Hotel Münchner Hof

Regensburg, Germany

ABOVE: Windows of the Hotel Münchner Hof on the Tändlergasse. INSET BELOW: The comfortable lounge with its vaulted ceiling..

The four-star Hotel Münchner Hof has been owned by the same family for more than 60 years, but the building is much older than that: It dates back to the 13th Century, when Regensburg was an important mercantile city on the most important trade route between Venice and Northern Europe.

Like many older European hotels, the Münchner Hof has a number of different room styles, ranging from straightforward singles and doubles to "comfort rooms" and a suite with exposed beams, wood-trimmed arches, and other historic touches. All 53 rooms have modern private bathrooms with showers or tubs.

Public rooms include a large reception area with an adjoining lounge (see inset photo) where you can read tourist literature while munching on pretzels. During the holiday season, complimentary Glühwein and Christmas cookies are available in the lobby.

Rates include an excellent buffet breakfast in the hotel's atmospheric Gaststätte or pub-restaurant, which is also open for lunch and dinner. (Many German hotels have begun to charge €10 or more per person for a buffet breakfast, so the Münchner Hof's breakfast is the equivalent of a €20 bonus or discount for a couple.)

Overall impression: A pleasant, comfortable, and efficiently-run hotel. The standard rooms aren't especially atmospheric, so opt for a "preferred room" or suite if you're on a honeymoon or anniversary trip.

Location and directions:

The Hotel Münchner Hof is on the Tändlergasse in Regensburg's Altstadt, just around the corner from the Neupfarrplatz, a large square with the Neupfarrkirche, Document Neupfarrplatz, and the largest of the city's Christmas markets.

To reach the Hotel Münchner Hof from the railroad station, walk up the Maximilianstraβe (the main avenue into town). When you reach Am Frauenbergl (on the lower left side of the Alter Kornmarkt square), head left and keep going until you're past the Kaufhof department store. Tändlergasse heads off to the right at the western or left side of the Neupfarrplatz.

If you're driving, you can get a special hotel-guest parking rate at the Parkhaus am Petersweg. (On the hotel's Web site, click "City Map" and then click on the small street map for a larger map with driving directions.)

For more information or reservations, see the Hotel Münchner Hof Web site.

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