Mandarin Oriental, Munich

Munich, Germany. Located in the heart of Munich’s Altstadt, near Maximilianstrasse and the Hofbräuhaus.

Mandarin Oriental, MunichMunich, Germany

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Practical information

73 rooms and suites (48 rooms and 25 suites), renovated in 2007.
Matsuhisa Munich (Japanese-Peruvian), the rooftop Munich Sushi Club, The Lounge and the Ory cocktail bar.
A section of the medieval city wall remains visible in the hotel’s cellar.
Located in the heart of Munich’s Altstadt, near Maximilianstrasse and the Hofbräuhaus.

10 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1875 – 1880
Under King Ludwig II, architects Johann Kilian Stützel and Anton Roth build the neo-Renaissance Central-Säle, a ballroom venue.
1877
Stützel buys out Roth’s share; the halls host debutante balls and are the first home of the Kaim Orchestra, forerunner of the Munich Philharmonic.
1919
After the Stützel family sells, the building is divided into offices for a sewing-thread manufacturer.
1945
Damaged in the Second World War, the building is renovated.
1987
After its conversion into the Antique Haus antiques complex fails commercially, the building is lost to foreclosure.
May 1990
Hotelier Georg Rafael, co-founder of Regent Hotels, opens it as the luxury Hotel Rafael Munich.
2000
Mandarin Oriental buys the four Rafael hotels for US$142.5 million and renames the hotel Mandarin Oriental, Munich.
2007
All 48 rooms and 25 suites are renovated.
2011
Named to Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List.
2015
The public areas are refurbished, with the opening of Matsuhisa Munich, Bar31 and a new lobby lounge.