First Europe Trip Itinerary and OMG Oktoberfest Hotels

Your schedule doesn’t look too bad. Yes hotel and other lodging in Munich almost triples during Octoberfest. I’ve seen people on a budget choose worse and further options than yours. Do you mean Chalet Zum Kurfürst? Kurfürstendamm is a famous street in Berlin that autocorrect likes to switch to. You should be able to take a bus then U-bahn to Munich city center in about 35min. You can use Google maps, Rome2 Rio or CityMapper to see your connections and times. My only concern would be how late that bus goes at night. Normally it runs about every 10 minutes.

Hi Mona, thanks for responding and yes, Chalet Zum Kurfurst. Sorry, it’s that darned autocorrect….grrr. I am not familiar at all with Munich, so I wasn’t sure if this place would be difficult to travel to Munich from. Based upon reviews, it’s a great place to make it to the airport, so that’s convenient. I just don’t know how to tell where the train station is from this place. Do you happen to know anything about this area? The reviews says it’s near a mansion, so that might be interesting. I would prefer staying closer to Old Town or anywhere closer to Oktoberfest. I may also just do one day at Oktoberfest because I would also like to see Neuschwanstein? Probably spelling that wrong.

Chalet zum Kurfürst is in Oberschleissheim near Munich. Just checked the connection to Oktoberfest and it takes you about an hour.
25 minutes walk from the Hotel to Oberschleissheim train station. But a bus connection is there as well. From Oberschleissheim train station take the S-Bahn and U-Bahn to the Oktoberfest and in about 30 minutes you can enter the party :-)

2 great sights in Oberschleissheim as well. A Schloss I think as nice as Nymphenburg in Munich. And part of the Deutsches Museum is there as well.

Cities like Augsburg or Ingolstadt would work as well very good.

Thank you. I don’t really want to walk 30 minutes to get to the transportation. Do you think it would be more or less convenient to rent a car from either place? I am thinking that it would be hard finding parking if it’s anything like Seattle or a larger city.

There is a bus stop just a 4 minute walk from the hotel. Look at one of the 3 mapping tools I mentioned above. Bus to U-bahn takes 35 minutes to the center of Munich. It’s another connection from the train station to the fairgrounds that takes an additional 12minutes or 18 minutes walking from the train station. You can see various options on all three mapping/transportation tools listed above. If you use Google maps, you need to have the Transit option turned on to see bus, Ubahn and train stops/connections.

Thanks, Mona. I tried Rome to Rio and see what you mean. I will play around with it and see if I can learn to use it a little better.

Would there be any value to renting a car if we do stay outside of the area? I see drive time is only 17 minutes to town. I typically wouldn’t want to rent a car in a European city but do want to go to Dauchau concentration camp and would also like to see Neuschwanstein if we have time. We are excited about the Oktoberfest culture but will probably be too tired to stay through the evening, although we may try one night to experience the night time in the tents if we can get into any of them.

I also found some places in north Munich, so I will check to see if the travel time is better.

Car would not be a good idea in Munich. No way to park it.

I also struggled with sticker shock! I ended up choosing a hotel located between the airport and downtown Munich that was located next to a Bahn Station. Still more than I wanted to pay…….
https://www.booking.com/Share-9PNuUQO

Be sure to visit the American Cemetery while in Luxembourg City. It is just a short. Bus ride/walk and is very moving.

Hi there...what a wonderful trip..you are seeing alot of beautiful cities and I like your flow. Train travel on your route is easy and interesting. Munich is a great walking city..as others have said..without a car might be best. I have been to Munich several times work wise and have never had one..trains and the u bahn s bahn are awesome. My only thought if you care to kick up your budget is to try to stay close to city center..you won't regret it. You will save time and walking out into the beauty of the city from your hotel is just fun! I cannot help with hotels as I do not know your budget..once I stayed out in the Schloss and loved the area..near Nymphenburg palace and utilized the bus to get to city center..enjoyed it. Have a blast w ur family..a beautiful trip!

