The best vacation books: Which book should be in your suitcase?

First things first: work documents, work-related specialist books and files are not the right kind of vacation reading. On vacation, you should switch off, relax and recuperate so that you can recharge your empty batteries. Reading material that reminds you of work is not suitable for this.

What is suitable vacation reading and which book should not be missed on vacation?

The right vacation read is one that makes it easy for you to escape the stresses of everyday life. A good book helps you to immerse yourself in another world, forget your problems for a few moments or catch up on information.

Vacation reading to relax or for a thrill

Whether it's a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher, a thriller by Steven King, the latest bestseller by Jenny Colgan or the biography of Albert Einstein, which type of reading you prefer is a matter of taste. What they all have in common is the fact that reading fictional or authentic stories helps you to take a step back. It's like going to the theater or cinema. Immersing yourself in another world, far away from the here and now. That's what a vacation should be.

Vacation reading for information - the travel guide

Reading material that no vacation should be without is the respective travel guide of the country and region where you will be spending the next few days or weeks. Find out about customs and traditions or the nearest places of interest.

Did you know, for example, that the Montafon is an almost 40 km long valley in Vorarlberg, surrounded by the peaks of the Montafon mountain ranges Verwall, Rätikon and Silvretta? Or that there are 1130 km of marked hiking trails and 270 km of mountain bike routes in the Montafon? You will know this and much more if you have a travel guide with you when you stay with us in the beautiful Montafon.

The book you've always wanted to read but never found the time for

Do you know it? There is this one book. You always see it in the store window when you walk past the bookshop. Or it's even on the bookshelf in your home. But somehow you never get around to reading it.

What do you think about taking it with you on vacation? Give yourself a break, take your time and flick through the pages.

Paperback or hardcover on vacation?

For people who like to hold a "real" book in their hands and enjoy turning the pages, the smell of ink and the crackling of the pages, there is no alternative to paper and cardboard books. So for those people, the only question is whether to take a hardcover copy or the paperback edition with them on vacation.

Real bookworms or bookworms will prefer the hardcover book. But let's take a look at the advantages of taking a paperback on vacation.

1. It contains the same things as the hardcover version
2. It is cheaper
3. It's lighter (every gram counts when traveling by plane)
4. You can put it in any bag or jacket (if it gets creased, it's not so bad as it doesn't cost a fortune)
5. You always have it with you - in the café, on the beach, in the relaxation room of the spa - and can leaf through it wherever you like.

Disadvantages of books: they take up space in your luggage and weigh quite a bit. This is negligible if it's just a single book. However, if you are a heavy reader, this is a real factor. What's more, once you've finished reading a book, it's just ballast.

The solution: eBook, audiobook and Kindle, filled to the brim with suitable vacation reading

Whether on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or Kindle reader - no matter how many books you have with you, the "book" doesn't take up any more space and doesn't get any heavier. The only limit to how many books or audio books you have at your disposal is the storage space of the device. And with today's cloud solutions, this is no longer the case.

The advantages of eBooks:

• Take as much reading material with you as you want - you'll never run out of things to read.
• Switch between different genres depending on your mood, desire and whim. From romance to thriller. From epic to biography.
• Download the latest reading material from the Internet - for example, the right travel guide.

The advantage of audio books: you can listen to them while doing sport, hiking, sunbathing or even driving.

When and where do you enjoy your vacation reading?

There are no rules on vacation. Read whenever and wherever you feel like it. Retreat to a quiet spot and flip through the pages of your favorite book.

Here at the Fernblick vacation hotel, for example, the Room of Silence is particularly suitable for this. But a lounger by the pool or the "Fernblick Lounge" are also perfect for this.

Just give it a try. Book one of our inexpensive package deals, for example for the fall, pack enough reading material and enjoy an entertaining, educational, exciting, but in any case relaxing vacation. We, the team at the Ferienhotel Fernblick, will do our utmost to ensure that you feel completely at ease.