Hotel Platzl

A room at the Hotel Platzl, Munich

A well-located modern hotel between Marienplatz and the Residenz in Munich, Germany

This hotel is about as central as you can get in Munich, mere steps away from all the sights of the Altstadt.

Rooms are mid-sized but cozy, outfitted with rich fabrics and new furnishings.

The hotel is owned by a brewery, and the legendary Hofbräuhaus is across the street—so it won't be too far a stumble home after a night of carousing. (And there's a sauna, steam room, and gym to help you recuperate.)

In a more sober mindset, you might patronize the folk theater next door after a dinner of Bavarian specialties in the vaulted dining room.