"Glückliche Zeit" Apartment: 100 m² basement unit with billiards room and garden terrace

Welcome to your 100 m² oasis of well-being! The “Glückliche Zeit” vacation rental, freshly renovated in 2026, offers you spacious, single-level living with many amenities, as well as direct access to the large garden with a covered, sunny terrace—ideal for a cool drink after an eventful hiking tour.
Located in the idyllic, green Harz foothills, just four kilometers from the historic half-timbered town of Osterode am Harz, the perfect blend of adventure and relaxation awaits you here.
Highlights of your accommodation:
Pure entertainment: A private billiards room complete with an electronic dartboard, perfect for social evenings.
A Comfortable Atmosphere: Thanks to its location on the bright garden level (souterrain), you’ll enjoy absolute tranquility and a pleasant, natural coolness even in the height of summer.
State-of-the-Art Comfort: In the living-dining room and the two bedrooms, you’ll find comfortable beds (travel crib available upon request) and two flat-screen TVs with HDMI connections for relaxing movie nights.
Amenities & Cuisine: The fully equipped kitchen leaves nothing to be desired. To help you relax upon arrival, a starter kit with organic tea, coffee, spices, vinegar, and oil awaits you. Towels and bed linens are included.
Amenities: A bus stop, bakery, and supermarket are all within easy walking distance.
Families: A children’s playground is located right around the corner.
Activities: The ideal starting point for hiking tours in the Harz Mountains.
Good to know: This non-smoking apartment accommodates up to five people and is ideal for families, couples, culture enthusiasts, and business travelers. To ensure a comfortable environment for those with allergies, pets are unfortunately not allowed.
Whether it’s an adventure-filled day in the Harz Mountains or relaxation on a rainy day: Thanks to free Wi-Fi and a billiards lounge, you’ll never get bored here.

Information about the surrounding area:
Your base camp in the lush foothills of the Harz Mountains: Welcome to the “Hidden Gem of the Vorharz”! While the core region of the Harz Mountains is undergoing change, Osterode-Katzenstein still offers the full natural idyll: Experience the fascinating, globally unique gypsum karst landscape and hike through beautiful natural meadows and pristine, lush green deciduous forests. Our location is the perfect base camp: You’ll enjoy absolute peace and quiet in the countryside, yet you can reach all the highlights of the Upper Harz “in a flash” and with ease. Hiking bliss & stamp stations: The Karst Hiking Trail and the König-Hübich-Stieg start right outside our door. As the gateway to the Harz Mountains, Osterode is also the ideal starting point for the Harzer Hexenstieg or Baudenstieg trails. Whether it’s the Brocken, Wolfswarte, Achtermann, or the Liebesbankweg—collect stamps for your hiking pin in the fresh, healthy forest air! Nearby highlights are within easy reach. Culture: Goslar World Heritage Site (Imperial Palace & Rammelsberg), Hahnenklee Stave Church, Walkenried Monastery, Museum im Ritterhaus Adventure: Bad Harzburg Tree Top Trail, Thale Witches’ Dance Plaza, Pullman City, mountain bike parks, summer toboggan runs, and a high ropes course (St. Andreasberg), Mystery: explorable caves such as the Scharzfeld Unicorn Cave, the Iberg Stalactite Cave, and the Rübeland Caves. Nature: lynx enclosure, Worbis Bear Park, WeltWald Harz in Bad Grund, and not to be forgotten are the many idyllically situated Harz ponds that invite you to take a dip. Shopping: Bad Lauterberg, a shopping experience for young and old alike with many inviting cafés and a chairlift in the middle of the shopping street that leads to a restaurant on the local mountain offering a beautiful panoramic view, is just 25 km away and easily accessible.