Five-star One MICHELIN Key Promenadeplatz, Munich
Hotel Bayerischer Hof
A hotel on Promenadeplatz since 1841, run by the same family since 1897, with a two-star dining room and a spa on the roof whose pool sits under a glass roof that opens.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2025 and 2026
- Rooms
- 337 rooms and 74 suites
- Opened
- 1841, Volkhardt family since 1897
- From the airport
- About 40 minutes from MUC
The hotel
A royal commission on Promenadeplatz.
King Ludwig I wanted a grand hotel for his capital, so Joseph Anton von Maffei bought an old inn on Promenadeplatz and had Friedrich von Gärtner design its replacement. It opened in 1841. In 1897 the Volkhardt family took it over, and they own and run it still. By 1924 it was the largest hotel in Europe.
In 1969 the hotel absorbed the Palais Montgelas next door, a classical building of 1811 that had housed Bavaria's foreign ministry. Its rooms now hold the Presidential Suites. Each February the Munich Security Conference meets here, and in 2026 the family marked 185 years on the square. The house now counts 337 rooms and 74 suites, five restaurants and six bars, and the Blue Spa by Andrée Putman across the top floors.
- Blue Spa Designed by Andrée Putman over three floors at the top of the building, with a pool under a retractable glass roof and a terrace looking over the old town.
- Atelier The hotel's fine dining room, two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide, with Kevin Romes in the kitchen since April 2026.
- Five restaurants, six bars From Trader Vic's Polynesian menu to falk's Bar and a night club and piano bar with live jazz.
Rooms & suites
Classic rooms, Flemish calm and a garden on the roof.
No two rooms are quite alike. Some are classic in style, others were redesigned by Axel Vervoordt, Siegward Graf Pilati and Inés Gress.
- Rooms South and North Wing Redesigned by the Belgian designer and art dealer Axel Vervoordt in earthy, natural tones.
- On the roof Penthouse Garden Suite and Panorama Suites High above Promenadeplatz, with views over the roofs of Munich.
- Most private Presidential Suites In the Palais Montgelas, the classical annex of 1811 joined to the hotel in 1969.
Dining
Two stars, a brasserie and the South Seas.
Restaurants as listed by the hotel; the stars are from the MICHELIN Guide Deutschland 2026. Shown for information.
- Atelier Two Michelin stars Modern Kevin Romes, since April 2026
- Garden Brasserie classics with a modern touch In the hotel
- Trader Vic's Polynesian Dishes from a beech wood oven
- falk's Bar Cocktails The hotel's main bar
Recognition
Keys and stars.
- One MICHELIN Key 2025 and 2026
- Two MICHELIN stars for Atelier MICHELIN Guide Deutschland 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome at any age. Under-sixes stay free in a cot; older children pay a supplement.
- Pets Accepted, for a charge.
- February The Munich Security Conference is held in the hotel every February. Book early for those dates.
Getting there
Flying to Munich.
Munich Airport lies about 30 kilometres north; allow about 40 minutes by car, our estimate, and more at rush hour. The S1 and S8 trains reach Marienplatz, a short walk away, in about forty minutes. Private jets use the General Aviation Terminal at the same airport.
- Nice 1 h 10
- Paris 1 h 15
- London 1 h 35
- Palma 1 h 55
- Dubai 6 h 20
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does the Bayerischer Hof have?
- One. The hotel held one Key in the 2025 selection and kept it in 2026.
- Is Atelier in the Bayerischer Hof?
- Yes. Atelier is the hotel's own fine dining restaurant and holds two stars in the MICHELIN Guide Deutschland 2026.
- How far is the Bayerischer Hof from Munich Airport?
- About 30 kilometres, or roughly 40 minutes by car by our estimate. The S-Bahn to Marienplatz takes about forty minutes.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Munich?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Munich, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Munich
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Mandarin Oriental, Munich Forty-eight rooms and twenty-five suites on a side street off Maximilianstraße, the first Forbes Five-Star hotel in Germany, with Matsuhisa in the house.
- The Charles Hotel Rocco Forte's Munich house by the old botanical garden, with Fulvio Pierangelini's Italian menu at Florio and a pool for laps.
- Rosewood Munich The former headquarters of the State Bank of Bavaria and the Palais Neuhaus-Preysing, joined into 132 rooms and suites, the first Rosewood in Germany.
- Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Built in 1858 at the wish of King Maximilian II on the boulevard that bears his name, with the Schwarzreiter restaurant.
- Hotel München Palace A house on Trogerstraße in residential Bogenhausen, across the Isar from the old town.
- Koenigshof, a Luxury Collection Hotel A hundred and six rooms on the Stachus, a collection of modern and contemporary art, and a South American restaurant.
- Andaz Munich Schwabinger Tor Hyatt's house near the English Garden, with the M'Uniqo rooftop bar at the top.
- BEYOND by Geisel A few rooms above Marienplatz, with an open kitchen where guests choose a culinary package or order à la carte.
- Cortiina Hotel A small design hotel on Ledererstraße, a street from the Hofbräuhaus and the old town squares.
- DO & CO Hotel München Thirty-one rooms beside Marienplatz in the building that also holds FC Bayern's flagship store, with two DO & CO restaurants.
- Sofitel Munich Bayerpost A listed building a hundred metres from the main station, holding 339 rooms, 57 suites and a spa with a mosaic pool.
- The Westin Grand Munich A tower of 627 rooms in Arabellapark, with the club lounge on the 23rd floor and a spa of about 1,500 square metres.
- Le Méridien Munich Opposite the Central Station on Bayerstraße: 381 rooms, a pool in the spa, and IRMI for Bavarian cooking with a beer garden.
- The Dean Munich, Autograph Collection Formerly Roomers Munich: 281 rooms on Landsberger Straße and modern Japanese food at Ibasho.
Staying at Hotel Bayerischer Hof?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Munich, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.