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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.
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- 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 £55.71 per night7.0Scored 7.0GoodRated good· 2,253 reviewsThe hotel is in a slightly old-fashioned style. It is noticeable that certain parts of the rooms and hotel have been renovated. The room was of a decent size, very clean and the bed quite comfortable. The location has a positive and negative side. Positive: it is located quite centrally, easy to reach various places. Negative: it is very loud at night. The staff was nice. The breakfast has decent choices to choose from. Small and cosy area.KMilicaGermany
- 8.4Scored 8.4Very goodRated very good· 390 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 £55.71 per night7.0Scored 7.0GoodRated good· 2,253 reviewsVery 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
SophieUnited Kingdom - From £65.56 per night8.5Scored 8.5Very goodRated very good· 3,647 reviewsThe 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 JungBelgium - From £81.42 per night8.6Scored 8.6FabulousRated fabulous· 4,142 reviewsPerfect location 2 minutes away from the main-train-station. The staff was very friendly. They let us check-in early on our arrival and check-out later on our last day. The beds are super comfy and the room was spacious. I can definitely recommend this hotel for a stay in Essen.
elmarcyboyGermany - From £55.71 per night7.3Scored 7.3GoodRated good· 1,460 reviewsThe hotel was easy to find, has its own parking, check-in was very simple and fast, all the facilities were clean like they were brand new. Manager is available for a call all the time for a question or a problem. Wi-fi was good, hotel is quiet and worth the money you pay.
MarioBosnia and Herzegovina - From £82.28 per night8.3Scored 8.3Very goodRated very good· 1,115 reviewsBreakfast was very nice, the staff were friendly and helpful, and the location is good because it is very close to a tram station and within a 10 min walk of Essen's main station. The room was comfortable and very good value for money.LizaanSouth Africa
- From £50.57 per night5.8Scored 5.8Above averageRated okay· 1,341 reviewsIt was more like a hostel rather than a hotel or we can say it was a 2-star or 3-star hotel. You should not expect the services that you usually are getting in 4 or 5-star hotels. The breakfast was simple but fair and sufficient.
GagikIran - 8.3Scored 8.3Very goodRated very good· 3,810 reviewsAn all around wonderful hotel! Location is great as it’s a 7 minute walk from the Essen HBF. The hotel is clean and modern. The staff were extremely friendly. The bar and the lobby area puts the cherry on topVulindhlelaGermany
- From £47.16 per night8.1Scored 8.1Very goodRated very good· 824 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 - From £75.42 per night7.5Scored 7.5GoodRated good· 3,226 reviewsThe 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.
NinaSlovenia - From £113.13 per night8.0Scored 8.0Very goodRated very good· 219 reviews1. Very clean in the room and outside. 2. The owner of the hotel was nice and helped us with check in the next day of our arrival. 3. Washing machine is able to use upon request.
Wen-LingTaiwan - 8.4Scored 8.4Very goodRated very good· 815 reviewsSuper cosy nice hotel. Very clean and make feel like hone. Very pleasant personel, I come back to this hotel each time when visit EssenJoannaPoland
- From £122.99 per night8.4Scored 8.4Very goodRated very good· 2,917 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 £60.85 per night7.9Scored 7.9GoodRated good· 770 reviewsNice location Perfect for essenspiel (they open restaurant for you)PeykTurkey
- From £86.24 per night8.1Scored 8.1Very goodRated very good· 3,872 reviewsThis is probably the best hotel of them all i Essen. Super !!!!
JohanSweden - From £111.42 per night7.9Scored 7.9GoodRated good· 4,488 reviewsLocation of this hotel in Essen Downtown was very convenient.
IvoNetherlands - From £84.85 per night7.7Scored 7.7GoodRated good· 867 reviewsThe hotel was nice and the food was goodPhilipGermany
- From £80.99 per night8.0Scored 8.0Very goodRated very good· 3,206 reviewsThe hotel is near to the station.
vintaThailand - From £60.85 per night8.3Scored 8.3Very goodRated very good· 3,142 reviewsBest hotel in Essen.
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