I get to Munich occasionally on business. This time it was best to stay by the airport instead of the city. I was very pleasantly surpised by the anabella sheraton. New building, great staff, good ambience - all for a pretty decent price.

I recommend the Bavaria restaurant about 500m down the road for a very local and non-ersatz experience.

Recommend highly if you are looking for a hotel with US comfort level but a little local color by the airport.

I had the pleasure of staying at the Arabella Sheraton Grand, soon to be the Westin I believe, earlier this month. They are very quick and efficient, and the hotel is very clean and simply beautiful. The staff was always very nice and polite and always at my service. The only odd thing was that they were unable to "turn down" my bed one night. No big deal, I was very tired and didn't even realize it until the next morning. Speaking of mornings, their executive loung on the 21st floor (I think) has an excellent breakfast, and the lady there is an extreme asset for them. I had a club level room, near the top floor, with a beautiful view to the west over looking Munich, and thankfully the weather cooperated beautifully as well. This hote has excellent food, nice upscale rooms with beautiful bathrooms. When I return to Munich I will return to this hotel!

The Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel is an impressive hotel. It is located in a business district - not an industrial estate - that has nice shops and cafes and a large supermarket a couple of minutes walk away. The underground link into the city centre is straightforward. The hotel has a very international feel and was hosting a large conference when we visited.

On checking in we were given the key to a room that hadn't been made up; I can imagine that the scale of the hotel means mistakes like this can happen.

The rooms are a decent size and comfortable although we visited in a very cold October and our room was cold - it's my problem that I gave up trying to work out the heating. The views were great.

The bathroom was nice - bath and separate shower and the twin wash hand basins were great. There's also a fab magnifying mirror... a bit scary in the morning if you've had a few beers right enough!

Everything was spotless, even the public areas.

The hotel's a good bet if you like international hotel chains but there isn't anything that makes it stand out from the crowd.

The Sheraton Arabella was a very good stay. I found the property to be clean and very well managed. If you do not speak German, the hotel staff at the reception desk are very helpful.
I found the food to be good and the location was close to the U-Bahn which was nice.
The Spa that is part of the hotel has an excellent pool, fitnes centre and steam room/sauna facilities. The polar bear room was a nice touch also.
I found traditional Bavarian fare here but of course you should explore the city a little and eat in some of the restaurants in town. Please enjoy the Weisswurst, Pretzel and Weissbier for Breakfast someday while in the city.