Child-free hotels: A good idea or outrageous discrimination?

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Child-Free Hotels a Hit in Germany
Child-Free Hotels a Hit in Germany



Hotels in some parts of Europe are increasingly becoming adult-only offerings in a bid to offer some peace and quiet to their guests.

Take the Hotel Parkschloessl in Bavaria, Germany, which has been child-free since 2014.

When children were allowed to stay the hotel they were just too unruly, says hotel worker Lisa Kandlbinder.

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But she doesn't blame the little ones: "Parents were unable to deal with their children. They ran around and parents had no control over them. Even when they disciplined them, the children showed no reaction."

Not everyone in the area is in favour of child-free zones, however: there have been several complaints and opponents some see them as discriminatory.

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But Lisa defends the decision to ban kids: "We're an adults-only hotel in Germany. There are enough hotels for children which specialise in offering fun for them."

Germany appears to take its stance on child behavior quite seriously. One recent law in Germany ruled that youthful yelling in the playgrounds was 'environmentally harmful'.



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