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The Westin Grand Frankfurt Review – Is It Really That Grand?

Byinvisibletiger

We did our research on the hotels in Frankfurt and knew that this hotel was recently renovated. We were also thinking of the JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt which we also reviewed but thought that the renovated Westin Grand Frankfurt would be a good choice.

The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Entrance

Upon arriving at the hotel, you couldn’t really get a sense of the size from the outside as the vehicle drop off area, or portes-cocheras to those that know, puts you directly in front of the revolving doors and under cover in case of rain. Once you enter, you can then get an idea that this newly renovated hotel is quite huge.

The portes-cocheras of The Westin Grand Frankfurt, nicely covered to keep you dry on those rainy days.
The outside looks older but the inside has been completely renovated.

The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Lobby

The lobby is wide, spacious and has a high ceiling. Although, it isn’t as grand as something like a St. Regis, you get more of a business convention feel to it. To the left are the elevators, straight up the middle leads you to the Main Tapas Lounge Restaurant and to the right are seating areas, the check-in area and the self serve snacks area.

A grand entrance with high ceiling and sky lights.
The 2nd level hosts the conference rooms.
The lobby was spacious and welcoming for guests.
Nice couches and plenty of seating for guests.
The check-in desk, the staff were friendly and helpful.
A self service snacks, drinks and amenities area.
You will probably want to buy elsewhere as the prices here were not cheap.
Well stocked and organized drinks.
Chips and wine, great combination!
Sandwiches, Starbucks coffees and other fruit juices.
Other chocolate goodies and personal care items.

The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Main Tapas Lounge

We saw a video of Alex at Uncut Travel by Alex having a meal here and we thought for sure that we were going to have dinner here as well. However, as we only had two nights here, we got caught up elsewhere and didn’t have a chance to eat here. We did take a walk around and took photos of the area and menu:

The main restaurant here at The Westin Grand Frankfurt.
An impressive space to have dinner especially with the skylight.
Along with table seating they have bar stool seating for a more casual dining experience.
However, we think the majority of people would like the nicer round tables with plush chairs to enjoy their meal.

    • The Westin Grand Frankfurt – 2nd Level

    At the time of our stay, not much was happening here, no conventions or meetings so the rooms were basically empty and void of people. There’s really not too much to say here except that there was a lot of open space and would look like a great place for business to hold conventions.

    • The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Breakfast Restaurant

    We didn’t have breakfast lined up here at this hotel so we couldn’t attest to how good/bad it was. The area did look decent though although smaller than I thought it should be for the number of rooms in this hotel.

    The breakfast area looks nice and clean.
    Good amount of seating but I bet it gets pretty packed here.

    The Westin Grand Frankfurt – The Room

    We had a room on the 6th floor which was pretty decent and facing the main road, however, as we walked towards the room, the hallway started to smell like a sewer and the further we went towards our room, the stronger the odour became. We did enter and take photos of the room but the smell was just so bad that we had to go down and speak to the front desk. We ended up moving to a room on the 5th floor which didn’t have much of a view but we didn’t care as the smell was not here. The rooms were almost identical in layout.

    The room itself was decent, new and clean. However, the design of the bathroom was atrocious. If someone was sitting on the toilet and another person came in, the person on the toilet would lose their legs. The door swings in and would take off your toes, foot and then anything from the knees down. We also wish there were two sinks but the bathroom was too small to fit it. If all the rooms were renovated, you would have thought they would have made the bathrooms slightly bigger with a better layout. This was our major gripe about the room.

    As for the smell, upon our check-out, the front desk did explain that a restaurant just installed venting and it blows into the hotels vents now and it’s something that they will have to address. So we hope for all guests and the hotels’ sake, they get this addressed soon as it was a real foul smell.

