Hotel Bayerischer Hof
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Munich's grand hotel since 1841: the Bayerischer Hof on the Promenadeplatz is run by the Volkhardt family to this day. Its crowning glory is the Blue Spa by star architect Andrée Putman — 1,300 m² over four floors with a rooftop pool and a sun terrace above the city.
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Hotel Bayerischer Hof: greetings from the front desk
The Bayerischer Hof belongs to the great names of European hotel-keeping. Built in 1841 at the wish of King Ludwig I — the Residenz had no guest baths befitting its rank, so Munich needed a house for royal guests —, the grand hotel on the Promenadeplatz is run in family hands to this day. 337 rooms, five restaurants, six bars, a theatre of its own, a night club and a cinema salon make it a city in itself. Its wellness high point, though, lies right at the top.
The Blue Spa. Star architect Andrée Putman created high above the Munich skyline a wellness area that literally forms the crown of the house: 1,300 m² over four floors, with a 6.5 × 14.5 metre pool that turns into an open-air pool in good weather thanks to a glass sliding roof. Add saunas, a sun terrace with a view over the rooftops, a fitness area and the Blue Spa Lounge in the conservatory. City wellness in its most luxurious Munich form.
A house with a world of its own. The cuisine includes the Atelier, awarded two Michelin stars, plus four further restaurants and six bars. The Komödie im Bayerischen Hof, the Night Club with live music and the ASTOR cinema salon make the house a social centre of Munich — far beyond the hotel guests.
Blue Spa — Andrée Putman's rooftop landscape
The Blue Spa is the work of the French star architect Andrée Putman: 1,300 m² over four floors high above the city. The heart is a 6.5 × 14.5 metre pool that opens into an open-air pool via a glass sliding roof. Add saunas, a steam bath, a sun terrace with a skyline view, a fitness area and a treatment menu of its own. The Blue Spa Lounge in the conservatory serves light cuisine between treatments.
337 rooms and suites
The 337 rooms and suites range from the classically elegant city room to the penthouse suites under the roof. Several design lines — from traditional via design studios to the suites furnished by international designers — reflect the many layers of the house.
Atelier & five restaurants
The culinary flagship is the restaurant Atelier with two Michelin stars. Beside it stand four further restaurants and six bars, among them Falk's Bar in the magnificent hall of mirrors. Munich society has met here for generations.
Komödie, Night Club and cinema
The Bayerischer Hof is more than a hotel: the Komödie im Bayerischen Hof shows boulevard theatre, the Night Club has been a fixture of Munich's live-music and jazz scene for decades, and the ASTOR cinema salon shows films in a lounge atmosphere. A social centre of the city.
Location on the Promenadeplatz
The house stands at Promenadeplatz 2–6, in the heart of Munich's old town between Marienplatz, Frauenkirche and the Maximilianstraße. The Residenz, the State Opera, the Fünf Höfe and the Theatinerkirche are within walking distance — you can hardly stay more centrally in Munich.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions about the hotel
What is the Blue Spa?
The Blue Spa is the wellness area of the Bayerischer Hof, designed by the French star architect Andrée Putman high above the city: 1,300 m² over four floors with a 6.5 × 14.5 metre pool that opens into an open-air pool via a glass sliding roof.
Add saunas, a steam bath, a sun terrace with a skyline view, a fitness area and a treatment menu of its own — Munich's most spectacular city spa.
Since when has the Bayerischer Hof existed?
Since 1841. King Ludwig I had the house built because the Residenz had no guest baths befitting its rank and Munich needed a house for royal guests. To this day the grand hotel is run in family hands (Volkhardt).
Where do you eat in the house?
The culinary flagship is the restaurant Atelier with two Michelin stars. Add four further restaurants and six bars, among them Falk's Bar in the hall of mirrors.
Is it true that the hotel has its own theatre and a night club?
Yes — the Komödie im Bayerischen Hof shows boulevard theatre, the Night Club has been a Munich live-music and jazz institution for decades, and the ASTOR cinema salon shows films in a lounge atmosphere. The house is a social centre of the city.
How central is the hotel?
Very central: on the Promenadeplatz in the heart of the old town, within walking distance of Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Maximilianstraße, the Residenz and the State Opera.
