Subway, Wendl-Dietrich-Strasse 21, Munich

Advantages: nice and tidy rooms, good service, yummy breakfast
Disadvantages: not that easy to reach without a car

...as it is located in a back street. Therefore you also do not have a great view out of the window... Derag Hotel Prinzessin Elisabeth Geyerstr. 52, 80469 München Phone +49 (0)89-7 20 17-0 Fax +49 (0)89-7 20 17-160 Best way to reach the hotel is to take the metro bus 58 from Munich central station to Baldeplatz. From there it is a 4 min walk to the hotel. Nearest subway stations are Frauenhoferstr. and Kolumbusplatz. --------------------------- service: very friendly and helpful personnel. At reception they gave us information about attractions and the bus and subway timetables. breakfast: The breakfast was great. They had a big breakfast buffet, with food ranging from muesli and yoghurt to different kinds of cheeses and meats. They also had excellent buns and wholemeal bread. ------------------------ furthermore there are... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful City, Great Food, Wonderful Museums, Close to Alps
Disadvantages: Too Many Tourists In The Summer

...'In Munich Stands a Hofbräuhaus'…or so, roughly translated, runs one well-known staple of Munich's beerhall sing-alongs. For many who've never visited this charming city (and perhaps, even for a few who have…) this, along with the even better-known Oktoberfest, an event which, to all intents and purposes, is little more than the Hofbräuhaus writ large, condensed into a month & transferred on to a circus ground, is pretty much all that Munich amounts to. Well, it isn't. MY MUNICH: I lived in Munich for about four years, in the late-seventies and early eighties. My earliest memories of the Hofbräuhaus involve sitting outside it in a parked Mercedes with my two brothers, when I was about six. Our father would drop in to have a beer, or two, with his German work colleagues, leaving us to wait squabbling in the back seat for an hour or so... Read review

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Advantages: Safety, Size, Greenery, Location
Disadvantages: Language, Entertainment possibilities

...As a place to visit on your European Tour, Munich is a beautiful, safe city with plenty of greenery and a relaxing atmosphere to help you regain your energy for the next big city. Being quite a small and rich city, Munich probably isn't the best place to go shopping for cheap clothes, but with lots of culture and interesting history, certainly a place to at least spend a couple of days. Language Speaking German - don't ask if people can speak English, just ask them (slowly and clearly) and they will answer. Ask them if they speak your tongue and they will invariably deny it! However, in Munich there are so many international companies, that most employees of the big companies (BMW, Allianz, Munich Re, Siemens) will at least have a basic level of English, if not speak it well. Important Bavarian words: "servus" (alright? / Howz... Read review

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