That is why I go to Munich away from Oktoberfest as the German hotels price-gouge. That said if you have your heart set on Munich, a good basic Hotel is the Motel One chain. I don't think they take reservations this early for September but you can try. Hotel rooms are basic and small but for around 100 Euros, it can't be beat.

Honestly, I'd probably skip Eagles Nest, but somehow Americans seem to be the only ones who love to go there. I'd much rather go see the mountains around Salzburg.

car could help with Neuschwanstein or Dachau (but completely unnecessary to Dachau), but driving in Munich can be an adventure and parking anywhere near the Wiesn will be nigh on impossible. Parking in Munich is never easy at the best of times. And neither there or at Neuschwanstein is it cheap.

Use the map feature on Booking.com to look for hotels outside Munich. I would recommend Augsburg, and using German's excellent public transportation system to get into Munich. There is really no reason to rent a car.

It's only January, so I wouldn't be worried about having lodging locked down yet.

I may have missed it - do you have specific plans for when you are in Luxembourg? Place you are staying?

parking anywhere neat the Wiesn will be nigh on impossible

And important to know that there is a 'no driving zone' around Oktoberfest since several years now - even Taxis are not allowed anymore to come close. The closest you can get is by U-Bahn - Station Theresienwiese is directly at the fairground.

But in case a car is for whatever reason a must here is some info: Parking at Oktoberfest

Agnes and Heather have not tried to find lodging during Oktoberfest. I can tell. Do not wait, many hotels are already filled. Motel One joins the price gouging club and there will be no rooms for 100 euros.

Thanks so much. I am stressing over Munich because I can’t believe the prices already. It seems like there are places to stay up north in Munich. I am trying to stay $100 to $150 per night. I am under $100 per night for Prague and Budapest. Have not started looking for Vienna yet and nothing firm for Salzburg. I have been using Booking.com and also checking Air bnb for pricing.

In Luxembourg I am staying at the Ibis Budget by the airport. I think for all three of us it was $140 with breakfast. We are definitely going to the American cemetery. Both of my grandfathers were in WWII, so it’s very important to me to go. My husband wants to see the underground casemates. That’s what we know so far.

I am torn about going to Dachau vs Auschwitz. My paternal grandfather was there helping at the end of WWII. I would prefer going there, but looking at how far it is from Prague,nI think we will have to do Dachau, instead. Either way, my husband and I want to go. He was already moved by looking at things about both last night.

I would suggest you visit Dachau after you have done Octoberfest.. concentration camps bring out a lot of emotions in visitors, and you need time to absorb what you have seen and heard. To go from that to a loud raucous beer hall …..when I was in Cambodia on a Mekong cruise, went to the killing fields and the detention Centre. Dinner on the boat was a very subdued affair and people did not linger afterwards.

Don't stay in Munich. Stay nearby. There are LOTS of trains. For instance, if you stay in Haar (we took a train from Munich to there), you might find cheaper rooms. Also check hostels. Most people think of big rooms with bunks and no privacy, but many hostels are now more like hotels. There are private rooms. My wife and I (73 and 70) have often stayed in hostels. There is the 4you hostel in Munich which may have rooms. The other advantage is that your son might have the option of meeting some German kids, even German girls.

Speaking of that, you might want to plan on letting him off the leash a few times. In Germany, 20 YOs can have beers and wine. I would explore finding a way to allow your son to do Oktoberfest without Mommy and Daddy. He will be itching to be ditching the 'rents.

Another approach to Oktoberfest is to not go to Munich, but to another city in Germany, like Nuremberg or Augsberg.

There are also other camps other than Dachau. When we were in Germany-Austria in 2011, we went to Mauthausen near Linz in Austria. I believe that it is good to go to these camps to remember. My parents took our family to Dachau when I was 8. It made an impression on me. Since I was young, I was not overly horrified, mostly because the entire issue was not clear to me. But I do remember the visit.

