The fog we followed from Frankfurt lifted slightly as our ICE train pulled into the Munich station. We were met with a cold rain but our excitement of being in the city warmed us as we walked the 2 blocks to our hotel. The “Hotel Monaco” sign very prominently displayed on the side of the building, we had no problem at all finding our new home away from home. We ascended to the 5th floor reception and were met by the kindest woman, Rita. She welcomed us to Munich and got us checked in.
In addition, she offered us a map of the city and described the sites not to be missed on our short trip here. Everything is such an easy journey from the hotel’s excellent location. Just when we thought it could not get any better, Rita took us to our room. I’d seen the pictures and descriptions online, but words and pictures could not do justice to the room we entered! Light hard wood floors and brightly colored curtains instantly gave warmth and comfort to the cold day that was outside the window. The room was huge by European standards and had very nice amenities including free wi-fi, a large flat-panel TV, and sundries in the bathroom such as packets of shampoo and conditioner.
It was such a warm, inviting room that we actually hated to leave it as we began our whirlwind tour of the city.
We drug ourselves out into the cold, misty morning and had a wonderful time seeing such sites as the Deutsches Museum and the Marienplatz where we witnessed the awe inspring Glockenspeil of the Neues Rathaus as well as the amazing ambience of the square itself. We ventured by the Haufbrauhaus and had a beer while we took in the fun and wonder of drinking with thousands while the oom-pah band played in the background.
We strolled back towards the hotel and found a romantic little Italian place where we dined by the upstairs window, watching Munich go hurriedly by.
Nothing could have prepared us for the comfort of the beds that we crawled into after our full day in the city! Waking leisurely, we found it difficult to leave the comfort and warmth of the big, cozy comforters and crisp sheets.
We knew a delicious breakfast awaited us in the hotel’s dining room so we reluctantly left the warmth of our bed to move on with another day taking in the city. Knowing that we could not possibly see and do everything there is to do in Munich in our short over-night, we now have a wonderul reason to return–the Hotel Monaco and the beautiful city beyond its walls.

Andy and Vanessa White, Prospect, KY, USA