We are making our first trip to Berlin October.7-13. We've booked a room at the Myers Hotel in Prenzlauer Berg, recommended by Rick Steves. My husband wants to be at a hotel where we can walk to some sights and not rely on public transportation to get everywhere. The Myers Hotel looks very nice to me and I especially like it because it includes breakfast. Would this be a good place to stay even though it appears we'll have to use public transport to get to the major sights?
As we are fit seniors who enjoy small towns and lovely day walks in nature, we are looking for somewhere quieter in a natural setting to go for a few days after visiting Berlin. The small towns (Quedlinburg, Goslar) and walks in the Harz Mountains area sounded appealing, but I have recently read some discouraging comments about the devastation of the forests there from disease and that the area is now quite unsightly. I've also read that tourism has been impacted by that devastation, as well as previously from COVID, and that the area has many restaurant closures and is not appealing right now. Also read that little English is spoken there. Wondering if these comments are accurate?
We're thinking we might be disappointed and should go somewhere else, but where? We don't want to go to another city, such as Dresden, Leipzig, or Prague, and visit more buildings and museums.
