Anyone been to Frankfurt?

[murphy's law]

Doing the marathon there in October.

Anyone been & can recommend a decent hotel, things to do etc?

 

[Titus]

No. Hope this helps.

 

[Train Spotter]

Yes, I went there once!

 

[knocky1]

No.

 

[Brovion]

Yes, I've been. Hope this helps.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have been and to be honest I found it dull. You have the main square but 90% of the "old" buildings are reproductions. And the altstadt (old bit of the city) is okay for a few beers. Sorry.

 

[The Kid Frankie]

Cracking red light district. Careful of the Turks, orrible blade merchants.

 

[madinthehead]

I currently live about 15 miles outside.. Tons to do and see. I'll jump on the PC a bit later and give you some info

 

[Miami Seagull]

Sachsenhausen is the best bar district, great place overall. Lived there for about 6 months. City center best place for a hotel, public transport is excellent so you are never far from anywhere.

 

[Ernest]

Cracking red light district. Careful of the Turks, orrible blade merchants.

You need to be fit to keep going up and down them stairs, best red light district in Germany to me

 

[Weststander]

Stuck in the airport once, after a ski holiday flight from Austria was diverted by a blizzard.

Typically German ...... Vast, futuristic, clean, efficient, nice food, good looking women, and great service.
Made the delay bearable.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Used to fly there all the time for work. Heidelberg is quite nearby and is very pretty. One of the few towns not totalled by the RAF. Frankfurt was flattened by the RAF.

 

[Biscuit]

Go there a lot. Some great eateries near the river and check out the Römerberg, it's beautiful on a sunny day. Lots to see and do and a decent amount of shopping.

Night life is pretty good especially for dance/techno fans!

I really like Frankfurt, ignore the haters.

 

[madinthehead]

As previously mentioned Sachsenhausen has some really good bars, or Waxys or Yours Bar, which are near Hauptwache.. They have a tram called the Ebbelwei Express, which gives you a tour around the town and you get to drink a glass or two of Applewine ( German version of Scrumpy)
http://www.ebbelwei-express.com/html/index_e.html
Romer is cool, you can do a good walk along the river..
Try to catch a game at the stadium as well, it is normally fairly full and has a capacity of over 50k..
You can go up the Main tower for a good view of the town.. If you have any specific questions, just drop me a pm...

 

[GNF on Tour]

As previously mentioned Sachsenhausen has some really good bars, or Waxys or Yours Bar, which are near Hauptwache.. They have a tram called the Ebbelwei Express, which gives you a tour around the town and you get to drink a glass or two of Applewine ( German version of Scrumpy)
http://www.ebbelwei-express.com/html/index_e.html
Romer is cool, you can do a good walk along the river..
Try to catch a game at the stadium as well, it is normally fairly full and has a capacity of over 50k..
You can go up the Main tower for a good view of the town.. If you have any specific questions, just drop me a pm...

I have a 10 hour stopover in Frankfurt in August, is it easy to get in to town and back from the airport, anything worth seeing?

 

[The Birdman]

Had a two hour stop over last week from Hanoi to Gatwick and they took all the Duty free away from the passengers who had bought them in Hanoi, we had ours in our suitcases as the rules are very clear. I am sure you will enjoy Frankfurt it is the Financial centre of Germany.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

it is the Financial centre of Europe.

I have corrected you

 

[The Birdman]

I have corrected you

Thank you

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Frankfurt it is the Financial centre of Germany.

Why is that a guarantee of jolly japes?

 

[Return of the Rev]

memories of Frankfurt 1988 were of German drunks in the city centre and bins full of tissues in the booths at the airportENJOY