OK to stay close to Train Station?

Is the area around the train station safe? I%26#39;m looking at the Hotel Royal and Hotel Condor.

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I don%26#39;tr know about these hotels in particular, but the area around the Munich train is probably as safe as any place in downtown Raleigh. Just don%26#39;t flount your wallet, etc. You can find pickpockets anywhere in Europe. In fact, in Munich there are probably more pickpockets per square meter at 11:00AAM at the Marienplatz while everyone stares are the Glockenspiel than there ar at the Hauptbahnhof (main RR station) at 8PM

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Thanks Tre. I see you must know the Glenwood area.

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The hauptbahnhof area is safe. It is busy, however. Lots of people and traffic.

Hotel Royal on Schillerstrasse is very convenient for its location to the hauptbahnhof (hbf). It%26#39;s about a 5 minute walk from the hbf to the hotel, out the front entrance and off to the right. If you book with them and they issue you a room on the 7th floor at check-in, ask for a room on a lower floor. For access to 7, you take a lift to 6, then walk one flight of stairs to get to 7 - kind of a hassel with luggage. They serve a decent breakfast and offer free use of a computer for internet access. We (2 adults %26amp; 2 little kids) stayed there last October. We didn%26#39;t feel unsafe at all in the hbf area. FYI - There is a nudie bar just down the street from the hotel - the lastest we ever walked past it was at 10 or 11 pm returning from Marienplatz with the little kids, and it was fine.

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Thanks again.

I dont have to stay close to the hbf. I have just found this seems to be a central location for everything (with good rates). Does anyone agree?

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I don%26#39;t know either of those hotels, but I stayed near at Le Meridien, which is right across the street from Hauptbahnhof. It was great being so close to everything, although it was noisy at night. If you%26#39;re planning on doing any escorted tours, the buses meet you right there. There%26#39;s also an information center nearby that was helpful. As far as being safe--I think so. I didn%26#39;t ever feel threatened or unsafe in any way, even walking late at night.

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thank you.

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Have your tried looking at Venere.com? It divides Munich into sections and the hotels in each. You%26#39;d be centrally located if you stay in bahnhof nord or bahnhof sud.

en.venere.com/germany/hotels_munich/…