Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt
Steigenberger Airport Hotel Frankfurt has been the airport’s grand hotel since the 1970s: 544 rooms and 20 suites among the trees at Unterschweinstiege 16, with a free 24-hour express shuttle every 20 minutes to Terminal 1. It is the hotel for anyone who wants a pool, a proper spa, a walk in the forest and a big-hotel breakfast rather than a walkway to the gate, and its shuttle is the most frequent of any hotel at the airport. Frankfurt’s centre is about 15 minutes by taxi.
Guest Rooms
The 564 rooms and suites are spread over several wings around the gardens. Standard and Superior rooms have a king or two single beds, a work desk, air conditioning, soundproofed windows and a bathroom with bath or shower; Executive rooms look over the forest, and the 20 suites add a living room. All rooms have a minibar, a safe, a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi. Family rooms and connecting rooms are available on request, and the hotel stores luggage free for guests before check-in or after check-out.
Standard room amenities include:
- Air conditioning
- Soundproofed windows
- Coffee and tea-making facilities
- Work desk
- Minibar
- Safe
- Hair dryer
- Iron and ironing board
- Flat-screen TV
- Free Wi-Fi
Breakfast and Dining
Five Continents serves the breakfast buffet from 5:30 am to 10:30 am, early enough for the first Lufthansa wave. Con.nex.ion is the lobby bistro and bar, open from 10:00 am to 11:30 pm for coffee, snacks, light meals and drinks. Faces is the evening restaurant for German and international dishes. Next to the hotel, the Unterschweinstiege restaurant is the traditional forest inn serving regional cooking in the evenings from Monday to Thursday, and its beer garden is the summer highlight. Room service runs from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm with an €8.50 tray charge.
Facilities and Services
The Open Sky Spa is the reason to choose the Steigenberger over the hotels at the terminal: a 15-metre indoor pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, light-therapy room and a gym with cardio and strength equipment. Massages and treatments can be booked. The hotel is a conference venue on its own, with 40 meeting rooms and a ballroom for up to 1,000 people.
Parking is in the paid public garage next to the hotel. Check-in is from 3:00 pm and check-out at 12:00 pm, luggage storage is free, and the hotel’s shuttle runs 24 hours a day. Ask about pets when booking, as conditions vary by room type.
Location and Transportation
The hotel is at Unterschweinstiege 16, about 0.9 km from Terminal 1 in the airport’s forest belt, and 1.5 km from the railway stations. The free express shuttle leaves the hotel every 20 minutes at :00, :20 and :40, 24 hours a day, and picks up at Terminal 1 arrivals level at the hotel-shuttle stop between exits B5 and B6; Fraport’s timetable lists departures from the airport from 00:05 to 23:45. The ride takes about five minutes. For Terminal 3, ride the SkyLine from Terminal 1 (10 to 15 minutes more), as our hotel shuttles guide and Terminal 3 guide explain.
Gateway Gardens and its S-Bahn station are a 12-minute walk through the woods, and Frankfurt’s centre is about 15 minutes by taxi; the S8 and S9 from the airport station reach the main station in 11 to 15 minutes, as our airport to city centre guide describes.
Nearby Alternatives
The Sheraton Frankfurt Airport is the choice if you would rather walk to Terminal 1 than ride a shuttle. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport has a sauna and a 24-hour gym above the ICE station but no pool. In Gateway Gardens, the b’mine Frankfurt Airport has a rooftop restaurant and the Hyatt Place Frankfurt Airport is the reliable mid-price pick.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the Steigenberger shuttle pick up at Frankfurt Airport?
At the hotel-shuttle stop on the arrivals level of Terminal 1, outside between exits B5 and B6. The hotel's express bus runs 24 hours a day, every 20 minutes at :00, :20 and :40 from the hotel and a few minutes later from the airport; the ride takes about five minutes and is free for guests. Terminal 3 passengers ride the SkyLine to Terminal 1 first.
Does the Steigenberger Airport Hotel have a swimming pool?
Yes. The Open Sky Spa has a 15-metre indoor pool, a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, a light-therapy room and a gym, making it the only hotel at Frankfurt Airport with a pool.
What time does breakfast start at the Steigenberger?
Five Continents opens the breakfast buffet at 5:30 am, which with the 20-minute shuttle still gets you to Terminal 1 in good time for a 7:00 am departure. It closes at 10:30 am.
Information last verified: September 11, 2026
