Trip to Oktoberfest
I had a really nice time during this trip seeing alot of incredible sites. My biggest issue was the hotels that were selected. The hotels in Luceren, Innsbruck and Salzburg were so noisy it made sleeping very difficult. I understand that the hotels in Europe are not nearly as nice as the ones we use in the US, however, if you know the hotel does not have AC and the guest will have to sleep with the windows open, then why not consider the location and chose hotels that are not on the main street going thru town. Another option would be to block out the rooms for the tour guests that are on the more quite side of the hotel, rather then right in the front on the main street.These three hotels were situated directly on main streets and the noise level was not tolerable. Some of the hotels provided fans so you could actually close the windows, which helped, but fans were not available in Lucerne or Salzburg. In Luceren I had to actually request a different room because the very strong smell of mildew made it impossible to stay in the assigned room. Most of the included dinners were just fair, the dinner in Munich was the worst, very bland and not very appetizing. Our tour guide, Margaret, was excellent and we had a blast with her. Our tour group as a whole was excellent and we really enjoyed each others company. The trips to Pilatus, Eagles Nest and Nureswanstein were the trip highlights. Absolutely incedible!!! Innsbruck was also incrediale along with Lucerne. You could actually leave Vienna off of the trip entirely, or just end there for ease of flying out. I would much rather have had another night in Luceren and Innsbruck rather then the 3 nights in Vienna. This was my second trip with Go Ahead and I see a great value in the tours I have taken, I just wish the noisy hotel rooms were not such a problem on this trip.
