Hi - I am looking for hotel rooms for our family of four (two adults and two teenagers). When I search for hotel rooms on hotel websites, usually a room for 2 people is offered. Does it mean that we will have to get two separate rooms to accommodate us, or is there a way to search for a room that can accommodate four people?
We are looking to stay in Munich for about two nights.
Some hotels offer "family rooms."
We travel as 5 (but look for lodging for 4). Often we look at Airbnb's for this reason. But we also have luck with B&B's. Sometimes hotels have family rooms, but I find that often, in Europe, the rooms are small and there is only one bed (not a complaint, just a difference that makes it harder to find one room for 4 ppl). Have you tried something like Booking.com? They give more results and you may find a B&B that works
A family of 4 adults in Germany would do well to hunt down a "Ferienwohnung" (vacation apartment) or "Ferienhaus" (vacation home) in the towns they've targeted. Most Americans are familiar with the "Airbnb" company, but if you only use that website, you will miss out on many options that might suit you. The local and regional tourist office websites will give you the widest selection.
For this reason, sharing the names of the towns/cities/regions you might visit would help us help you more effectively. There are travelers on this forum who are probably familiar with the places you want to go and with the local offerings and the local websites that can help you.
Going to the Black Forest? There are thousands of rentals there:
https://www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info/planen-buchen/uebernachten (click on "translate" for English and search "apartments and holiday homes", "farms", or "accommodation for families", then enter data in the "accommodation search" box on the left.
Individual towns/cities often have their own individual listings. Many towns have their own tourism websites. Others have a page with the local tourist office. It's not unusual at all for a town to have both English and German-language pages.
"Unterkunft", "übernachten" and "gastgeber" are good search terms to find accommodations if you locate a town website that has listings just in German. "www(townname)de" is a good place to start. A search goes something like this... Say you want to find a rental in Boppard... try...
Click on "touristinfo" and you get to the tourism page in German:
https://www.boppard-tourismus.de/
Click on the British flag for English-language tourism pages and start looking around in English.
Osterspai is one of my favorite little spots on the Rhine River. Just 1,200 residents. Googling Osterspai and Gastgeber brought up this page of listings - 13 options, most of which could in fact house you if available.
https://osterspai.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/urlaub-und-uebernachten/gastgeber
I know, you weren't planning to go there. And you probably will struggle getting through the German to see whether you even want to google the establishments any further. But the point here is that people on this forum can help you get to the right pages or point you in the right direction if they know what you're after.
A stay of 3-4 nights or longer will most often yield discounted rental fees (or eliminate "cleaning" fees) so it's often wise to pick a town that can serve as a travel base for other nearby towns that interest you.
Thank you. I updated my question. We are looking to stay in Munich, but only for about two nights.
What would would you recommend to do/see in Munich?
To stay together, you might look further into hotel options... or explore hostel family accommodations or vacation rentals OUTSIDE Munich. Family accommodations have become a major component of the German Hostel Association (DJH.)
But vacation rentals (like "Airbnb's") in Munich are largely a thing of the past as they are considered "misappropriated housing space" by government officials who have a "German-residents-first" approach to managing the limited number rental properties in Munich. Property owners can rent out their places to visitors for only a few weeks per year. Explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TrzZ1V14eo
Zoom in to find official DJH/HI hostels in/near Munich.
This is the hotel I stay in when in Munich . Numerous visits , and going back in October , They have four person family rooms . One of my favorite hotels . U Bahn stop just outside the hotel door , and ten minutes to the center . - https://all.accor.com/hotel/8657/index.en.shtml?y_source=1_MTUzNjE0ODgtNDgzLWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D
Thank you, all!
Our Munich travel party was 5. Our 2 kids are young adults and we had another family member traveling with us. We are staying at the Adina hotel near Ostbahnhof and I’m very pleased. We have 2 adjoining rooms that connect. It’s a modern hotel, excellent accommodations with a small kitchen and washer/dryer for laundry. AC that works well. We had 2 rooms with king size beds. They brought in a nice single bed for our 5th person. Proximity to Ostbahnhof is fantastic. We can zip right into old town. The area is revitalized. There’s a Ferris wheel next door and lots of new clubs and restaurants. A trendy spot. Can sometimes hear music at night but it’s not been bothersome. The young adults have enjoyed the location. Grocery store nearby.
If you book at one of the American chain hotels it should be easy to get adjoining rooms. I've stayed at the Marriott Courtyard and Aloft hotels. Both are a couple blocks from the main railroad station and easy to walk to, as well as only a few minutes walk from the city center. Aloft is spartan but clean and well located, and the Courtyard is basically an American hotel with some local flavor. It does have one of the best breakfasts I've ever had, and was very welcome last time I was there after almost a year of living in the middle east.
Let the kids have their own room. They will enjoy the trip more.
