We had the "Evening with Wolves at the Winter Solstice" package. The actual wolf experience was great, but definitely not for small children! The weather was very cold and our group was all adults braving the storm to see these wolves devour a whole deer -- like I said, a great experience. But if you are coming with children, maybe check out the Meet&Greet package instead. Some small functionalities that made the experience much better were: 1) We had a private room and a seperated bathroom. The bathroom was pretty clean and came with disinfectant spray, which definitely made it more comfortable. 2) The Purell hand sanitizer dispensers were actually filled and working! 3) The rooms have a small kitchenette, we should have definitely gotten more food or snacks with us. They also had a coffee machine, electric kettle, toaster, and fridge with small freezer. We brought teabags and it was a very good call. And it also had salt, vinegar, sugar, dish detergent, clean sponges, etc! 4) All of the wall sockets have pre-installed child covers! Such a small but great feature. 5) We had a grill dinner included but the sausages were either pork or vegetarian, so we asked if we could bring our own. They were very accomodating and grilled our sausages quickly, put them in a different tray and we got to eat our food happily :) 6) Whenever we had questions, the staff went out of their way to resolve the underlying problem, rather than just respond. We were low on cash and asked for help finding an ATM (which they didn't have) but the woman we asked then gave some other solutions until we found one that worked! They really go the extra mile. Some things to be aware of: 1) Pack slippers or some sort of house shoes, I wish we had known that! Would have made the experience much better. Maybe even add more functional items to the gift shop or as a vending machine to the housing area!! Stocking with simple cheap 'hotel' items like shampoo bars, house slippers, snacks... 2) Bring your own coffee, tea bags, etc for after the event! Maybe the restaurant was open but after several hours in the cold, we just wanted to lie down with some tea. We brought some tea bags and snacks but we could have done even more. I'm sure people who are gluten free or have severe allergies will be happy to have a space where they can make extra food. 3) Bring cash!!! You can pay with card in the restaurant and gift shop, but if you are thinking of coming by bus, just get a taxi instead from the Dörverden train station. The number is shown next to the bus stop and it's about 16 euros one way. Much easier. In short, this isn't a cheap experience, and it isn't something super quick to do. In summer it looks like they have a lot of good activities, like a gold rush themed dig and some other unique exhibitions. It's a great gift for the wolf-obsessed person in your life and it's also a good weekend getaway, but I would really recommend against trying to cut costs on something like this. Better to just get the package, take your time, and enjoy all the little things that come your way.