Frankfurt Dilemma: Villa Kennedy vs Jumeirah
Nov 24, 2015, 8:58 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Here there and everywhere
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Me, too - I had high hopes for Jumeirah. I did not realise they had ditched Sodashi. The hotel is obviously not as high-end as was first intimated. Aromatherapy Associates? How the mighty have fallen. You can buy this stuff on airlines these days.
Nov 29, 2015, 1:33 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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Posts: 1,667
Well, the layout of the Jumeirah is a bit awkward really. There's no lobby or other public spaces to speak of with the property being located atop/along the MyZeil shopping mall. Aside from that and a nerv-wrecking fire alarm at 01:30 am on a Sunday morning (getting up from sleep and evacuating by running down 22 floors while the alarm messages were sounding all over the place) during my last stay I quite like the rest of it still. I really enjoy the views from the rooms over the city and surroundings and fancy their comprehensive room amenities. Service was pretty good during all my stays. I like their breakfast buffet and think that the bar is very good with professional yet inviting staff. I think it offers a solid 5* product that is very well comparable with the other Jumeirah's I have enjoyed so far (i.e. JET DXB and J@Etihad Towers AUH where the current FRA GM Mrs. Doris Greif was the former GM).
If you like a more intimate location with a better layout and larger public spaces, Villa Kennedy is the one to go then. Quality of room amenities were downgraded a bit compared to previous stays but still ok.
If you like a more intimate location with a better layout and larger public spaces, Villa Kennedy is the one to go then. Quality of room amenities were downgraded a bit compared to previous stays but still ok.
Nov 29, 2015, 3:41 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Europe
Posts: 2,599
I do agree that some of the rooms enjoy stunning views, but accountants rule these days at Jumeirah Frankfurt. And with such a miniscule footprint, staff should be hospitable, not hostile and the ongoing cost cutting doesn't help either. This hotel is a lot of things, high-end or 5* it is not.
Regarding the spa, where's Jumeirah's commitment to chemical-free? When you have a guest that is conscious and educated about spa brands and ingredients, the last thing you would want to do is start an argument that the new brand is worlds better and utilizes less chemicals than Sodashi, when, in reality, it is really cheap stuff.
Regarding the spa, where's Jumeirah's commitment to chemical-free? When you have a guest that is conscious and educated about spa brands and ingredients, the last thing you would want to do is start an argument that the new brand is worlds better and utilizes less chemicals than Sodashi, when, in reality, it is really cheap stuff.
Dec 2, 2015, 11:52 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Here there and everywhere
Posts: 6,303
I do agree that some of the rooms enjoy stunning views, but accountants rule these days at Jumeirah Frankfurt. And with such a miniscule footprint, staff should be hospitable, not hostile and the ongoing cost cutting doesn't help either. This hotel is a lot of things, high-end or 5* it is not.
Regarding the spa, where's Jumeirah's commitment to chemical-free? When you have a guest that is conscious and educated about spa brands and ingredients, the last thing you would want to do is start an argument that the new brand is worlds better and utilizes less chemicals than Sodashi, when, in reality, it is really cheap stuff.
Regarding the spa, where's Jumeirah's commitment to chemical-free? When you have a guest that is conscious and educated about spa brands and ingredients, the last thing you would want to do is start an argument that the new brand is worlds better and utilizes less chemicals than Sodashi, when, in reality, it is really cheap stuff.