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We've compiled the best of the best in Frankfurt - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
This international chain's downtown Frankfurt outpost is still primarily a business hotel (with lower rates on weekends), but it's still welcoming to kids and pets, not to mention a hip lobby bar (Gekkos) that is definitely worth a visit. In addition, it has all the perks the business traveler wants, from secretarial services to video conferencing facilities.
The Ibis is a reliable budget hotel chain, and this location offers simple, straightforward rooms on a quiet street near the river. Rooms are small but efficiently decorated, and the hotel is air-conditioned, a bonus in this price category.
The sylvan beauty of this family-friendly hotel is surprising, considering that it's less than one mile from the airport and connected to it by a steady stream of free shuttle buses that operate 24 hours. It's right on the edge of the city forest out of which the airport was carved, and has lots of paths for hiking, running, and biking (the hotel rents bikes), plus a 250-year-old forest house that is now a hotel restaurant. There's also a lobby bar and a rooftop terrace with a spectacular view of the airport and the Frankfurt skyline.
Those who like downtown Frankfurt will appreciate the Westin's location, just steps from the famous Zeil shopping street, plus all the features of a high-end chain hotel, including a fitness room, spa, pool, and sauna. Re-opened in 2022 after an extensive renovation, each room has a Westin Heavenly Bed (they're also available for your dog). There is an impressive collection of museum-quality vintage cars in the lobby, and in an unusual retreat from the public areas, where smoking is forbidden, a swanky cigar lounge. Four restaurants, including Sushimoto with a Japanese menu, are on the premises.
