Berlin Hotels/Munich Old Town Hotels?

[Rob]

Spending three nights in Munich in April 2024 - I can always book a Marriott, but any old town gem hotels I should consider?

Also spending 6 nights in Berlin - My friend want to stay at the Myer's Hotel in Prenzlauer Berg, a more residential area with restaurants and bars instead of the tourist or business areas. Any other ideas?

 

[alexikeguchi]

I liked Hotel Am Markt in Munich. As you might expect from the name, it is right next to the market, lots of cafes, and a couple minute walk to Marienplatz. It is not spectacularly luxurious but homey with a nice breakfast buffet and very conveniently located.

 

[ballettmaus]

Also spending 6 nights in Berlin - My friend want to stay at the Myer's Hotel in Prenzlauer Berg, a more residential area with restaurants and bars instead of the tourist or business areas. Any other ideas?

Just an FYI, the hotel says it's a 2 minute walk from the S-Bahn Station Alexanderplatz, so it's not really away from any tourist areas.

 

[PRlady]

Stayed at this place 12 years ago. It’s austere but comfortable, reasonably priced and convenient to both U Bahn and S Bahn. At the time there was a cafe across the street with the best bacon I’ve ever eaten.

https://www.hotels.com/ho200525/hotel-augustinenhof-berlin-berlin-germany/

 

[text_skate]

Berlin:
Friends of mine enjoyed this greatly: https://huettenpalast.de/ (It's definitely not the Mariott)

They've booked a "hut" with shared bathroom (clean) and loved the experience and the atmosphere, friendly people. They have also regular hotel rooms, which looked nice.

Not in a tourist hot spot. It's in walking distance to 2 underground lines (one for airport), and bus lines, too (one to central main station).
It's in a street which is still a little like the Berlin from some time ago, cobble stones. Near by a lot of cafés and food stalls, mainly Arabic or Turkish.

 

[ballettmaus]

Berlin:
Friends of mine enjoyed this greatly: https://huettenpalast.de/ (It's definitely not the Mariott)

They've booked a "hut" with shared bathroom (clean) and loved the experience and the atmosphere, friendly people. They have also regular hotel rooms, which looked nice.

Not in a tourist hot spot. It's in walking distance to 2 underground lines (one for airport), and bus lines, too (one to central main station).
It's in a street which is still a little like the Berlin from some time ago, cobble stones. Near by a lot of cafés and food stalls, mainly Arabic or Turkish.

Again FYI, it's located in Neukölln and that's where all the recent unrests took place and, as of late, usually take place whenever there are unrests.
I know the area quite well as my grandparents lived in the area all their lives and my granddad still lives there and Neukölln is a very interesting area with a lot of great food opportunities and cafés etc but it can also be quite volatile.

As far as public transport is concerned, neither underground line is going to the airport. There are busses that go from one of the underground lines to the airport. But the airport is only connected to the S-Bahn, not the U-Bahn. That said, Hermannstraße should also have an S-Bahn station where you can catch the S-Bahn to the airport.

 

[text_skate]

As far as public transport is concerned, neither underground line is going to the airport. There are busses that go from one of the underground lines to the airport. But the airport is only connected to the S-Bahn, not the U-Bahn. That said, Hermannstraße should also have an S-Bahn station where you can catch the S-Bahn to the airport.

The underground is the fastest (and most reliable) way to the airport from there, apart from taxi (appr. 50 Euro). You have to change for the bus at Rudow. So yes, it's not direct.

 

[ballettmaus]

The underground is the fastest (and most reliable) way to the airport from there, apart from taxi (appr. 50 Euro). You have to change for the bus at Rudow. So yes, it's not direct.

Given that the S45 has 11 stations to the airport, the U-Bahn has 10 and you have to wait for the bus and have traffic to consider, I think it's debatable if it's the fastest. I went to the airport with the S-Bahn several years ago from Südkreuz and that took like 25 minutes or so. It was crazy quick. (Compared to what I was used to with regards to taking public transport to the airport anyway).