While Frankfurt wasn’t our final destination in Germany, we spent a night there for a couple of reasons:
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Welcome to Frankfurt! Behind Villa Kennedy, in my opinion the nicest hotel in Frankfurt now is the Sofitel Opera, both in terms of the hotel itself and the location.
Hi Winston!
Nice to see you on a picture!
I hope you enjoy your time in Germany and you are happy to see again your grand-mother.
Cheers!
IMHO, Sofitel Frankfurt Opéra also has a good location in city centre, decent service, nice staffs, and chic design. Oh, and the heavenly bed.
does anyone here have a black aluminum rimowa? i'm undecided between black and silver because i've heard black tends to looks worse when scratched up.
Ben, great review. Very interested in test times and how long you and ford had to wait; as well as how they informed you.
@Amman. Go with silver. You won’t be disappointed. Absolute classic.
I was super nervous about the dents at first, but now I embrace them as it adds character and helps “tell a story” about your past travels.
He had already the night before the result of the tests.
It was ok.
Read the previous post about the test in Francfurt airport
One really easy option to get there from the airport is missing in this nice report: the local S-Bahn (S8 and S9) trains. There's a train every 15 minutes and it takes 17 minutes from Airport Regionalbahnhof to Hauptwache station. The hotel is 300m away from the platform. Much cheaper than a taxi, even in first class, and no traffic jams.
The mentioned Fitness First location has a quite nice 20m-pool and a great sauna.
I don't think your review is too harsh, but I don't think the location of the Villa Kennedy is that bad. There isn't much in Frankfurt. Plus if you were planning on quarantining in the hotel, location shouldn't have been a big factor.
There are worse "nice" hotel in Frankfurt. For example, the Westin and the Le Meridian.
I was in Hamburg 2 wks ago and Buffets are not allowed there. Was at the Marriott Renaissance and they took orders at your table and served you. Buffet was closed. State laws differ.
I stayed there in March before world shut down and I quite like it. Took Grand Room which was well organised. Breakfast was underwhelming but decent. Didn't have time to check out spa/swimming pool. Paid 265 GBP, booking it a few hours before arrival. It was unplanned stay in Germany, due to border closure in Poland.
You definitely got better deal.
I stayed before in Jumeirah hotel in Dubai.
I was at villa Kennedy before the virus. After wandering Frankfurt for two days. I discover schhausen neighborhood. Quite nice. There is a old grand dame hotel in the city center.
"everything in the minibar was complimentary"
The selection of snacks like pretty embarrassing though
Hate to quibble but I refer to the shopping area as The Zeil. I believe one large building was knocked down and replaced with an indoor mall called "My Zeil".
Agreed. Villa Kennedy is the nicest hotel with nice decor. Rocco Forte is a chain that deserves praise. Frankfurt isn’t exactly a tourist town and there aren’t many sights to see. It’s an easy 10 minute walk to the river front where there is a nice path with various museums and buildings. You can take the bridge closet to the hotel and it puts you at the main train station or you can walk on the aforementioned path and take a scenic pedestrian bridge closer to the business district.
The Jumeirah looks disappointing. There is no excuse for such bland decor in 2020 and in the Jumeirah brand. Holiday Inn looks nicer.
Regarding Hotel and lodging costs;
Frankfurt is or was a Fair town. When there is a major fair (Messe) prices will reach absurd levels for any room at any establishment. The price might be tripled for the fair and then back to normal 2 nights later.
I always prefer a specific 5 star Hotel but several times I shopped around due to the messe induced price hike. I discovered that during a messe, 3 and 4 star Hotels had rates as high as the 5 star,
Yes, uninspired is how I would describe the decor..and that bath..what were they thinking? 85 euros for two dry looking pizzas and a bottle of wine ?...hope the wine was good. I hate these sort of hotels unless I am there on business where the care factor is zero and all I need is a comfortable bed.
Zero Wow factor!
Menus look like they have been put together with one of everything to please all, while pleasing no-one.
Breakfast buffet looks like a 2-3 star hotel spread; nothing 5* about it.
Epic fail!
This hotel appears to be quiet dated and uninspired. I transit via Frankfurt alot and always stay at the Hilton just blocks away. They are remodeling the rooms and just before lock down I got a corner room facing the park behind which was very nice.. They, too, use a Fitness First for gym. As a Diamond, it's a good points hotel before the long flight ✈️ home. I will try Sofitel and Villa Kennedy next trip.
Wow they significantly downgraded the selection of complimentary snacks, believe me, they were pretty generous pre-Covid19 with snacks and sweet treats.
This hotel seems meh to me. That being said, my wife and I stayed at Etihad towers in Abu Dhabi last year which is also a Jumeriah hotel and it was excellent. It was elegant and had amazing food options, highly recommended.
I’m not surprised they have a buffet still. There are no documented cases of fomite transmission and even if it were a risk, leading virologists and epidemiologists are confident that this virus cannot be contracted via the digestive system. As long as mask wearing at the buffet was both required and enforced (as I’m sure it was in Germany), the risk from having a buffet would be slightly more than nil.
It’s a conversation we could have in the US if the opportunity for nuance hadn’t been destroyed by those who chose to deny, mislead, and create risk for political gain (along with those hubristic few think they don’t have to follow public health rules).
Meanwhile a bottle of organic French wine in your nearest German supermarket is 3.50 euros
Ridiculous
I stayed here last year and quite enjoyed the stay, at the time we had a full blown libanese meal via room service so I suspect they have some reduced offerings at the moment. I particularly liked the overall service, breakfast quality and selection, bathrooms, excellent beds and free minibar. Decor in lobby etc is not very tasteful, the rooms are ok but starting to show age.
Even though it's not a points hotel per se, the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof's got a great location and is situated in a very charming historical building.
Would definitely recommend checking it out should you be back in Frankfurt looking for a luxury hotel.
I have never found the location of the Villa Kennedy that inconvenient. Lots of places you can walk within 10-15 minutes. I tried Hyatt Place by Frankfurt Airport, but much prefer the Villa Kennedy even without points.
The interior of the hotel is terrible... It looks so dated and uninspired... More suitable for a sad business Hotel. In Frankfurt city center there is the historic Steingerberger hof hosted in a magnificent 19th century palace. It's definitely more charming!
Sure, who wouldnt want a view over Frankfurt´s city center where you can watch addicts and drifters from all over the world deal with each other... This is one of the places where you should pay in order not to have a view imo.
Stayed there last year and was similarly unimpressed. It struck me as quite strange that there wasn't a nicer lobby and bar, but someone at the hotel suggested that, given the brand and predominant clientele, they weren't much for drinking and mixing of the sexes. I think I had the same room type. It was also fine. It is a good location and easy to get to from the airport, but that's about all it had going. I won't likely be back there.
I have stayed a few times at the Jumeirah in London and it was quite nice as far as location, decor and price.
