We're travelling to Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Paris in mid-March. What is our best bet in finding rooms (economical) for 4; 2 adults, 2 children (9 & 13)? <BR> <BR>Thanks

I think that www.nethotels.com can help you with Austrian hotels.

Here's a great source if you want to stay at least a few days in each place and make daytrips to nearby places: <BR> <BR>www.touristhome.de <BR> <BR>This site lists very economical vacation apartments for rent, mostly in the quieter places where Europeans like to vacation. Many of the places are near bigger places like Munich; Diessen is one such place -- a very small town on the Ammersee lake just a boat-ride away from Herrsching and nearby Andechs Monastery, with its famous brewery and restaurant, and a short drive from Munich by car. Here's a place that rents for about $50 per night, with 2 bedrooms and everything you'd need for several days' stay (these apartment rentals are GREAT for kids and families.) <BR> <BR>www.touristhome.de/english/59294.htm <BR> <BR>Hope this helps. <BR> <BR>

My family of four stayed at Hotel Famille in Paris last May and found the accommodations both economical and satisfactory in other ways as well. It has a web site and is listed in several Paris guides (including Fodor's).

Hi !! <BR>We travelled as a family of 4(kids 8 &11)in Europe from April - June '99 and didn't have any problems with Family Rooms although they were uasually small(as expected). Most travel guides give the maximum number of people in a room, so we only rang those hotels.We would try to book a country ahead, sometimes even ringing from the train as we travelled or even when we arrived in a new city. Tourist offices were also helpful.