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A skyline of towers beside a well-preserved old town and museum embankment.

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Overview

Why go to Frankfurt

Frankfurt is Germany’s financial hub, with a striking skyline, excellent museums and a cosy old town. Apple-wine taverns in Sachsenhausen and the Rhine valley add local flavour.

City breakCulture & historyFood & drinkFamily

Where
Hesse, Germany
Recommended stay
2–3 nights
Best time to go
May–September; Christmas market in December.
Approx. daily budget
£70–135 a dayPer person, excluding flights. Indicative.

What does Frankfurt cost?

Full cost guide
  • Budget traveller£65–90a day
  • Mid-range traveller£120–175a day
  • Luxury traveller£245+a day

Approximate per person per day, including a share of a twin room, and excluding flights. Not live prices.

Things To Do

Top picks in Frankfurt

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Must SeeFree

Römerberg

Altstadt

The rebuilt medieval square, with half-timbered houses and a Christmas market in December.

  • Suggested time: 1 hr
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Culture lovers

Open-air; always accessible

Viewpoints~£8

Main Tower Viewing Platform

Financial District

The only skyscraper viewing platform open to the public, with 360° views.

  • Suggested time: 1 hr
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Photographers

Daily, roughly 10:00–21:00 in summer

Day Trips~£12

Heidelberg Day Trip

Heidelberg (90 km)

A romantic university town with a castle ruin, old bridge and river walks.

  • Suggested time: Full day
  • Booking recommended
  • Suits: Couples

Trains run frequently

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Culture~£16

Städel Museum

Museumsufer

One of Germany’s finest art museums, spanning 700 years of art.

  • Suggested time: 2h 30m
  • Booking recommended
  • Suits: Culture lovers

Tuesday–Sunday, roughly 10:00–18:00

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Hidden Gems

Beyond the checklist

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Hidden GemsFree

Grüneburgpark

Westend

A large, leafy park loved by locals for picnics, with a Japanese garden corner and a relaxed café, far from the tourist crowds.

  • Suggested time: 1h 30m
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Outdoor lovers

Open daily

Hidden Gems~£4

Struwwelpeter Museum

Altstadt

A small, quirky museum about the author of the famous German children’s book Struwwelpeter, with original drawings and objects.

  • Suggested time: 45 min
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Culture lovers

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Hidden GemsFree

Höchst Old Town

Höchst

A half-timbered riverside quarter on the western edge of the city, with Frankfurt’s oldest building, a Carolingian church.

  • Suggested time: 2 hrs
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Culture lovers

Streets open all day

Hidden GemsFree

Nizza Gardens

Mainufer

A lush riverbank garden with Mediterranean plants and palms along the Main, popular with locals for sunny afternoons.

  • Suggested time: 1 hr
  • No booking needed
  • Suits: Outdoor lovers

Open daily
Hotels

Best-value hotels in Frankfurt

Well reviewed and fairly priced for what you get: not simply the cheapest.

All 3 hotels
Kleinmarkthalle, near Financial District in Frankfurt (illustrative photo: example hotel)
Best ValueBest Luxury Value
Example listing

Skyline Tower Hotel

Financial District, Frankfurt

8.9Guest rating 8.9/10 · Excellent

Excellent valueValue score 89 out of 100

Rated 8.9/10, about 8% below typical 5★ prices in Frankfurt, in a central location.

From £150 per night · check current availability
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Römerberg, near Altstadt in Frankfurt (illustrative photo: example hotel)
Best Mid-Range Hotel
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Römer Old Town Hotel

Altstadt, Frankfurt

8.7Guest rating 8.7/10 · Excellent

Very good valueValue score 71 out of 100

Rated 8.7/10, priced in line with similar 4★ hotels in Frankfurt, in a central location.

From £110 per night · check current availability
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Food & Restaurants

Where to eat

Food guide

  • Green sauce (Grüne Soße)

    A cold herb sauce served with eggs and potatoes

  • Apfelwein

    Local apple wine, served in a patterned jug

  • Frankfurter Kranz

    A crown-shaped buttercream cake

A suggested Frankfurt itinerary

3 nights Couple

Frankfurt · Highlights

Frankfurt in 3 nights

A balanced first-visit plan built from our Frankfurt picks: the headline sights, a local favourite or two and time to breathe.

  1. Day 1 · Römerberg, Palmengarten, Museum Embankment Walk, Eiserner Steg Bridge
  2. Day 2 · Heidelberg Day Trip, Main Tower Viewing Platform
  3. Day 3 · Höchst Old Town
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