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

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.

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.

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.

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!”

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 the heart of the upscale Sachsenhausen neighborhood, the family-run Hotel Kautz is a three-star gem combining a convenient location with familial attention.