Hilton Munich City - Munich, Germany     

=== Summary === We stayed at the Hilton for 4 nights in June while in Munich. We had a room with 2 twin beds and the main reason I picked the Hilton was because the entire stay was free with my HHonors points. The hotel is clean, well run and in a nice location. The only drawbacks are all related to the Hilton charging an arm and a leg for just about everything. However, as long as you can afford it (or get it for free), it's a good place to stay. === Pros === (+) Clean, elegant room (+) Great location: directly above a metro (S-Bahn) stop, only a 10 minute walk from the Marienplatz, across the street from an Aldi (small supermarket) (+) Most of the staff is generally friendly, helpful and spoke english === Cons === (-) No free Internet. Both wifi in your room and using the computers in the business centers is quite expensive (on the order of 50 Euro cents per minute). Fortunately, there is a public library next door that has public computers that charge much less (on the order of 50 Euro cents per 30 minutes). (-) Restaurant and room service are very pricey. Nothing surprising here, but a coffee for 5 Euros (~$8) is not my thing. (-) Scary expensive mini bar. They are always expensive, but this one claimed to be "computerized" - that is, it would charge you the second you took something off the shelf. We worried about even touching it, especially given the prices: 7 Euro for one of those TINY (~one shot) bottles of vodka that are $1 at any liquor store. (-) One staff member gave me a hard time and acted quite coldly when I was trying to get some information about the metro, but I think it was just a random/isolated incident.

Hotel is well-situated, and the rooms were very comfortable and clean. The surrounding area is pretty blah, as there isn't much to do or go to. The U-bahn (subway) is right by the front door, so there is easy access to the city. Staff is very friendly. Interestingly, the rooms are in much better condition than the public areas.