For those who find the skyscrapers and crowds of Frankfurt’s CBD jarring, the Villa Kennedy, is the perfect answer.

Tucked away on the other side of the Main river, in a leafy residential area of Sachsenhausen( think more cobbled streets and terraced pubs and you’ll get the picture) the Villa Kennedy’s neighbourhood lends itself more to idle strolls than high octane deal closings. The museum embankment is a lazy 5 minute walk away, some of the city’s best cider taverns too, and getting to the medieval Romer building takes a short drive down to the interconnecting bridge. The designs are breathtaking, with exteriors of sand blasted stone giving way to sleek neo-gothic interiors imagined by Martin Brudnizki and Olga Polizzi. In the sunlit lobby, modern art and photographs look right at home beneath the preserved wooden vaulted ceilings and rooms are exercises in minimalism, with muted colors and parquet flooring. For a stay in Frankfurt that’s about rest and tradition, the Villa Kennedy can’t be beat…