Marianne is an excellent host. I strongly recommend her! My husband and I had a marvelous stay in the room she rents. Our interactions were very friendly, helpful and pleasant. She will answer any question and meet needs you might have. The room is very clean, very quiet, with bathroom, small kitchenette with top range, fridge and closet. Large comfortable bed. You can control the temperature in the room. Working wifi! The room is situated at the back of Marianne's large house, (the room is completely private, you'll reach it through the garden and open your own room's door) and is facing a green yard with a small table and chairs where you could hang out when the weather is warm. Marianne's room is in Fasangarten-- a very safe, green, quiet, elegant neighborhood where kids ride their bikes and people greet you in the street. You'll EASILY reach Marienplatz in the following manner: 1. walk 2 minutes to bus number 145 with destination 'Osbahnhof' (comes every 10 minutes Mon- Fri, and 20 minutes Saturday and Sunday). When you come back at night you'll take the same bus 145 with the general destination 'Fasangarten'. 2. ride the bus for about 20 minutes until you reach station Osbahnhof (which is one of the main S Bahn U Bahn subway stations. You can go anywhere from here). 3. at Osbahnhof station take S Bahn 1 or 2, reach Marienplatz in 8-10 minutes (Rozenheimer Platz station, Isartor station, Marienplatz station) I recommend that you buy an IsarCard if you stay in Munich for a week. You can get it at Osbahnhof station. It costs about 15 euros for a week and you can take any bus or S Bahn or U Bahn you wish. The Isarcard costs about 42 euros for a month. Or else get a 3-day card you'll have to punch in the station to make it valid. In the Osbahnhof station there is a store called DM (where you can buy cheap mineral water, organic eggs, jams and other foods as well as toiletries) and an organic (!) bakery called Hopfinserei (where you can buy a large variety of breads and pastry). You can reach Kaufring Mall through Osbahnhof station to buy a large variety of things and affordable clothing. I recommend eating at Viktualienmarkt (fried fish, smoked and marinated fish and vegetables at Nordsee for about 8- 10 euros or organic sausage/steak with potatoes/sauerkraut at a sausage stand I cannot recall the name of for 6- 10 euros). I also highly recommend Im Kloster restaurant (get off at Rosenheimer Platz and walk to Preysingstrasse). Charming and quaint and serves home made food and drinks. Look for Grune Markt when you get off Rosenheimer Platz (follow the sign to Waisenburgerstrasse in the subway) if you wish to eat a full plate of cooked organic vegetarian dishes and soup for about 6-8 euros and drink a glass of organic carrot/orange juice for less than 2 euros. Another Hopfinserei bakery is across the...