Hotel Deutsche Eiche
Hotel · Munich Glockenbachviertel
Deutsche Eiche in the Glockenbachviertel has been Munich’s best-known queer meeting place for decades and the city’s gay hotel: hotel, Bavarian restaurant, roof terrace and one of the largest men’s saunas in Europe under one roof, a few minutes’ walk from Prosecco and Zur Feuerwache.
- Gay hotel with men’s sauna
- in the Glockenbachviertel
- dedicated LGBT page
- Safe Space Alliance
- Address
- Reichenbachstraße 13
80469 München - Location
- right in the Glockenbachviertel, approx. 5 minutes’ walk to Prosecco and Zur Feuerwache, a few minutes to Gärtnerplatz
- Rooms
- 36, from compact single rooms to an apartment with kitchen and balcony
- Prices
- Mid-range, roughly from approx. €120 per night; breakfast extra or included depending on the rate
- Crowd
- queer mixed, many gay men; sauna only for men aged 18 and over
What makes the hotel special
Deutsche Eiche is closely linked to Munich’s gay history: after the war artists and homosexuals met here, Rainer Werner Fassbinder made the place his second living room, and Freddie Mercury frequented it too. The current owners, Dietmar Holzapfel and Sepp Sattler, took over the building in the 1990s and developed it into a queer hotel with an attached bathhouse. The website has a dedicated LGBT page, names the Safe Space Alliance as a partner and points to the hotel’s commitment to the #positivarbeiten initiative of Deutsche Aidshilfe.
Rooms and amenities
The modern renovated rooms are kept simple, and the range goes from single rooms to double rooms and a junior suite to an apartment for up to four people. 24-hour reception, breakfast in the in-house restaurant, a roof terrace with a view over the city, and massages bookable via reception. Male hotel guests aged 18 and over get the day pass for the bathhouse with sauna, steam room and bar at a discount. On Hotels.com the hotel scores 9.4 out of 10 from around 1,000 reviews.
A good fit if you …
- want to stay in the middle of Munich’s gay quarter
- appreciate a men’s sauna right in the building
- are looking for a place with real queer history
Not ideal if you …
- expect absolute quiet, as the restaurant, terrace and sauna bring activity into the building
- are looking for women-only or family accommodation
Contact
Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: official website deutsche-eiche.de (hotel, facilities, history), The Gay Passport, Hotels.com (9.4/10, approx. 1,000 reviews), Oyster. Prices and amenities may change, please check before booking.
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