Hard choices about Munich with even the wonderful sold out Motel One tripling their room rates, or more during Octoberfest. Since you got such good airfares getting to Europe and have found reasonable prices for lodging in many of the other lovely places you are staying, you will definitely need to> greatly increase your Munich budget for those 3 nights, drop a night in Munich and/or stay in a city nearby with good train connections that have been suggested upthread. In the slightly less than $1000price range on Booking I see a cluster of budget hotels near a good S-bahn stop at Ost Messe Conference center. They are all around a 30 min ride into Munich with no transfer. Munich is $$$$ for lodging during Octoberfest. These seem to be your choices, to include or not on this trip and where?

Corrected to 3 nights in Munich not 4.

Augsburg is a pretty nice city with a number of zippy attractions itself, then with its trams and trains it is easy to get from there to Munich. It should be considerably cheaper, and trains can be very inexpensive.

Luxembourg - the cemetery is not far from the airport. I haven't taken the bus there, drove my car, but I did see a bus stop nearby. All public transportation in the entire country of Luxembourg is now free.

Many more things I could mention in Luxembourg and over the border in Germany but it sounds like you need some down time before your flight to Prague.

Agnes and Heather have not tried to find lodging during Oktoberfest. I
can tell.

I stayed in Augsburg during Oktoberfest, that's why I recommended it.

Personal experience. After many fantastic visits to Munich over the years we got stuck with overlapping Octoberfest dates for our last days in Germany and our flight home from in Munich in 2019. When we balked at the price of our previous hotels in the city center, we looked further out and close to a route to the airport too. We chose a hotel that is in the city you are considering but at the other end of the Schloss. The hotel is the Blauer Karpfen and it’s a 10 minute walk to the S-bahn with frequent trains into the city and opposite direction to the airport. We were just ending our trip in Munich because we love it and were flying home from there, we didn’t want to go to Octoberfest. I looked up your nights at the Blauer Karpfen and it’s almost double the price you found at the CzF because the Blauer Karpfen doesn’t have triple rooms. You’d need to book a double and a single which might be a nice treat for the end of your 3 week trip. Lots to consider.

Dachau is practically a suburb of Munich. Have you looked around there?

We were just at Oktoberfest. We love a great party. We were there for one day and that was plenty. We arrived to the site early-- and began beer drinking at 11 am. The tents are not crowded and you do not need reservations. There is a huge midway of rides and eateries. Also the weather could be iffy at that time of the year and you may just want to spend only a day. As for us, we had a great, memorable time at Oktoberfest and going back a second day would've been anticlamatic.

Motel One is within walking distance, and as you are finding rates triple. Being able to walk back and forth to the venue was great.

Trains-- we found out the hard way that some stops are closed at certain hours for crowd control. We saw our stop go by, and then had to figure out how to get back to it via another train line. Another reason being within walking distance. Trains are packed.

As for another day in Munich, sight see. English Garden and Chinese Tower beer garden (as well as surfing site.) Hofbrau house, the market --depends on what you guys like to do. Oktoberfest is free admission so before you leave Europe you can always go back for one last beer as a proper send off.

It's easy to get back and forth to Munich from the airport and there is always Uber or the efficient trams. I would not rent a car and car rentals are very expensive. we had a car for 2 1/2 days and it was over $500. Economy car, nothing fancy.

Download the Oktoberfest App, too. There are bag limits and I saw many people caught unaware and had to end up storing large purses, backpacs at the luggage storage outside the gates. The app will also give you great information, highlights the rules of the event venue, and help you navigate and see everything you want to see.

Hi Mignon- I need to read more about Schloss and the Deutsches Museum. I am intrigued. I read entrance to the Schloss may be free. Not sure if that’s only for the hotel or for everyone. I also plan to look at Augsburg or Ingolstadt, as you suggested. I agree on no car now that I understand how well public transportation is in the area.

Carol, thanks for the link to the hotel you stayed at while in the same area. My husband does a low carb breakfast, and I think he likes that same area but at the hotel I mentioned. I am going to check your option out, though. I like how close it is to the train and airport.

