We have four days planned this September 2023 for seeing Frankfurt and would like suggestions for hotels, hotel/apartment type places as well as must see sites. We've flown through Frankfurt airport many times but never taken the train into the city. We like to walk/bicycle or take walking tours. Or suggestions of any day trips to nearby towns/cities.
Thanks for any suggestions!
You should probably start with some ideas of your own on what you might see/do there. I think the links below should get you started:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g187337-Activities-oa0-Frankfurt_Hesse.html
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g187337-Activities-c42-Frankfurt_Hesse.html
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187337-Frankfurt_Hesse-Hotels.html
As for outings there are several good options, just depends on what might interest you most... Mainz and Büdingen are among the doable options. Many attempt the Middle Rhine Valley from Frankfurt, but such an attempt usually shortchanges the visitor as it's a fair distance from Frankfurt and there are some good things to see and do in several different towns, as well as some wonderfully-scenic walks; I suggest you overnight there if it interests you.
http://www.loreley-info.com/eng/rhein-rhine/walking-hiking.php
I took this walking tour of Frankfurt and enjoyed it very much.
For an apt. / hotel type place, try either Adina Apts. or the Residence Inn by Marriot near Eschenheimer Turm.
These are my top sites to see in Frankfurt.
Alt Stadt
Römer & Römerberg
Kaiserdom (St. Bartholomews)
Alte Oper
Städel Art Museum
Medieval Jewish Cemetery on Batton Strasse
Karmeliter Cloister
Klein Markt Halle
Eisener Steg Bridge
Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Wall
Palmengarten & Botanical Garden
Deutsche Ordens Kirche
Main Tower
Frankfurt Höchst, including Justinus Church
Eschenheimer Turm
Goethe Turm in the City Forest
Chinese Garden in Bethmann Park
St. Leonhard’s Church
Konstablerwache Farmers Market on Thur. & Sat.)
Schiller Market on Fridays
Bergerstrasse Market on Wed. and Sat.
Old Sachsenhausen
Towns or sites to see outside of Frankfurt - Hessen Park Open Air Museum, Saalburg Roman Fort, Büdingen, Limburg, Marburg, Mainz, Seligenstadt, Idstein.
Events in Sept. :
Frankfurt Rheingau Fest – 30.08-08.09
Bad Homburg Lantern Fest – 1-4.09
Frankfurt Harvest Fest – 21-23.09
search YouTube for the Frankfurt on Foot channel - there are dozens of short videos of all parts of the city and around. That should whet your appetite. They also provide general walking tours of the city and specialized personalized tours that in my experience are great. Start with the list just above and then have a look at the videos...
I expect to be back in Frankfurt in a couple of weeks.
Both the Adina Hotel and FrankfurtOnFoot are excellent recommendations provided by the above posters. I stayed at that very convenient location last July and also used took the walking tour.
If interested search for Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper.
If you are there on the dates mentioned above for the Rheingau Fest, take time to attend. We happened to be there last year, and it was a great opportunity to try area wines. There was also a variety of food available. I also recommend a tour with Frankfurt on Foot.
