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GERMANY: Frankfurt is so much more than just the city of banks! Lovers of art and culture feel just as much at home here as city-trippers looking for bargains, souvenirs and enjoyment.

Whether you’re in Frankfurt for business appointments or just for some fun: in the metropolis on the Main, visitors can choose between two Adina Apartment Hotels to stay at. Due to their perfect location in the city – one right next to the exhibition hall and the other next to the Neue Oper opera house – both hotels are equally impressive. The banking district with the Main Tower, the historical centre, as well as city centre shopping facilities and cultural sites can be easily reached from both hotels.

The Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt Westend, which opened at the end of 2016, is situated in the heart of the European Quarter next to the famous Skyline Plaza shopping centre and the new conference centre Kap Europa. Only a stone’s throw away from the Messe Frankfurt trade fair grounds, where the Frankfurt Book Fairs and other international exhibitions are held, the Festhalle Messe Frankfurt also hosts a number of big-name stars on its stage – ranging from Depeche Mode to Lenny Kravitz.

Guests staying at the Adina Apartment Hotel Neue Oper have a whole host of cultural highlights right on their doorstep.  Only a short hop away are the Museumsufer on the banks of the River Main, with highlights such as the Deutsches Filmmuseum, the Museum of Communication and the famous Städel Museum. Its collection presents 700 years of European art history from the 14th century right up to today – from Cranach and Dürer, Monet and Picasso, through to Gerhard Richter and Isa Genzken.

A few minutes’ walk from both Adina hotels will take you to the heart of the Old Town. Here, it is worth paying a visit to the Römer, the city’s historic town hall with its stepped gable façade, and the St. Bartholomäus Cathedral:  the largest religious building in Frankfurt was once the place where the Holy Roman Emperors were elected and crowned, and was considered in the 19^th century to be a symbol of German national unity. The nearby Paulskirche, where the National Assembly met during the German Revolution of 1848 is no less steeped in history, and the Goethe-Haus, where the great poet was born and lived, with a few interruptions, until 1775.

Shopping, strolling, enjoying

The modern city centre is adjacent to the Old Town. In the Zeil – Frankfurt’s main shopping street – and its side streets there are rows of department stores, exclusive boutiques, cafés and restaurants to suit every taste. If you however prefer to discover the marvels of nature more than the latest trends, then you should plan a visit to the Senckenberg Naturmuseum or treat yourself to some relaxing time-out in the Palmengarten, a botanical garden in the city centre, with its cosy outdoor café – which is, by the way, one of the most popular places in Frankfurt when the local inhabitants are on the look-out for some peace and quiet. And for a sophisticated end to the day, why not enjoy a classical or jazz concert in the magical atmosphere of the Alte Oper?