Situated on a quiet side street near the Frankfurt zoo, the Hotel Admiral is a competent, if unremarkable, budget hotel that combines a convenient location with residential tranquility.

Catering mostly to a business crowd, the three-star Hotel Astoria offers 64 reliable rooms, supremely friendly service and impressive weekend and off-peak deals.

The simple Hotel Neue Kräme impresses in no single category, but as the saying goes, “location, location, location!”

The City Hotel Frankfurt is remarkably quiet given its proximity to major streets and sights.

The three-star City Hotel Mercator is located just north of the city center and east of the Musterschule U-Bahn subway stop.

Situated in the middle of Frankfurt’s action and steps away from the train station, the three-star Hotel Europa Life is a functional budget hotel with a competent staff and convenient location.

The flashy Europa Style Hotel shares its convenient location and competent staff with EuroCheapo pick the Europa Life Hotel, but this hip sibling adds a few extra luxuries (and a few extra euros).

It would be easy for the Hotel Excelsior to rest on its unbeatable location facing the train station’s southern entrance, but the three-star property also throws in a friendly staff, terrific rates and various extras.

The Five Elements Hostel is a trendy, young-spirited place befitting its gritty urban environment. And its 188 beds can be some of the cheapest in the city.

The Frankfurt Hostel offers clean rooms, unbeatable rates and a convenient location near the train station. It’s also a great place to forge new friendships with other travelers.

In every city we visit, there is always that one affordable gem that makes us wish we could just move in. In Frankfurt, that hotel was the four-star 25 Hours Goldman.

Situated on the river and flanked by grand museums, Frankfurt’s official Hostelling International hostel, Haus der Jugend (or DJH Hostel), is a 400-bed bohemoth that offers clean accommodations at low rates.

Situated in an old world villa, the eccentric Hotel am Berg is a truly special establishment, where each room represents an era in the evolution of post-war German aesthetics.

The simple and homey Hotel Aria combines the convenience of a central location with the serenity of the well-to-do North End neighborhood.

And, although it’s not the most memorable, the clean, convenient and reasonably-priced Hotel Cristall is a good solid pick, especially if you have an early train to catch.