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The Leonardo Hotel in Munich Has Nice Rooms But You Can Do Better

Where: Senefelderstr. 4, Munich, Germany, 80336

You already know that we shacked up at the Leonardo Hotel in Munich and you already know that the hotel has a totally craptastic WiFi network. But today, we regal you with more stories of what it's like to stay inside this hotel.

Our story today involves strange comforters, oddly-named handwash, youth hostels, traditional Bavarian gear and vomit. Hey, it was Oktoberfest afterall.

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Leonardo Hotel in Munich Has No Internet

Where: Senefelderstr. 4, Munich, Germany, 80336

We told you upfront that we were shacking up in the Leonardo Hotel in Munich for two days on our European Vacation and while the hotel itself is not so bad, we're hating the lack of internet.

The hotel has both wireless and cable internet available in the rooms. Naturally, we opted for WiFi. We called the front desk to see how this would work and the clerk said we needed to go downstairs and receive a voucher.

That "voucher" costs 9.90 Euros. Once we had returned to our room, we were all set to start surfing. Except the network, which was able to process our log-in voucher info, was not working. No Google, no Yahoo, no NY Times, no HotelChatter. Nothing.

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Oktoberfest Hotels :: Going to Munich For The Real Thing

Where: Senefelderstrasse 4, Munich, Germany, D-80336

As more than a few of you know already, this HotelChatter editor is headed off to Paris tomorrow. But what you may not know is that we are also headed to Munich the following week to partake in some authentic Oktoberfest activities. We just love bier and wiener schnitzel. Ok, we really only like saying wiener schnitzel. But we do love bier.

Our Ellen De Generes-rambling aside, we are here to tell you what hotel we booked for our two nights in Munich. This is something that we never do! Largely because we're afraid of getting kicked out before we get there. But we're traveling with our life partner and he's made the rezzie in his name. So it's all good.

We're staying at the Leonardo Hotel Munich City Center for two reasons. One, it's close to the train station. Two, we could book it using credit card rewards points. (Room rates started around 182 Euros for next week.)

But we still have some important tips on booking hotels in Munich for ya. Keep reading after the jump.

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Former Stasi Headquarters in Berlin To Become Luxe Leonardo Hotel

Where: Berlin, Germany

Leonardo Hotels, the European subsidiary of the Israeli-based company Fattal Hotel Management Ltd., now is converting the former East German Stasi police headquarters into a new luxury hotel to be called the Leonardo Royal Berlin.

For those unfamiliar with the Cold War years, the Stasi were East German Secret Police who reigned supreme from the previously walled-in city of East Berlin.

The historic building is slated for preservation, so the new hotel will keep the exterior facade of the Bauhaus-style property in tact, as well as the interior décor, which includes marble, lighting and a vaulted lobby ceiling. The renovation will cost $45 million and when completed the hotel will have 304 rooms including 43 suites and first-class guest services.

But you can't book reservations just yet, as the hotel won't open until August 2009.

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