They present you with a legal form you are to sign stating your purpose of stay. This is what the Marriott did to me this past weekend.

They will also take interest in any supporting documents (like an essential worker letter).

Be aware that they are doing this for legally protecting themselves. From my experience, the hotels are nearly clueless on the rules (aside from the number of days of quarantine) and I had to give them the notice published by the Bavarian government to help them out. It's the first official thing they've seen.

Note that just because I said they are clueless as to the details, this does not mean they are failing to take matters seriously regarding sanitation & social distancing.

Immigration, customs are giving more scrutiny, as they are actively trying to weed out tourists. However, they have no info as to my responsibilities once I arrive.

One issue I have had to deal with was how to be tested after 5 days. There's plenty of testing opportunities in Munich, but everything is set up for German citizens only. If you are not a citizen, apparently you cannot be tested. The facilities told me to contact the local health authority, and when I did, they gave me locations for citizens to be tested and told me I am responsible for filling in the registration form required for people flying in from overseas. Great info, but useless.

It appears the only way I have found to be tested is at the airport at the Test&Fly center. There are two testing centers there - one is for citizens, the other Test&Fly one is a paid service. Bonus is you get your results in a few hours if you test early in the day.

I have a couple days left of quarantine before going there.

I went through FRA and MUC last Sunday afternoon. All I can say is the lines (for me) were non-existent. My travel companion and I had just one person in line in front of us at passport control. I was greeted by bored passport control officers who were dumbfounded that two Americans showed up to enter Germany. They used the time to thoroughly scrutinize our travel, as there was no obvious rush to deal with. This involved quizzing me on the purpose of my travel (essential business), looked over my digital registration, past stamps in my passport, looking very carefully over the documentation I brought with me (invitation letter from German company, German essential worker form, recent COVID test, proof of digital registration). This was the first time they ever demanded that I show them proof I had a return ticket.

Not at all like the experiences I had going there multiple times before, with long lines and hardly a glance (or a rare question) before they stamp your passport and send you off. This trip was also the first time I was corralled by customs in Munich. I don't know what set him off, but he probably saw the baggage tags as we went by and decided to take a closer look.

Again I was peppered with questions, mostly to determine why I was there before it went to the normal "any meats or vegetables?" He checked our stamps and sent us on our way fairly quickly.

So aside from a closer look by the authorities, it's a pretty quick process.

Well, I’m glad they’re doing their job.

They aren't the only ones. I got a call at 10pm tonight to my hotel room. It wasn't the local authorities, but the hotel manager calling to see if I was in my room, where I belong for the next day or two. I don't know if they have problems with other guests sneaking out, but I've been well behaved.

For COVID testing in Munich, the least hassle seems to be the Test & Fly center located on level 4 of Terminal 2 at the airport (up escalators from level 3 and go to the far north end of the terminal). 128 euros will get you tested and results set in 3-6 hours, especially if you get there early (they open at 5AM). Testing is quick - I was in and out in less than 3 minutes and they don't flinch when shown a US passport. So quick, terminal parking was 5 euros as well.

You can set appointments - info is here: https://www.munich-airport.com/coron...irport-9526455

Note the there are two types of testing centers on this page, the top one is for citizens, the bottom one "Test & Fly" is for anyone.

It is for residents, the citizenship is not really relevant. That said no one will check anything, you just sign up and show up with the QR/confirmation code and get tested. An Indian colleague got the (free) test ahead of his travel to use for entry in India. No one said anything.

I'm just going by the term "Bürger" which in my lousy German is "citizen". As a citizen or a resident, I am neither (I am assuming "resident" here means the same as it does in US immigration) - as I am on business travel for a month or so. I fully believe you are right, as the limited information I have read says that testing is free for anyone. Bavarian information says citizens/residents get free tests upon demand whenever they want. The Health Authority for my area (80805) did not give any real options. Additionally, I do not want to be tested by possibly misrepresenting myself.

Since getting tested is required to both break quarantine and visit my worksite, getting a timely test is critical - so the paid route was preferred by my employer and the worksite, as neither were able to confirm I could get tested in any other way. Since I am permitted to break quarantine after 5 days solely to be tested, I don't want to be running around the city looking for options.
As for the paid route, it was shockingly easy and results were delivered in 6 hours.

I'm just posting my experience in the hope it is useful to others. Isn't free testing ending on Dec 1st anyway (for everyone or travelers only?) or did they extend it?

I have upated the WiKi with the latest information regarding the lockdown in Germany, which will start on December 16, 2020.

Feel free to add information, which you consider important or correct information, which is not correct.

Maybe a clarification.. take-away is allowed, but no consumption on the spot (e.g. Gluehwein-Wanderungen)

I just want to add that Baden-Württemberg has a nightly curfew from 20:00 - 5:00 now and Bavaria from 21:00 - 5:00. Other states are expected to follow.
Police are actively enforcing this in the cities and with checks on the roads.

State of Brandenburg will have a curfew from Dec. 16 - nightly between 22:00 and 5:00

Hessen does not have a state-wide curfew but individual Kreisen do, 9pm to 5am:
Source: https://www.hessenschau.de/gesellsch...perre-100.html

Universal confusion in BER last night:

Saw that already - a (not so) great example of Vorauseilender Gehorsam. By all regulations, the passengers had to be let through, since they landed before the flight ban. Instead, airport authorities(?) kept inventing and modifying rules.

Germany has extended its ban on direct travel from the UK to 20th January: https://uk.diplo.de/uk-en/coronavirus