I am planning a trip tp Istanbul and I want to stop in Munich for a few days. I don't want to break the bank in Munich. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good hotel for $120 or less? I want a room that is near a S bahn station so it's easy to get to and from the airport. I am thinking of hotels near either the Isator or Hauptbahnhof stations. There are tons around the Hauptbahnhof, but I never trust railroad hotels.

Any ideas?

In May we stayed in Hotel Uhland. It was inexpensive--about 70 euros per night. It's very convenient. Right down the block from a bus station.

Hotelissimo Haberstock 3*-just steps away from the hauptbahnhof
double-104€
single-74€
breakfast buffet included

I stayed at the Hotel Wallis (at Schwanthalerstrasse 8) for 2 nights in November 2006. It was clean and comfortable, with excellent transportation connections. It’s around the corner from the Karlplatz/Stachus and about a 5-minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof.

Rates for a single are currently 77 to 139 euros. That includes a buffet breakfast.

Here's another vote for Hotel Uhland. It is only about 3 short blocks from the Theriessenweise U Bahn station, which will take you directly to Hauptbahnhof station. We stayed there last October and are staying again this October. The prices are very reasonable, the room was spacious, beds were comfortable and it was spotlessly clean. The price of the room includes a very good European style breakfast buffet.

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I stayed at Hotel Montree on Dachauer Strasse. I had a single room that was really small, but very clean and with enough room for me. And the price was perfect: 45 euros. Besides, it was very conveniently located. Right in front of the hotel you can catch a Tram that takes you to the Bahn Station.

We were in the same situation as you. We wanted a nice, inexpensive hotel with good connections to UBahn. We were not able to get the Uhland which sounds great. So we ended up using bidding for travel and priceline and got the Munich Marriot for $65 a night! It is north of the city center, but right on a Ubahn stop in what appears to be a nice part of town. Just 10 minutes by train to the center.

No, it doesn't have the charm of the Uhland, but for $65 it was a no-brainer for us!

Good luck!

ttt

Does anyone know how far the Uland is from the S Bahn?

We also highly recommend the Hotel Uhland. It's about a ten minute walk to the main train depot, and it's in a very nice tree-lined neighborhood. You can borrow their bikes for free and ride along the river trails. Great breakfast included. A very charming B&B type hotel.
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Try the Hotel Ludwig opposite the train station. Stayed there with family and friends. Read reviews on Tripadvisor.com

The Uhland is very nice, but if that is too far from the station, you could try Hotel Wallis:

http://www.hotel-wallis.de/

It is not as "charming" as the Uhland, but a very nice 3-star business-type hotel, with friendly management. It is a 5-minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof, across the street from the Deutsches Theatre, and close to the Karlplatz/Stachus S-Bahn stop, from which there is a direct S-Bahn to the airport.

A single room is around 72 euro.

We stayed at the Kings Hotel First Class on Dachauer Strasse, about a block and a half from the Hauptbahnhof. I think our rate for 2 people was about 90 euro last summer. The room was small, but nice, and the neighborhood was ok - not picturesque, but fine.

We also stayed at the Hotel Laimerhof, which is outside of the city center and about a 10 minute walk from the Laim S-Bahn station. This was a little bit of a walk with our luggage, but not bad. There is also a tram about a 5 minute walk that goes into downtown. The neighborhood was great and the hotel was nice. We paid about 85 or 90 euro per night, breakfast included.

I have stayed a couple times at the Hotel Luitpold, which is right across the street from the Hauptbahnhof (main train station). It is clean, comfy, and moderately priced with a single going for about 75 Euros.

Their web site is: http://www.hotel-luitpold.de/

However, I'm not a big fan of Munich, so usually when I am flying into or out of Munich, I stay in Prien am Chiemsee. It is about an hour south of Munich. Hotel Bayerischer Hof is my regular hotel there. This will set you back about 55 Euros and give you a nice little town on a lake. Of course, this entails an extra train ticket to the airport (easy connection). Web site is: http://www.bayerischerhof-prien.de/

I find that a lot of inexpensive hotels in Munich do not have air conditioning. What is the weather like at the end of May. I remember being there once in early may and the days were warm.

It seems to differ each May when I am there. Last year it was quite cool with lots of rain and strong wind. I almost froze. But sometimes it is warm and we are accustomed to using air conditioning almost year-round in East Texas. So we have to leave our windows open, but we get a room at the back. The noise is not so bad... except for the sirens.

Hotel Schlicker -- only steps from Marienplatz.

We don't use AC at home, and so even in July during a heatwave, not having AC wasn't an issue for us. We stayed in a hotel on a reasonably quiet street, so we openned the windows to let the cooler night air in, just like at home. Slept just fine. As I understand it though, we are atypical. We find that when we are someplace with AC, we have more trouble with heat than when we are someplace without it. I think it is because artificially cooling the buildings requires the body to quickly adjust to temperature changes whereas if it is just hot, then the body adjusts once and is fine.

I do think that Germany could be much improved with the addition of ceiling fans though.

I love the Hotel Uhland! However, I didn't consider it "convenient" in that it's not "steps" from the SBahn. Still, it's not INconvenient. It's my hotel of choice when in Munich.

>addition of ceiling fans
It's so cold during 99.99% of the year. They cost more than they're worth. In July, you can buy fans at a few stores, such as Hertie and Karstadt, but where do you store them during the rest of the year...