SAKS Urban Design Hotel Frankfurt
Chic design hotel with a rooftop spa area
About this hotel
This chic four-star property leans into contemporary design across its rooms and suites, paired with a trendy bar and a rooftop spa area that's a genuine step up from a standard hotel gym tucked into a basement somewhere. Free breakfast and free parking are both confirmed, an unusually generous combination at this design-forward price point, and pet-friendly rooms mean the dog is welcome too without any extra hassle. A seven-minute walk covers Palmengarten, Frankfurt's botanical garden, a useful green space for kids to run off energy on a day away from Rebstockbad, and a nearby vegan restaurant covers dinner without needing to travel far. The taxi ride to the airport runs under half an hour, useful if the trip bookends a flight.
- Rooftop spa area
- Free breakfast
- Free parking
- Pet-friendly rooms
Our take
This suits a family wanting a nicer, design-forward base without losing the practical basics of free breakfast and free parking, and the rooftop spa area is a genuine bonus for an evening wind-down. Families on a tighter budget will find better value at the more straightforward business hotels on this list, since the design and rooftop extras come with a higher nightly rate.
- ✓Book breakfast timing in mind if you want to beat the Rebstockbad crowds, since the free breakfast here runs on a set schedule.
- ✓Visit Palmengarten on a day away from the pool, since it's a genuine seven-minute walk and a good change of scenery for kids.
- ✓Reserve the rooftop spa area ahead during trade fair weeks, since demand for the wellness space rises alongside overall hotel occupancy.
Why we love it
- Rooftop spa area with a genuinely chic design
- Free breakfast and free parking both included
- Seven-minute walk to Palmengarten botanical garden
- Pet-friendly rooms confirmed at a design hotel
Why guests love itWe didn't expect a design hotel to also include free breakfast and free parking, so that combination sold us before we'd even seen the rooftop spa area in person. The walk to Palmengarten on our rest day between two Rebstockbad visits was exactly the kind of change of scenery the kids needed, and the rooftop space itself became our evening wind-down spot for the rest of the trip.