expert reviews of cheap hotels in Munich

Creatif Hotel Elephant's clientele impressively ranges from backpackers to businesspeople and attests to the hotel's wide appeal. The location, minutes by foot north of the main train station, is a further plus.

Flora is a great value, with good things (read: renovations) in the pipeline. It is a very charming pension, if a bit scruffy in spots.

Across the street from the train station, Hotelissimo Haberstock stands at the foot of Schillerstrasse, a street crowded with hotels. At the Haberstock end, things feel mighty touristy.

Hotel Blauer Bock is a cheapo's fantasy hotel, a diamond in the rough. Just off the Viktualienmarkt in one of Munich's super touristy hoods, Blauer Bock maintains the kind of loyal repeat customer base to which most hotels can only aspire.

On a tiny street in the center of Munich's gorgeous old town is Pension Lindner, one of the least expensive beds in the city and one of the most reliable city-center pensions in Munich.