Boobs. That's what the German Oktoberfest celebrations is all about, right? Wrong, but we're at least close. On September 18th, Munich will tap the first kegs to kick off the month-long festival of beer, brats, bretzeln (pretzels) and yes—boobs too. You see, the Bavarian traditional costume for women is a Dirndl, a highly decorated peasant dress of sorts, which is typically specially made and heavy on the cleavage-baring.

If you're thinking of heading to Munich for Oktoberfest this year and you like the look of these Dirndls, the the Rocco Forte Collection property The Charles Hotel at the center of the city has a deal for you: their "Dressed for Oktoberfest" package. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-08-27T10:31:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/30/102158/685 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sofitelipads.jpg" class="top"><p> There's a new incentive to give <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sofitel hotels"><b>Sofitel Hotels</b></a> a try on your next European vacation---<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/iPad hotels"><b>iPads!</b></a><p>Sofitel hotels at select locations in Paris, London, Munich and Brussels, now offer iPads to guests at check-in loaded with <b>"The Kiosk"</b> app which features top daily newspapers and magazines from around the world. More specifically, guests can access six newspapers and magazines from six different countries--France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy and the United States. <p>And that includes some pay-for publications like the Wall Street Journal and Vogue. Bonus! <p>Rates at Sofitels vary but we spied rates at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sofitel+Munich+Bayerpost/ian/217920"><b>Sofitel Munich Bayerpost</b></a> for just $187 a night this summer. Of course, the London location at <a juliana 2010-07-30T12:51:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/10/14527/2216 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lemeridienmunich.jpg" class="top"><p> We always love when people give the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter Flickr Pool</a> some love with their hotel snapshots and this one from member <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/spencerslife/4334490522/in/pool-hotelchatter">SpencerDAllen</a> is helping to make our Thursday morning bright.<p>This was taken at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Le+Meridien+Munich/ian/202428"><b>The Le Meridien Hotel</b></a> in Munich and it caught our eye because the room looks quite pretty and modern, not really what we expect from the Le Meridien brand. Yes, the brand's been trying to upgrade its look (how about all that pink at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/18/155830/505/hotels/Le_Meridien_Dallas_North_s_Lobby_is_a_Bit_Pink_Whatchya_Think_">Le Meridien Dallas</a>?) but rooms like this still take us by surprise. <p>Even better, this photos looks so close to what you see in the room photo on the hotel's <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1860&EM=VTY_MD_munich_1860_overview">website.</a> We approve! Or juliana 2010-02-11T09:40:08-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/9/102856/418 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/munich.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>The Oyster suite. 100 percent hot</i> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/munich%20hotels"><b>Munich</b></a> isn&#146;t the first place when we think of sexy hotels, but we started to reevaluate that when some pictures of the new suites at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sofitel+Munich+Bayerpost/ian/217920"><b>Sofitel Bayerpost</b></a> there popped into our inbox. Turns out it&#146;s not all lederhosen, white blouses and buxom wenches down there &#150; and the hotel has just gone through a two and a half year renovation to prove it. <p>The hotel has just unveiled its ten new big suites and they&#146;re pretty jaw-dropping. And not even for Munich &#150; these would be up there with the funkiest looking stuff we&#146;ve seen in ages. <p>Take the <b>Oyster Suite</b> (or technically, suite-apartment), above &#150; designed to juliab 2009-12-09T11:26:12-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/14/172811/021

Oktoberfest 2008.

Yes, Oktoberfest is back! Or will be back on September 19 with the Lord Mayor of Munich cries, "Ozapft is!" ("It's been tapped"). But if you're planning on making your way to Munich for the festivities, we recommend doing two things.

First, read our tips for Surviving Oktoberfest. We attended it last year and if you'd like not awake the morning after with rain-soaked pants and vomit-covered sneakers, then you'd do well to heed our advice.

Second, checkout the Oktoberfest Package from the Charles Hotel, a Rocco Forte property, in the city's old Botanical Gardens.]]> juliana 2009-09-14T17:50:47-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/