Review: Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport

Ben Schlappig
Published: March 25, 2015
Updated: January 19, 2024
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Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport bottom line

Aside from the Wi-Fi situation (which at least to some degree was my fault, since I should have asked to switch rooms) I was quite impressed. The rooms were nice, breakfast good, and all the staff I interacted with were friendly. I’d probably still choose the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport in the future for the location, club lounge, and that I value Starwood elite stays/nights more than Hilton stays.

And if I had to stay at one of the Hilton properties I’d probably spend the extra 10,000 points and book the Hilton for the club lounge and slightly larger rooms.

But for a Hilton Garden Inn I thought this was really nice.

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David Guest
September 27, 2015, 9:41 pm

I'll add to the comments on the wifi - it was pretty terrible! It's certainly not a room thing, but seems to be with the whole hotel. A real pain when trying to check-in online...

Why the rooms weren't a metre longer (geez, it's not like they didn't have the space) is beyond me. That desk was too large, and I can't see why they didn't wall-mount the TV. With two people in the room,...
I'll add to the comments on the wifi - it was pretty terrible! It's certainly not a room thing, but seems to be with the whole hotel. A real pain when trying to check-in online...

Why the rooms weren't a metre longer (geez, it's not like they didn't have the space) is beyond me. That desk was too large, and I can't see why they didn't wall-mount the TV. With two people in the room, it got a little cramped.

However, yes, it was a good location and reasonably priced - would consider staying there again.

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Frank Guest
March 27, 2015, 4:45 pm

Oh, this reminds me...

If you're staying overnight at the Hilton or the HGI at The Squaire in order to fly out of the LH FCT the next day, you *don't* need to walk it if you don't want to. My wife and I stayed there over the holidays, and she felt under the weather, so wasn't really in great shape to make that long walk outside in the cold. Leaving the Hilton or HGI,...
Oh, this reminds me...

If you're staying overnight at the Hilton or the HGI at The Squaire in order to fly out of the LH FCT the next day, you *don't* need to walk it if you don't want to. My wife and I stayed there over the holidays, and she felt under the weather, so wasn't really in great shape to make that long walk outside in the cold. Leaving the Hilton or HGI, there's a set of doors on the west side of the building (away from the terminal), next to the elevators that lead down from L5 to L3. The doors aren't far from the Starbucks. If you step out there, you'll find a taxi stand. We explained in English (our German isn't great) that we wanted to go to the FCT and the driver knew exactly what we meant.

I can't remember the amount of the fare. It wasn't much, though perhaps a bit more than you might think because the driver has to do a very long loop along freeways to get to the FCT. In any case, we generously rounded up and he seemed satisfied with the fare. It was well worth it to simply be able to get in the cab, pull up to the FCT, and have them take care of everything from there.

Recommended, unless you feel like you need the walk.

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Lantean Diamond
March 27, 2015, 11:34 am

@Lucky

OK, thank you. that's what i though so too. The regular Hilton FRA airport has executive room on sale for 48k points (which is less than they charge for a standard room)... since i do not have Hilton status (I mean i have silver... lol) i think i'll book that just to get club lounge access and a nicer room.

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Lantean Diamond
March 27, 2015, 9:14 am

OK, thank you. pondering whether i want to spend 40k HH or 10k SPG... hmmmm...

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1. lucky OMAAT
  March 27, 2015, 10:36 am
  
  @ Lantean -- Ultimately Starpoints are more flexible. If you're not SPG Platinum, I'd probably go with the Hilton.
  
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Lantean Diamond
March 27, 2015, 8:59 am

Ben, ho much longer is the walk to the HGI compared to Sheraton? is it easy to find if one doesn't speak German? thank you.

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1. lucky OMAAT
  March 27, 2015, 9:00 am
  
  @ Lantean -- It's an easy walk, and takes 8-10 minutes.
  
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SSNS Guest
March 26, 2015, 3:42 am

Stayed at all three Frankfurt airport hotels in the last fortnight. For me number 1 was the Hilton, number 2 Hilton Garden Inn and a distant third the Sheraton. Newer rooms do it for me more than anything else.

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1. lucky OMAAT
  March 26, 2015, 8:25 am
  
  @ SSNS -- Were you in a non-club/non-renovated room at the Sheraton? If so, don't blame you.
  
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Dima Guest
March 26, 2015, 3:14 am

One of my favorite hotels in FRA is actually the Kempinski. It's 15min outside of Frankfurt, though it's really nice! It's actually one of the nicest hotels I've been at.

