We plan on reaching Munich on 20 Sep for the Oktoberfest this year. Hotels and apartments have tripled and quadrupled their tariffs!!
Can anyone please help us find decent budget accommodation in Munich, preferably close to the Oktoberfest venue from 20-25 Sep? Our budget was 50 Euro per night!!

You need to expand that budget or just skip Oktoberfest. I'd do the latter - you can get good beer and have fun in Germany without the sort of mayhem that goes on in Munich during O'fest.

If you want to tell people you were there, stay in attractive Augsburg and travel into Munich by train for a day. Double rooms can be had in Augsburg's city center at the Hotel Garni Jakoberhof for 49 Euros on 9/20; search here:

http://www.regio-augsburg.de/wwweng/.../frameset.html

Pawan,

If you're willing to raise some more Euros, you'd be hard pressed to beat Munch's Hotel Uhland:

www.hotel-uhland.de/enwelcome.html

This quietly classy place is located in a residential, attractive neighborhood, little more than a bratwurst's toss from the O-fest grounds.

However, if your budget is locked at 50 euros, then I'd second the tip offered by Russ. Augsburg is a fine place to base yourself, and transport into Munich is a snap.

Best of luck.

50 € per night in Munich during Oktoberfest? This may buy you a park bench, but only if it's raining.

Forget about Munich, go to Stuttgart instead, visit the Cannstatter Wasen instead of Oktoberfest which takes place the same time - it's more or less the same, hardly smaller, and doesn't get 80% tourists and 20% locals but the other way round. Accommodation for an affordable price should be much easier to get in Stuttgart.

Thanks all for you replies. I may have considered the park bench in my student days. however, with a wife..
We were keen on taking in the Oktoberfest Parade. We plan on 2 days at the Oktofest and would like to spend at least 4-5 days in Germany visiting King Ludwig's castles, cruising on the Rhine. Any other suggestions on sightseeing and accommodation in the Bavarian and Black Forest areas?
Any other towns/villages with good train connections to Munich? How late does the revellry continue at the Oktofest? Is it easy and safe to get back late at night if we stay on the outskirts of Munich?
The fest in Stuttgart sounds good too!!
Our trip starts in Austria (a week); from there we visit Prague fro 2-3 days; then Belgium via Berlin for 8-10 days and end our trip to Europe in Munich.
Look forward to suggestions.

Quite a few years ago I stayed in Augsburg and there were lots of folks walking to the train station late at night, the trains were pretty full. I felt very safe. You are right, the parades are really something to see, very special. I saw the Sunday parade which is the traditional one (Ithink that's what they call it.) Anyway, go for it! CJ

Was that budget &euro;50 per night <b>per person</b> or for a double (&euro;25/per person). It would be somewhat difficult to find a room <u>at any time</u> in Munich for &euro;50 per person, let alone &euro;25 per person, and at O'fest, forget it.

Another vote for Stuttgart's Cannstatter Volksfest:
http://www.cannstatter-volksfest.de

You're much more likely to encounter Germans there than tourists. The food, beer, and entertainment are great, and there's tons of carnival rides and games if you are into that sort of thing. I have no desire to go to Oktoberfest after enjoying Stuttgart's version.

You could then continue with your trip up to the Rhine region, about a 2.5-hour drive.

I looked at the pictures and I want to go! CJ

Your budget is definitely too low in Oktoberfest time. One option for that budget is to camp in Thalkirchen. Here's a link to more info on that:

http://www.munich-oktoberfest.com/

Otherwise, you should try to go outside Munich a bit. Munich has an excellent public transport system, so it's usually not a problem. The site below allows you to search for hotels that are on the public transport network. Maybe you can find something there that is a little outside of town:

http://www.cityscouter.com/hotels/mu...st-Hotels.html