Munich for 2 months - family housing

I enjoy a hotel in an eastern suburb of Feldkirchen. They do also do apartments, and there are other possibilities nearby.

Advantages of that area are that it has a small town atmosphere with all the advantages that has, but it is on bus lines to the Messe (where the business conferences and shows are held) and a very short walk to the S-Bahn Feldkirchen. That S2 train runs every 20 minutes 7 days a week, all day, and in 10 minutes takes you to Ostbahnhof where you get the train to Salzburg, and 10 minutes further into the centre of Münich and the Hbf and the beirgartens. Go the other way and at the end of the line (30 minutes) is Erding which has a seriously family friendly water park and Therme, the best I have ever experienced. https://www.therme-erding.de/en/

I expect you will have a car, although driving in central Münich is not for the feint of heart, if you will be there 2 months, and if so Feldkirchen is very well located at the junction of the A99, the outer ring autobahn which can take you to Salzburg and is one of the ways to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and everywhere else, and the A94 which goes into the centre of Münich and towards Vienna and the Czech Republic.

At the Messe is the U-Bahn and an excellent indoor shopping mall with plenty of food and a Lego store, the Reim Arkaden, a Westfield centre. https://www.westfield.com/de/germany/riemarcaden

How old are the children? And how far is your partner willing to travel to work? Without knowing the answer to those questions it is a lot harder to give advice.

Take a look at https://wunderflats.com/en/ and search for other short term housing sites in Germany. Airbnb and Booking are, IMO, more vacation focused.

Have your partner reach out to colleagues in Munich for advice and suggestions. Based on your OP it appears that he is working for/with an organization?

As to where in Munich, my suggestion is a to pick any neighborhood outside of the city center that hits the young family triple crown: short walking distance to a park and playground, to the metro or tram, and to grocery shopping...even better if there is a beer garden nearby.

Finally, the kids will adjust to living in Germany faster than you and your partner will.

Nigel thank you very kindly for your detailed reply! I will research your suggestions in depth. An important clarification I did not think to include is that we will not have a car most of the time, though happy to rent one when most practical for weekend excursions. I had the impression a car would mostly be impractical?
Regarding length of commute, we seek input on what is reasonable and the best balance. It seems even in the city, from any rental we have found, my partner will have a ~45 min commute on public transport (perhaps ~25 min if he can acquire a bike) and he is told his colleagues mostly live in the outskirts and have ~1 hour commutes. He doesn’t have a firm timeframe he is willing to commute since we don’t know what is reasonable and common.
I also did not mention our budget since we don’t know yet, but work will pay a majority and we’re willing to supplement for a positive experience that balances cultural immersion with some familiar comforts for our kids, who haven’t traveled. (Things that might get especially hard for the kids long-term would be all three in one bedroom and no direct outdoor access without an adult. We live on a forest lot and two of the three have attended nature preschools and are just gaining the independence to go outside and play on their own without direct supervision.)
Possibly also relevant, none of us speak German (of course we’ll learn as best we can before and during our trip.)
Thank you for all feedback and recommendations!

Jkh thank you so much for those recommendations. And the insight that the kids will adjust more quickly - upon reflection I think you are absolutely correct.

thanks for the update.

do you know where your partner will be working, maybe a nearby tram/train/u-bahn stop for reference? maybe a neighbourhood name? my suggestion for an eastern suburb won't be much use he is out in Pasing way to the west..

I didn't know the ages of the kiddiewinks when I suggested Therme Erding.

How old are they? Swings and seesaws or football and bicycles?

about the car - some of the answer will depend on the ages of the kiddoes. Young ones are required to be in boosters or car seats until they get quite large in Germany, and you need an IDP for whichever or both of you might drive.

In the city the car can be more trouble than it is worth, but in the suburbs and countryside can be a great help.

A three across back seat may not take 3 car seats or boosters.

I just googled car seat rules in Germany. Travel by any car will be difficult-children under 12 are required to be in car seats or booster seats and taxis are only required to carry seats for 2 children.

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I think being in downtown Munich with the children makes no sense. The outskirts of the city would come into question, or really the surrounding area.

The difference is that in many areas on the outskirts you still have a good bus or subway connection. In the surrounding area, if you rely on the S-Bahn, it could be tiring in the summer. The reason is that the aging Munich S-Bahn occasionally doesn't run (especially on weekends) because the tracks and stations are being renovated. You might then get a little bit towards the city center on the S-Bahn, but then you have to change. It can be quite annoying, at least in my opinion.

In Munich you can do everything by bike, especially in summer. Here you see a lot of parents who either transport their children in special cargo bikes or whose children are old enough to ride themselves.

I would suggest that you first look for suitable accommodation and then I can tell you whether I would want to live in this area. As already mentioned, if you don't have a car it is of course advisable to have public transport nearby.