(Recommended by Dennis & Jean Chicken, Nate and Erskine)
Waxenlehen
Familie Sieger
Alpenstraße 101
83486 Berchtesgaden-Ramsau
Tel - 8657/614 ~ Fax - 8657/919998
Email - Sieger-Waxen@freenet.de
5 Doublerooms - 2 Multi-bed rooms (some with bath/shower/toilet, balcony)
(EMail
Excerpts)
...Dear Ben - Will be in Berchtesgaden for 3 nights
in May, (26th,27th,28th). Trying to talk wife into staying on farm...or guesthouse or at least a very small hotel.
Her biggest problem is the "toilet and shower down the hall". Told her there may be some with facilities
with the room. Any suggestions? Thanks Dennis Chicken chicken1@mindspring.com...
...Hi Dennis - I always think of 'toilet and shower
down the hall' in farmhouses as being just like visiting a cousin or uncle. Their guestrooms seldom have private
facilities. :-) Many farms have toilet/shower/bath in the rooms... (info on Waxenlehen)...
...Dear Ben - I THINK I have a reservation at this location...I
called and talked to Frau Sieger... had to speak in German since she said nobody in the house speaks English...
(no children ...I guess) I must admit that I had fun making the call...Introduced myself and asked for room for
2 with bath, and gave her the nights we needed... She repeated the dates to me and said OK...and, I think she asked
for a Postcard with our names and address..I put a letter together with the room request and dates, etc. in German
and sent it today....
...If I can impose on you again, I guess I will need directions to Waxenlehen... please give directions from the
border crossing on Rt 312 to the house. I have a feeling these 3 days may be the most interesting of our trip.
Thanks again for all your help....
...Hi Dennis - no problem. I hope this place works out
for you because I think it's a gem. On the attached map you will see two purple circles. The one at the top left
is where 312 (which becomes B21 at the German border) intersects with B305 (the Alpenstrasse) at Schneizlreuth.
From there turn right onto B305 and after about 10 km (2 km past Schwarzbachwacht) - you should be within shouting
distance. There are two campgrounds off to the right as you approach it. When you are in that approximate area
and if you haven't identified the farm yet - stop someone and ask about the Waxenlehen or the bauernhof at Alpenstrasse
101. I don't think you'll have a problem finding it. :-) Ben...
...Dear Ben - Just a note to let you know that we enjoyed
the Waxenlehen in Ramsau (Berchtesgaden). We arrived late in the day on May 27th and were greeted by Mrs. Sieger
and shown to Room #2 (queen bed/shower & w/c and outside porch on second floor). Room was clean and the view
was magnificent. Snow capped mountains everywhere you look...
...There is a TV/activity room for all the guests to enjoy and a full breakfast each morning (hard boiled egg, toast, fruit preserves, misc. meats and cheese, coffee etc.), bottled beer is available later in the day for a few DM, just ask, and dinner across the street (food was OK). We seemed to be quite an oddity, we were the only guests that didn't speak German. Mrs. Sieger did her best to explain to us the easiest way to get to the "Hitler House", as she called it. With a little German and a lot of had signals, we were able to understand each other quite adequately. This farm is a great location with a rental car. You are just far enough away from the tourist areas of Berchtesgaden, yet within a short drive to all the area sights. We visited the Eagle's Nest, Königssee, the salt mines, Hintersee, the town of Berchtesgaden, (the road to Maria Gern was closed for repair), trip to Salzburg, Austria for one day, and spent a little time just driving around and oohing and ahhing at the landscape during our three day stay. The attached photo was taken by Mrs. Sieger, we are standing next to the entrance of her house, the view is what we saw from our balcony....
Thanks for the recommendation...
Dennis and Jean Chicken
chicken1@mindspring.com
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The following notes are excerpts from Nate's trip report and reflections on his stay at the Waxenlehen for 3 days....
...Now that we each have some local currency its off to find our home for the next 3 nights. To be honest the Waxenlehen was a little farther from Berchtesgaden than I had thought, but the drive was stunning if not a little curvey. It was around 15 minutes along a narrow road that toured along a very pretty stream surrounded by snow, from there we went under a tunnel that had huge, long icecicles hanging right above the road. As it was only about 30 degrees we both thought this was a little dangerous yet interesting. ... we found the house with no problem. It stands nearly alone with a farm to the left and a small house with a restaurant across the street. It was closed for the season however....
...We received a warm and friendly greeting from the house frau. The house was a large 2 story house. It looked like the family lived down stairs and they had around 6 rooms for rent upstairs. Because of the season we were the only people staying during our 3 nights. Our room was small yet comfortable with a large bed, a small table with 2 chairs and a bathroom with a shower. I was surprised to see we had our own shower as most places like this seem to have a shower you share at the end of the hall. Note to myself to bring my own towel next time however, the towels we were given we no larger than an American hand towel. We also had our own balcony with a stunning 180 degree view of the Alps and the valley leading to them. There was probably 12 inches of snow on the ground and the Alps were looking so majestic with the sun glaring off them....
Day 3: Up at 7am and ready for another wonderful German breakfast. I always sleep so good on these trips, partly because I am so far away from work I imagine, but also because the air is so fresh, and the German comforters are soooo comfortable...
....we drove back towards Berchtesgaden to Maria Gern. I have been to B-gaden many times but somehow did not know the Maria Gern and Ramsau churches were the ones you see in so many pictures. I found both of them just as wonderful in person, but getting the same picture angle proved to be very difficult. At the Maria Gern there is a small pull-off just up the hill, so we parked there for a few pictures. Just as we got out the bells started ringing and a group of nuns came around the corner walking up the hill. The pictures came out great, but they will never capture the feeling and sounds such as the bells ringing and the cool, crisp air on a sunny, snowy day....
...Once back at our farm home I decided to go downstairs and pre-pay as we were leaving very early the next morning for Rothenburg. I gave her the chocolate Santa's for her grandchildren and then took a picture of her and her husband in front of the ceramic stove in the dining room.
She seemed to enjoy the chocolate Ssanta's. I noticed a plate of home made German cookies and told her in my broken German that my German wife makes cookies just like hers. She then left and came back with a large plate of cookies and two shot glasses of schnapps. I thanked her and took the cookies to dad and drank the schnapps myself.
My over all opinion of the home is the hosts are very friendly, but speak NO English. She is very helpful in showing you maps of where and what to see. The rooms and showers were comfortable and the view couldn't be any better. The rooms did get cold at night and the towels again were very small, but for the price you just can't complain. The home is a good 15 minutes from B-gaden, but only 5 minutes to Ramsau. I would recommend the home to others, but think for a family it would be better in the summer when the kids can help and run in the fields below...."
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Erskine and Peg (HHAV) spent three nights at the Waxenlehen. Erskine comments - "The view from our backside room was like an Austrian/German postcard - beautiful mountains. This is a great value and a very good breakfast."
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Cafe Gasthof Baltram
Familie Graßl
Alpenstraße 100
83486 Berchtesgaden/Ramsau
Tel - 08657/572 ~ Fax - 08657/705
Email - BALTRAM.RAMSAU@t-online.de
