European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps Kathy plat variety of choices await visitors by Kathy Platt staff writer our scouting parly had the Opportunity to spend three nights in three different hotels plus another night on a farm. We also visited another hotel youth hostels and campgrounds. Some of these facilities offer special discounts to nato affiliated personnel. Hotels the hotel we stayed at in Sonderburg and another one we visited there were similar in Many regards. Both were relatively new facilities and offered the things that have become commonplace in today s better hotels including everything from televisions and minibars to built in. Hair dryers and a Basket full of those Little. Goodies shampoo body lotion Shower Cap Etc that come in so Handy to the absent minded. Both facilities had indoor swimming pools spas saunas and workout rooms plus playrooms for children. In Tonder the two hotels were a study in contrast. One was an older hotel at a charming location facing a cobblestones Street. My second floor room overlooked the town s largest Stream. The second hotel was Brand new it had been open less than three weeks. Down on the farm the farm route May be the Way to go for homesick Farmers or City slickers seeking new frontiers. A. Like Many of their european neighbors danish Farmers have expanded their farms to include bed and breakfast Type accommodations. The farm where we stayed had six bedrooms available for guests plus a Small Kitchen for patrons who wanted to Cook their own meats. One bedroom had a private Bath. Visitors in the other five rooms had to trek Down the Hall to use showers and toilets a few of the bedrooms were equipped with sinks. We took a Quick tour of the farm after donning Little Blue plastic booties. We tramped through the Bam to Exchange hellos with a Large number of Friendly Dairy cows. Then we took a Quick peek inside guests work out at a hotel s facilities in Sonderburg. A amps Kathy Platt another Large barn at the modern equipment including the Pride of any Farmer a John Deere tractor considerably newer than the one on the family Homestead in Oklahoma. This particular tractor we were told has done double duty hitched to a Wagon full of farm guests for a new fashioned hayride. A the farm we visited also has a swimming Pool which is open Only during warm summer months. The Best Way to find out about staying on a farm is to Send off for the  for Landbo Arisme brochure. There is no centralized Telephone number to make reservations so individual farms have to be contacted. The farm we stayed on six Kilometres from Tonder is owned by Christa and Markus Nissen. A guest sign in Book revealed visitors from As far away As Israel and Nigeria. Christa Nissen said the most recent american visitors were a military couple from Kaiserslautern Germany who had travelled to Tonder to marry a a youth hostels hostels in Denmark Are open to everyone regardless of age. The Only requirement is to be a card carrying member. Cards can be purchased at any Hostel. Our group visited hostels in both towns. At the Sonderburg Hostel guests have