Berchtesgaden Travel Forum

Hi, I'm holidaying in Berchtesgaden for 10 days with my entire family. We're really looking forward to it, but my mother who is 68 might find it a bit tough going when we're out and about (she has back problems which can limit her mobility). I was wondering whether it would be possible to hire a wheelchair in Bechtesgaden (or Munich, which is where we fly to - or Salzburg, for that matter). She wouldn't need it all the time, but it might be quite a good standby.
Does anyone know if it's possible, and if so, any links?

Thanks

Hi Phil!

How's life? Just had a look at
http://www.tourismus-berchtesgaden.de/welcome.htm, which only has a very brief description in english... but I saw there are several spas and health centres in town (on the page named "Kurärzte, Kliniken & co."), so it should not be a problem to find and rent wheelchairs there. Also through this page you can contact/mail them and ask directly - probably the best option!

Have a nice trip,
P.

I am flying in to Frankfurt, but I have the same question about renting a wheelchair.

Hi, about a year ago we had to rent a wheelchair for my mother-in-law. We did it through a "Sanitaetshaus". Hospitals usually only give things to patients, a Sanitaetshaus is a privately run business and much more flexible.
Contact them as early as possible, there may be a waitinglist. We had to wait some time.
Here's the e-mail address of a "Sanitaetshaus" in Bad Reichenhall, very close to Berchtesgaden, which has wheelchairs:
ortho.polig@t-online.de
The website is:
http://gewerbeverein-reichenhall.de/pohlig/
They also have a store in Berchtesgaden.
If you google for more places, wheelchair is Rollstuhl in German, check for "Reha"-articles.
Good luck.
Christine

Thanks for that, guys. Great help, as ever. I'll check the links out.
Pete, great to see you again. How's life with you? Been away recently?
I've got a trip coming up after our Berchtesgaden venture. My friend and I are going to Vienna in late October. I'm really looking forward to it and hope it will be very Third Man-esque. We're staying in Nebau, which I've heard is a great district.
Ever been to Vienna?

No, never been to Vienna yet. Would love to go there once though, and see all the "Third man" locations!
We've also been away a bit, first camping in Germany/Austria and Venice in July, and after that In Russia (Kaliningrad) for a week. Also other than that busy enough, have neglected page-building here therefore... Hope to pick it up soon again!
All the best on both trips!
P.

What was Kallingrad like? It was one of the destinations my friend and I were thinking about, but Russia seemed a bit too difficult with all the visa requirements.

We actually took my wifes wheelchair with us last year and also in 2002 to the area you are going to. I just wanted to say we had no problem with the wheelchair apart from the walk from Berchtesgaden railway station up to the town. I took one look at it and knew I could never push her up so we took a taxi up and down again because it was so steep. We also took a taxi to the lake at Konigsee and back to the station. Apart from that we had no problems on the trains and in the towns. Friendly people too - one day man stopped us in the street and pointed to one of the wheels that was a little flat. When I told him we were English and spoke no German he explained in English he was a doctor and knew where the wheel could be inflated. So he took us through some back streets to a garage where a mechanic kindly blew the tyre up for us. I have never forgotten such kindness. You will have a wonderful time.