The interior of Mountain Hub Gourmet at Hilton Munich Airport features a warm and welcoming aesthetic
Pork belly from Swabian-Halle pigs with black pudding and swede on the lunch and dinner menu at Mountain Hub Gourmet
The Hilton Munich Airport has been collecting awards as the best airport hotel in Europe for many years — but a Michelin star? This honour is not a matter of course, even for a top hotel. However, with utter determination and dexterity, Mountain Hub Gourmet achieved this sought-after distinction in 2022, defending it directly in 2023 and 2024. Responsible for this are a team of great minds — and personalities — who think alike, complementing each other perfectly in their diversity for their common goal: to offer the best and most natural cuisine for their discerning guests.
A culinary offering of this calibre perfectly suits the hotel, which stands tall as a haven for travellers seeking respite in the buzz of Munich’s bustling airport. Located less than 100 steps from the gates before departure or directly after arrival in Munich, Mountain Hub by Hilton Munich Airport offers guests an oasis at an absolutely high-end level. Launched in 2017, this distinctive brand boasts a new wing comprising 162 rooms and an executive lounge, all designed in a modern Alpine style. Adding to its allure, all of the rooms and public areas have been entirely furnished with natural and regional materials from the (pre-) Alpine country: wood, felt, and a palette of green, brown and blue hues directly reflect this region’s inviting landscape that attracts millions of tourists and business travellers alike year after year. “Mountain Hub” can be read on the entryways, and the backdrop of the legendary Watzmann massif adorns the doors, beds and more as a discreetly elegant emblem, reinforcing every iota of the space with the inherent magic of this locale.
The new Mountain Hub wings of Hilton Munich Airport feature luxurious rooms designed in a modern Alpine style
In addition to a recently completed room renovation, the hotel is in the process of refurbishing its bar, reception and lobby areas, due for completion in early 2026, to align with its ever-growing international reputation for hospitality excellence.
As a large hotel with consistently high-to-full occupancy, it was particularly important that the revamp placed a strong emphasis on sustainability without compromising on comfort or design. This forms the cornerstone of the the property’s pioneering approach to hospitality — seamlessly integrating modern luxury hotel standards with a deep respect for nature. Through everything Hilton Munich Airport does, the goal is to develop solutions that harmonise people, nature, design, technology and services. This philosophy is reflected in the hotel’s identity, symbolised by the Alpine silhouette in its logo, which subtly accompanies guests throughout their stay.
Guests will be equally pleased to know that the new accommodations aren’t the only drawcard to this stellar destination: with the introduction of its innovative restaurant concept spanning two areas — Mountain Hub Social Dining and Mountain Hub Gourmet — the Hilton Munich Airport has landed a truly special stroke of genius.
Top: Interior and cuisine at Mountain Hub Social Dining | Bottom: Interior and cuisine at Mountain Hub Gourmet
Opened in 2020, which was anything but easy for the restaurant industry — just a short while before the COVID-related restaurant closures in Germany — the pair of venues established themselves with their target groups despite all the adversity of this time. Within a relaxing environment, Mountain Hub Gourmet delivers the highest quality restaurant for everyday and top-class gourmet enjoyment. When diners walk through its glass doors, they will instantly feel at ease here — whether they are residents of Munich and the surrounding areas, international guests of the airport and the hotel, or business travellers who crown their proceedings in the event area of the Hilton Munich Airport with culinary delight.
Mountain Hub Gourmet puts sustainability and regionality at the heart of what’s on the plate and in the glass. Here, everything delivered to diners has been carefully conceived and thoughtfully prepared. Overseen by an indomitable duo: General Manager, Cornelia Brinkman, who has been managing eminent international hotels for over thirty years, and Head Chef Marcel Tauschek, who at just 28 is one of the youngest top chefs in Germany; these tight-knit colleagues work towards a shared goal as differently as they do successfully. This is because experience, skill and passion combine from both sides, always together with the teams, to form a force that creates greatness — as great as the Watzmann in the Mountain Hub logo.
The hotel is conveniently located less than 100 steps from the gates before departure or directly after arrival in Munich Airport © Thomas Haberland.
Happy guests speak a clear language — the hotel is usually fully booked, and the restaurants delight both local and international gourmets. This satisfaction is also confirmed quite independently by various awards; perhaps the most valuable is the unmistakable red plaque at the entrance to Mountain Hub Gourmet.
In 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Michelin Guide awarded Mountain Hub Gourmet one star, a resounding testament to the restaurant’s success. In the esteemed guide’s review, particular emphasis was placed on what has been essential from the very beginning at Mountain Hub: sustainability and regionality. Or, as the testers put it in the 2023 edition: “The gourmet restaurant of the ‘Hilton Munich Airport’ hotel, located directly at the airport, entices with aroma-rich cuisine in which excellent products take centre stage and give the modernly implemented dishes a regional touch.”
There is also something else noteworthy that the star in the Michelin Guide famously expresses: a destination that is “worth a stop”. The Mountain Hub by Hilton Munich Airport is certainly that, for an overnight stay, for a spa visit, as a business traveller, or as the start or end of an excursion to the Alpine region.
Marcel Tauschek, Head Chef of Michelinstarred Mountain Hub Gourmet
Entrance to Mountain Hub
To find out more about Hilton Munch Airport and Mountain Hub, visit the links below:
HLTON MUNICH AIRPORT
Munich International Airport
Terminalstraße Mitte 20
85356 München-Flughafen
Germany
Web: hilton.com
Tel: +49 89 97820
Email: info.munichairport@hilton.com
Instagram: @hiltonmunichairport