IntercityHotel Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Süd 

For the past five years, hotels have been giving all sorts of issues which were added stress from travel. However, this hotel was a rare gem. I would give them 10 out of 5, not just 5 out of 5 or or 10 out of 10, but 10 out of 5. January in Germany was cold, after a long day of sightseeing and activities, I was actually looking forward to return to the hotel for a good rest. It was cozy, functional, and comfortable. I really don't have anything negative to say about this hotel, nothing. It was an enjoyable stay which it removed travel stress for me. If I am in Frankfurt again, this will be my go-to hotel again. What I liked about this hotel: 1. Renovated new 2. Extremely functional room design, all details and how guests will use things were all carefully thought through and thought out. Lots of places throughout the room, not just the bathroom area, to hang clothes. A normal cloth hanger where you place on a door opener may not stay still, but they carefully designed it with a concave arc shape to make the cloth hanger stable. I was super impressed and it's this type of attention to detail that sets this hotel apart. (Please see the attached photo) 3. The room size is just about right in European standard, not too big, not too small either. 4. Excellent hot shower temperature and pressure. 5. Very clean room and lobby/common area - the housekeeping did an excellent job 6. Quiet - they do enforce quiet hours 7. Location - right next to Frankfurt Main train station, easy access to everything, there are also quick bites and restaurants inside of train station that you can find foods. 15-20 minute walk to Romer Square, and Stadel Musuem. There are Flixbus nearby that will take you to/from the airport. 8. In the room, there is a map on the wall, through it, I discovered more attractions to visit. 9. The thermometer/thermostat was easy to operate. The hotel provided clear and easy to follow instruction, no confusion and it worked. (Please see the attached photo) 10. The refrigerator door was attached to the cabinet door, so you just needed to open the cabinet door and the refrigerator would be open. 11. Good and courteous front desk staff across the board 12. I communicated with them to let them know additional things I may need, and when I got there, they were all ready upon arrival. Other things you need to know: 1. The hotel has self-check in kiosk, if you choose do check in this way, you may get the room early if they are available. If you do in person, check in with a staff at the check in counter, you will have to wait until 3pm the standard check in time to do so. 2. It's more like a 3-star hotel in terms of amenities, but you have the basic, and they did well with the basic. The room was well designed so when these basics were done right, service and maintenance all become much easier.