As of: March 2, 2024, 8:30 a.m
By: Franziska Kaindl
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The Hanover District Court has decided: Holidaymakers can expect more than 70 centimeters of space in the hotel bed.
Therefore, part of the money is given back.
A seemingly small detail can sometimes decide whether a vacation is relaxing or not.
For travelers who spent a break in Mauritius, however, it was clear: a double bed measuring 1.40 meters is too small for two people.
The Hanover district court agreed with them in a judgment dated February 22, 2024 (file number 471 C 6110/23).
Vacation in Mauritius marred by a bed that was too small
A bed that was too small did not meet the contractual conditions - which is why Mauritius vacationers are entitled to a refund of part of the travel price.
© Dusko Jankovic/Imago
The court is of the opinion that travelers in a hotel that has been rated by the tour operator itself with five “suns” must have a sleeping place that is more than 70 centimeters wide for each traveler.
In the present case, a man from Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia sued who was on a honeymoon in Mauritius with his wife and had booked a double room for himself and a triple room for three adult fellow travelers.
They were provided with a room in which there were two beds, each 1.40 meters wide.
So two people had to share one of these beds.
However, according to the court, this did not correspond to the contractual agreements.
According to a court spokesman, the brochure spoke of a “particularly high-quality hotel” with “comfortable furnishings,” according to the German Press Agency (dpa).
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The two travelers will therefore receive 15 percent of their travel price back, as stated in a press release from the Hanover District Court.
According to dpa, that amounts to 734.60 euros.
The verdict is not yet final, so an appeal is possible.
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