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It's Time to Start Prosting Again
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.
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The Leonardo Hotel in Munich Has Nice Rooms But You Can Do Better
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
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
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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The Mandarin Oriental Munich Helps You Picnic in The Swiss Alps
In the beer-drinking heart of south-east Germany, the Mandarin Oriental Munich is proving popular with travelers since its renovations finished recently (although personally we're a bit puzzled by the new furniture in this picture).
Right now it's rating as #3 out of some 350 hotels on the TripAdvisor ratings so are hunch that it's a good spot to stay is definitely shared; on top of that, their website boasts that a Travel + Leisure poll put them in the Top 10 of the world's best hotels.
The location is great, right near the Marienplatz which is where Munich ticks. The hotel has everything, even a Michelin-starred restaurant, and the rest of Munich is right at your feet anyway.
What we like is all the different packages available--sounds like there would be something to suit most people.
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Bad Rate :: A Single Room at the Platzl Hotel in Munich
[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. This rate was valid on September 26, 2006 and is subject to change. Enjoy.]
Our Munich Good Rate this week, the Hofbräu Haus Package from K&K Hotel am Harras, would make us want to joyously clink giant steins of beer. The rate at the nearby Platzl Hotel would make us want to drown our sorrows.
This is an historic hotel that is apparently just getting around to knocking out a few walls. Although Platzl Hotel is rated as a 3.5 star hotel, they still sell single rooms that can only sleep one--for $121 to $145 a night (including breakfast). Perhaps they actually are appealing to people who want to drown their sorrows, since they sell their own Hofbräu Haus Package on Expedia--but only with the singles!
The oddities don't stop there though. The hotel proudly advertises "dial-up Internet access" from the rooms and one of their most expensive room classes, at over $200 per night, is listed through booking services as "Double/Twin Quiet." We suppose this means the cheaper ones should be "Double/Twin Better Bring Earplugs."
Rooms do have minibars, there's a bar and restaurant on site, bike rental are available, and small pets are allowed. Plus there's hope for the future: "The second half of all the guestrooms will be renovated between January and April 2007. Work will be carried out floor by floor and will use soundproofed walls as well as dust protection." So pardon the construction crews, but it looks like rooms will match 21st century expectations come next Oktoberfest.
Related Stories:
· Platzl Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Good Rate :: October Beer Swilling at K&K Hotel am Harras in Munich [HotelChatter]
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Good Rate :: October Beer Swilling at K&K Hotel am Harras in Munich
[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. The screenshot here was taken on September 26, 2006 and rates are subject to change.]
If you thought Oktoberfest was in October and you're thinking about heading to Munich for the festivities, well, you're too late. It actually started on September 16 and is over next week--October 3. The hotels that aren't already booked up are charging double the normal rates for the remaining scarce rooms.
But the beer drinking doesn't stop when the tents come down and Munich can be a lot more fun when you're not sharing the city with hordes of people spilling out of tour buses. Head to Germany in the middle of October and you can end up with smaller crowds and lower prices.
When in Munich, why not go for a beer package? The Hofbräu Haus Package from K&K Hotel am Harras is an unbeatable deal. For $95 to $120 a night for the weekend we pulled up, you get tickets for a dinner show at the Hofbräu Haus, tickets for a sightseeing tour of the city, and gifts on the house upon arrival and departure. Including a welcome beer--something we wouldn't mind seeing more often, especially after a trying journey. If you haven't booked your flight yet, you get an extra $100 flight credit by doing it all through Expedia.
The 106-room K&K Hotel am Harras is rated 3.5 stars and is located 100 feet from an underground station. Expect wi-fi in the public areas, free wired access in the rooms, two free public computers, complimentary tea and coffee, and a parking garage. Rooms are not huge or lavish, but with the U.S. dollar where it is against the euro, this package deserves a hearty raising of the glass and Prost!
Related Stories:
· K&K Munich reviews [TripAdvisor]
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