25hours Hotel The Trip

Frankfurt, as the finance capital of Germany, has a reputation as a buttoned-up sort of destination, a high gloss with a tendency towards conservatism — or business-casual at best. But if you know the 25hours hotels, you know they don’t do conservative, they don’t do buttoned-up, and they definitely don’t do business casual. 25hours Hotel The Trip is vibrant, colorful, bohemian, eclectic, a love letter to the idea of travel by local artist Michael Dreher and designers Morgen Interiors, its rooms dedicated to destinations as far-flung as Afghanistan, Antarctica, and Peru.

This place, like all of the 25hours hotels, is aimed squarely at the creative class. Which means don’t expect much in the way of traditional luxury — en-suite bathrooms are about all you can really ask for, and the flat-screen televisions and Bluetooth sound systems are above and beyond. There’s a “living room,” somewhere between a typical lobby lounge and a collaborative work space, which is probably perfect for this crowd, and the restaurant, Bar Shuka, serves a hybrid Palestinian-Israeli menu (and drinks!) from early morning until late night.


How to get there:
From Frankfurt airport many trains lead to Frankfurt’s main station. Arrival aboveground: leave the station through the main entrance, cross square and tram platforms, turn left, then the second right into Karlsstraße. After 100m Karlsstraße crosses Niddastrasse. 25hours Hotel Frankfurt is in sight on the left hand side. Arrival underground: watch out for exit “Karlsstraße,” then follow instructions above.

Arriving by car (from the direction of the airport), follow B43 towards city centre (Zentrum) and main station (Bahnhof). After 10km keep left and change to B44, Kennedyallee. Cross river Main on Friedensbrücke. After 1km, on the left hand side, the main train station appears. Turn right into Karlstraße. After 100m Karlstraße crosses Niddastrasse. Turn left and the 25hours Hotel Frankfurt is in sight.