February 6, 2007
Reasonable places to stay in Frankfurt
I have had the opportunity to overnight in Frankfurt twice recently. I stumbled upon a number of hotels in the general vicinity of the main Haubtbahnof train station that are good value for money. They seem to be in a fairly fierce competition with each other in this vicinity and offer various extra goodies to attract customers. I believe that I booked them both at www.ratestogo.com, the site that I usually use for hotel booking. On one of the recent stays, I stayed at one called the Hotel Excelsior, which is right across from the train station. It was something like 49 euros incl taxes and fees and they were offering free wifi in their business centre on the ground floor, breakfast included AND free mini bar - Yes, you read this correct! If you were so inclined, I reckon you could drink the minibar dry and probably have a free stay there as it was a fully stocked minibar. The room was quite small but clean and they gave me a nice quiet location at the back of the hotel as per my usual request. More recently, I went a little more upscale and decided to try one called Hotel Savoy, again booked at the same site above and they were far superior in terms of room size etc., free breakfast, they had a tray of finger foods, fruits, snacks, tea/coffee and selection of red and white wines in reception 24/7 and in the room a complimentary large bottle of sparkling water, which I thought was a nice touch. They were 60 euros plus I paid an extra 12 euros for 24 hour Wifi in room. This is also in the same vicinity of Excelsior (about 20 steps away from same entrance to train station). Both of these hotels are only about a 10 minute walk (along the river, which was nice) from the main cathedral area where you find the nice large Beer Hauses and German restaurants. The railway area is not like Brussels Midi and seems to me to be a very safe area.
Posted by jclarke at 6:41 PM
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