5Elements Hostel Frankfurt

5 Will Boyle - a month ago

A welcoming hostel with lots of facilities available, free breakfast as well! We enjoyed the warm hospitality of the staff, the rooms were clean and the lockers were a great size. We could fit both of our backpacks into one locker.

The location is a little worrying at night, so take care when walking to and from the hostel. It’s a few minutes walk until you’re in the more pleasant areas. The location is great, but the street is terrible. The hostel shouldn’t be down rated for the red light district in which it stands.

Thank you for your hospitality Five Elements!

1 Megan - a month ago

WARNING. The reviews do not explain the unsafe nature of the location well enough.
As a woman, I was terrified of walking from the train station to the hostel in broad daylight, and I had someone with me. If I was traveling alone, I would have turned around and left on the spot.
The hostel itself is fine, bare and basic, but that's what you've paid for.
The walls are concrete, but unfortunately the sounds of the streets below come in easily via the window. There was also construction work happening which was a nice 6am alarm.
We stayed in a private room, and I know many people have commented on the bed bug issues, we left unscathed, though I swear I'd seen some in the morning.
We ended up cutting our stay in Frankfurt short and left after 12 hours.
I wanted to be able to explore and walk around, not be terrified and confined to my room.
(I did find it interesting that when we told reception we were checking out early, they didn't ask if there were any issues/feedback. Guess when they've already got your money, it doesn't matter?)

5 Scott MacNeill - 2 weeks ago

This hostel was awesome! The people working here were so friendly and conversational. The bar is great and there is free dinner for those who get there fast enough. The location is pretty bad, but it is very close to the main train station, which is very convenient. Even though it's in a bad part of the city, we never felt unsafe. We stayed in an apartment which was very big, clean, and had everything we needed. Aside from the Iron Maiden show, this place was our favorite part of Frankfurt.

3 Bobby - a month ago

Note: Hostel not recommended for single (female) travellers. It is located in the red light distract incl. a lot of people with a high preference for drugs. Certainly not safe if alone, especially in the evening/night time.

Hostel itself is good, you get what you pay for. I was in a double bedroom, average clean, towels included, room offers what you need for a short stay. Reception always helpful, friendly atmosphere.

Location needs to be taken into account.

4 朱况雲 - 2 months ago

Affordable and cost effective, overall hygiene is not bad.

But as you can see from the map, it is located in the heart of the red light district and can be dangerous at night, so don't wander around.

There are only a few beds and chairs in the rooms, and the public bathrooms are quite clean. If you want to work or play, you can go to the ground floor of the hotel, where there is free boiled water and coffee, and some entertainment.

5 Dr_Uber_ Driver - a month ago

Nice atmosphere.
The location is great, near the station and the financial district.
The neighborhood is not nice, but in less then 1 minute of walking you are in the financial district.
Stunning view from our room!

2 Paullina Barquero - 2 months ago

Location is sketchy but people are nice.
We had a very bad experience regarding the cleanliness of the place. I got an allergy from the room and it is probably because of how humid it was and that the appropriate measures were not taken. The sheets on the bed were probably not changed from the previous guests.