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JJ Guest
March 25, 2015, 7:36 pm

Stayed here for 2 weeks last year on business. Loved the location, especially being right on top of a train station with easy access to downtown Frankfurt. Strangely, my favorite thing about this hotel was......the water. The water was so nice, I ended up taking a bath every day!

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cj New Member
March 25, 2015, 5:39 pm

Wow never seen a hilton garden for 500.00 and stay at a lot last year 105 nights - thank god for points

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Dogbert Guest
March 25, 2015, 5:16 pm

We stayed there last summer for a couple of nights, paid about 109 E on a promo. Good place, good staff, lots of amenities in the train station and easy to catch a train into town. We also had trouble finding it due to the lack of signage. You have to turn left just before you get to the Sheraton.

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Zow Member
March 25, 2015, 5:08 pm

Lucky, too bad you couldn't use the desk for work/wi-fi. IMO, the Herman Miller chair is the best thing about the HGI rooms.

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Fredd Member
March 25, 2015, 3:45 pm

We stayed here a few months ago. We had difficulty finding it (even ended up in the Sheraton lobby at one point!) but that was probably due to our fatigue rather than poor signage.

Once there we enjoyed it and would happily stay again.

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steven k Member
March 25, 2015, 3:33 pm

$500+ for a hilton garden inn room?
does the room come with a butler?

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TravelTechSavvy Guest
March 25, 2015, 3:30 pm

We have stayed at all 3 of these hotels since our daughter lives in the area. We like to take the train back to the airport and stay overnight before our flight home.
The Sheraton is close to the airport but there are more restaurants open later in the train station area. And there is a nice full grocery store if you want drinks or snacks. But great choices for an airport!

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pavel Guest
March 25, 2015, 3:30 pm

Big fan of HGIs, especially here in NYC. The one in Chelsea often has rates around $100 during off-peak times and is convenient to my office, so I use it as a pied-a-terre when I have to work late nights. TBH, I don't see much difference between them and regular Hiltons, aside from price.

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Frank Guest
March 25, 2015, 3:24 pm

I've stayed at that particular Hilton Garden Inn more than once. For a mid-range hotel, it's quite nice, and you can't beat the location—not only are you a short indoor walk away from the terminal, but you're right above all the services of the Squaire. That said, the Wi-Fi situation in the rooms there is indeed pretty terrible. They need to work on it.

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M Simons Member
March 25, 2015, 3:14 pm

Love smoked salmon, but refuse to have it at any buffet that doesn't keep it chilled.
Too many times my stomach does not approve.

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David Guest

September 27, 2015, 9:41 pm

I'll add to the comments on the wifi - it was pretty terrible! It's certainly not a room thing, but seems to be with the whole hotel. A real pain when trying to check-in online... Why the rooms weren't a metre longer (geez, it's not like they didn't have the space) is beyond me. That desk was too large, and I can't see why they didn't wall-mount the TV. With two people in the room, it got a little cramped. However, yes, it was a good location and reasonably priced - would consider staying there again.

Frank Guest

March 27, 2015, 4:45 pm

Oh, this reminds me... If you're staying overnight at the Hilton or the HGI at The Squaire in order to fly out of the LH FCT the next day, you *don't* need to walk it if you don't want to. My wife and I stayed there over the holidays, and she felt under the weather, so wasn't really in great shape to make that long walk outside in the cold. Leaving the Hilton or HGI, there's a set of doors on the west side of the building (away from the terminal), next to the elevators that lead down from L5 to L3. The doors aren't far from the Starbucks. If you step out there, you'll find a taxi stand. We explained in English (our German isn't great) that we wanted to go to the FCT and the driver knew exactly what we meant. I can't remember the amount of the fare. It wasn't much, though perhaps a bit more than you might think because the driver has to do a very long loop along freeways to get to the FCT. In any case, we generously rounded up and he seemed satisfied with the fare. It was well worth it to simply be able to get in the cab, pull up to the FCT, and have them take care of everything from there. Recommended, unless you feel like you need the walk.

Lantean Diamond

March 27, 2015, 11:34 am

@Lucky OK, thank you. that's what i though so too. The regular Hilton FRA airport has executive room on sale for 48k points (which is less than they charge for a standard room)... since i do not have Hilton status (I mean i have silver... lol) i think i'll book that just to get club lounge access and a nicer room.