"Among the things they're learning is about dress codes, that skirts should
not be too short," he said, using words last heard in Germany in the 1960s.
"To avoid all problems, all women staffers are going to wear trousers instead
of dresses."
Porn-free zone
The Dolce is also planning to make some adjustments to the Pay-TV channels
and contents of the small room refrigerators.
"We will leave the Pay-TV on in their rooms but the porn movie channels will
of course be turned off," said Prokop, 47.
"All the alcohol will be removed from the mini bars and replaced with soft
drinks," he added.
"They will be able to watch 35 Arabic language TV channels in their rooms so
they can see all the (World Cup) games in their own language."
With the help of the local Islamic community, the hotel will set up a
separate prayer room and will also remove bibles from Saudi rooms.
Yet despite all efforts to make the Saudis feel at home, dangers seem to lurk
around every corner at the hotel with the address "Elvis Presley Square 1" - in
honour of the American singer who lived here from 1958 to 1960 while he was in
the US army.
First choice
Bad Nauheim, a pleasant town of 31,000 which is 30 km (20 miles) north of
Frankfurt, won the bidding from among 110 rivals to host one of the 31 foreign
teams and Prokop says Saudi Arabia had been their first choice.
"It's a kind of dream team for us and the town," he said. "They were our
preferred team. We have a long history of ties to Saudi Arabia."
In 1959, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz spent four weeks in Bad Nauheim with a
70-member delegation that the town still talks about. They're hoping the Saudi
team's stay may spark a rejuvenation of commercial ties with the kingdom.
"We're very excited to be hosting Saudi Arabia," said
Prokop.