When it opened in the early 1970s, it was the tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt, if not Germany, at 116 metres. Afe Tower, which belonged to Goethe University, dominated Germany's financial metropolis for a long time before it was demolished in 2014. A new tower has taken its place today, One Forty West.. Taller at 140 metres, its vocation is also less academic, and more focused on high-end stays in the Hessian city. Designed by architects Cyrus Moser, its glass silhouette now houses luxury residential flats and a top-of-the-range hotel.
The Spanish Melia group has taken advantage of this opportunity to strengthen its offer in this business destination by setting up its Melia flagship brand from the 1st to the 23rd floor of the skyscraper. " We are truly delighted to bring our most internationally recognised brand to Frankfurt and to a hotel as iconic as this one.said Kai Lamle, Managing Director of Meliá Hotels International for Central Europe and the Middle East. The opening of the Meliá Frankfurt City is undoubtedly one of the city's most eagerly awaited projectswhich promises to raise the bar for hotels in Frankfurt. "
Dominating the new central district of Senckenberg, its 431 rooms and suites The floor-to-ceiling glazed rooms offer lovely views of the city and the Taunus mountains in the distance, and most have a private balcony. For guests seeking a certain exclusivity, the Spanish group's top-of-the-range brand is bringing its The Level conceptwith superior rooms, made-to-measure service, dedicated reception and VIP lounge.
Given its elevated position, the hotel offers a restaurant and cocktail bar with a view, the aptly named Oben Restaurant & Sky Barlocated on the 15th floor of the building. In addition to this venue focusing on Mediterranean cuisine, the hotel is also preparing to open a chic gourmet restaurant, Neu-Frankfurt. The hotel also has a fitness centre.
But as a business city, the Meliá Frankfurt City naturally offers a wide choice of flexible and multi-functional meeting rooms, as well as a wide range of meeting rooms. creative rooms, the Flexi Rooms, with modern Lego sofas that can be stacked when not in use. Natural light, high ceilings of over 4 m, cutting-edge technology : a 1,400 m2 space dedicated to corporate meetings and events aims to make the hotel a key venue for business tourism in Germany's financial capital. And the Melia can count on its convenient location, just a few minutes from the exhibition centres and with rapid access to the airport.
