MEININGER Hotel Munich City Center

You may be familiar with the Meininger Hostels from their various sites around Berlin. Now they have built this hostel in München (Munich). This hostel claims to live up to a three-star hotel status, and seems to come pretty close. It’s around a fifteen-minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof (main train station), or you can take Tram Nineteen (towards Parsing) or Twenty (towards Gondrellplatz) stopping at the Holzapfelstrasse stop. While the front might not be much to look at, they defiantly strive to offer lots to its visitors inside.

The hostel is very large with around three hundred beds. Even so, they take good care of the rooms and make sure they are clean. The same, however, can not be said for the showers. The in-room shower had mildew and mold growing on the walls and ceiling, which severely deterred us from using it. Since each room has its own shower, this may not be the case with all showers, but it left a very large impression in our minds. Other than that, the rooms are comfortable with beds that are above average in comfort, TVs in every room, and balconies to go out on.

What stands out most is what they offer. The staff is friendly and is proficient in English. They offer a free, all-you-can-eat, German-style breakfast buffet which runs from seven to 10 AM, which is a nice way to start off your day. They offer a free walking tour of Munich, which lasts a few hours. They have a brightly neon-lit game room with a pool table, foosball table (kicker), and darts as well as a TV with satellite dish. There is also a bar called the “M Bar” that seems to attract quite a few visitors. These things and more help make your stay pleasant. This is overall a very nice hostel in a very nice city.

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June 2006