Decent Room, Free Night Earned: Review of H+ Muenchen by Wyndham in Munich, Germany
The exterior of the H+ Muench. While the hotel wasn’t great, I loved earning almost 17,000 WYndham Points, enough for a free night at a Vacasa rental! Photo by: Evan Berman
For my 1 night in Munich, I stayed at the H+ Muenchen, near many of the tourist locations. While the hotel itself was adequate and not my favorite, I loved paying less than $100 for a night and earning more than enough points for a free Vacasa rental thanks to Wyndham’s partnership!
The review of my hotel stay in Munich is part of the Eastern European Experience. For more information on the trip, follow these links:
Flight: United Economy Class B737-800 CHS-ORD-SEA
Centurion Lounge, The Club SEA, and United Club: SEA Lounges
Flight: Turkish Airlines Business Class B787-9 SEA-IST
Istanbul Airport’s Famous Turkish Airlines Business Class Lounge and IGA Pop Up Lounge
Flight: Turkish Airlines Business Class B737 MAX 8 IST-BUD
Hotel: Ramada by Wyndham Budapest City Center
SkyCourt Lounge, Plaza Premium SkyCourt, and Platinum Lounge (Schengen): BUD Lounges
Flight: Lufthansa Economy Class A321-200 BUD-MUC and MUC-ZAG
Hotel: H+ Munchen (Wyndham) (This Article)
Lufthansa Business Class Lounge MUC
2 Days in Split, Croatia, the Beauty of the Adriatic
Flight: Croatian Airlines Economy Class Dash 8 and ATR 72-600 (Twin-Prop Plane) ZAG-SPU-ZAG-SJJ-ZAG-BEG
Delicious Food in Split
Hotel Vestibul Palace in Split, Croatia, Small Luxury Hotels of the World (Hyatt partner)
Primeclass Lounge ZAG
6 Hours in Zagreb
Wine Tasting and Learning about Croatian Outlook
2 Days in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Restaurants in Sarajevo
Hotel Aziza Sarajevo (AABooking)
Business Lounge SJJ
Air Serbia Premium Lounge and Business Club: BEG Lounges
Flight: Swiss Airlines Economy Class Embraer E190-E2 and A220-300 BEG-ZRH-LJU
2 Amazing Days in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Food Scene in Ljubljana
Day Trip around Slovenia: Postojna Cave, Predjama Castle, Bled Castle, and Lake Bled
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Flight: Air Serbia Economy Class ATR 72-600 and A319-100 LJU-BEG-SKP
1.5 Days in Belgrade, Serbia
Restaurants in Belgrade
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Belgrade (Hyatt)
3 Hours in Skopje, North Macedonia
Primeclass Lounge SKP
Flight: Wizz Air Economy Class A321-200 SKP-MXP
14 Hours in Milan and Monza, Italy
Hotel de la Ville Monza, Italy, Small Luxury Hotels of the World (Hyatt Partner)
Sala Montale and Emirates Lounge MXP
Flight: Emirates First Class A380-800 MXP-JFK
Conclusion
Intro:
As previously mentioned, I had 1 night and only 20 hours in Munich, where I chose to stay at the H+ Muenchen by Wyndham. As with Budapest, I took advantage of a tremendous promo to earn thousands of bonus Wyndham points. Wyndham has a wonderful rewards program, especially with redemptions for Vacasa rental properties starting at just 15,000 points per bedroom per night (13,500 with a Wyndham credit card) can provide excellent value. While most Wyndham properties are anything but luxurious, H+ is a decent mid-tier hotel. I chose this hotel as there was a promotion at the time where if you spent 3 or more nights during the qualification period (these did not have to be consecutive), you would earn an extra 15,000 points. In total, I earned 16,953 points from this short stay, more than enough for a free night!
Thankfully, in this hotel I did not run into an issue with the previous guests having smoked inside the non-smoking room! I arrived at 4:18pm and took the opportunity to relax for an hour before getting changed and heading out to explore Munich and attend the Starkbierfest. In all, I spent no more than 8 hours in the room, and most of the was spent with my eyes closed! In all, this hotel was adequate– the price was terrific, the earnings above and beyond, and the overall experience from the size to the comfort of the bed was decent.
Booking:
I looked at booking hotels in Munich both using points and paying cash. W+ Muenchen is a Wyndham property and as such Wyndham Rewards Points are the relevant currency. This time, cash was the better route. I paid 91.50 Euro ($97.63 at the time). The points pricing would have been 15,000 Wyndham Points per night and would not have earned the points from the stay.
This cheapest price was for a Queen Bed in a “non-smoking Standard Room.” Wyndham room rates vary and this time the Cardmember flexible rate was cheapest. This is great as I was able to make adjustments to the booking had something come up and I needed to change/cancel.
