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7 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

OP, why an airport hotel?  One of those 8 hour layover deals?

It's a large facility, and its very convenient getting in an out of the train station, and to the airport facility from the hotels.

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I stayed at Hilton Garden Inn which was perfect. It's still a decent walk to security. I also stayed at the Steigenberger which was nicer with a good bar/restaurant and is only a 5-minute free shuttle ride away.

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Bump. Have a long layover coming up and will be staying at one of the Hiltons at the airport. Any recommendations for getting out of the airport for a bit to see some sites? Considering taking the train to Mainz or one of the towns in that area.

Landing around mid-day and will have until the next morning. 

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You can take the train from the airport to downtown.  There is a river boat tour of castles along the Rhine that is pretty neat.  They include a stop for a snack and wine tasting if I remember correctly.  Definitely touristy stuff, but with your time window would probably be a good thing to do.

I was stuck there for a week or so when the volcano blew in Iceland back around 2008 or 2009.  The old town square is also neat to have a meal and beers and people watch.

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Yeah, there's plenty to do in Frankfurt proper for an overnight. The old (reconstructed, because we bombed the FUCK out of Frankfurt) altstadt is cool, there's a great museum there on the history of the area.  There's also a pretty cool food hall, the Kleinmarkthalle nearby, with some other cool shops and restaurants in the area.

There's a wurst stand in the Kleinmarkthalle, Ilse Schreiber.....it's a trip.  I highly recommend the experience.  It's a line, she's a stern German gal, and an institution.

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I doubt you will see her smiling.  We did not.

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