Hesse · Germany
Where to stay in Frankfurt
Frankfurt is a city in Hesse, Germany, home to about 761,000 people. This guide covers 13 hotels and 4 aparthotels in Frankfurt, with about 1,551 rooms between them. 5 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 17
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- FRA13 km · Frankfurt Main Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, usually shortened to Frankfurt, is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 778,589 inhabitants as of 2025 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany.
Frankfurt is a city of contrasts. Wealthy bankers, students and hippie drop-outs coexist in a city that has some of the highest, most avant-garde skyscrapers of Europe, next to well-maintained old buildings. The downtown area, especially Römer Square and the museums on the River Main, draws millions of tourists every year. On the other hand, many off-the-beaten-track neighbourhoods, such as Bockenheim, Bornheim, Nordend and Sachsenhausen, with their intact, beautiful 19th-century streets and parks, are often overlooked by visitors.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Frankfurt
See
While most of the buildings in the inner town were destroyed during the second world war, many of them in Römerberg have been meticulously restored. The imposing town hall and the cathedral St Bartholomeus where emperors of the Holy Roman empire were crowned in the 17th and 18th centuries are among them. Walk on top of a tower or get to the Main for good views of the skyline.
- Historic Half-timbered Houses
- Goetheturm
- Frankfurter Zoo
- Höchst Old Town
- Frankfurt Airport Tours
Do
- The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
- River cruises along the Main River
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Frankfurt
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Hotel Eschborn Frankfurt hotel | 234 | 93/100 6,316 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt hotel | 238 | 93/100 4,314 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt hotel | 449 | 86/100 12,518 reviews |
| 4 | Leonardo Hotel Frankfurt City South hotel | 295 | 84/100 6,326 reviews |
| 5 | Leonardo Hotel Frankfurt City Center hotel | 108 | 84/100 5,973 reviews |
12 more places to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper aparthotel | |
| Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt Westend aparthotel | |
| Crowne Plaza Frankfurt Congress Hotel hotel | |
| Frankfurt Am Main Gutleutstraße aparthotel | 25 |
| Garner Hotel Frankfurt - Main Station hotel | |
| Garner Hotel Frankfurt - Palmengarten hotel | |
| Gutleutstrasse 45 aparthotel | 34 |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Air Frankfurt Messe hotel | |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Charly Frankfurt City hotel | |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Coin Frankfurt Ostend hotel | |
| MEININGER Hotel Frankfurt/Main Airport hotel | 168 |
| Toyoko Inn Frankfurt Central Station hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Frankfurt to stay in
Frankfurt is divided into 16 Ortsbezirke, which are further subdivided into 46 Stadtteile. As Frankfurt is an expansive city with a large area given its population, most of those are of little interest to a tourist, with most attractions concentrated in the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I (there are four Ortsbezirke starting with Innenstadt ("inner city"), distinguished by Roman numerals).
Frankfurt has plenty of accommodation but during major trade fairs, prices at even the cheapest hotels will suddenly skyrocket with charges of over €300/night quite common. Plan well ahead and alternatively, consider staying in nearby cities like Darmstadt, Neu-Isenburg, Bad Homburg, Mainz or Wiesbaden which are under an hour away by S-Bahn. If none of these works then Mannheim might be a last resort as it is 30mins by ICE high-speed train (but the train ticket is rather expensive unless bought in advance). Frankfurt is the banking capital of Germany so most people are business travellers with an expense account. If you intend to stay for longer periods, ask for discounts or corporate rates.
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When to go
The best time to visit Frankfurt
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Frankfurt are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Frankfurt: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mannheim-City Airport (MHG, 72 km) and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN, 103 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Frankfurt is the heart of central Germany and as such, it is one of the most important transportation hubs. It has excellent connections by rail, road and air. Reaching and leaving Frankfurt is easy. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is among the busiest in Europe: Sixth in passenger traffic after London Heathrow, Istanbul Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol and Barajas Airport. Frankfurt is the banking centre of Germany and hosts numerous international trade fairs.
Getting around
Frankfurt has a good, co-ordinated public transport system of Underground (U-Bahn), tram (Straßenbahn) and bus. Public transit nerds will be quick to point out, that the "U-Bahn" is actually a bit of a misnomer, given the fact that it has moved traffic sections in the outskirts, more in line with systems called "Stadtbahn" in other German cities. The RMV site has basic information and timetable information available in English and other languages. The U-Bahn (metro) stations are signed with a white capital "U" on a blue background.
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FRA · Frankfurt Main Airport
MHG · Mannheim-City Airport
HHN · Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Frankfurt
Eat
There are of course restaurants all over Frankfurt. One notable area for dining may be what is locally known as the Fressgass (a literal translation would be "munching alley"). The correct name of this street is Große Bockenheimer Straße. As the nickname implies, the Fressgass features many cafés, restaurants, and deli food stores. It is a popular area to dine after going shopping. Take the subway to station Hauptwache or Alte Oper. In late May to early June (exact dates vary each year), the Fressgass Fest takes place with food stands, cheap beer and live music.
Drink
Frankfurt is a young city where socialising and parties are always high on the agenda. Sachsenhausen, Bockenheim, Bornheim, Nordend and the city centre are the main areas of action. Due to Frankfurt's large financial industry and business travellers, parts of its nightlife cater to a more upscale audience. At some such venues, sneakers may not be acceptable. However, there are also plenty of bars and clubs for other kinds of audiences, including for students, hipsters, fans of R&B and Hip Hop, or of alternative rock music. For a quick beverage on the go, there are also small shops all over the town called Trinkhalle, which are usually open well into the night.
Stay safe
Frankfurt has one of Germany's highest crime rates, though, in part, only for statistical reasons: smuggling and similar offences at the airport as well as anything concerning credit card fraud anywhere in Germany is registered in Frankfurt, since the main credit card clearing company is based in the city. Furthermore if you count crime per person, you don't include a good chunk of people working but not living in Frankfurt. Physical crime is in general concentrated in the red-light district around the central train station, which is also the hangout of many drug dealers/junkies, although even there you are usually safe during the day and moderate evening hours.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Frankfurt
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Frankfurt: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Frankfurt?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Eschborn Frankfurt (93 / 100 · 6,316 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel Offenbach Frankfurt (93 / 100 · 4,314 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt (86 / 100 · 12,518 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Frankfurt?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Frankfurt are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; July is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Frankfurt?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mannheim-City Airport (MHG, 72 km) and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN, 103 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Frankfurt?
4 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Frankfurt?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Frankfurt
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.