15 NEW HOTELS IN FRANKFURT
EASYHOTEL FRANKFURT CITY CENTRE ( JANUARY 2015)
Positioned near the station, this simple budget hotel has 120 rooms (from 9.5 sqm to 22 sqm) with air conditioning, en suite showers and windows (this isn’t the case at all Easyhotels). A business package costs Ð8.50 for wifi and TV. There is no meeting space but it is within walking distance of Messe Frankfurt. 19-23 Dusseldorferstrasse; tel +49 69 1748 9220; easyhotel.com
HOLIDAY I NN FRANKFURT – ALTE OPER ( MARCH 2015)
This seven-floor, 249-room property from Intercontinental Hotels Group has two event spaces totalling 160 sqm. All bedrooms come with free wifi, and tea and coffee. There is also an American-style diner. 27 Mainzer Landstrasse; tel +49 69 255 156 500; ihg.com
FLEMING’S DELUXE HOTEL FRANKFURT CITY ( REVAMPED MAY 2015)
This straightforward business hotel has 205 rooms (from 20 sqm) with minibars and free wifi, along with 15 meeting rooms (from 31 sqm to 167 sqm) in the seventh-floor Ambassador Club. Fleming’s Club restaurant has city views and an outdoor terrace. 2 Eschenheimer Tor; tel +49 69 427 2320; flemings-hotels.com
BOLD APARTMENTS MESSE FRANKFURT ( JULY 2015)
This stylish but affordable (from Ð45) aparthotel has 91 studios from 14 sqm to 90 sqm, with kitchenettes, free wifi and flatscreen TVs. Breakfast can also be delivered in the morning. There is no meeting space but it’s within walking distance of Messe Frankfurt. 15 Idsteiner Strasse; tel +49 69 907 386 910; bold-hotels.com
CAPRI BY FRASER FRANKFURT ( AUGUST 2015)
This four-star“hotel residence concept”from Fraser Hospitality has 153 smart rooms (from 32 sqm) in grey and yellow, a 24-hour gym, a restaurant, and two function rooms for up to 50 people. 42 Europa-Allee; tel +49 69 133 8877 888; frankfurt.capribyfraser.com
HAMPTON BY HILTON FRANKFURT CITY CENTRE MESSE ( SEPTEMBER 2015)
By the Messe trade fair site, this hotel has 158 rooms in lime green and white, with free wifi, coffee makers, desks and queen-sized beds. There is also a gym, dining area, business centre and 20 sqm boardroom. 46 Europa-Allee; tel +49 69 2474 870; hamptoninn3.hilton.com
THE FRANKFURT HOTEL ( FEBRUARY 2016)
This German independent has 88 modern rooms with walk-in showers and free wifi. There is one 69 sqm meeting room with dark wood floors but no natural light. It is close to the main station. 2 Am Hauptbahnhof; tel +49 69 3487 6400; the-frankfurt.com
PREMIER I NN FRANKFURT MESSE ( FEBRUARY 2016)
This is another hotel next to the Messe – it has 210 rooms with Hypnos beds for an average Ð69 a night. The grey, new-build block has a surprisingly trendy-looking openplan restaurant/lounge. 44 Europa-Allee; tel +49 69 8500 690; premierinn.com
I BIS BUDGET FRANKFURT CITY OST ( JUNE 2016)
This economy offering will have 159 basic rooms providing showers, free wifi and flatscreen TVs. A breakfast buffet will be served 6.30am-10am during the week (later at weekends). There is no meeting space. 118 Hanauerlandstrasse; tel +49 69 130 258 620; ibis.com
SOFITEL FRANKFURT OPERA ( SEPTEMBER 2016)
This luxury hotel from French group Accor will have a prime city-centre location and design from Nicolas Adnet of Paris agency MHNA. Its 150 rooms (including 31 suites and villas) will start from 30 sqm and have Hermès bathing products, and free wifi. As well as a bistro and a bar, there will be a ballroom for 400 people. 16 Opernplatz; tel +49 69 256 6950; sofitel.com
APARTHOTEL ADAGIO FRANKFURT CITY MESSE ( AUTUMN 2016)
Occupying several floors of the WestendGate Tower, opposite the Messe, the Adagio aparthotel will have 171 units with kitchens and free wifi. Stays of four nights or more will be priced keenly. There is no meeting space but larger apartments have lounges for entertaining. 2 Hamburger Allee; tel +49 69 4089 980; adagio-city.com
I NNSIDE FRANKFURT OSTEND ( WINTER 2016)
A new opening from Melia’s “urban lifestyle” Innside brand, this hotel will have 168 slick black and white rooms with open wardrobes, glass-fronted showers and minibars. It will be located by the new European Central Bank HQ. 81 Hanauerlandstrasse; melia.com
HOLIDAY I NN FRANKFURT AIRPORT ( FEBRUARY 2017)
Next year will see the arrival of a six-storey Holiday Inn in the Gateway Gardens business district, within walking distance of Terminal 2. It will have 288 rooms, a small gym, six meeting spaces with daylight and underground parking for 50 cars. 16 Bessie-Colemanstrasse; holidayinn.com
MOXY FRANKFURT GATEWAY GARDENS ( MARCH 2017)
Marriott Worldwide’s lifestyle brand will also be coming to Gateway Gardens, with 307 mood-lit rooms, a gym and a communal lobby lounge with writing walls, 56-inch TVs for presentations, a 24/7 canteen and an evening bar. Wifi will be free throughout. Amelia-Earhardt-Strasse; marriott.co.uk
HYATT PLACE FRANKFURT ( 2018)
The third Gateway Gardens opening will be from Hyatt Place. Its 312 rooms, from 25 sqm to 32 sqm, will come with corner living areas that can accommodate up to four people, Grand Hyatt beds, free wifi and mini fridges. There will also be a round-the-clock gym and market, as well as the Gallery meeting space. Frankfurt airport, Gateway Gardens; place.hyatt.com