9 Best Hotels in City Center, Frankfurt

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.

This lively boutique hotel features modern and sleek designs everywhere you look, including rooms heavy on black lacquer furniture offset by white bedspreads and chairs and large, airy windows. On arrival, guests are greeted with a glass of cider or sparkling wine in the dark yet welcoming lobby. The unusual spa includes relaxation tubs filled with tiny glass beads that provide a mini-massage. The hotel bar and adjacent restaurant are popular places to be seen in Frankfurt, including the outdoor terrace in season. Grab a cocktail in the hotel bar between 5-9pm and receive complimentary appetizers for each drink order.

Since 1876, this neo-Gothic gem has been the first choice of visiting heads of state, business moguls, and others who keep coming back because of its impeccable service, luxurious rooms, endless-seeming amenities, and central location. It fronts a grand courtyard, which turns into an outdoor café in season, and there's little that guests desire that isn't available: massive suites in dark woods and brass with air-conditioning (still reasonably rare in Germany); slippers; mirrored walk-in closets; 24-hour room service; and a day spa and gym. It's one of the city's oldest hotels, but its modern services earn it kudos. Equally upscale is the Breeze restaurant, with an Asian fusion menu, in addition to its classic Restaurant Français with a French-inspired menu.

If there ever was a hotel at the vortex of arrivals and departures, it's this centrally located one in an elegant old-world building across the street from the main train station, where the small German chain Flemings has rooms and facilities, adding high-tech features such as a digital e-concierge and digital room key on your phone. It's priced with the budget business traveler in mind but is also family-friendly (kids get a welcome package). Rooms are small but efficient, with clean, modern decor.

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.

Across the street from the main train station, this modern, sparkling hotel has its own underground garage, but more notably some of the least expensive rooms in town. Part of an international chain with locations throughout Europe and Israel, it also has a pleasant lobby bar and a bistro/restaurant.

Get to all parts of town quickly from this centrally located and budget-priced hotel. There's no restaurant, but the hotel's bar is open around the clock and there are several places to eat nearby, including the huge food court in the Bahnhof.

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.