Karl August
49°27′ N 11°05′ EHotel
Karl August suits families and longer stays who want a rooftop pool and a kitchenette one street from the Hauptmarkt. The public garage underneath fills up during the Christkindlesmarkt, and the hotel warns drivers to expect a wait.
Highlights
- A rooftop pool and sauna are open to hotel guests
- Twenty apartments and suites have a kitchenette
- The Family Suite sleeps four
Karl August stands where Karlstraße meets Augustinerstraße, in the new Augustinerhof block just south of the Hauptmarkt. It has 120 rooms in nine categories over four floors, from a small Cosy Single to suites. Twenty of the apartments and suites have a full kitchenette, and the Family Suite sleeps four. Up on the fourth floor there's a pool under the roof, a sauna and a gym for hotel guests.
Breakfast comes with some rates and not others, and you can add it at reception the evening before. It's served at your table in Brasserie Nitz on an étagère, a tiered stand, with eggs to order. The building also holds the fine-dining Restaurant Tisane, Café Pique Nique and an ice cream bar. Reception is open round the clock and keeps bags for you, and dogs pay €35 a night.
Worth knowing
- Rooms have no phone and no minibar; reach reception on WhatsApp.
- Come by U-Bahn to Lorenzkirche if you can, because the garage queues during the market.
Quick answers about Karl August
Are meals included at Karl August?
Karl August: Breakfast on some rates, served at the table in Brasserie Nitz; restaurants and bar in the building.