Moving Motel

Last night, while we were sitting outside our friends motorhome, I saw this rig pull in the campground and up to the office. It seemed very tall but it wasn’t until another motorhome pulled up behind it that I realized just how tall it was. It said Das Rollende Hotel on the side of the bus. (If you click on the link, you’ll go to their web site and see some cool pictures but unless you understand German, you won’t be able to read anything on their site…cool pics though !) They pulled into a site that was close to the rest rooms and started to get set up for the night. The door opened and people started pouring out. Wendy took her smart phone and researched the name from the side of the bus. Turns out it’s a touring company that specializes in economical tours for foreigners.

The front part of the bus is where the 24 passengers ride, like on a typical bus. The back half is where there are 26 sleeping compartments (24 for passengers and 2 for the drivers). If you open the picture, the area under the large windows is a pull out kitchen. It was pretty amazing. All of the tables that they are sitting at, were unloaded from the bus storage bays. (That’s some serious storage space !)

 

 

 

On the left side of the bus, there was an entrance area for the sleeping compartment.We didn’t see them set it up but if you look closely at the picture, you’ll see that the roof part looks like it flips up and the floor of the area pulled out of the coach. There are legs under the area to support it and a set of steps leading up to the platform. Very interesting ! We were very intrigued by it and kept watching what they were doing and tried to snap some pictures without appearing too obvious. Made for an interesting discussion during happy hour.