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Ramada by Wyndham Essen
This 4-star hotel is next to Viehofer Platz Tram Stop in the centre of Essen, 300 metres from Porscheplatz square. It offers modern rooms and a stylish restaurant and bar.
Hotel Essener Hof; Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western
Ideally situated beside the pedestrian zone and main railway station in Essen, this traditional 4-star hotel is a direct underground ride from the exhibition grounds and the Grugapark complex.
Hotel Bredeney
Offering a pool, sauna area, and free Wi-Fi throughout, this 4-star hotel is located in the quiet Bredeney district.
Holiday Inn Essen City Centre, an IHG Hotel
This 4-star hotel in Essen city centre offers modern rooms with flat-screen TVs . It is just steps from the Limbecker Platz square. Free WiFi is offered.
GHOTEL hotel & living Essen
This 3-Star Superior hotel is situated in the Westviertel district in Essen, 500 metres from the Essen Central Station. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar.
NH Essen
Newly opening in autumn 2018, this 4-star hotel is located in Essen and offers a fitness centre as well as a 24-hour front desk. Free WiFi is featured throughout this accommodation.
McDreams Hotel Essen
Set in Essen, 1.8 km from The Unperfecthouse, McDreams Hotel Essen features express check-in and check-out and free WiFi throughout the property.
Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen
This 4-star hotel is located directly south of Essen city centre. It is 1 underground station from Essen Main Station and 3 stops from the Gruga-Halle exhibition centre.
Yggotel Solsort
Situated on the shopping and gourmet mile in Essen, this traditional hotel is an ideal base for exploring all of the city’s main attractions. All rooms offer cable TV and free Wi-Fi.
Boutique Essen City
A 24-hour reception and free WiFi access are offered by this hotel. Centrally located in Essen, it is just 900 metres from Essen Central Train Station.
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One of Europe's Culture Capitals
Once a city of steel and coal mining, now one of the cultural capitals of Europe, Essen is one of Germany’s greenest cities and is home to many historical landmarks such as the Cathedral of Essen and Nikolauskirche, along with the charismatic half-timbered medieval quarters of Kettwig.
The botanical garden of Grugapark has a host of plants and flora, whilst Essen’s historical past is on show through landmarks such as Basilica St Ludgerus, Alte Kirche and the Old Synagogue Essen.
The main shopping area is based around Kettwiger Strasse, within the vicinity is Essen’s medieval Dom containing several priceless collections of artwork. Museum Folkwang features 19th and 20th-century art and several cafés, bars and restaurants line the city’s streets.
In summer you can swim, windsurf, take a boat ride or enjoy a picnic on the banks of Lake Baldeney and the Baldeneysee Seaside Beach. Essen has ice-skating rinks in some areas during winter. Movie Park Germany is also a popular attraction.
Essen Central Station offers direct links to Oberhausen, Dortmund, Cologne, Duisburg, and Dusseldorf. Booking.com has several accommodation options in North Rhine-Westphalia and Essen.
What guests said about Essen:
- 4.0Scored 4.0
Essen was mostly destroyed in the war.
Essen was mostly destroyed in the war. Everything in the city center is either ugly 50s or even uglier 70s buildings. The shopping district has mostly Döner take-aways and mobile phone shops, public transport grinds to a 30-minute tact after 20h even on the main lines and stops at 23h, cultural offers are sparse (but if you have a car, you can always travel over the always jammed A40 to Düsseldorf, Dortmund or Duisburg … also ugly, but slightly bigger, Düsseldorf even has car sharing providers that none of the other have). Nicer houses are in Essen-Bredeney on the hill-top with the Villa Krupp and in Essen-Werden, where the Folkwang University has a good concert and performance schedule, the Baldeney See is a huge lake and the Zeche Zollverein an interesting mining-related museum with cool tours, and Museum Folkwang has surprisingly many big names for such a poor city. But other than that, avoid Essen at all cost.
g3cdGermany - 8.0Scored 8.0
Our visit to Essen was prompted by our attendance at a stamp...
