Sofitel Munich Bayerpost

Sofitel Munich Bayerpost sets new standards in hotel design with its collection of contemporary themed suites by German interior achitect Harald Klein. In 2009 he individually designed Sofitel Munich Bayerpost’s ten largest suites with bold, striking themes, reflected in his choice of colors, materials, furniture, paintings and decorative objects. Klein Associates is a design studio that provides interior design, art and photography services for hotels, restaurants, spa areas, offices, Formula 1 interiors, villas and apartments. Behind these inventions, structures, creations and designs lies a free, creative spirit – and behind that you will find a professional, highly motivated, progressive team. Harald Klein, Wiebke Laakmann, Stefanie Schafmeister and Christel Dahmen, all with years of experience and success in hotel design, founded the studio kA in 2006.q

Discover the Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, which was originally the Royal Bavarian Post Office at the beginning of the 20th century.

Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, a member of Historic Hotels Worldwide since 2018, dates back to 1896.

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A member of Historic Hotels Worldwide since 2018, the Sofitel Munich Bayerpost was constructed during the historic reign of the United Kingdom’s famed Queen Victoria, who sat on the British throne from throughout most of the 19th century. Built between 1896 and 1900, this building originally served as the Royal Bavarian Post Office. It operated separately from the rest of the German postal system—known as the “Deutsche Reichspost”— and was the most important distribution center for mail throughout the Kingdom of Bavaria. But its special independence would not last for long. Government officials later united the Royal Bavarian Post Office with the rest of the German postal system during the Weimar Republic. The local Bavarian government continued to operate the building as a post office for the next several decades until 1993. In recent years, Sofitel began operating the building as part of its line of world-class luxury hotels. To help make the building more appealing to a modern audience, AccorHotels hired local architects Fred Angerer and Gerald Hadler to renovate the entire structure. Angerer and Hadler oversaw the renovations from 2002 to 2004, opening up the floor plan to feature new spacious areas that they then decorated with avant-garde architecture. Sofitel also utilized the talents of interior architect Harald Klein to redesign the hotel’s guestrooms. Harald relied upon contemporary French architectural styles to build the new rooms, including ten new, historically themed suites. Now known as the “Sofitel Munich Bayerpost,” this fantastic historic hotel continues to be among the best holiday destinations to visit in all of Germany.