Plane Spotting Frankfurt

Further report below credit Ian Hawkridge

A friend and I have just returned from two days at Frankfurt and stayed at the above hotel.I requested a room on the 11th floor overlooking the airport, and was duly allocated 11255 on arrival. Rooms 11239-11263 all have the same views overlooking the original two runways, taxyway’s, freight apron and where the old USAF base was, and both the C-47 & C-54 can be seen from the room. You can’t see into any of the cul-de-sac areas though as the Sheraton blocks those views, however everything can be read off with 16X bino’s, and if you have SBS then everything that takes off on the cross runway will be identified.

Now onto what you get for your money. Aswell as the above, Wifi is free in all rooms, beds are really comfortable, nice bath, shower and toilet with free soap, body wash etc etc. An “eat as much as you like” breakfast either Continental or English style is available in the restaurant, plus a chef to make you pancakes or omelettes to order. So really it’s great value, considering it’s only a 10 minute walk from the Information Desk in T1 (no ringing up and then waiting for a bus to arrive) There are also multiple food outlets available as you walk to the hotel (if you don’t fancy paying the hotel prices for for an evening meal) Flying with Lufthansa or any of the Skyteam airlines , then you have your own check-in desk area only 2mins from the hotel with both manned desks and auto check-in machines. Ohhh nearly forgot…….. There is one of the airport information screens in the hotel lobby giving all of the registrations, so you can plan your day knowing what you’ ll see if you decide to stay in your room until 12 noon, before heading off to T2. Hope that this is of help to some of you

Report 2

Upper (11th) Floor room recommended. Below might be too obstructed.
Southerly facing airport view rooms are odd numbers from 11239-11269. Workable views over rooftops of all activity on 07/25 parallel runways and cargo ramps but not stands. Virtually all readable (through soundproof window) with decent optics although probably pretty useless for photos. SBS very useful to monitor activity on far runway 18/36 and numerous overflights.

Rooms well equipped with even one UK style plug socket (!) and free wireless internet. Decent work area and unstocked fridge which can be stocked from nearby supermarket in station complex which also has various eateries.

Report 2 2017

Just returned from 4 days staying at the Park Inn Radisson at Frankfurt Airport. As published the hotel gives views of arrivals to 25L and 25C runways. Ideally you will need SBS equipment due to the difficulty with using telescopes of binoculars in the short space of viewing time. I stayed in room 209 and if you craned your head to the right against the window, you could make those aircraft landing on the new runway.

In future this hotel will be of no use as there is building work under way across the road that will completely obliterate the view.

For what was on offer, the room was quite expensive at 115 euros per night and that does not include breakfast. (Available for an additional 20 euros!!) Walked each day to the viewing area (15 mins).

Report 3 2018

Was in Room 503 ,Building work going on at the moment is to the left of the room so doesn’t affect the view,great if landing on the west ,a tree is in the way if they are landing on the new runway from the east .But can’t depart that runway so you should be able to see using sbs for runway 18..

A tv screen in the hotel lobby gives you the registrations of all due movements. In summer, the views from even the higher floored rooms is blocked by the foliage of the trees which are now tall enough to block the view. Things may improve slightly in the winter months, however viewing from this hotel is no longer ideal.

From room 2056 arrivals can be seen and read off above the tree line when landing from right to left however if landing from the other direction they would be on the ground and hard to read (especially in the summer due to the trees)

FURTHER INFORMATION AND ONLINE BOOKINGS CAN BE FOUND  on  Booking.com

Please help support our site. We are constantly checking the links for hotels to find the best price offered for our readers. If the price on this site is the best quote you receive, please help us by booking your hotel from the link provided as we receive a small commission payment from the hotel. This helps contribute to the running costs of this site enabling us to continue to offer a great service.

I can recommend the NH Hotel Kelsterbach. When using 25R you must keep your door closed otherwise the planes will fly through your room. The walk to the viewing area 25R is about twenty minutes, to the threshold of the runway is ten minutes. To get to the viewing deck in T2 take the shuttle bus, then the inter-terminal shuttle. I found no way by foot to get to the 18 viewing area