Yes Andechs - terrific beer. It was our second favorite, a close second to the rauchbeir we had in Nuremberg.

check out this website.. www.romanticroad.com
i will be traveling to Germany in September and I think this site has pretty good information.

Hi Chris,

You might like Landsberg am Lech. It is on the way to Rothenburg and is under 1 hr by train from Munich.

Ditto Mindelheim - 1 hr by train.

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Taking a day-trip to Munich from Fussen by train isn't a bad idea. As said above, it's about a 2-hour train ride each direction. We did it from Munich to Fussen and back in one day, and it was a pleasant way to do it. The Bayern Pass, assuming it's sold in Fussen, makes it very cheap, too. (About 34EUR for a round-trip day pass for up to five people.) You wouldn't need your rental car until the 1st.

>(About 34EUR for a round-trip day pass for up to five people.)

Actually 25 EUR (even better!), and it is sold everywhere in Bavaria where ANY train/bus tickets are sold. :-)

I looked at that map again and I had it confused. I looked at so many hotels I forgot that I ended up with what I wanted! The book I have does show the placement around Munich. I'd be happy to post the websites for the places shown South of Munich. I already have the pages marked so it would not be any trouble. I remember that one has a 650 seat biergarten!!

Thank you everyone for your information and suggestions.

I have decided to try and find a hotel in the Ammersee area that is near a railway station (Starnberg, Herrsching or somewhere close by) as these are on the commuter train line and the trains run more regularly.

Dohlice, if I don't have any success with finding a hotel today (as I am in Hong Hong and several hours ahead of you), I'll ask for some of those websites you found.