FAIR HOTEL AM RATHAUS

Decent small hotel, very well licated nearby the train station in Schwalbach. Only 15 min to downtown (central railway station, Messe) by S3 line. Large executive rooms, clean, good internet connection. Basic breakfast, good espresso offer. 3-4 good restaurants in walking distance. Polite desk personnel, speaking English and German.

For the price I paid, it was fine. The only difficulty was to reach the hotel by metro but I always love to travel on my own using the public transport. I went to the tourist information counter at Haupt Bahnoff, the lady was really helpful, she even called this hotel to confirm my stay before guiding me on the metro. It was just 25 minutes from Frankfurt Am Main by train and just 2 minutes from the station. The entrance is a bit tricky. Room was clean and neat, very basic. Wifi was good, easy to connect. The receptionist advised me during check-in that there will not be anyone at the reception during my check-out and asked me to leave the key at the reception when I leave. Do not expect this property to be wow! Sometimes even small things in life can give you happiness and everything doesn't need to be wow or 5*! One thing I liked in this property was that my room had a pedestal fan and so the sleep was awesome. I didn't use the air conditioning. Just left the window opened for a few hours, followed by the cool breeze from the fan. This hotel proved that a good night's sleep is always possible outside a luxury hotel!

Near the S3 train station - seven stops to the Messe, clean rooms. Inhospitable staff, with no understanding of hospitality or customer service. Be prepared to be treated extremely shabbily. Reception person particularly unhelpful, unfriendly and aggressive. Choose only if alternative accommodation is not available. No double glazing so noise of traffic also a problem in some of the rooms. Internet access extremely poor.