Munich and the Foothills of the Alps: Travel Details
This is a quick and handy source for details on the sights, hotels, tour guides and restaurants featured in the "Munich and the Foothills of the Alpls" show. For much more (and updates), see this year's edition of Rick Steves' Germany & Austria guidebook.
Georg Reichlmayr
Georg Reichlmayr: €100/2 hrs, €120/3 hrs, tel. 08131/86800, mobile 0170-341-6384,
www.muenchen-stadtfuehrung.de, info@muenchen-stadtfuehrung.de
Alois Dallmayr Delicatessen
When the king called out for dinner, he called Alois Dallmayr. As you enter, read the black plaque with the royal seal by the door: Königlich Bayerischer Hof-Lieferant ("Deliverer for the King of Bavaria and his Court"). This place became famous for its exotic and luxurious food items: tropical fruits, seafood, chocolates, fine wines, and coffee. Catering to royal and aristocratic tastes (and budgets), it's still the choice of Munich 's old rich. Today, it's most famous for its coffee, dispensed from fine hand-painted Nymphenburg porcelain jugs (Mon-Fri 9:30-19:00 , Sat 9:00-18:00 , closed Sun, Dienerstrasse 14, behind New Town Hall ).
Gutshof zum Schluxen
Gutshof zum Schluxen, run by helpful Hermann, gets the "Remote Old Hotel in an Idyllic Setting" award. This family-friendly working farm offers modern rustic elegance draped in goose down and pastels, and a chance to pet a rabbit and feed the deer. "Mad" King Ludwig himself is said to have slept here. Its picturesque meadow setting will turn you into a dandelion picker, and its proximity to Neuschwanstein will turn you into a hiker; the castle is just an hour's hike away (Sb-€41, Db-€82, extra p er son-€22, 10 percent discount for 4 nights or more, Internet in lobby, self-service laundry, free pickup from Reutte and Füssen, good restaurant, fun bar, mountain bike rental, between Reutte and Füssen in village of Pinswang, tel. 05677/8903, fax 05677/890-323, www.schluxen.com, welcome@schluxen.com).