Hotel Garni Djaran

“Cheap eats, good food.”

I can comment only on the ground floor small restaurant in this hotel. We arrived at the train station after a very long day touring Frankfurt. There are not a lot of restaurants in this area but we googled a place about a 10-minute walk away. However, as we left the station, we saw this place... more

I can comment only on the ground floor small restaurant in this hotel. We arrived at the train station after a very long day touring Frankfurt. There are not a lot of restaurants in this area but we googled a place about a 10-minute walk away. However, as we left the station, we saw this place across the street and tossed a coin - do we walk 10 minutes or stop now? This is a very simple place with about a dozen seats and 1 woman at the counter. We pointed at pictures of menu items, helped ourselves to beer from the fridge and just collapsed in hunger. Hamburgers - when hungry, they'll do! The other couple had a bowl of fries with (chicken) shwarma and salad, sort of a local poutine and a sort of calzone. They described it as delicious. The lady serving us was very gracious. When we paid the bill, 4 of us, plus 6 bottles of beer, was just uner 40 euros. Hit the spot. Very basic but, when you're exhasted, do you really want to walk much further and pay a lot more for a fancy atmosphere? We 4 Canadians say thanks to the lady who served us a pleasant evening.

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“Lots of Steps”

First of all, the word "garni" means there is no food served. I didn't know that when I booked the room, but they have a hotel down the block where you can have breakfast for a fee. Plan to do a lot of stair climbing here. The Reception is up 2 flights of stairs and the rooms are 2 flights above ... more

First of all, the word "garni" means there is no food served. I didn't know that when I booked the room, but they have a hotel down the block where you can have breakfast for a fee. Plan to do a lot of stair climbing here. The Reception is up 2 flights of stairs and the rooms are 2 flights above that, and they are narrow stairs! And there is one toilet for each floor, not in the rooms. Otherwise, the room was very clean, the WiFi is free, and the bed quite comfortable.

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“2 for 1”

I've called this "2 for 1" as I am giving two reviews. First off, the hotel itself. Ignore the negative reviews as I have encountered none of the problems mentioned. The rooms are excellent and do not smell of smoke. The owners were fine when I dealt with them which was when I booked in. I didn'... more

I've called this "2 for 1" as I am giving two reviews. First off, the hotel itself. Ignore the negative reviews as I have encountered none of the problems mentioned. The rooms are excellent and do not smell of smoke. The owners were fine when I dealt with them which was when I booked in. I didn't see them at all for the five days I was there. You can come and go as you please and apart from the trains across the road running throughout the day it is relatively quiet. The main railway station is directly opposite the hotel and the underground about a miles walk away so getting to and from the main centre of Frankfurt is very easy... and definitely worth it. 5 stars ✨ for an amazing city. My second review goes to Hostelworld with whom I booked the hotel and on this occasion I give them Zero stars. Granted, I made a travelers mistake by not reading everything on their website regarding the booking. I was in a bit of a rush and my eyes were lead to their average marks for the hotel.(See photo) Straight 10's all the way. Like I said, in my haste I booked without reading everything. In a quieter moment I started to read the full reviews. To my surprise and horror I discovered that this was by no means a 10 star hotel. I contacted Hostelworld and explained what I had done and asked how they had come to the 10 star rating considering all the bad reviews, some as low as 2. They informed me that they don't count reviews that are older than 12 months and that the one, I repeat, one, recent review had given the hotel 10s across the board. This is clearly a misleading and ridiculous ratings system that needs to be looked at to avoid impatient people like myself from booking inadequate accommodation. I was told that this was their policy and due to the hotels "unusual" terms I could not cancel my room. So through my stupidity and their ridiculous review system I was stuck with the hotel. Luckily for me it turned out well in the end and I would definitely recommend it unlike Hostelworld where I would advise everyone to check and double check their listings.

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