the niu Mood

Holiday Inn - the niu, Mood Mainz is a design-led city hotel in Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, where the Main meets the Rhine. Part of 'the niu' brand, each property is built around a local theme — here a 'Mood' concept — and the hotel is co-branded with IHG's Holiday Inn, pairing characterful design with a dependable chain standard. For a sauna-led directory the draw is straightforward: an in-house sauna to unwind in after a day in the city or a stretch of meetings, alongside a bar/lounge and a buffet breakfast. The hotel is family-friendly — children stay free — with a 24-hour front desk and step-free access. Mainz rewards a city break: the thousand-year-old Romanesque cathedral, the Gutenberg Museum, the half-timbered Altstadt and the Rhine promenade are all walkable, and the surrounding Rheinhessen is Germany's largest wine region. It also makes a practical base for the Rhine-Main area, with Frankfurt and its airport a short train ride away.