17 hour layover in Frankfurt

Helping my mother book a trip......

She has a flight with a 17 hour layover in Frankfurt. I am thinking she can get a hotel near the airport, and do________________???

She would arrive at 4:10pm, her flight out the next morning would be aroud 9:30am.

Suggestions for nearby (not spendy) hotels?? Things to do??

This will be for 2 women in their 50%26#39;s--they are dragonboat racers from the US who will just have finished competing in the world championships of dragonboat racing.

Any suggestions are very welcomed!

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This is plenty of time for your mom and friend to come into the city and get a hotel room there. Rooms are plentiful and cheaper then what you get at the airport and they have time to do a bit of sightseeing and go out to dinner.

The s-bahn into the city only takes 11-15 min. depending on which station you want to get off at, but most people stay near the main station - Hauütbahnhof, so that is an 11 min. trip. Cost for the train -3.70 €.

They start running very, very early in the morning, so they have time to get back to the airport.

We have dragonboat races in Frankfurt several times a year and they are very popular! When will they be arriving? I usually recommend either the Hotel Monopol or the Ibis on the Friedensbruche. This one is right on the river, so a nice view.

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Thanks, bornheimgirl!

She will be arriving September 7th, flying out September 8th.

Any specific sights they should try to see in their short stay??

I will look into the hotels you mentioned.........

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This should be a nice fest for the evening. Great food, chance to meet people, good music, and of course 600 wines presented by 30 vinyards from the Rhein region.

* 2-12 Sept. Frankfurt, on the Fressgasse Rheingau Wine Festival

I think a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Wall should be on the list of any visitor to Frankfurt. The impact of seeing all of those names on it is very moving.

Time constraint is there, but it is easy to walk through the Römerberg, visit the Alte Nikolai church there and the Kaiserdom too. If they go to the fest, they will see the Alte Oper. Walking along the river is always pleasant on a summer or fall evening.

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Have just been looking over the reviews for the Hotel Monopol lately and it seems if it is warm out, they might not enjoy being there too much. Here are a couple of other places.

www.bedandbreakfast.de/inn.php…

www.bandb-ring.de/zv/frankfurt/r15638e.htm

http://www.hotel-goelz.de/