The Kennedy 89 opened in January of this year (2026), the first Hyatt in downtown Frankfurt. Previously I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Mainz which is just a short train ride from the airport. The Category 4 property has 181 rooms; over a third of which are suites. My understanding is that the property was designed as apartments and was switched to a hotel during the construction process.
I booked a room on points mid-week in August for 15,000 World of Hyatt points. I would be visiting after a night at the Hyatt Regency Cologne and before my flight back home.
Location
Kennedy 89 is located on the south side of the Main River that flows through the city. This is the residential side, and is pretty quiet.
I arrived by train and took one of the trams two stops to Frankfurt (Main) Friedensbrücke tram stop. You could also walk from the train station but it’s about a mile. One thing to note: Frankfurt’s tram system is incredibly confusing. Trams will have the same number but go on different routes. Twice I had to get off a tram because it ended up going in another direction than where I thought it was supposed to, and I consider myself pretty transit savvy.
The Stresemannallee train station is also just two blocks from the hotel.
It should be about a 10 minute drive to/from the airport; however Uber had the terminals mislabeled so when I was leaving the Uber took me to Terminal 3 even though I entered Terminal 1 in the app. Maybe Frankfurt transit is just out to get me!
There isn’t much around the hotel, so you’ll need to Uber, tram, or walk a bit to find restaurants and shopping.
Check In
The lobby of the hotel is small, which makes sense given it was originally planned to be residential.
I arrived right at 3pm and a very chatty and friendly front desk agent checked me in. I was welcomed as a Globalist and informed I had been upgraded to a King Suite. I was also offered late check out and the breakfast was explained to me in great detail. To be honest, while the staff was very friendly, I felt like the hotel was over hyped. For example, I was told about the open show kitchen in the breakfast restaurant where I could watch the various unique menu items being prepared fresh before my very eyes. It turns out they basically just made eggs to order in the kitchen which was partially open to the restaurant; something you find in many hotel restaurants.
Three elevators are available to take you to any floor including the roof top that is not yet open (as of August 2026). Given the building is a triangle, the halls can look a bit confusing.
Room
I was assigned Room 1004 which felt like a high end one bedroom apartment. As you enter, the bathroom is immediately on your right and the kitchen/living room is on the left.
The suite has a full kitchen including sink, dishwasher, oven, stove, microwave, and even washing machine.
There is also a refrigerator and freezer stocked with waters, soda, and ice tea. However, one of my waters was open and partially consumed (you can actually see it in the photo below… the one in the door closest to the outside).
The kitchen faces the living room area where you find a couch facing a wall mounted TV, chair, and dining table. There is no desk in the suite, but the dining table could of course be used for that purpose.
The living room opens out onto the first balcony. There are two chairs and great views of downtown Frankfurt. The shutters are on the outside of the windows and can be open/closed with the touch of a button. It keeps the sun from heating up the inside of the suite.
The second balcony is accessed through the bedroom.
The bedroom is separated from the living room with a door. The bedroom is a good size.
Each side of the bed has power outlets included both USB-A and USB-C.
The bed faces a second TV and an arm chair.
Opposite the windows is the one closet in the suite. One side has the safe, iron, and robes and the other side has hanging space.
To get to the bathroom you have to walk out past the kitchen, which is slightly inconvenient. It would make more sense to me to have the bedroom door where the closet is located which would take you right to the front door and the bathroom.
My major complaint is about the AC in the room. I have found Germans don’t like AC — I get that as a culture they don’t embrace it. However, this hotel has a good AC system that works well during the day. However, at night, at least during my stay, it appears they turn it off. All the controls in my unit were the same (I checked it before going to bed and again when I woke up hot in the middle of the night). However, I tested the air blowing out of the vent and it was around 74° F in the middle of the night and 62° F around 10am. Exact same settings on the thermostat. I like to sleep cool, and during a very hot August, this wasn’t possible. Opening the windows might have helped, but the lows were in the upper 70s during my stay, not cooling off outside much at night.
Bathroom
The bathroom is located back near the room entrance.
A single vanity has a mirror that opens to reveal additional bathroom products.
The shower has a glass door and both an overhead shower and hand held shower wand.
The bath products are Kennedy 89 branded and I found to be high quality. I do wish the water pressure was a little stronger.
Breakfast
Breakfast is served in the Eighty Nine restaurant on the main floor, just off the lobby.
As a Globalist, the buffet is included and you also can order a few dishes off the menu.
It’s not a huge buffet but the food quality was excellent. I especially appreciated the fresh juices and some of the pastries.
The Kennedy 89 is a great property with one huge flaw of hot rooms (which seems to be a pattern in Germany). The location is a bit outside the heart of the city. Honestly I prefer the location of the Hyatt Regency Mainz. But it is always fun to stay in a brand new hotel and the suite upgrade as a Globalist is fantastic. Many of the rooms have great views. There is also an evening happy hour for Globalists in the bar, which I missed as I was out exploring the town, but that is another reason to check out the property (maybe just not in the heat of the summer).