European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a a a a i. A. A a a a is amps Michael Abrams a visitors seeking rooms in Amsterdam crowd the tourist information office. 60,000 lire about $31-$37 singles run 30,000-40,000 lire about.$18-25some of these rooms have showers none have Baths. If you decide to look for a place on your own remember that italian hotels Are classified by stars a third class hotel has two stars a second class hotel has three a first class hotel has four and a deluxe hotel has five stars. A second or third class hotel can be a bargain. According to Frommer Quality hotels Are rated As second or third class simply because they serve Only breakfast instead of full Board or because they Lack an elevator. Pensions Are another bargain. They Are smaller simpler and cheaper than hotels and Are usually run by families. Some pensions May ask you to take half Board breakfast and one meal per Day. There Are two More options for the adventurous. Club Alpina italia owns about 600 huts in Mountain districts. You can obtain an information Book by writing diem at via Ugo Foscolo 3, 20122 Milan Italy. Also some italian convents and monasteries offer accommodations of the fourth class hotel or pension category Case per Fer esome accept men or women Only some take married couples. There Are about 350 in Italy including70 in Rome you can get More information through the Uso. The address in Rome is via Del Mascherino 37. To Call in Italy dial 06689-6202 or 06-686-4272. Outside Italy use the appropriate International Access code followed by 3.9 and drop the initial 0. You can also write directly to the archdiocese in the City you plan to visit Arch Dionesi i Roma for example. A the . Embassy in Brussels Belgium rents spare apartments for $85 a night regardless of the number of inhabitants. It advertises spacious accommodations near Public transport with Telephone color television and fully equipped kitchens. This is expensive for one occupant but an Ideal Opportunity for a Large family that prefers cooking to eating out. Yoy May Book accommodations up to one month ahead. But since the apartments Are intended for embassy personnel it is possible that your reservations will be cancelled if the apartment is needed. In Case of cancellation patrons Are notified immediately by Telephone. Such cancellations do not occur very often according to Chantal Pridgeon the apartment manager. Phone and fax reservations Are accepted. You May Book for the same Day. Payment is made by Cash or Check at the time of departure. To pick up the key see Pridgeon during working hours or one of. The Marine guards at the embassy after working hours. In Case you must cancel your reservation it is important that you Contact the embassy immediately. For More information Contact Pridgeon at 32 2-513-38-30, ext. 2481. Her fax number is 32 2-511 -16-26. Outside Belgium dial the appropriate International Access code first. American embassies in the following cities have offered similar programs Belgrade Serbia Bern Switzerland Bonn Germany the Hague Netherlands Lisbon Portugal Nicosia Cyprus Paris and Strasbourg France Rome Italy Warsaw Poland and Oslo Norway. For More information phone the american embassy in the City that you wish to visit. A in the United kingdom Forte trave Lodge also charges by the room so it is another appropriate Choice for families. The Chain has 95 lodges on main roads in England and Scotland. For 33.50 pounds per night about $50 you get a double bed a single sofa bed and a child s bed. A cot can also be provided. Rooms have a bathroom and toilet television radio and facilities for making Tea and Coffee. All Forte trav lodges have special accommodations for disabled visitors. One dog is permitted per room. Within the United kingdom you can Book a room by dealing the Central reservation office at 0800-850-950. The room is held until 6 . Booking by credit card holds your room for the night. The Call Bow vacation Center program information sources l a 1 a a location. Dan Telephone name office Ansbach 468-7665 recreation office Augsburg 434-6622 recreation office bad or Cugnach 490-6496 outdoor recreation Center Bamberg 469-8668/7732 recreation office Baum older 485-6115 ext. 40 entertainment office berlin332-6540/6037 recreation office Darmstadt 348-6277 outdoor recreation Center Frankfurt 320-5184/8184 recreation office Fulda 321-3294. Outdoor recreation Center Giessen 346-8203 outdoor recreation Center Grafe Wohr 475-6282 information travel office Hanau 322-8891outdoor recreation Center Heidelberg 370-8202/6258/8501 recreation Center Hohenfels 466-2670 information travel office Kaiserslautern 483-7060 outdoor recreation Center Karlsruhe 376-6153/7379 recreation office Livorno 633-7419/7775 outdoor recreation Center Mannheim 382-5319/380-7530/6842 recreation office Nurnberg 460-6666 recreation Center Pir Masens. 495-6316/7173 recreation office Schinnen 360-2406/7397 outdoor recreation Center Schweinfurt 354-6270 outdoor recreation Center shape 361-5300/5400 information travel office Stuttgart 431-2774 outdoor recreation Center Vicenza 634-7958 outdoor recreation Center Vilseck 476-2360 information travel office Wiesbaden 337-5302/5760 outdoor recreation Center Wil Flecken 326-3472 information travel office Wurzburg 355-8629 outdoor recreation Center Dave Mattingly 370-6413/6443 Usa eur outdoor recreation Programmer is free and lines Are open daily from 7 . Until 10 . Travellers pay for the room on arrival. All major credit cards Are accepted. Forte trave Lodge also advertises excellent Security. The front door is protected by an entry phone and Only guests May enter the building. To enter rooms visitors must pass a reception desk which is staffed Alt night. To obtain a list of lodges write Forte trave Lodge at unit 2, Cartel business Centre Stroudy Road Basingstoke rc24 of England. Susan Sobin is a Troe Lance Krilor living in flesh him Germany. Bis. Dave Casey the living room of one of the . Embassy apartments in Brussels has plenty of room for a Large family. May 25, 1994 travel 94 3 7