A gentlemanly style

Munich. A colourful range of guests, typical for Munich, celebrated the opening of the new Rocco Forte hotel The Charles in the Bavarian capital last Monday. Of all three of the Forte hotels in Germany, this is the one with the greatest potential. General Manager Frank Heller is looking forward to an extremely successful first month. The location, directly next to Munich central station, is not as chic as that of its sister hotel, the de Rome in Berlin, but not as removed as the Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt. And guests wondering around the hotel itself, look mainly on to the plush Lenbach gardens next door. Inside, the design exudes elegance and light. The colours are  chosen to be brighter and friendlier. Nothing smacks of the near sad dreary grey of the Frankfurt restaurant.