vacation apartment
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vacation apartment
A furnished apartment that is rented to travelers for a limited period of time, usually for a vacation.
Wir haben für den Sommer eine Ferienwohnung an der Ostsee gebucht.
We booked a vacation apartment on the Baltic Sea for the summer.
This word is a simple compound made up of 'Ferien' (vacation/holidays) and 'Wohnung' (apartment). So it is literally an apartment for vacation.
Unsere Ferienwohnung hatte einen tollen Blick auf die Berge.
Our vacation apartment had a great view of the mountains.
In connection with a vacation apartment, the verbs 'mieten' (to rent), 'buchen' (to book), or 'suchen' (to look for) are often used.
Wir haben online eine günstige Ferienwohnung für zwei Wochen gemietet.
We rented an affordable vacation apartment online for two weeks.
To indicate the location of a vacation apartment, use 'an' (+ dative) for coasts and bodies of water, or 'in' (+ dative) for regions, mountains, and cities.
Nächstes Jahr suchen wir eine Ferienwohnung am Meer.
Next year we are looking for a vacation apartment by the sea.
accommodation
'Unterkunft' and 'Ferienwohnung' both have to do with a place where you live temporarily or stay overnight. 'Unterkunft' is the more general word: it can be a hotel, a room, a hostel, or also a vacation apartment. 'Ferienwohnung' is more specific and means a furnished apartment that you usually rent for a vacation. The words can be confused when talking about travel. If the type of place does not matter, 'Unterkunft' fits better. If it really is a whole apartment for a vacation, 'Ferienwohnung' is more precise.
Im Sommer mietet die Familie eine Ferienwohnung am See.
In the summer, the family rents a vacation apartment by the lake.
Für die Messe sucht Tara noch eine günstige Unterkunft in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.
Tara is still looking for affordable accommodation near the train station for the trade fair.