Our visit to Essen was prompted by our attendance at a stamp collectors' exhibition at the "Messe". The exhibition halls and facilities are world class. We also visited the excellent art Museum Folkwang, and the new museums at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein (discontinued but preserved coal mine and coke processing plant) as well as the Krupp family mansion, "Villa Hugel". Essen is off the beaten tourist path, which is not at all a bad thing. Public transportation was esy to use with a 24/48 hour pass but the main train station was pretty confusing.
RobertUnited States - 10Scored 10
Apartment was great, very clean, and It looks exactly like...
Apartment was great, very clean, and It looks exactly like on the pictures! The location is also great, very close to metro station, 15min away from city center. I highly recommend it, especially for big groups, since there was more than enough space. The only one little things: there is no hairdryer in the apartment
DraganaSerbia - 8.0Scored 8.0
Not much to do in Essen.
Not much to do in Essen. I was there for a security event, so it was a fly-in fly-out for four days. I wanted to have time to visit some historical sights, but nothing within walking distance from the city centre. The town is full of shops, restaurants and bars. But that's pretty much it; I wouldn't recommend it as a place to visit.AndyGermany - 8.0Scored 8.0
Historical Essen was destroyed during WWII so vast majority...
Historical Essen was destroyed during WWII so vast majority of the city is quite new with very modern appearance except from some wonderful churches, still one can also find interesting historical monuments here - e.g. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (we enjoyed a guide tour for two hours and had a coffee and went here to open swimming pool!), remarkable medieval old town houses in Kettwig (some parts date back to the 14th century!) and huge botanical garden (Botanischer Garten der Universität Duisburg-Essen). This summer (2022) is 8 Euro month ticket valid for all German local trains, so you can travel as much as you like.
LenkaCzech Republic - 8.0Scored 8.0
The area around main transit station (HBF) is very...
The area around main transit station (HBF) is very metropolitan - tiny untidy shops of several cultures to quickly provide food and minor services to a traveller. Very convenient at day, but somewhat uncomfortable during evening and night hours. I was only around there and around Zollverein. Zollverein is an absolutely stunning venue. Consider it as a huge park with decaying remains of an old Gardaland/Disneyland overgrown with vegetation. It's really just remains of a coal processing plant. Note: I was outside only.AAnonymousSlovenia
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- From 678.30 zł per night8.5Scored 8.5Very goodRated very good· 3,714 reviewsAll the staff were so friendly and helpful. The hotel was close to the center, only about 10 min walk with a slow 5 year old. And 15 mins to Essen train station with the 5 year olds little feet. The shower was the world's best shower. It was remarkable. Price. Booked a week in advance and a fantastic price. If you want all the fancy trimmings book somehwhere else. But this ticked every box, for the price it was great!
MarnerIreland - 8.4Scored 8.4Very goodRated very good· 406 reviewsIt is a very interesting hotel. Very industrial. The surroundings are not special. It is a suburb of Essen, Pretty far away from the center of Essen, There are not nice restaurants in the area. The Biergarten in front of the hotel is very nice but pretty low quality food. I recommend this place for 1 or 2 nights. You can easily acces bike trails that are very well maintained a couple of minutes away from the hotel
FransNetherlands - From 857.03 zł per night7.8Scored 7.8GoodRated good· 542 reviewsVery clean hotel and great staff. Spotless room, fresh/renovated bathroom, basic but very good breakfast. Excellent location for work in Dusseldorf, Essen or Oberhausen, incl parking and outside seating area for coffee/beer. Very quiet at night and tram access (#105) within 2min of the hotel that takes you directly to Essen main station. I think they also have some rooms with kitchenette.
