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Ramada by Wyndham Essen, hotel in 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.

Everything
7.9
Scored 7.9
Good
Rated good
4,684 reviews
Price from€ 80.75per night
Hotel Essener Hof; Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western, hotel in Essen

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.

The front desk staff was superb, very professional and I was very lucky to have stayed at this hotel.
8.6
Scored 8.6
Fabulous
Rated fabulous
4,334 reviews
Price from€ 91.80per night
Hotel Bredeney, hotel in Essen

Offering a pool, sauna area, and free Wi-Fi throughout, this 4-star hotel is located in the quiet Bredeney district.

pool
7.5
Scored 7.5
Good
Rated good
3,420 reviews
Price from€ 99per night
Holiday Inn Essen City Centre, an IHG Hotel, hotel in Essen

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.

The room was very nice and clean and also the breakfast was very good
7.6
Scored 7.6
Good
Rated good
2,949 reviews
Price from€ 75.65per night
GHOTEL hotel & living Essen, hotel in 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.

I stayed at this hotel for 2 days in May 2024. Modern, spotlessly clean, in a very good location (550 meters from the train station, 6-7 minutes walk and about 12 minutes from the center of Essen), the rooms are spacious, the breakfast was adequate and the quality of the soundproofing both inside and outside was excellent. Overall a very good hotel
8.4
Scored 8.4
Very good
Rated very good
3,128 reviews
Price from€ 89.30per night
NH Essen, hotel in 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.

Very good location close to the centre. Breakfast is nice but you can also eat in the centre at 5 min. walking. Parking can be in the public garage for €20 per 24h
8.4
Scored 8.4
Very good
Rated very good
3,004 reviews
Price from€ 99.50per night
McDreams Hotel Essen, hotel in 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.

Cleanes
7.9
Scored 7.9
Good
Rated good
3,191 reviews
Price from€ 50.99per night
Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen, hotel in 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.

8.4
Scored 8.4
Very good
Rated very good
1,610 reviews
Price from€ 83.20per night
Yggotel Solsort, hotel in Essen

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.

Nice hotel, with flexible policies and very comfortable beds. Close to the Messe and lots of bars and restaurants. I've stayed here several times, and hope I will stay many more.
7.9
Scored 7.9
Good
Rated good
893 reviews
Price from€ 70per night
Boutique Essen City, hotel in Essen

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.

Nice and cozy location, very quiet, clean
7.7
Scored 7.7
Good
Rated good
1,677 reviews
Price from€ 80.10per night
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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.

Learn more about visiting Essen
  • 81 attractions
  • 33 points of interest
  • 27 neighbourhoods

What guests said about Essen:

  • 4.0
    Scored 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.
    g3cd
    Germany
  • 8.0
    Scored 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.
    Robert
    United States
  • 10
    Scored 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
    Dragana
    Serbia
  • 8.0
    Scored 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.
    Andy
    Germany
  • 8.0
    Scored 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.
    Lenka
    Czech Republic
  • 8.0
    Scored 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.
    A
    Anonymous
    Slovenia

Explore guest reviews of hotels in Essen

  • 8.3
    Scored 8.3
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 3,939 reviews
    The rooms were perfectly adequate as a sole traveller. The bar and table space to play games whilst visiting Essen Spiel 2022 were atmospheric and the staff could not do enough to help us. Every member of your team was friendly and helpful. Free tea and coffee in the bar and quick wi-fi meant that my friends who stayed at another hotel preferred to hang out at the Moxy with me!
    Bayley
    United Kingdom
  • From € 160 per night
    7.1
    Scored 7.1
    Good
    Rated good
     · 2,315 reviews
    Very friendly staff - they could speak English, apart from the lady at breakfast who didn’t speak a word of English and seemed surprised I couldn’t speak German…. Very sorry. I can speak English French Italian Spanish but I never learned German A German friend of mine was staying same hotel so we share taxi ride to our venue, Freak Show in Essen-Steele, which was very nice
    Sophie
    United Kingdom
  • From € 714 per night
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 227 reviews
    The apartment is in a quiet area, Super market (ALDI) was within 5 min walking distance. Essen City centre was 15-20 minutes walk with good availability of all types of restaurants for dinner. We knew that there are no meals available. The kitchen was well equipped. A good place for a family. The place was like a 2nd home.
    VIJAY KUMAR
    India
  • From € 179.10 per night
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 3,713 reviews
    The location is very convinient. 10mins to Essen Messe by car and 10mins to city center by foot. The room was spacious. Staffs are friendly and helpful. Breakfast was ok. There is also a bar and a restauarant in the same building of the hotel. Very easy to find free street parking next to the hotel. Airco works perfectly.
    Tzu Jung
    Belgium
  • From € 155.99 per night
    7.9
    Scored 7.9
    Good
    Rated good
     · 3,192 reviews
    Check-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-Undral
    Germany
  • From € 185 per night
    8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 4,335 reviews
    Room 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
    MAHMUD
    Libya
  • From € 174 per night
    8.3
    Scored 8.3
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 671 reviews
    Knew Premier Hotels from the UK and was some time ago a bit surprised it is now also in Germany. Have since stayed in some and all were to same standard and obviously trying hard to woo guests with good service and often low prices. And now even also on booking.
    Theo
    Netherlands
  • From € 59 per night
    6.8
    Scored 6.8
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 1,056 reviews
    Hotel 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.
    Mario
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 8.3
    Scored 8.3
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 913 reviews
    The 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.
    Jason
    Germany
  • From € 178 per night
    8.0
    Scored 8.0
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 404 reviews
    The reception is located in the Breakfast room. This is very unusual but the Staff is very friendly and the rooms are pefect and very clean. The breakfast was good. The hotel has parking places. It is middle in the center of Essen.
    Johannes
    Germany
  • From € 136.85 per night
    8.1
    Scored 8.1
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 867 reviews
    Everything - 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.
    Donald
    United States
  • From € 187 per night
    7.5
    Scored 7.5
    Good
    Rated good
     · 3,423 reviews
    The rooms are clean and cozy, continental breakfast had a lot to choose from. The hotel is very near the bus stop and just 2 stops from the Essen Messe and the U-bhan for the city centre.
    Nina
    Slovenia
  • 9.3
    Scored 9.3
    Superb
    Rated superb
     · 17 reviews
    Very 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.
    Mohammed
    China
  • From € 203.53 per night
    8.1
    Scored 8.1
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 4,026 reviews
    The 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.
    rohit
    India
  • 7.8
    Scored 7.8
    Good
    Rated good
     · 46 reviews
    it 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!
    Alison
    United States
  • From € 203.53 per night
    8.1
    Scored 8.1
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 4,026 reviews
    The hotel is in the hard of Essen, very helpful Staff, very confortable big room, huge bathroom
    Sinan
    Turkey
  • 8.4
    Scored 8.4
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 1,611 reviews
    The hotel was spotless and the staff were very friendly and helpful
    james
    United Kingdom
  • From € 179.10 per night
    7.7
    Scored 7.7
    Good
    Rated good
     · 728 reviews
    Spacious, clean hotel in Essen
    Liliane
    Switzerland
  • From € 179.10 per night
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 3,713 reviews
    The location of the hotel.
    Manuel
    Mexico
  • From € 203.50 per night
    8.3
    Scored 8.3
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 3,224 reviews
    Best hotel in Essen.
    Tomáš
    Slovakia

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