Motel One München-East Side

This is a comfortable hotel 15 minutes walk from the train station Munich East. The immediate vicinity of that train station is not the nicest area of Munich, but there are a lot of unique restaurants in the nearby neighborhood. The front of the hotel looks out on a busy street and the train tracks, but the back faces a residential neighborhood of new buildings. You can sleep with your window open if your room faces the back. WiFi is good, and there is a nice table to work at. Somewhat annoyingly, one needs to use the room key to get electricity, and it is unclear if you can charge devices in your absence when the key is gone (are the outlets active?), and it is also unclear why the TV always switches on every time when inserting the card, so you need to find the remote to switch it off again. Everything is clean and fine, but for a hotel chain that prides itself in its design, it might be time for some renovations, just a once-over and slight updating. Breakfast is fine. One morning, there appeared to be only one breakfast attendant on duty, and while he worked constantly to keep up, between bussing tables, doing dishes, and registering guests, several breakfast items ran out. Maybe somebody called in sick. Other days, sufficient staff was on-duty, and things went smoothly.

The room was small but spotless clean. Bathroom and shower good. The staff is helpful. The hotel is within a walking distance from the train station (15 minutes +/-) . Despite the room window overlooking a main road and the railway the windows are soundproof so the room was silent. The breakfast is relatively modest, but has the necessary. The hotel is perhaps ideal for mature holidays or business trips. Overall I would recommend.

There is nothing particularly special about this hotel; it has a very high standard of being normal. Everything is clean, the breakfast buffet is fine, the bed is comfortable, and the staff is friendly and professional. Only 4-out-of-5 points because the rooms are a bit small (but that is normal for European hotels, I guess), and it is on a busy street. Still, I would definitely come here again.

Unfriendly staff. Hotel tries to surcharge for room cleaning without a reasonable explanation. Stayed for one night, will not return. Hotel is in the suburbs of Munich, not in a nice location. Train station Munich East almost in walking distance.