Price: $97.63
Points: 16,953 Wyndham Rewards Points
Value:
As mentioned above, one night at the Ramada by Wyndham Budapest City Center costs $97.63 via the Wyndham website. I could have redeemed 15,000 points per night at this hotel (13,500 with a Wyndham credit card), but this is a redemption below 1 cent per point and I value Wyndham points at 1.1 cents per point. Had the hotel award price been 7,500 points per night, I would have redeemed but as such it was a better deal to pay cash.
11/10, Above and Beyond. While I did pay cash again, $98 per night is very reasonable for Germany. Additionally, I earned more than enough points for a free night by paying for this night which is what makes this such a terrific value!
View:
Once again, this was a city hotel. This time, the view from the 2nd floor (3rd floor in America) looked straight out at the building that was under construction across the street.
5/10, Poor. There was no view in this room. Thankfully, I was able to see the sights of Munich outside of looking out the window but it is always nice to have a view!
Service:
Thankfully, nothing was wrong with my stay this time so I had no need to interact with staff outside of check-in and check-out. The only detractor from service was that when I went to check out, nobody was at the front desk. As this was at 10:20am on a Sunday, it seemed strange that I had to wait 5 minutes before a staff member came out to check the front desk. It was the manager of the hotel and he apologized for this delay. In all, no harm, no foul, though this was not a great way to end the stay!
7/10, Decent.
Furniture:
This room had 1 queen bed, and once again I was treated to a blanket but no top sheet. This time, much like my stay in Tromsø at the Clarion Collection Hotel With, the bed was made with 2 separate coverings, despite it being a Queen sized bed. To reiterate the issue I have with this approach, the basic problem is that you will either be hot (under the blanket) or cold (nothing on top of you). It is nearly impossible for me to sleep at an appropriate temperature this way, though I do run hot and like to turn the AC on full blast and use just a top sheet.
As it seems to be a rule that every hotel has some good aspects and some bad aspects, the bed was much more comfortable than the one in Budapest. It was solid and made for quality sleep.
Additionally, there was a modest chair to sit at the tiny desk. While I did not get much use out of it during my stay, the chair was quite comfortable and I would be happy to sit in it and conduct meetings, had this been necessary.
8/10, Very Good. While the desk was quite small and the madness with the bedding continued, I was happy with the comfort of both the bed and chair, the most important aspects of the bedding category for me.
Bathroom:
The bathroom was decidedly small, especially the shower. While the offerings were not terrible and everything worked well, I couldn’t help but feel that space could have been used more efficiently. The main issue I have with small showers is you are guaranteed to get water all over the floor of the bathroom as was the case here. And, there’s no room for a waterfall shower! 🙁
Next to the sink was the toilet:
7/10, Decent. The bathroom was way too small. That said, everything functioned as intended (hot water, decent pressure, etc.) so I cannot be too picky here. While I was not impressed, the bathroom was adequate for 1 night.
Location:
This hotel is located in a great area for exploring. While approximately 45 minutes to the airport via train, it is roughly 1 mile to the art museum and .75 miles to the Cathedral, Palace of Justice, and other historical buildings and museums. This is a great spot to stay, which is why there are so many hotels nearby!
10/10, Excellent.
Electronics:
As with most of the hotels I stay in, this one has a medium-sized tv, though I did not check it out. The wifi was decent, though I did not have to work on this trip so no Zoom test this time! There was a password required to use the password which is a small security measure I appreciate.
9/10, Great. I appreciated having a password requirement for the wifi!
Food and Drink:
The hotel offered breakfast, but it was not included. I have harped before about how this is a weak point of the top-tier Wyndham Diamond status you get from the Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card. As such, I ate at the airport lounge.
N/A.
Overall:
8/10, Very Good.
This one is challenging. On the one hand, booking a room for under $100 on a Saturday night in a major city in the West is incredible. That, coupled with the more than 16,000 points that I earned from this 1 night stay (more than enough for a free night in a vacation rental in Hawaii!), makes this an excellent stay. On the other hand, the bathroom (particularly the shower) and desk were tiny, there was no view, and I was once again dealing with a warm duvet and no top sheet on the bed. I’ve compromised and gone with overall, this stay was very good. Just note that with normal earning (i.e. no crazy 15,000 point bonus), this drops to a 7/10 and is hanging on to that spot!
From the hotel, I headed to the airport where I would visit the Lufthansa lounge before continuing my Lufthansa Economy Class journey, this time to Zagreb, Croatia before continuing on to Split with the first of many Croatian Airlines and twin-propeller flights!
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