Bavaria · Germany
Where to stay in Munich
Munich is a city in Bavaria, Germany, home to about 1,505,000 people. This guide covers 20 hotels, 7 aparthotels and 2 apartment buildings in Munich, with about 2,938 rooms between them. 11 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 29
- Best months
- September
- Nearest airport
- MUC29 km · Munich Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third most-populous city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Munich
See
Four royal avenues were laid out in the 19th century, with imposing architecture. Briennerstraße starts at Odeonsplatz (where you can find Feldherrnhalle, Theatinerkirche and the Residenz) on the northern fringe of Altstadt. It runs east to west past Wittelsbacherplatz (with Alfons-Palais and the statue of Maximilian I), Karolinenplatz (the black obelisk honours the Bavarian Army), to Königsplatz. This is Athens-on-the-Isar, with the Doric Propylaea, the Ionic Glyptothek and the Corinthian State Museum of Classical Art. The east end of Briennerstraße is lined with upscale shops, galleries, cafés and restaurants. Ludwigstraße runs north from Odeonsplatz through Maxvorstadt into Schwabing.
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Munich
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Hotel Munich City East hotel | 215 | 92/100 8,635 reviews |
| 2 | NYX Hotel Munich hotel | 225 | 91/100 7,829 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich hotel | 424 | 90/100 13,531 reviews |
| 4 | Leonardo Hotel Munich City South hotel | 159 | 90/100 6,292 reviews |
| 5 | Leonardo Hotel & Residenz München hotel | 270 | 88/100 13,408 reviews |
| 6 | Leonardo Hotel Munich Arabellapark hotel | 152 | 87/100 7,554 reviews |
| 7 | Leonardo Hotel München City West hotel | 98 | 87/100 3,968 reviews |
| 8 | Leonardo Hotel Munich City North hotel | 80 | 87/100 3,881 reviews |
| 9 | Leonardo Hotel Munich City Olympiapark hotel | 196 | 86/100 8,808 reviews |
| 10 | Leonardo Hotel München City Center hotel | 80 | 83/100 4,004 reviews |
19 more places to stay
| Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|
| Adina Apartment Hotel Munich aparthotel | ||
| Bob W Münchner Freiheit hotel | 56 | |
| Bob W Munich City Centre hotel | 46 | |
| Bob W Munich City West aparthotel | 35 | |
| Bob W Munich Old Town apartment building | 36 | |
| Bob W Munich Schwabing apartment building | 43 | |
| City Hotel MAX - Munich West hotel | ||
| Garching (Munich) Bürgermeister-Amon-Straße aparthotel | 29 | |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Brass Munich Olympiapark hotel | ||
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Loco Munich North hotel | ||
| Holiday Inn Munich-South hotel | ||
| Hotel Miano By Limehome aparthotel | 35 | |
| Leonardo Boutique Hotel Munich hotel | 74 | 79/100 2,551 reviews |
| Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich Bavaria Towers hotel | 341 | |
| MEININGER Hotel München Zentrum hotel | 94 | |
| MEININGER Hotel Munich Olympiapark hotel | 172 | |
| Munich Fritz-Erler Straße aparthotel | 22 | |
| Munich Olschewskibogen aparthotel | 28 | |
| Munich Theresienwiese aparthotel | 28 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Munich to stay in
Munich is divided into 25 administrative districts, but these don't always match "natural" neighbourhoods or make sense to visitors. It's therefore convenient to divide it into the "travel districts" set out below. Most of the key attractions are in Altstadt and Maxvorstadt; the districts of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt and Haidhausen are major night-life spots. The other areas, while mostly residential, feature some hidden gems which are worth a visit.
Camping: there are four regular sites around the city fringes. The Hauptbahnhof area has the densest concentration of accommodation, with hostels, budget hotels (not all of them vice-dens) and upscale hotels like Le Meridien and Sofitel. There is major construction here until 2027, so expect some noise, mud and street disruption. The other main areas for budget to mid-range are Schwabing and the university quarter, and around Ostbahnhof. They hike their prices in summer, during trade fairs at Messe, and of course during Oktoberfest. Prices drop as you move further out along the S- and U-Bahn routes, but all are within the same inner city fare zone.
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When to go
The best time to visit Munich
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Munich are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; June is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Munich: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Munich Airport (MUC), about 29 km from the city centre in a straight line; Innsbruck Airport (INN, 99 km) and Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM, 101 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The innermost city is walkable and the outer fringes are suitable for a car. For everything else use the excellent public transport system. This is an integrated system where one ticket is valid for interchanges across all modes of transport. Check the Munich MVV website for network maps, fare zones and prices, timetables, journey planner and P&R parking lots. S-Bahn suburban trains (look for a white "S" on a green background) bring you from the airport to the city centre.
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MUC · Munich Airport
INN · Innsbruck Airport
FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Munich
Stay safe
Boasting one of the lowest crime rates of any major European city, Munich is a very safe city, and violent crime is rare. Walking around, day or night, is not an issue, and you will most likely not encounter any crime at all, though you should still take the usual precautions against pickpocketing (especially in the central districts of Altstadt-Lehel and the Ludwigsvorstadt area immediately south of the central station), such as not leaving your camera unattended or venturing alone through parks at night. While some of Munich's boroughs like Neuperlach and Hasenbergl have a reputation for seediness among locals, crime levels are actually average.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Munich
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Questions
Munich: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Munich?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Munich City East (92 / 100 · 8,635 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); NYX Hotel Munich (91 / 100 · 7,829 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich (90 / 100 · 13,531 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Munich?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Munich are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; June is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Munich?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Munich Airport (MUC), about 29 km from the city centre in a straight line; Innsbruck Airport (INN, 99 km) and Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM, 101 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Munich?
9 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Munich?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Munich
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.