To enjoy old-world elegance, or to rub elbows with the likes of German Prime Minister Angela Merkel, diplomats, socialites and C-level executives, consider the grandest grande dame in town, the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof.

BBC: Business trip: Frankfurt

It's all so soothing: UBS porters usher multimillionaire Brazilian farmers up the private elevator, the corporate head of communications is off on vacation, and an elite cadre of UBS trainees, flown in for a seminar, is getting whisked away from the elegant Hotel Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac for another night of fine dining.

FORBES: End of an Era?