SophiaGermany - From 585.67 zł per night7.9Scored 7.9GoodRated good· 3,194 reviewsCheck-in was simple, without having to go to any desk, just through email. Quite accessible by public transportation, I took a bus from a station near Essen central station around 12 am. The room was clean and neat. Some supermarkets are just in front of the hotel (in the same parking area).Shim-UndralGermany
- From 900.10 zł per night8.6Scored 8.6FabulousRated fabulous· 4,343 reviewsIt is very nice, clean, quiet hotel with spacious rooms and comfortable beds. We liked it and would definitely come back if travel to Essen once again. Also the atmosphere and service in the hotel bar were quite good. The hotel stuff is very helpful and welcoming.
NataliyaGermany - From 900.10 zł per night8.6Scored 8.6FabulousRated fabulous· 4,343 reviewsRoom for single person Breakfast is well provided but requires heavy appetite .Suggest to hotel management-to arrange on one side a continental breakfast who prefer light breakfast.The hotel has the facilities and can be easily arranged Location is convenient
MAHMUDLibya - From 254.09 zł per night6.8Scored 6.8PleasantRated pleasant· 1,056 reviewsHotel location is very good. You are close to the highway and train station. Facilities are really clean and well maintained. Bathroom was like new, bed was super comfortable, room had everything you need and staff was very nice and helpfull.
MarioBosnia and Herzegovina - 8.3Scored 8.3Very goodRated very good· 913 reviewsThe food in the restaurant was amazing. High priced, but the service and flavor did not disappoint. The Edeka across from the hotel was very convenient. Our room was one of the biggest I have stayed in during all my trips in Europe.
JasonGermany - 8.1Scored 8.1Very goodRated very good· 869 reviewsEverything - location to the Hauptbahnhof, essen city's commercial/food centers, the kitchen and the sleeping rooms, batheoom facilities were ok as well. All in all a decent environment to stay in.
DonaldUnited States - 9.3Scored 9.3SuperbRated superb· 17 reviewsVery good experience, the app was spotless, clean and the host was welcoming, I'd advise anyone looking for a good place to stay in Essen to stay at this studio app.MohammedChina
- From 998.29 zł per night8.1Scored 8.1Very goodRated very good· 4,031 reviewsThe Hotel is at a very good location, walking distance from the Essen Central railway station. The facility is neat and clean. The staff is very polite and helpful.
rohitIndia - 7.8Scored 7.8GoodRated good· 46 reviewsit was big clean and super convenient. it was a quick walk to Messe Essen and one block from a nice street with restaurants and markets. the price was very good!AlisonUnited States
- 8.6Scored 8.6FabulousRated fabulous· 3,005 reviewsBrand new hotel! Clean and staff at the reception Khaled was very friendly and great service! We will definitely stay there again when in Essen!FabriciaGermany
- From 669.26 zł per night8.0Scored 8.0Very goodRated very good· 3,249 reviewsThis is a good hotel for a quick visit to Essen. It's very close to the station and town centre. There are some restaurants nearby.
TimothyUnited Kingdom - From 943.16 zł per night8.4Scored 8.4Very goodRated very good· 3,007 reviewsThe location of the NH Essen Hotel was perfect and convenient. The breakfast was worth the price of 16 euro per person.
Wilson ManNetherlands - From 854.88 zł per night8.3Scored 8.3Very goodRated very good· 3,224 reviewsNice and modern rooms, it was our second stay here in Essen at the NIU hotel The Staff were very friendly and helpfulTugbaGermany
- From 900.10 zł per night7.7Scored 7.7GoodRated good· 1,679 reviewsHotel well located in the heart of Essen. Staff was nice and helpful.GabrielFrance
- From 885.45 zł per night8.4Scored 8.4Very goodRated very good· 1,611 reviewsThe hotel was spotless and the staff were very friendly and helpful
jamesUnited Kingdom - 8.5Scored 8.5Very goodRated very good· 2,059 reviewsModern 1950's style hotel at the heart of Essen.
IGentiluomoBelgium - From 678.30 zł per night8.5Scored 8.5Very goodRated very good· 3,714 reviewsThe location of the hotel.ManuelMexico
