The Hilton lobby features “ golden wings ” above the reception area that help cushion the space ’ s acoustics in addition to bringing a human scale to the massive building .
Hilton Frankfurt Airport
+ Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt
CONSTRUCTION START : 2007
OPENING DATE : December 20 , 2011
LOCATION : The Squaire , a “ city within a city ” above a high-speed train station and adjacent to an international airport and two major highways . At 2,165 ft ( 660 m ) long , The Squaire is twice as long as the Eiffel Tower is tall and covers more than 1.5 million sq ft ( 140,000 sq m ).
GUESTROOMS : 249 in the Hilton Frankfurt Airport and 334 in the Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt
GENERAL MANAGER : Charles Muller
OWNERS : IVG Immobilien AG ( 97 %) and Fraport AG ( 3 %)
INTERIOR DESIGNER : JOI-Design , Hamburg , Germany
DESIGN AESTHETIC : Dynamic , high-tech vibrancy balanced by natural , low-tech forms
THE SQUAIRE in Frankfurt , Germany , has been heralded as one of the most significant new buildings in Europe — a “ horizontal skyscraper ” twice as long at the Eiffel Tower is tall located above a high-speed train station and alongside an international airport and two major highways . It ’ s not surprising , then , that Hilton Worldwide , McLean , Virginia , viewed the site as a perfect for location for not one , but two , hotels : the 249-key Hilton Frankfurt Airport and the 334-key Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt .
The properties are the only hotels in The Squaire , which covers more than 1.5 million sq ft ( 140,000 sq m ). A joint venture of Bonn , Germany-based IVG Immobilien
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