Linda, you made some great points. I am really torn about staying in the city center. If we don’t stay in the center, it will possibly be a regret. I truly am torn but also have to balance it with my budget. So far with transportation from the US to Luxembourg to Prague and then Munich to Prague and lodging in Luxembourg and Prague, I am just over $3000 total. I have a hard time paying for 1/3 of what I have already paid on three nights. Maybe I am being too cheap. Ha!

Heather, I will check Motel 1, and I don’t blame you for staying away from Oktoberfest. Nit just happened we had the opportunity because it’s when we are going to be in Europe. It’s probably a once in a lifetime memory for us. I hope it’s fun.

Nigel, thanks. I am sold on no car. I totally agree with you-more hassle in Munich, and if we do drink a little more than normal when we go to Oktoberfest (not hard, considering we rarely drink), we wouldn’t want to drive anyway. I would also love any suggestions about Luxembourg. I don’t see Rick ever mentions it. Is there a reason? Just too small?

Agnes, I am so clueless using the mapping system on booking.com because I don’t really know the places to stay other than Rick’s recommended areas. They seem to be the most expensive. I am definitely going to check into Augsburg. I am such a researcher. I will probably search every single listing and place recommended to see what the options are.

Mignon, thanks for the heads up about the No drive zone for Oktoberfest. I had better get in shape because I am going to be walking a lot it seems 😁

Landlubber, thanks for the suggestion about going to Oktoberfest before going to Dachau. I am sure you are absolutely right. The absolute atrocities that occurred are beyond comprehension. I am looking forward to learning and solemnly respecting all the prisoners there went through, but I know I won’t come away unscathed.

Paul I will check Haar, too. I am also in agreement about my son. I have three children, but the other two decided not to go. I would love for my son to meet people and have fun away from us for a couple of nights and let loose. I like the idea of hostels. I actually looked into hostels in Munich, but they were outrageously expensive due to Oktoberfest. I wouldn’t mind Nuremberg, but my hus has his sights set on Munich, and we have transportation back to Luxembourg from there. I like how you think, though, very analytical like me.

Mona, thanks for the information about the places near near the S-bahn stop at Ost Messe Conference center, I am going to try and see where that is and search on booking.com. I am set on Munich. I just have to decide if I can fit in Neuschwanstein and Dachau in a three day trip to Munich. Seems like a lot of travel away from Munich. I am considering canceling the castle and just doing Dachau, instead. I really wanted to see it but don’t want to exhaust myself and my family.

Stan, I wasn’t aware Dachau was so close. I will look there, too. Thanks.

No, thank you for the other must see places. I will check the English Garden and Chines Tower. I know so little of Munich, but I have RS tour books for every place we are visiting. I like and appreciate sharing your personal experience.

We have stayed at this business style hotel on our last 3 visits to Munich. (2 of them were during Octoberfest) It looks like they have availability and are $531 for the three nights. (breakfast is not included and we have never paid to eat it) It seemed expensive to us)

https://www.choicehotels.com/germany/ottobrunn/comfort-inn-hotels/ge208/rates?checkInDate=2023-09-18&checkOutDate=2023-09-21

A couple of things to consider:
The bus stop is across the street from the hotel. It takes you about 6 stops to reach the U-bahn. Bonus: It is the brown line that has stops right at Oktoberfest. Once on the brown line, you don't have to switch lines to get to downtown Munich or Oktoberfest.

I don't know where your other hotel is and how much it costs to ride the train to downtown, but you need to consider that in the overall price as well. This hotel is right on the border of the main Munich district (Zone M) What that means is that you can get the group ticket for up to 5 people to ride all day for 17 euros. That is the cheapest fare you can get.

https://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/tickets-and-fares/tickets-daytickets/group-day-ticket/index.html

It will take longer to get to the airport when you depart, but it is very doable (and we have).

The hotel is nice but not fancy. Everything has been clean and well taken care of. We obviously have been happy, since we have stayed there multiple times. We have stayed in Munich 5 times, but didn't find this hotel until we went to our first Oktoberfest. We had the same sticker shot. This hotel increases its price about a $100 a night, but so does every other hotel. It has a good cancellation policy. Have a great trip whatever you decide.

