Admiral Hotel - Frankfurt/Main, Germany 

This is a 3 star hotel and it seems only fair to assess it on this basis. I have stayed in Frankfurt many times, although this was my first time at The Admiral. I have stayed at better hotels - and some worse ones - but this one offers a high quality experience and is the best value for money that I have come across. For its class and its price it is excellent value. It is well fitted out in a modern style, all parts of the hotel were clean, the staff were very helpful and spoke good English. The breakfast was served in a pleasant room and although there wasn't a wide variety of food it was quite adequate and fresh. The bedrooms are well decorated, with modern fittings (although not air-conditioned). The beds were very comfortable indeed; single rooms have a large bed; double have two single beds which although you could put together were not guaranteed to stay together!) The bathroom was compact ( roughly 1+ metre by 2) but the fittings were very modern and the shower powerful - with lots of hot water. There were fresh towels every day and both the bedroom and bathroom were cleaned very thoroughly each day. There is no bar or lounge area although it looked as though you could buy some drinks at the Reception. The location is fine. Very close to the entry to the Zoo; several cafes nearby and just a short walk to Zeil the main shopping street. (There is an excellent ice cream shop on the way!) The U-bahn station is just a few yards from the door to the hotel and gives you immediate access to lines 6 and 7. You are also just one stop away from the S-bahn at Konstablewache. (This also gives you very easy access to Terminal 1 at the Airport.) A very pleasant 5 night stay which I would be happy to repeat.

First off, this is not the Ritz, and it doesn't pretend to be the Ritz. It's a nice, slightly above average, hotel. It's just off the beaten path (just across the street from the Frankfurt Zoo). But with the wonderful German mass transit system, it's very easy to get to. The subway stop is less than a block from the airport; from there, it's an easy connection to another train to the airport. The rooms are small, but clean. The blankets are actually comforters...warm in the chilly German November evenings. The bathrooms are very small. It was hard to take a shower...but I managed. A free breakfast was included with the lodging...but it wasn't your typical contenental breakfast of just coffee and donuts. Not only was their an assortment of rolls, shortcakes, juices and coffee (I just remembered...no donuts), their also had several assortments of cold meats and cheeses as well as hard-boiled eggs. We did not leave the breakfast room hungry. For the cost (we spent about $75/night for our room), it was well worth it. Definately a pleasant experience, and if we're in Frankfurt again, we'd stay there again.