Rocco Forte The Charles Hotel, Munich
Expert reviews
“Many of the city’s grand hotels go back 100 years or more. For newer luxury, check into the Charles Hotel, part of the Rocco Forte chain, which opened in 2007 in an eight-story limestone building close to the Kunstareal. The spa has a following among certain ladies who lunch.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Munich.
“The Charles Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel is one of the most prestigious new-build properties in Munich and has been regarded as such since opening in 2007 as part of a major regeneration project adjacent to the city’s old botanical gardens.”
What guests liked
- Great hotel
- Friendly staff
- Boutique style
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This fine establishment is located on 28 Sophienstr in the Maxvorstadt area of the city where it offers tourists and travelers a taste of luxury and style. This five-star hotel is the definition of hospitality excellence and the epitome of luxury.
The hotel overlooks the Old Botanical Garden, giving guests a great view to go with their stylish rooms. The hotel offers the latest state-of-the-art amenities and facilities needed for a convenient and satisfying stay.
The hotel rooms are well-furnished with beautiful décor and also features the most exquisite furniture.
Rocco Forte Hotel offers chic and lush room options such as Classic King Room, Deluxe King Room, Junior Suite and Superior Deluxe King Room. The hotel Executive Suite provides VIP facilities. All the rooms in the hotel are spacious and have sufficient lighting and ventilation.
The hotel offers close proximity to several landmarks and places of interest such as the Bavarian State Opera which is just a little over 1 km away from the hotel and the famous Frauenkirche which is only 950 m away from the hotel.
Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning, and a comfy bed. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries, bathrobes and bathroom slippers.
Guests can sample a wide variety of cocktails in the stylish Sophia’s Bar. The hotel’s on-site restaurant also offers several seasonal cuisines.
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Recent guest reviews
14 March 2024
Very good
I have a VIP concierge service . Came to evaluate the hotel for our clients. It’ s perfect so is the spa
Service , clean, location great staff , food is excellent
11 March 2024
Other hotels should try to emulate the level of service provided by The Charles Hotel
Everything about the Charles was excellent. The staff, the breakfast, the bar, the accommodations could not have been better. Every question and every request were diligently handled. It could not have been better.
Do not change a thing. This is the perfect accommodation for a visit to Munich.
8 March 2024
Exceptional
fantastic wellness and spa
1 March 2024
Excellent stay in Munich. This hotel was the best choice to stay here.
Staff was very friendly. Room was very comfortable and clean. Excellent and healthy breakfast.
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24 February 2024
A 5 star hotel experience.
Luxurious accommodation in an excellent location. The bathroom toiletries were very high quality. Excellent spa.
Nothing to dislike
16 February 2024
Great hotel in great location, great, large rooms.
Beautiful pool and sauna area. Great idea with the small coffee machine in the lobby area too
Perhaps faster service at the bar.
11 February 2024
Charles hotel is always first choice if travelling to Munich.
As always excellent service by hotel staff, timely and precise. Breakfast one of the best and with high standard over many years (not only excellent but available till 11.30 am) Location is fine if you travel with kids, since next to hotel is kids playground and it is still short walk to city centre.
Not hotel fault, but generally parks in Munich got compared to 5-10yrs ago much dirtier, full of homeless people and streets are more crowded with beggars.
2 February 2024
Lovely hotel convenient to the train station.
Lovely hotel with super helpful staff! Convenient to museums and the Hauptbahnhof.
While I was comfortable enough, I do feel the bed was near time to be replaced. There was a hollow on my side, and my husband complained about a stiff back. The location was great for museums and for the main train station-- perfect if using Munich as a base to train to Salzburg and Innsbruck-- but about a mile from Marienplatz and the Viktualienmarkt. It might have been fun to be a bit closer to them for fun eating and drinking options.
1 February 2024
Exceptional
Excellent breakfast, very clean and comfortable, very convenient location, parking available, good restaurant
15 January 2024
Very good, the staff and aervice was excellent. Location and spa was not so good.
The coziness
The spa was crowded and not so hyggiene
24 December 2023
Great Hotel!
Very comfortable room, very good room service and very good breakfast (which I had in my room). The staff is very friendly! My car was parked by the valet. I stayed just for one night, but I will be back!
all was very good!
21 December 2023
Fabulous
Caring and welcoming staff, attending to details
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5 December 2023
Exceptional. Don’t change a thing!!!
The hotel staff is second to none. Wow! What service, how friendly. Great location, and room. Can’t say anything bad about this property. We’ll definitely be back. The concierge Isabelle, went over and above. So helpful as trains and airports closed due to winter storms. She is truly delightful, and her friendship will not soon be forgotten. Your entire staff is truly wonderful.
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29 November 2023
Beautiful rooms, lovely outlook, staff very friendly and helpful. Location excellent.
Location. Friendliness of staff.
Better hours of access for kids in the pool
16 October 2023
Excellent stay with super friendly staff
-Very generous room size and extremely spacious bathroom -during out stay the staff was very friendly and went out of their way to make our stay as comfortable as possible, especially at the restaurant.
- Some difficulties with communication before we arrived. Asked for restaurant recommendations and my email was never answered, even after sending a follow-up email. Instead I received automatic replies and an out-of-office message. - Amenities sub-par for a 5 star hotel, nothing special was offered other than the standard stuff.
15 September 2023
Very good
Great helpful staff
11 September 2023
Fabulous
This time -we are frequent customers- housekeeping wasn’t up to standard. Four out of the 15 days I arrived back to find my room didn’t have any service.
8 September 2023
Perfect
Location
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4 September 2023
Exceptional
Staff amazing, found my lost phone in a taxi searching all taxi companies in Munich. Excellent breakfast, big rooms, fast check in and out
31 August 2023
Fabulous
Everything !
