Germany Frankfurt Marriott West

[Chris26WI]

The Frankfurt Marriott sells itself as "tallest hotel of central europe" and it's really huge. The view is probably the best of this hotel. I got a room in the 36th floor (of around 45 if I remember correctly), unfortunately with a view to the West (not towards city center), however was a great view, remembered me of the view from the Banyan Tree Bangkok (in terms of the height).

Check-In was fast and really friendly, no remark about Priceline, just "you're stay has been prepaid". The Marriott was quite busy that weekend, quite fully booked, a lot of groups and fair visitors, however I didn't have to wait long time for being checked in. I had a king-size-room, smoking, guaranteed (after having let my MR number add to the reservation before) however there was no smoking room (standard) available anymore, but they just gave me a non-smoking room and an ashtray was brought just after we entered the room (it's Europe :-) ). The room itself was really nothing special, quite small for a Marriott and the furniture the typical Marriott stuff, not very recent. No iron/ironing board in the room, no umbrella, bathrobes etc. (otherwise usually standard in Marriotts if I am not wrong) and no coffee/tea maker as well. The long chair was quite comfortable however, and there was a large desk. TV had the usual cable channels and pay TV. The bathroom was much nicer with a lot of mirrors and a nice scale than the room itself though there was no separate shower cubicle.

We had room service dinner and breakfast which both was quite nice though the dinner was a little bit too cold when it was served in the room. They had special offers too for pizzas with drinks for around 9 Euro (which looked ok to me).

The location of the hotel is not really in the city center, it's near the "Messeturm" (fair tower), the fairgrounds and the Maritim Hotel. There's a subway station nearby so (Bockenheimer Warte), so it's not really a big deal to get to the city center. Parking is available in the hotel but they charge 20 Euro per 24 hrs... !!! I found free parking places in the neighbourhood so no problem. Due to its height and the illuminated logo on the top, the Marriott is very easily to find and you can spot it from almost everywhere in Frankfurt.

To conclude: well, it's just an average Marriott hotel, nothing special, listed as 5star in German hotel classification, but more like a 4star (as listed in Priceline) IMO. The room lacks size and amenities, but the view is really cool. Service was friendly.

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[rapazfreiburg]

Not much to add to that, just that I didn't find the furniture to be not very recent. I looked pretty new and not worn and was high quality.

There is an ironing room on the 1st floor opposite the entrance of the gym.

I found the gym relatively nice with lots of cardio machines. There is also a small but adequate area with a jaccuzzi, sauna (men's & women's) and a steam bath.

Important to note: Priceline's rate at this hotel was