Just a five-minute amble from Schloss Nymphenburg, this tranquil refuge is run by a friendly team who take time to get to know their guests. No two of the 23 rooms are alike, but all boast antique touches, oriental carpets and golden beds.
Augsburg's top choice packs a 500-year-old former bishop's guesthouse (Martin Luther and Kaiser Maxmilian I stayed here) with 57 rooms, all different but sharing an stylishly understated air and pristine upkeep; some have cathedral views.
A proud Leopold Mozart stayed here with his prodigious kids in 1766 and it remains Augsburg’s oldest and grandest hotel.
Though now not as excitingly different as it once was, Munich's first boutique hotel is all about understated retro design and amiable service.
Urban sophisticates love this designer den where you can retire to rooms dressed in sensuous Donghia furniture and regal colours, or others with a more minimalist feel tempered by teakwood, marble and mosaics.
All rooms are business standard, staff are well regimented and there are two on-site eateries at this pretty window-boxed hotel near the Dom. The higher-priced rooms look out into the quiet courtyard.
These magnificent neo-Renaissance digs lure the world's glamourous, rich, powerful and famous with opulently understated rooms and top-notch service. Paul McCartney, Bill Clinton and Prince Charles have crumpled the sheets here.
Bamberg’s grandest digs occupy a palatial building formerly used as a hospital. But have no fear, as the swanky furnishings – from the Roman-style steam bath to the flashy piano bar – have little in common with institutional care.
Tranquilly located in the antiques quarter near the St Sebalduskirche, the Agneshof’s public areas have a sophisticated, artsy touch. The box-ticking rooms have whitewashed walls and '90s furniture; some at the top have views of the Kaiserburg.
This illustrious hotel has a grand facade featuring statues of the managers, the four seasons and four continents.
This chic little hotel employs subtle, attractive colour schemes and tasteful furnishings to great effect. The bathrooms are a hit, with their glass cubicle showers, underfloor heating and designer fixtures.
This small but posh player delivers old-world charm and is sure to delight romantically inclined. The mood is set at check-in where fresh orchids, classical music and friendly staff welcome you.
Six rooms at this sprawling four-star hotel open to a courtyard garden, and all are equipped with all the amenities you'd expect at top-end digs. But because it's family-owned there's a warm, welcoming ambience too.
OK, it's a chain so obviously don't expect Gemütlichkeit.
Just outside the gates of Rothenburg you'll find a marriage made in heaven: a sophisticated themed-room hotel with designer qualities and a blue-ribbon, Michelin-starred restaurant, both still basking in their honeymoon as newcomers.
It doesn't get much better than this: an elegant, three-winged luxury hotel stacked with perks, a wine bar and a top-notch gourmet restaurant. Rooms are studies in folk-themed elegance and some enjoy gobsmacking mountain views.
Checking into this hotel feels a bit like arriving at your rich uncle's manor in the English countryside.
From the open-plan jazz-themed reception-bar to the superbly composed rooms, the restaurant's clean lines to the crisp bathrooms, Munich's newest design hotel is a slick and minimalist affair, but warm and welcoming at the same time.
Tiptoeing between hip and haute, this hotel scores best with trendy, design-minded travellers.
This friendly hotel has big, bright, business-standard rooms and good price-to-quality ratio with five-star breakfasts and well-regimented staff. Despite the city-centre location, this side-street is pretty quiet.
This hotel has a pleasant atmosphere, very friendly staff, Bavarian-style rooms with lovely wrought-iron beds and hardwood furniture. Rooms at the back are quieter, away from the busy thoroughfare at the front.
This charming base of operation south of the Isar puts you close to the Deutsches Museum, the bar- and restaurant-filled Gärtnerplatzviertel and the Gasteig Cultural Centre.
Bright but cosy hotel with maple-wood furniture, a small wellness area and an open-air terrace.
Each of the 15 elegantly furnished guest rooms at this boutique hotel built into the town walls has its own private sitting area.
Right in the village centre of Oberammergau, this homely place with a frescoed facade has been an inn since 1612. Rooms look out over the main square lined with woodcarving shops, and the Passion Play theatre is a stone's throw away.
Property of the Seiwald family since 1928, many a climber, skier and Alpine adventurer has creased the sheets at this welcoming inn.
This is one of Füssen's oldest hotels and a barrel of fun. Public areas are traditional in style but the bedrooms are mostly airy, light and brightly renovated. Children are welcome and one of Füssen's better eateries awaits downstairs.
This beautifully frescoed 14th-century building is home to a great budget option where the simply furnished, contemporary rooms contrast with the traditionally frilly styling of the communal areas.
