The four-star Hyperion Hotel Alpina Garmisch-Partenkirchen is part of the regional Treff hotel chain and is situated almost in the centre of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Just like a hundred years ago, people still come to Garmisch for the fresh air, alpine beauty and winter sports.
Some of the spacious, quiet rooms with sofa beds in addition to the regular beds are set up as family rooms. If your room is on the ground floor, you will not only have a magnificent view from your window, but you will also have direct access to the patio through your own terrace. The baths, combined with a shower and equipped with handrails, are very practical for bathing small children. Some rooms have a kitchenette, but unfortunately no cooking utensils or crockery.
Guests eat in the hotel's only restaurant, which serves a buffet breakfast in the morning and a la carte meals later in the day. Special diet meals are available if required and special meals can be prepared on request. In the evening, the fireplace lounge opens for a delicious meal or a warm drink by the fire. The Hyperion Hotel Alpina Garmisch-Partenkirchen has a children's playroom.
For an alternative to the hotel restaurant, walk into the town centre where most of the local restaurants and shops are located. Be warned, many shops are closed on Sundays and Saturday is open until lunchtime.
The village goes to bed very early and there are no nightclubs or other late-night revelries. But for history and sport lovers, Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a real oasis. There is a bus stop outside the hotel that will take you to the Hausberg, which has a learning area for the little ones. The village itself has a children's ski school, a stadium with a swimming pool (if the hotel pool isn't enough for you), a bowling alley, an ice rink, ski and equipment hire and all the necessary infrastructure of a ski resort.
In summer you can go hiking or mountain biking. Visit Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau and Linderhof, the area's historic heritage sites. And when the tranquillity of the Alps wears you out, take the train to nearby cities such as Innsbruck, Munich or Salzburg.
