Any recommendations for places to stay in Munich, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland?

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Let me answer this thoroughly first for Munich and then for Lucerne... MUNICH . Frommer's Best Hotel Bets (this will be helpful as we don't know your budget or your personal selection criteria): . Best storic Hotel: Kempinski Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten München (tel.800/426-3135 in the U.S., or 089/2-12-50) is one of the most famous hotels in the world -- the lineage of this hostelry stretches back to 1858. Maximilian II himself took a personal interest in the hotel's establishment, even going so far as to aid its founder financially.

The Walterspiel family brought it to worldwide prominence, and over the years it has entertained the greats and near-greats. Best for Business Travelers: The 800/448-10-10 in the U.S. , or 089/3-84-50) is a modern 15-story structure, completely geared to welcome the business traveler and provide all needed services.It is close to many corporate headquarters and has the best conference facilities of any hotel in the city. Actually, the hotel was an office block until pressed into service as a hotel for the 1972 Olympics.

After business is concluded, you can unwind at the hotel's health club. Best for a Romantic Getaway: Romantik Hotel Insel Mühle (tel.089/8-10-10), constructed around a 16th-century mill, is a romantic choice with its antique decor and rooms with sloping, garret-like ceilings. It is known for its old-world restaurant with massive beams and a wine cellar.

Though far removed from the hustle and bustle, it's only 9.5km (6 miles) west of Munich's Marienplatz. Best Trendy Hotel: The Mandarin Oriental (tel.089/2-12-508), small and deluxe, in a neo-Renaissance building, is the choice of visiting celebrities, including fashion models, dress designers, and the media elite. Its discreet style and formal elegance make it the right address for those who don't want to be "too obvious" -- that is, by staying at one of the lavish, bigger hotels.

Best Lobby for Pretending You're Rich: Bayerischer Hof & Palais Montgelas (tel.800/223-6800 in the U.S. , or 089/8-10-10) is a real old-fashioned European formal hotel with a deluxe lobby filled with English and French furniture and oriental rugs.It's been called the "living room" of Munich. "Meet you in the lounge of the Bayerischer Hof" is often heard. As hotels go, there's no more impressive place to go for a drink.

Best for Families: Four Points Hotel by Sheraton München Olympiapark (tel.082-12-507-72-12-508) is right at Europe's biggest sports and recreation center and rents many triple rooms that are ideal for families. It's among the most modern and best-kept places in the city, and your child will enjoy meeting some of the sports heroes who often stay here. At Olympiapark, the entire family can use the sports facilities, including a large Olympic-size swimming pool.

Best Moderately Priced Hotel: Built as a private villa at the start of the 20th century, Hotel Olympic (tel.089/232-12-507-0) has been converted into a hip, attractive, and affordable hotel. Rooms are minimalist, all white, and stylish. Best Budget Hotel: Uhland Garni (tel.083-84-33-50), a family-run place, is one of the most inviting of the small hotels of Munich.

Behind a facade with summer geraniums, it welcomes you into rooms converted from grand apartments built a century ago. It's also a good choice for families, as many units contain bunk beds for children. Best B&B: Gästehaus Englischer Garten (tel.089/3-83-92-12-507), close to the Englischer Garten and its summer nudes, is an oasis of charm and tranquillity in fashionable Schwabing.An ivy-covered former private villa, it offers attractively furnished rooms; those in the annex are really small apartments with tiny kitchenettes.

When the weather's right, breakfast is served in the rear garden. Best Service: Eden-Hotel-Wolff (tel.089/58-10-10) employs some of the most thoughtful staff in Munich. Although hotels like the Bayerischer Hof offer state-of-the-art service, the attentive, efficient, unhurried, yet down-to-earth English-speaking staff here gets the job done just as well, anticipating all your needs.

Best Location: An der Oper (tel.089/2-12-507-2-12-508) is in the virtual heart of Munich. Stay here and you'll be just steps away from the central Marienplatz. Moments after leaving the hotel, you can be shopping along the Maximilianstrasse or exploring the traffic-free malls just steps from the Bavarian National Theater, and all for a reasonable price.

Best Health Club: München Marriott Hotel (tel.800/222-12-509 in the U.S. , or 082-12-509-00-20) has the best-equipped fitness center of any hotel in Munich -- a swimming pool almost 14m (44 ft. ) long, whirlpools, hydrojets, a solarium, and state-of-the-art exercise equipment. There's also a Kosmetik-Kabine for beauty treatments and massages, plus separate saunas for men and women. Residents of the Marriott use the club for free; nonresidents pay 15€ ($17) for a day pass.

Best Hotel Pool: The state-of-the-art indoor pool at the Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel München (tel.089/9-26-40) is on the 22nd floor, offering not only views, but its own waterfall as well. Although many hotels in Munich have swimming pools, none competes with this choice. And that's not all -- you get five whirlpools, along with two mixed saunas (open to both men and women), and a trio of steam rooms inspired by ancient Rome, each ideal for après-swim (after your swim).

This hotel is in the verdant suburb of Bogenhausen, only seven subway stops from the center of town. Best Spa Hotel: The great curative spa of Bad Reichenhall is the finest and best equipped in the Bavarian Alps. Reigning supreme here is its best hotel, Steigenberger Axelmannstein (tel.08651/77-70), which is set in lovely gardens of 3 hectares (7 1/2 acres).

Its spa equipment is always kept in the finest condition, and its bedrooms, cuisine, and on-site entertainment make it one of the great discoveries of Bavaria.. I also recommend your going to the general Munich hotels site in Frommer's which I provide you below. Sort the hotels by quality (stars). The best are typically very expensive.

Eyeball the ranked list until you find a high rated hotel that is less expensive. This is a quick way to find value if you are suffering from Euro sticker shock.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . LUCERNE .

Again, I recommend going to Frommer's Lucerne Hotel recommendations. Sort by quality. Then look for lower priced values for the same quality rating.

The link is provided below. Since I don't know your budget and whether you are traveling on vacation or business, I suggest you go to the link yourself. Romantik Hotel Wilden Mann looks interesting.

You are traveling when the dollar is very low relative to European currency, which will make everything seem outrageously expensive.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . I wish you a wonderful trip. Personally, every time I visit Munich, I make a half day excursion to "suburban" Dachau where you will find the memorial museum and concentration camp.

It is a somber experience, which contrasts with the lively, cultured experience of this beautiful city. But, it is such an important educational experience, I urge you not to miss it. Try to do it early on so that when you leave Munich you will do so on a more uplifting note.. Schöne Reise!

Sources: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/munich/0099020002.html ; http://www.frommers.com/destinations/indexaccom.cfm?destID=99&mh=1000&directory=munich&search_type=&order=SBFF ; http://www.frommers.com/destinations/indexaccom.cfm?destID=162&mh=1000&directory=lucerne&order=SBFF ; http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/english.html .

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The pics are accurate, so you will not be disappointed. It was truly a great experience. We only stayed 2 nights, so I cannot really comment on Lucerne nightlife or... more Sources: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187309-Munich_Bavaria-Hotels.html .

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