The Best Hotels in Munich, by Price Range (2026)

Opened in 2023 inside a former state bank and the adjoining Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, Rosewood is the most exciting luxury hotel in Munich right now — steps from Marienplatz, with grand-yet-warm interiors, a beautiful spa, and the buzzy Cuvilliés bar that draws a crowd of locals and guests alike. From ~€750–1,100.

A discreet 73-room hotel on a quiet Old Town street, the Mandarin is beloved for its rooftop pool and terrace — a genuinely rare luxury in Munich — plus Matsuhisa dining and the kind of personal service only a small house can deliver. It is significantly more intimate than anything else in this tier. From ~€800–1,200.

On Maximilianstrasse since 1858, the Vier Jahreszeiten is Munich's historic grand hotel — a prime shopping-street address, a rooftop pool, and the kind of polished Bavarian grandeur that generations of guests return for. It is the most traditional of the three at this tier, and for many travellers that is precisely the point. From ~€600–900.

Rocco Forte's Munich flagship sits by the Old Botanical Garden — a short, pleasant walk from the Altstadt — with sleek contemporary rooms, one of the city's best hotel spas, and a 15-metre pool that genuinely justifies the detour. It handles families and couples with equal ease, and consistently delivers more than the rate suggests. From ~€550–800.

Family-owned and legendary, the Bayerischer Hof is a city within the city: a rooftop Blue Spa, the three-Michelin-starred Atelier, Falk's Bar, a cinema, and a clutch of restaurants under one roof. It is vast, social and quintessentially Munich — the kind of hotel that is as much a civic institution as a place to sleep. From ~€500–800.

The Geisel family's landmark on Karlsplatz (Stachus) reopened in 2024, fully rebuilt — contemporary, light-filled rooms, a Michelin-pedigree kitchen and a central position at the gateway to the pedestrian Old Town. The freshest product in this tier, and the best choice for travellers who want a new room rather than a characterful old one. From ~€500–750.

A moody, design-forward lifestyle hotel near the Theresienwiese, Roomers brings a buzzy bar, a stylish spa and a younger energy than the Altstadt grandes dames. It is the obvious choice when you want scene over tradition — or when your Munich trip revolves around Oktoberfest, literally next door. From ~€300–450.

A relaxed, contemporary boutique right on the Viktualienmarkt, The Louis offers natural-material rooms and a rooftop restaurant in the best people-watching position in the city — character and location over facilities. Guests who come for the market and the neighbourhood are rarely disappointed. From ~€320–480.

Set in a dramatic neo-Renaissance former post office near the Hauptbahnhof, the Sofitel hides a soaring glass-roofed atrium and one of the city's better hotel spas behind its historic facade. Strong value for the space and facilities — the gap between what you pay and what you get is wider here than almost anywhere else in Munich. From ~€280–420.