Youth Hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Marvel, discover, experience with all your senses.
Ask about our programmes. We offer nature and adventure education as well as cultural programmes for families and groups or school classes through our Alpine Study Site!
You hear Garmisch-Partenkirchen and think of skiing, winter sports and snow fun. But there's also plenty to do here in summer at the foot of the Zugspitze: high mountains, crystal-clear streams, deep blue lakes. Our family|youth hostel is the ideal starting point for families, school classes and groups. Not only that: our hostel is also an Alpine study site. Learn with us from and with nature.
Enjoy the community without barriers:
So that people with walking disabilities can enjoy their stay unhindered, this youth hostel is equipped to meet the needs of wheelchair users who can move their wheelchair themselves.
Our tip: Youth hostels cannot always be correctly assigned to the terms "wheelchair accessible" and "wheelchair-friendly". Before you decide on a stay, get detailed advice from the hostel team.
Our hostel offers:
- 2 rooms with shower/WC for wheelchair users for max. 2 persons (not suitable for electric wheelchairs).
- The house is accessible at ground level
- Lift available
- Toilets for wheelchair users in the general area
- all common rooms accessible for wheelchair users
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is a parking space for people with disabilities.
- The Werdenfelser Straße bus stop is 300 meters away.
- All rooms and facilities that are accessible to guests are step-free/at ground level or accessible via a ramp or stair platform lift.
- There are no slopes with a gradient of more than 6%.
- All doors/passages and paths that can be used by guests are at least 90 cm wide. Exception: The toilet door in room E12 is 74 cm wide.
- The reception desk is 101 cm high at its lowest point. There is another, equivalent communication option available while seated.
- There are two accessible rooms available.
- The toilet in the room is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). There are folding grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
- The sink is wheelchair compatible and the mirror is visible while seated.
- Access to the shower is threshold-free. A grab rail and a shower chair are available.
- The dining room has tables that are max. 80 cm high and wheelchair compatible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm.
- There is a public toilet for people with disabilities, which is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). There are foldable grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.
- There is no clearly visible alarm.
- There is no audio induction loop.
- In the evaluated rooms, there is no freely available outlet near the bed.
- The ringing or knocking on the room door is not indicated by a flashing signal.
- WiFi is available in the public areas.
- Information for orientation is provided in written form.
- In the dining room there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, where there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision.
- There are no seating areas with low background noises.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- The entrance area is designed with high visual contrast.
- The signage (for orientation) is designed in easily legible, high-contrast font.
- All elevated areas accessible to guests are brightly lit without glare.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed acoustically.
- Steps do not have high-contrast edges.
- Stairs have a handrail on one side.
- The font used on the menu is simple and visually high-contrast.
- Information is not available in relief or Braille.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.
- The name of the youth hostel is clearly visible from the outside at the entrance.
- The destination of the path is usually within sight. There are no path signs at a visible distance.
- There is no information in easy language or photorealistic representation.
- There is no menu. The dishes are presented visibly.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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Youth Hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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3 bed room -youth hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Entrance and reception - youth hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Dining Room - Youth Hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Spacious Garden - Youth Hostel Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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