This was very reasonably priced- we booked from a German website. It was mainly used by Germans but the night porter spoke Excellent English. I am not sure about the rest of the staff as we speak enough |German to not need it. The breakfast was the normal buffet, and had a very good selection but it was served in a soulless canteen-like room. The bedroom was exceptionally clean and there were several free English speaking TV channels. (mostly news). The hotel is in a nice quiet safe area within easy walking distance of town centre (20 mins) or 5 mins to U bahn.
Our only quibble was that the room was far too hot. (End October)The radiator was on full during the day (even though we turned it off) and although we did open the windows, the room just did not cool down and it was too uncomfortable to sleep well. There was no air conditioning in our room. We will go there again hopefully, it is convenient for visiting family, but I will ask for a cooler room

The staff were great. I had a great view from my room. It was very quiet and comfortable. The AC worked fantastic, thankfully, because it was miserably hot in Munich at the time. The mini bar items were very reasonably priced. The breakfast on the patio was great. Nice place.

I went here based on all of the postiive reviews on this and other websites. Was supposed to stay 4 nights; stayed one and went to another hotel across town that I will highly recommend, the Advokat (although slightly more expensive)

I specifically requested a non-smoking room when I made my reservation (more than a month in advance). The room I received smelled so disgusting - like someone had spilled beer all over the carpet and had been chainsmoking for days. I tried to call the front desk to ask for a room change - picked up the phone, and it didn't work. Had to go down to the lobby to request a room change, but they were unable to fulfill my request. Asked them to fix my phone - they said, oh - you just have to jiggle the phone cord a bit, and it should work (!)

The rates were reasonable before you factor in the cost of internet - which is either 13 or 18 Euro a day, depending on if you want "regular" or "business". When I first checked in, the man at the front desk told me about these two options, but I delayed purchasing since I was going out immediately and wanted to make the most of my 24 hrs. When I returned, someone else was at the front desk and immediately sold me the 18e, didn't present options to me. Had I not known about the other option, I would have had to pay 5 more euro a night for internet.

And on TOP of that - the internet DIDN:T EVEN WORK!!!! Well, it worked really intermittently. When I complained at the front desk, they told me that since it worked sometimes they couldn't give me a refund. Like, seriously? They did offer to comp me with a free beverage from the hotel bar (oh boy!).

Plus, people were trying to call me but couldn't get in touch because my phone wasn't working. After "jiggling the cord" and initially getting a dialtone.

Needless to say, I spent my obligatory night and left the hotel the very next morning.




Internet was either 13 or 18 euro's a day. T

Needing to find a hotel in Munich for an overnight business trip when I couldn't stay at my usual place, I was recommended the Erzgiesserei by a Munich-based colleague and as it was only for 1 night I decided to give it a go.

The hotel is situated in a residential area of Munich, and although is within walking distance of the main railway station, (around 15 - 20 minutes) it would be too far if you had anything other than a small overnight case. However there is a tram stop much closer, which you can get from the station to help with the load.

My room was clean, tidy and simply yet adequately furnished. The bathroom was also clean and although slightly smaller than I am used to, was perfectly adequate. As the hotel is situated in a side street, there was very little external noise, particularly with the windows closed.

Breakfast was a simple buffet affair, which again whilst not having the range of some of the bigger chains, was again more than adequate.

The hotel also has a bar and serves evening meals, neither of which I used.

The only downsides I could see were:

- there is no air conditioning in the room and Munich can get quite hot in the summer.

- although situated in a quiet residential area, there is not much else other than apartment blocks in the immediate vacinity.

- to get into the City Centre would take around 30 minutes to walk, however if you use the trams and subway, dependent on connections, you could get there in 10 minutes.

In summary, if you are visiting Munich either for business or as a tourist and are looking to get good value for money from a 'budget' hotel, then the Erzgiesserei should certainly be on your list, particularly if not being within easy walking distance of either the station or the city centre is not a major priority.