    The renovated rooms were bright, clean and modern in design.
    Smart storage usage was definitely thought through here.
    Your usual iron board and iron.
    The shower was a good size but why Europeans don’t use doors is still a mystery.
    Watch your toes and legs when you sit on the throne as the door swings inward and will take them off.
    The robe isn’t the plushest and a second sink would have been great but at least the pool was awesome, read on!
    You get two bottles of water, gas and no gas which was fantastic.
    The fridge was not stocked but that’s OK, you can fit all your water in it to keep them cold.
    You also have a hot water kettle at your disposal.
    The coffee machine was also good as it was a Nespresso by DeLonghi.
    Along with the Nespresso, you can some decent tea bags, not the cheap ones either.
    The king size bed was very comfortable and the room was nice and quiet.
    A European plug so if you need to charge North American or other devices you will need an adapter. A USB plug is also there but it is low powered.
    The room was fairly spacious and they fit this nice corner sofa in along with a large round table.
    More European power plugs.
    Both sides of the bed have the European power outlet with USB.
    A nice large table to enjoy breakfast on or a snack. It doubles as a desk since there is no other desk space.
    A nice luggage rack spot and we also used the other space there for our carry on suitcases.
    The TV was a decent size but we never had the need to turn it on.
    The famed Westin Sleep Well Aromatherapy Balm.
    The hair dryer was much better than the Burdock Hotel Istanbul and can be used normally!
    The safe was a good size and could fit a laptop.
    The slippers were just OK. A bit thin and not too plush. A 3.5 out of 10.
    You do get small bottles of body lotion and the usual White Tea Aloe hand soap.
    All hotels seem to be going to these large bottles. White Tea shampoo, conditioner and body wash.
    The shower had good water pressure and a rain fall shower head as well as hand wand.
    A decent array of amenities for your personal hygiene.

    The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Pool

    We have to say, we loved the Burdock Hotel Istanbul’s Pool, Steam and Sauna area but The Westin Grand Frankfurt’s pool, steam and sauna room has them beat. The pool itself was quite a bit larger and they had a unique split floor where you can relax up on the second floor area where the steam room, sauna and showers are. The steam room was large and quite hot which was perfect. The sauna was also large with three tiers of seats in an “L” shape. There were also two showers there and lots of lockers.

    You enter past the front desk and then through the respective men’s and women’s changing rooms.
    You can put your gear here and either go to the gym or the pool.
    Once past the changing rooms, you go up the stairs to the pool.
    This was a bit of a strange use of space before the pool, it was just a rack/shelf for towels.
    The pool looks amazing and is a good size.
    Go up another level and there’s several chairs and two chaises.
    To the left is the steam room and to the right is the sauna.
    An absolutely useless photo of the steam room, but that’s what steam does to a camera!
    Three tiers of seating in the sauna which was nice and hot.
    There are two showers side-by-side with full rain head showers and all the White Tea amenities.
    The second tier was such a nice place to relax, you just have to lucky to get the space though as there isn’t too many seats.
    The pool from the second level, it was a spectacular sight and we enjoyed it every night.
    It wasn’t warm in Frankfurt when we were here so we certainly enjoyed the steam room and sauna before falling asleep here.

    The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Gym

    The gym had a bit of a strange layout as it was long and skinny. However, it did have a decent amount of equipment and the one thing we really liked was the water station. You have the option to get carbonated water there as well as regular still water. I won’t go into all the details of the equipment so feel free to peruse the photos below.

    This water station can pump out carbonated or still water.

    The Westin Grand Frankfurt – Location & Map


    The Westin Grand Frankfurt Address:

    Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 7, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Conclusion

    The multi-million dollar renovation of this hotel certainly shows as it was upgraded in every corner and wall. Nothing was left untouched, however, the room itself would have benefitted from a better layout of the washroom as it just made no sense. I mean, if you have a door like that, why not use a barn door or sliding door instead? Also, the shower could really use a door as the water just gets everywhere. The lack of universal power outlets should have also been addressed as Frankfurt is an International hub for travelers and businesses. We also hope that the smell issue has been addressed as it was there the three nights that we stayed, granted, not in the room or the hallway where we moved to on the 5th floor, but when you went up to the 6th floor, you can smell it right out of the elevator.

    As we didn’t try the breakfast or the Main Tapas Lounge, we can’t really judge those areas but they looked decent and very clean. If you have gotten this far, then you could tell that the highlight of this hotel from our perspective was the complimentary use of the pool, steam and sauna rooms. At the time of the year we visited, we certainly used these areas and with much appreciation as we really needed to warm up after walking around the city all day long in 10 degree Celsius weather.

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