History of the hotel
In 1901, the banker Eduard Beit von Speyer had a magnificent city villa built in the west of Sachsenhausen. The architect Alfred Günther designed the now listed building in the historicising Gothic and Renaissance style, characterised by a characteristic risalit structure, a high-quality stone façade and a striking corner tower. The villa later became the property of the City of Frankfurt, which made it available to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (later the Max Planck Institute).
A new era began in the early 2000s: the property was extended with an extensive extension and opened as a 5-star hotel for the first time. Until its closure, the ‘Villa Kennedy’ was considered one of the top hotels in the German hotel industry. In 2025, it reopened under the name ‘The Florentin’. Operated by the owner-operated Althoff Hotels, the hotel continues the history of the villa and carefully combines its historical charm with the spirit of the times.