Originally Posted by
piiit
And you should have in mind that it all takes its time to get from the airport to the main station (Hauptbahnhof) and back, etc.
Sure: Train from the airport takes 12 to 15 minutes. Walk from the main station to the IC is at the utmost 5 to 10 minutes, I do it quite frequently and it takes me without luggage four minutes. However, without ambassador status the IC is a not so good (others would say poor) choice. The standard rooms are rather standard.