@ Connie. The Choice Hotel only has rooms for 1 or 2 people. If you enter 3 people in a room it says you’ve exceeded the allowance. The OP would have to book 2 rooms for just over 1000€. Not a bad thing if the location is good and you’ve liked the hotel but it will cost double for 3 people.

I need to read more about Schloss and the Deutsches Museum

Just to mention again in Oberschleißheim you will find only a small part of the Deutsches Museum. The main part is in Munich.
Deutsches Museum Oberschleißheim is all about aviation.

Regarding Mozart and Vienna, his birthplace, Salzburg, really has the focus on Mozart, so I’m glad you have Salzburg on the itinerary, too.

Are you considering two Vienna Hapsburg palaces: there’s both the Hofburg Palace, the formal place also with its Spanish Riding School and extensive armor displays, and the “suburban” Schönbrunn Palace, the summer residence, where a young Mozart was a frequent guest. Are you looking into any musical performances while in Vienna?

As Paul mentioned above, we also went to the Mathausen site. Walking down into (and back up from) the stone quarry where prisoners were forced to work added to the somber experience.

And while in Salzburg, we did the tour at the Hallein salt mine south of town. It was interesting, including the thrilling slide down the long, long, polished wooden rail to get down into the mine - elevators and escalators didn’t exist when salt was being mined centuries ago. It was part historical site, part cave, part amusement ride.

I helped a family member find affordable lodging during Oktoberfest for a flight out of Munich airport (they are not actually going to Oktoberfest and had no idea about the lodging issue when they booked their flight).

We looked at hotels in Kufstein and Rosenheim and they chose the latter as it is closer. 40 minutes by train to the Munich Hauptbahnhof. For the airport, they will change to the S-bahn at Munchen Ost.

I just looked at Rosenheim on satellite view and saw a hotel right across from the train station, named “B&B Hotel Rosenheim”. . A triple room (3 twin beds) for your 3 nights is $389 non-refundable rate or $432 with cancellation possible up to 18 September. This is on booking.com. Other websites offer similar prices.

Mona good catch. I did miss that (I've traveled too long with 2 people I guess). I think I'll leave the post up for others who may be searching for more reasonable places in Munich.

hey hey bbouma333
as you say "i'm being too cheap!!" ha
you are, it's a busy season and of course oktoberfest and wanting to stay in munich "front row seat hotel" under $150, never happen. just suck it up, pay for a room for you 3 close as can for 3 days. you have saved so much with your budget airbnb's and flight points/miles and this is a must for all you three. coulda shoulda woulda that you will regret.
we bit the bullet in venice and paris couple years ago. still here, credit card paid after coming back home and so so happy we did. so many memories
GO NINERS!!!
aloha

I haven't been to Neuschwanstein, but I know it is often mentioned here that the tour of the "castle" is very short--only 20 or 30 minutes. The trip involves a lot of precious time just for a very quick visit. On such a short trip, I'd drop it.

Hi again...Such good advice from everyone! This is just a thought-but-something I occasionally do. Would you consider booking something on , say Booking.com, something with free cancellation, so that you at least have SOMETHING on the books, just in case you come up with nothing as time goes by. Hotels are already booked, and those left will go fast, obviously. I was just looking for fun, and there are a few within 10 minutes walk of city center, in decent areas. Yes, they are definitely 300+ a night for triple rooms, but, this is just a thought, if it makes you feel better. It seems as thought staying in Munich, close to all the events, is what your family is hoping for. PS I love Vienna, and have been there twice for Christmas Marts, which of course, creates such a charming atmosphere. Also, a nice train ride to Salzburg, then onto Munich. Hoping for the very best for you!

I agree with acraven, I've been to N'stein, and it's not worth the money, energy ( lots of walking,) train from Munich, and time.
I would vote for another day in Vienna, it is a magnificent city, and maybe reduce Oktoberfest by a day?
Also, have you tried booking direct with the hotel, once you've found a few you like, instead of using third party sites? This obviously doesn't work for the chains, but usually works for the smaller, independent hotels. Altho, I have no experience during such a big festival.
Have a great trip.

