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Our stay at the JW Marriott Frankfurt had many positives, but also several issues that fell far below five-star standards.||Starting with the good: the rooms are 10/10, beautifully designed, spotless, and extremely comfortable. The toiletries were equally impressive, and the property itself is stunning. The leisure facilities are amazing, and our evening meal was excellent with restaurant service delivered to a very high standard.||Unfortunately, the service in other areas—particularly breakfast and housekeeping—was nowhere near the level expected.||Day 1 Breakfast:|I was seated at 09:10 and ordered coffee. At 09:25 I ordered breakfast. By 09:35 I still had no coffee. When it eventually arrived it was the wrong type, but after waiting so long I just drank it. By 10:00 there was a huge queue and, as we had to leave to be collected, we walked out without ever receiving the hot food we ordered.||Day 2 Breakfast:|The restaurant was around 50% full with no queue. I ordered coffee, yet again it took 20 minutes because the server had forgotten to put it through. After another 15 minutes, tables seated after me were already receiving their food. When I asked to speak to the manager, the server became upset—it was her first day—and I genuinely felt sorry for her; it was clear she had been let down by her team and the managers. The manager then explained that two kitchen staff and two servers had called in sick, which should not be passed to guests as an excuse. My breakfast eventually arrived, and again it turned out the order had never been placed initially.||Housekeeping:|On the Saturday we left the room around 09:00 with the “Make Up My Room” light clearly lit. When we returned at 18:00, the room had still not been cleaned. This is simply not acceptable for a hotel positioning itself at this level.||Breakfast is typically the longest and most consistent interaction guests have with a hotel team, and on both mornings it was a shambles—disorganised, slow, and frankly embarrassing for a five-star property. Combined with the poor housekeeping standards, it left a disappointing impression.||The hotel has some exceptional strengths, but significant improvements in service are urgently needed.