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Bayerischer Hof
On a recent trip to Munich, The Sybarite had the great pleasure to stay in one of the Bayerischer Hof’s 340 luxuriously appointed rooms.
With the hotel’s proximity being smack in the centre of the city as well as being a historical piece of the past, this five-star hotel – as we have witnessed – lives up to its high expectations.
Bayerischer Hof has everything one can ask for – style, high-speed wifi, fine dining options, an outdoor sky pool, sky roof and bar with literally the best views of Munich and perhaps the only hotel that...
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