@Pat what can sometime work to offer a discount with chains is to sign up for their loyalty program. We do this with the few chains we use in Europe and usually receive a small discount. It was working with the ChoiceHotel brand I checked forth OP, even during Octoberfest.

I just re-read your post of 1/25 about wondering if you would regret not staying close to the city center during Oktoberfest, and speculating about maybe being “too cheap”. My way of dealing with things that seem really expensive is to examine how important something is to us. If we decide it is really something we want to do, we balance the high cost of that one experience with other things that are not expensive. It is the average cost of all your lodging that really matters to your budget.

You might take a look at Hotel Viktualienmarkt , which is in a great location near the Marienplatz. We stayed there during Oktoberfest a few years back, not to go to the festival but because we flew into Munich on our way to the Dolomites. I found that they have rooms available during the festival when all hotels around them are fully booked, because they do not take online bookings during the festival. You have to send a request on their webpage. But the price of a triple room is on the webpage—€259 during Oktoberfest, which is not bad in comparison to other places.

https://www.hotel-am-viktualienmarkt.de/en

May I suggest sleeping in Starnberg, small town about 25 km SW of Munich, for the Munich region visit? I have done this, with a rental car, that allowed us to explore the area, visit Neuschwanstein Castle and more, and then let us "day trip" into Munich via the S Bahn (train).

Google Starnberg...lovely little town, sits on a scenic lake, and surely the rooms there are cheaper for that time of year (but I haven't looked). Another favorite experience, Starnberg is close to Andechs Monastery, famous for beer and roast pork knuckles served in their beer and food hall...

Yes, I have a hotel recommendation: Best Western Arabella Park: Arabellastraße 13, 81925 Munich.
We stayed there with an Oktoberfest tour last September. It is nothing like an American Best Western. It is new, it is pretty spacious and we were very happy with it. It was a 5 minute walk to the Ubahn that took us to the Oktoberfest stop within 10 minutes. Easy, peezy!

I can't speak for the price because we were on a tour but the BW in Bamberg where we stayed prior to going to Munich was 179 Euros. Also, I'm sure you are aware but just in case, you can't just walk up to a tent at the Oktoberfest grounds and get a seat, you must have reservations. That's why we took a tour, to save us from the hassle of it all.
Happy Trails,
Paulette

Wife and I just spent a week in Munich this last Oktoberfest

Imo.. if you’re going to spend more than a day or two there (which I could spend a whole week at Oktoberfest I loved it that much) it’s worth it to be closer.

A tram ride or a 20-30 minute cab ride after you’ve been drinking a bunch of beers suckssssss.

We stayed in a hotel about a 45 minute walk from the grounds or a 20 minute cab ride, 40 minute metro-walk and if I was do to I’d again I’d probably pay ecen more to be a walk away.

We paid somthing crazy like $1100 for 5 days at the hotel, one of the most expensive stays I’ve had in Europe but if I was to return I would t hesitate to pay even more to be closer

We liked that Bamberg Best Western too. In Europe they are not cookie-cutter “chain” hotels but rather are individually owned and styled, with the Best Western affiliation.

A room for 3 at the Arabella Park for their dates is €293 without breakfast for the Saver Rate or €350 with (also the Saver rate).

Hi Connie, the Choice hotel looks lovely. I will save the information for a time I return with just my husband. The location seems wonderful.

Hi Mona, great catch. Thanks!

Hi Mignon, thank you for the heads up about the museum. I am not too interested in flight museums, so good point. I will pass. The mansion there is lovely, though.

Hi Cyn, we are still planning itinerary. We really don’t have many plans yet, but do you recommend doing all of the options you mentioned? We only have two days and one of them will be used for about 2 1/2 hours coming on train to Vienna. Mozart is a must, and I would love to also see a Hapsburg to palace -at least one. We are staying by the main train station at Vienna Apartments Hauptbahnhof. I decided it would be easy to get there by hopping off the train, and they have agreed to let us leave our luggage if we are there early, which will allow for site seeing upon arrival.