A little bit pricey.
30 August 2023
Excellent. Brilliant. Loved it.
Everything. Just brilliant
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29 August 2023
Fabulous
Free upgrade -spacious rooms
Thw menue foe both roon service & resturant were limited - barely any vegetertian options
27 August 2023
It was good for summer especially with the heat waves, because the A/C is excellent
Good A/C Excellent Location Very friendly Staff
Room carpets’ kinda old Towels need to be new, bathrobes as well Poor amenities
26 August 2023
Fabulous
The very friendly staff, the location and the entire excellent surrounding.
During my stay - nothing.
23 August 2023
My first choice in munch
Staff
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19 August 2023
Fabulous
Location ,staff Wide Breakfast choices Very clean Swimming pool
Very Slow service during breakfast in preparing your table or getting you your orders The bed better be one matress instead of separated 2 putting together
13 August 2023
it was really wonderful
clean and so quiet
5 August 2023
Exceptional
One of the best hotel i have visited last 10 years
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30 July 2023
Very nice hotel and good location
Spacious and comfortable room. Nice decoration, convenient parking although pricey, good restaurant and quality/varied breakfast. Nice and helpful staff.
Hotel should offer rooms with hardwood floor for allergic guests
30 July 2023
Superb hotel!
Superb hotel right in the heart of the city. Beautiful rooms that were immaculate. Every member of the staff delivered impeccable service and exceeded our expectations.
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21 July 2023
Very good
The location , Quiet clean Room , friendly staff , Good Breakfast
High price
20 July 2023
Recommend this hotel and i will come back again
The location was excellent every thing was near us Restaurants market and park The stuff was friendly and helpful all the time starting from reception to all I would like to thank Philip from reception and mohamed and marco
Short stay 🙃
8 July 2023
My Go to Hotel in Munich
Everything. Best place to stay in Munich Staff are very welcoming Rooms are very clean
15 June 2023
Wonderful Place
Everything was amazing
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5 June 2023
Go for the spa, the pool, the staff, the food and the service. You won't regret it!
Staff went above and beyond - you can tell they have been super trained by the best in the hospitality industry.
We loved everything
30 May 2023
This hotel is the best hotel we have stayed in. It is a bit more expensive than others but offers very good value for th
First class personalised service, convenient location opposite the park and near the Central station. It is very quiet and clean. The facilities are excellent, beautiful pool and great small gym They even delivered paper newspapers which my husband likes
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27 May 2023
exceptional 5 star experience, I didn’t want my stay to end!
Staff and service were amazing. the facilities, rooms and food were also incredible. truly a 5 star experience
17 May 2023
Beautiful hotel
Room was very beautiful, cleaning service was perfect, breakfast was incredible , best bacon i have ever eat! Also room service and food was amazing. All staff very friendly and helpfull. Later check out was posible . All perfect.
We didnt like spa very much. Because temperature of pool was cold, and we mised some hot jacuzzy bath there. Sure pool should be more heated. Sauna and steam was Ok. Price per night is too high and hotel is a bit far from city center.
3 May 2023
lovely stay with great service. facilities and design are great.
the room. the food. the spa. the service. overall the hotel was classic modern and well maintained.
nothing. not a massive hotel, but we liked that.
31 March 2023
Excellent 5 star hotel. I would award an extra star for the staff!
Actually everything. Exceptionally friendly staff, clean and spacious rooms, great breakfast, superb restaurant and well equipped gym! We will definitely come back!!
a bit pricey
28 March 2023
An exceptional hotel, with staff and facilities that go the extra mile.
The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The location is close to the main train station and a short walk to tourist attractions and the main shopping precinct. The room was extremely spacious, clean and tidy. The pool, steam room and sauna are a nice indulgence, but I was really impressed with the inclusion of a clothes spinner in the change rooms to wring out bathers.
10 March 2023
fabulous
best hotel I have ever stayed in.
9 March 2023
Excellent stay, would definitely recommend this hotel
The breakfast has an excellent choice with buffet options and menu choices too. Staff in the restaurant are friendly and helpful. the food is excellent.
The botanical gardens opposite the hotel are advertised on the hotel website and photos appear to show them but in real life they are dreadful!
9 March 2023
very sweet staff
everthing
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7 March 2023
Exceptional
Lovely staff, amazing room
it was perfect.
20 February 2023
Worth visiting again
the staff and services as amazing
nothing to say everything was perfect
31 January 2023
One of the best hotels on our trip!
We had heard that this was an exceptional hotel, but it far exceeded our expectations! Our family had two suites over the holidays, and both were very spacious, comfortable and luxurious with so many amenities, like a deep soaking tub and fully stocked mini-fridge. The hotel is within easy walking distance of many of the major sites and near public transportation. Loved having drinks and appetizers down in the lobby bar after a full day of sightseeing. Our grown kids caught bad colds during the trip that worsened in Munich. The front desk staff was so helpful--even offering to go to the chemist and get over-the-counter medications for us (nonprescription). Don't miss this hotel!
Nothing!!
29 January 2023
Very friendly and attentive staff
The staff was exceptional as well as the room I stayed in.
29 December 2022
favorite stay location in Munich
Everything especially the food
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hammam
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Hair cut
- - Hair styling
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Light therapy
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries (additional charge)
- - Stand-up comedy (additional charge)
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Emergency cord in bathroom
Pool and wellness
- - Pool bar
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
22 April 2024
Nice hotel with very accommodating staff a bit pricey given there was no access to the spa during our stay
Location & Staff
Lack of reasonable toiletries given the room price Building development directly outside Late notice that the spa was closed due to private booking … this was one of the reasons we originally booked.