Where to stay?

I am looking for a decent hotel in the center of Frankfurt, but I can%26#39;t quite figure out where the %26quot;center%26quot; is. I want to stay someplace where there are lots of decent pubs, restaurants and some nightlife, as well as being safe. Where is the main %26quot;downtown%26quot; area and what hotels would you recommend?

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Anyone have any suggestions?

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%26gt;I want to stay someplace where there are lots of decent pubs, restaurants and some nightlife, as well as being safe.

Then you should stay not in the center but in Sachsenhausen, across the Main.

The geographical and historical center of Frankfurt is the Römer (city hall) and the old city around it.

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Hi BostonTodd,

Frankfurt isn%26#39;t a too big a city, and most of the areas are reasonably safe - at least by American standeards. If you are in the city itself, you are reasonably near the center. As to where the %26quot;center%26quot; is, any hotel near the following metrostations are very central:

- Hauptwache

- Konstabler Wache

- Willy-Brand-Platz

- Römer

- Alte Oper

- Eschenheimer Tor.

If pub crawling is your thing, Sachsenhausen on the south Main river banks is your place to be. There is a %26quot;pub district%26quot; in the old part of (Alt-)Sachsenhausen, very crowded and popular with American students and the American soldiers we used to have stationed her - but to my mind it is a bit sleazy and very touristy Frankfurterish. More decent pubs/cafés are found on Berger Straße, in Bornheim (a northeastern quater). It is more popular with students and artists, and an upmarket choice to Alt-Sachsenhausen. The more upmarket choice to that would be the %26quot;Fressgass%26quot; in between Hauptwache and Alte Oper, lots of cafés and restaurants, mostly overcharging - very few pubs. The most popular clubs are on Hanauer Landstraße, in an industrial part of the city in the east.

So where to stay?

Arabella Grand Hotel or nh hotel are near Konstabler Wache, very central and with a lot of decent restaurants and gay pubs nearby. Yet more expensive choices. Even more expensive, but very central Frankfurter Hof or Hilton.

Maybe look at %26quot;Alexander am Zoo Best Western%26quot; - a pleasant smaller hotel in a residential area near the Berger Straße, nice hotel, still central, yet rather quiet and 1 - 2 subway stations to the center.

Also worth looking at is %26quot;Hotel Maingau%26quot; - a budget option in Sachsenhausen. Most of the many budget - mid-ranged hotels are near the main train station, part of them are in a red light district, some are not. Common to them all their somewhat reasonable value and their central ,yet somewhat sleazy location.

Check for some hotels and try to find a good deal, feel free to ask if you are unsure.

Enjoy

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Thanks Dudel for all the info! Can%26#39;t wait to check out your fair city!

-Todd

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