Hello Lola, thanks for the great suggestions. My husband was too intrigued by the breakfast (he is low carb and they have amazing breakfast reviews lol) that we are staying at the Chalet Zum Kurfurst. I hope I don’t regret it, but we will likely just go one day to Oktoberfest. We want to go to Dachau, and we haven’t planned anything else (yet).

Hi Princess pupule, you are likely right. I used your advice for a few other places we are renting because I was on the fence on paying more or going cheaper. Wise advice from you spurred me on, so thank you! My husband won out over Munich, though. We are super close to Dachau from the chalet, and he loved that and the breakfast.

Hi acraven, your advice really helped. I want to go to Neuschwanstein, but I am dropping it from this trip. I really appreciate it!

Hi Linda, great advice, and with your suggestions and everyone else’s help, I have all of my hotels (and one hostel- thanks to Paul) booked. Sadly, the hostel is more for families and groups, I think. I could have gotten something much nicer for the money, but I couldn’t get away from the excellent reviews for the host and the location. Has anyone been there? Looks like it needs an update, but it’s Avail Hostel in Budapest.

Hi Pat, thanks for the second about Neuschwanstein. I am dropping it. Good suggestions on hotels, too. Thanks 😊 @ Mona also had a suggestion about using points from the program for free stays, which is also great advice.

Hi Jojo Rabbit, I am actually considering a car rental. At first, I thought no, but on second thought just because we wouldn’t have to worry about where to keep our bags at the end of the trip and perhaps we can figure something out about a park and ride situation that keeps the car outside of the city but gives us less walking requirements and helps if the buses and trains stop by a certain time in the place we will be. We probably won’t be out too late, but there is a convenience factor. I noticed a lot of the reviews at chalet Zum Kurfurst mentioned having a car, too.

Hi Phannah00- loved your suggestion. Thanks so much. I looked into it, but I believe like Choice hotel it was for two people

Hi Tyler, I appreciated you weighing in. My husband decided to stay at the Chalet, but if we return in future, I am 1) booking as soon as possible for any discounts and 2) staying as close as possible to the venue. I know there is a definite disadvantage to having to travel away from Munich, but I am hoping it will be all right with just one day planned there. My husband hopes to visit a couple of tents, so we will see how that goes. He wants to get a variety if possible, but I am not sure if that will work or not.

Hi Lola, this Best Western looks amazing. Thanks for all of the help!

I sincerely appreciate everyone who has had anything to offer and suggest. I already have another question, and I will be asking on a different post. If any of you have a moment to look, I would surely welcome it.

Barb 💝

And Barb, thanks for taking the time to consider everyone's input and acknowledge it so personally. I have found there is a wealth of practical info here on the Forum, that I have used extensively on my own trips.
I have found hotel info from RS travelers to be accurate and on par with my own pweceptions.
A special shout out to the train buffs, who have worked out detailed schedules for me after an anxious midnight post; I woke up the next morning and a kind soul had figured out my entire route and connection times for the next day. I was so grateful.
You will have an amazing trip!

Pat, that’s so wonderful, and thank you for your kind words. I have loved watchbRick for around 30 years. I love his forum, and you are so right. Everyone has been wonderful, just as you have.

Barb

P.S. if anyone has information regarding my new topic and would be able to weigh in, I would be grateful. It’s posted in the Amsterdam folder because I wasn’t sure where else to place it lol.

Thanks again ❤️‍🩹

If you want to visit multiple tents my suggestion would be to arrive as early as possible.

Anything over 2 people together gets increasingly difficult to find a seat at a table.

Oktoberfest can be quite intimidating imo as you have no clue where you can just sit down or where there may be reservations etc. however we found the people working inside the tents are all wonderful and extremely helpful (some may even help you find a seat)

My advice would he go early, have a beer in a couple different tents, then settle in to wherever you find yourself after noon to 2pm or so, otherwise you may have a hard time finding another seat