The Florentin

The Florentin occupies the former Villa Speyer, a neo-Gothic mansion built in 1901 for a Frankfurt banking family, set in a walled garden in the Sachsenhausen district on the south bank of the Main. The Museumsufer riverside museum row is a short walk away, and the Frankfurt tram network connects the property to the Innenstadt and the Hauptbahnhof within about fifteen minutes. Reopened in December 2025 under the Althoff Collection after a multi-year restoration, the hotel pairs the original villa's period plasterwork, stained glass, and staircases with a newer garden-facing annex, giving the 147 rooms two distinct characters. Guests choose among Classic rooms, garden-view rooms, junior suites, and signature suites, with the villa wing favored by visitors seeking the building's historic detailing over the more contemporary annex. The fine-dining restaurant anchors the food and drink program, complemented by a bar and a garden terrace used for breakfast and drinks in warmer months; breakfast draws on regional Hessian produce alongside a full continental spread. A spa with dedicated treatment rooms occupies part of the ground floor, offering massage and skincare treatments though without a large pool. Service leans toward a classic luxury register, with a concierge desk handling restaurant bookings, museum tickets, and airport transfers, valet parking for arriving cars, and a front-of-house team accustomed to both leisure travelers exploring Sachsenhausen's apple-wine taverns and business guests attending events in Frankfurt's banking district across the river. The garden setting, unusual for a hotel this close to central Frankfurt, gives the property a quieter, more residential feel than the tower hotels of the Bankenviertel, while still keeping the Römer old town and the trade-fair grounds within easy taxi or transit reach.