I am going on a work trip to Europe and have decided to stay for the weekend of 4/27-29. After booking my flight I found out that Fruhlingsfest is going on and I can't find a reasonable place to stay. Can anyone help me to:
1) find a place to stay
2) learn more about what Fruhlingsfest is
3) tell me anything else I should do in Munich as I have never been there and will have 2 days to explore.
Thank you,
Matt ([email protected])

Fruhlingsfest means "spring festival", but the main problem is ther is a hug trade fair going on that week, so Munich may be booked up. You might try Gastehaus Englischer Garten, which is away from the center:

http://www.hotelenglischergarten.de/

Or see if the tourist office has a list of available rooms.

Wow---posted too soon. I meant "there is a HUGE trade show" going on.

I was wondering what the "hug trade" was

We stayed at the Hotel Laimerhof near the Schloss Nymphenberg - you might have good luck with that since it is away from the center of town. It is about a 10 minute walk from the Laim S-Bahn station and about a 5 minute walk from Romanplatz where there are trams, so public transportation is easy.

As for what to do - there is a ton. We were there for several days last summer and are going back on our next trip to Europe because we didn't see everything we wanted to For museums and palaces - there are the art museums, the residence, nymphenberg palace, the deutches museum, and so on. There are plenty of churches and platzes to see. And of course the beer - don't forget the beer. Beer gardens and beer halls, outdoor cafes with beer. The English Garden is great. Then there is the wandering around in the altstadt.

Frühlingsfest is Oktoberfest about 1/4 to 1/5 the size and with few tourists. It's the beginning of the Volksfest season in Bavaria.

enzian, I like the idea of hug trade ;-)

bcaeagle, the best source of information about Munich its sights, activities, accommodation (online booking system), events etc. etc. etc. is the city's official website. Here's the link to the English version: http://www.muenchen.de/home/60093/Homepage.html

I recently stayed at the Pension Am Siegestor, and loved it. You'll get the fastest response if you call; the owner speaks good English. Otherwise, and e-mailed response may take a week or so. I paid 65 Euros for a double (b'fast included), with shared showers/bathrooms on the floor and a sink/mirror in the room. It's a little more if you want a private bath.