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The Charles Hotel
Munich, Germany · Rocco Forte · Grand Luxury
Rocco Forte's first purpose-built new-build hotel anywhere, opened 2007 on the site of Munich University's former natural sciences library, named after the late Lord Charles Forte, and designed with what its own architect called the longest indoor hotel pool in Munich, fronting the Alter Botanischer Garten in the cultured Lenbachgärten quarter.
- 160 rooms
- Opened 2007
- Neighborhood: Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
- Rooms from 431 sq ft (40 m²)
- Interiors: Olga Polizzi
About The Charles Hotel
- MICHELIN awarded the hotel Two Keys in 2025.
- Sophia's, the hotel's restaurant, serves a modern take on Bavarian cooking.
- Entry-level rooms start at 431 sq ft (40 m²).
History
Opened 2007 in central Munich overlooking the Alter Botanischer Garten, named after Sir Charles Forte. Rocco Forte's first new-build hotel. Features one of Munich's largest hotel swimming pools (15 metres).
The setting
The Charles Hotel by Rocco Forte stands on Sophienstraße 28 in Munich's Maxvorstadt, within the Lenbachgärten quarter directly fronting the Alter Botanischer Garten — a leafy four-hectare park adjoining the Justizpalast near Karlsplatz. Completed in 2007 on the former site of Munich University's natural sciences library and named after the late Lord Charles Forte, the property occupies a cultured residential enclave lined with 19th-century facades. Lenbachhaus and Königsplatz are six minutes on foot; the Alte Pinakothek 13 minutes. Karlsplatz U-Bahn station five minutes away and Munich Hauptbahnhof around the corner provide effortless citywide connectivity. 1.9 km from central Marienplatz square. 2.3 km from Oktoberfest Fairgrounds.
Restaurants and bars
- Sophia's Restaurant & Bar — Bar
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Fitness centre
- Sauna
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
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