In a Frankfurt hotel, guests can drive their car to their room.
A residential building in Berlin served as a model.
Frankfurt – Many Germans have a very special relationship with their cars.
Instead of going to the car wash, the wheels are only washed by hand – at least once a week, of course, and preferably in your own driveway.
People often go on holiday by car, where dust collects in the hotel car park or in the underground car park.
But that doesn't have to be the case, because a hotel in Frankfurt offers a special service and allows guests to take their car to their room.
This curious idea was implemented in the b'mine Hotel in Gateways Gardens directly at Frankfurt Airport.
Visitors can use a special elevator to drive their car directly in front of the hotel room onto the associated terrace.
"The idea is that I have my car right here with me," says hotel manager Andreas Spitzner.
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With the car to the room?
You can do that in a Frankfurt hotel.
© Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
Hotel offers strange service: With the car in the room
A residential building in Berlin, in which residents can already take their car into their own apartment, served as a model for the “Car-Loft” rooms.
So now the concept is being transferred to a hotel.
In addition to the location in Frankfurt, the offer will also be available in Düsseldorf.
The opening is planned for this year.
And apparently the concept of b'mine strikes a chord.
The response is great because such a room offers several advantages.
For car lovers, the focus should probably be on the safety aspect, after all they always have their vehicle in view thanks to the large glass pane - but it also blocks the spectacular view of the airport runway.
Hotel offers curious service: All cars are welcome
In addition, heavy luggage no longer has to be lugged through the entire hotel.
"And if, as a guest, I don't want to have any contact with other people, I don't have to walk to reception or through the hotel," emphasizes Spitzner.
Check-in is easy via the hotel's app.
The access data for the lift, which only stops in your own room, is then conveniently sent to your smartphone.
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The only question is whether such a concept is still up-to-date in the age of the traffic revolution.
"I always like to compare cars with horses, which were originally a means of mass transport, and when they were slowly phased out, the hobby began," says mobility expert Andreas Knie from the Berlin Science Center for Social Research.
However, the expert does not see a future for them in the long term, even if the number of cars in Germany is still increasing.
"The credits are rolling for the cars as we know them today."
In the "Auto-Hotel" you see things differently, as Spitzner makes clear: "I think that in the age of mobility the car is indispensable." However, here too you have to prepare yourself for the future of mobility, and there are accordingly There are also charging stations for electric cars in all 40 "Car Loft" rooms.
"All cars are welcome in our car lofts," says the hotel manager.
(With material from the dpa)
List of rubrics: © Sebastian Gollnow
