7 Best Hotels in Frankfurt, Germany

In the heart of Bockenheim—and near numerous cafés, bars, shops, and the Messe (trade center)—this hotel is a good deal, especially on weekends. Rooms are bright and modern and the nightly rate includes a full breakfast and a discount at a nearby fitness studio.

This beautiful Victorian building close to the main train station is filled with antiques and hand-painted murals by the owner, and features a lovely roof garden with a view of the skyline. Its small size (26 rooms) gives it the feel of a B&B, especially the cozy book-filled Reading Room.

Frankfurt's first eco-hotel features modern, natural-wood furniture, including canopy beds, and organic cotton sheets and towels. Rooms are decorated in warm tones of orange and blue, and have spacious bathrooms, some with free-standing tubs. The high-ceiling lobby and breakfast room of this 1914 villa are decorated with modern art. The organic breakfast is served on a terrace in good weather, the staff is friendly and accommodating, and a library includes some English-language books. Rates are lower on weekends.

This pleasant and elegant family-operated hotel in the middle of the lively Sachsenhausen quarter has recently renovated rooms that are modest but comfortable and includes a substantial breakfast buffet in its nightly rates. The restaurant, Doepfner's im Maingau, is pricey, but is also one of Frankfurt's best. There are extra daily charges for children or pets (but only one pet per room). 

This luxuriously modern hotel, in the same family for three generations, occupies a renovated Art Nouveau building dating from 1890. The high-ceiling rooms retain the elegance of the old building, and modern decor is enhanced with a sprinkling of antique furniture, such as an armoire or chair, in each room.

This huge hotel is directly connected to Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 1, providing a convenient and soundproof respite for those with early flights. A 24-hour business center offers everything business people are likely to need, including video projectors and simultaneous interpreters. In addition to three restaurants and snack shops, there is a cigar bar and lounge, and a busy lobby bar called Lemons and Limes. Rooms also can be booked for day use, for long layovers.

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.