragrance-free detergents.
Bed linen for allergy sufferers can be provided on request.