15 Best Hotels in Frankfurt, Germany

One of the nicest hotels in the neighborhood around the main train station, this stylish choice features modern, minimalist decor in soothing earth tones, and air-conditioning adds to the appeal. A daily breakfast buffet is included in the room rate, and weekend packages include a local transportation card.

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 new owners have completely refurbished the rooms and facilities, adding high-tech features such as a digital e-concierge and digital room key on your phone. Formerly the InterCity Hotel, it's still priced with the budget business traveler in mind. Rooms are small but efficient, with clean, modern decor.

This international chain's downtown Frankfurt outpost has all the perks the business traveler wants, from secretarial services to video conferencing facilities and a hip lobby bar (Gekkos) that is definitely worth a visit. Smoking rooms are available. Because this is primarily a business hotel, rates are lower on weekends.

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.

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.

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. No-smoking rooms must be requested.

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.

This pleasant family-operated hotel in the middle of the lively Sachsenhausen quarter has recently renovated rooms that are modest but comfortable; the nightly rate includes a substantial breakfast buffet. The restaurant, Doepfner's im Maingau, is pricey, but is also one of Frankfurt's best.

Get to all parts of town quickly from this centrally located hotel. Rooms are fairly spacious and modern, and all rooms are nonsmoking. 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.

It's so close to the Messegelände (Exhibition Center) that you can reach the exhibition halls, as this top-notch business hotel puts it, "with dry feet." It has its own underground garage, a sauna, steam bath, and indoor pool, and a sushi bar that draws many nonguests. The executive floor has splendid views, especially at night, plus a lounge with breakfast and complimentary snacks, state-of-the-art business services, and many other amenities. Maritim is a well-regarded European-based hotel chain.

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 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.

This hotel, which opened in 1883, was renowned for catering to Europe's royalty in its pre–World War I heyday, and it's still good at pleasing a well-heeled clientele, as the brand is known for its exceptional service. Ritter's Restaurant offers breakfast and dinner (not lunch), and there's a lobby bar for socializing and quick bites.

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.

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.