We checked out different hotels in both villages of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and this was definitely the nicest and best value. We had a lovely room which you got to through the garden - which is basically a weird pond/swimming pool. Great views and the church bells were rung enthusiastically at 6am quite close by!
The breakfast was very good, there was even an orange pressing machine for fresh juice. We ate just opposite the hotel, on the street - a brilliant restaurant with great service.
The only downside was that we had to park in the public car park, which cost 5 euros for one night.

We (me, wife & dog) stayed one night on our drive down to Lake Como. This is a very charming establishment in traditional style, with a main building that holds the public rooms and an attached annexe with bedrooms round a courtyard swimming pool and garden. The staff are friendly and helpful but we were surprised to find that the restaurant is open for breakfast only (which is substantial and included in the price). We weren't sure if this is a temporary arrangement or because it's summer season. We ate very well in Schatten. Underground parking is available at €5 per day and there's an extra charge for the dog. The room we had was ideal and they had even gone to the trouble of putting down a feeding station for the dog. For that vital early morning doggy walk, there's a patch of grass out the back and samll park 5' away. They must have spent somke money on it since some of the earleir reviews - it was clean, light and very well kept.
It must have had some

Stayed for three nights in April 2010. Really enjoyed it. Small room, but don't visit this area if you plan to stay inside...good value and would definitely stay at again.

I stayed here for 3 nights in late November. It was very cold in GAP, already with lots of snow on the ground. When we checked in we were walked to our room on the 2nd floor of the main building. We thought it was a nice touch until we realized that the reason was that the desk clerk had to put a space heater in our room. She informed us that there was no heat in the hotel! If we hadn't pre-paid for our room through Orbitz, I would have checked out right then. The space heater really only heated an area about 6 inches around it -- seriously. So if you were not essentially touching the heater, you were freezing. Both people in the bed could not be warm at night, and either the person in the bathroom or the person in the bedroom had a small amount of heat, but not both. We asked for a second heater but were told that there would not be enough for other guests if we were given two. I thought that for the $100/nt I paid they could purchase a 2nd heater for the room, but they did not agree. I asked for a discount since it was actually warmer outside in the sun. They refused that as well. The lack of heat issue really ruined my visit to the area because I did not want to spend anytime outside since I knew there was no chance to warm up upon return to the hotel. The second night we were there another couple checked into the room next to us. We could clearly hear everything that went on in their room as if they were in the same room as us. We did not miss even one syllable of their conversation. The threadbare carpet in the common areas did not bother me much, I thought it sort of added to the charm of the place, but I did not like the lack of sufficient lighting in the hallways. The breakfast was good and the person who attended it was very friendly. However, we, as well as the other guests, had to eat wearing jackets, gloves, and hats. The front desk seemed to be manned by two girls. One was very friendly and seemed to go out of her way to be pleasant. The other was a little less so, but still pleasant in a more reserved way. She was the one who refused the extra heater and the discount request. If the heat had not been an issue, I would have found this hotel to be somewhat charming, but I would not stay here again. The pleasant staff and good breakfast cannot make up for the thin walls, lack of lighting and overall darkness of the place.