Top Hotels in Essen
This guide to the best luxury, 5-star, and design-forward hotels in Essen is manually curated by our editorial team based on first-hand research, verified guest reviews, location analysis, and overall service quality. Each hotel is selected to meet high standards of comfort, authenticity, and guest experience.
This modern 3-star hotel is centrally located in Essen's Rüttenscheid district. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property. The quietly located Hotel Maximilians has individually furnished rooms with private bathrooms. Each room comes with LCD flat screens including Sky sports and film channels. Hotel Maximilians offers easy access to public transport and the A52 motorway. Parking on-site is available for a fee. Bicycles can be rented for free at the accommodations. Nearby attractions include the Baldeneysee Lake and Museum Folkwang. It is just a few steps from the Gruga events venue, the exhibition center and the Grugapark. The Florastrasse tram stop and Messe West-Süd/Gruga underground station are about a 3-minute walk away. This provides public transport links to Essen’s main railway station, Düsseldorf Airport and the Düsseldorf exhibition center.
Guest Reviews:
- "Wonderful stay, easy to find, good location." - "Top!" - "Good hotel" - "Good as expected" - "Lovely convenient location" - "Close to the Conference Center"
Very Good
813 reviews
Boasting excellent transport connections, this privately run, 4-star hotel enjoys a woodland location in Bredeney, in south Essen. Shops, tennis courts, and golf facilities are just minutes away. The Hotel Das Lola provides elegant, individually furnished rooms with free WiFi in peaceful surroundings. The exclusive wood details were specially created by the designers of Dresden’s Semper Opera House. The nearby A52 motorway and Alfredusbad Underground Station provide fast links to the Essen and Düsseldorf exhibition centers and airports. From here, you can drive to the Aalto Theater, Folkwang Museum, Villa Hügel, the Grugapark park, and Beldeneysee lake within 10 minutes.
Guest Reviews:
- "Very pleasant although too short stay" - "Great location, easy check-in, fantastic breakfast, highly recommend it!" - "The area was beautiful, like being midst in the forest. Public transport just down the street. Perfect place for the tri" - "Well located hotel. Clean, efficient and reasonably priced."
Fabulous
519 reviews
This boutique hotel is located in Essen’s trendy Rüttenscheid district, a 5-minute walk from the Grugahalle and Essen’s exhibition center. The GEORGES Hotel offers design rooms and suites with free WiFi. A kitchenette, kettle and nespresso machine with capsules are featured in every nonsmoking room and suite in Boutique-Hotel GEORGES. Each room includes a large flat-screen TV, air conditioning. A breakfast buffet is served each morning at the hotel. Many restaurants and stylish boutiques are within a 5-minute walk. Messe Ost/Gruga-Halle Underground Station is a 5-minute walk from the hotel. Essen city center and Essen Main Station are 1.9 mi away, just 6 minutes by underground train. The A52 motorway is 2 minutes away, and Düsseldorf Airport can be reached in 30 minutes.
Guest Reviews:
- "Fantastic position and facilities" - "Brilliant" - "Very enjoyable stay" - "overall a good experience" - "Lovely room and facilities" - "Will come back next time" - "Comfortable and suited our needs"
Good
596 reviews
Boasting excellent transport connections, this privately run, 4-star hotel enjoys a woodland location in Bredeney, in south Essen. Shops, tennis courts, and golf facilities are just minutes away. The Hotel Das Lola provides elegant, individually furnished rooms with free WiFi in peaceful surroundings. The exclusive wood details were specially created by the designers of Dresden’s Semper Opera House. The nearby A52 motorway and Alfredusbad Underground Station provide fast links to the Essen and Düsseldorf exhibition centers and airports. From here, you can drive to the Aalto Theater, Folkwang Museum, Villa Hügel, the Grugapark park, and Beldeneysee lake within 10 minutes.
Guest Reviews:
- "Very pleasant although too short stay" - "Great location, easy check-in, fantastic breakfast, highly recommend it!" - "The area was beautiful, like being midst in the forest. Public transport just down the street. Perfect place for the tri" - "Well located hotel. Clean, efficient and reasonably priced."
Fabulous
519 reviews
Situated about 3 miles southwest of central Essen, this charming hotel lies on the old market square of historic Margarethenhoehe, just a 2-minute walk from the nearest U-Bahn (subway) station. The spacious, modern rooms of the Mintrops Stadt Hotel Margarethenhöhe feature contemporary art decor and free wireless Internet access. A delicious buffet breakfast is available each morning, providing you with enough energy for a busy day of sightseeing or attending the nearby convention center grounds. The Mintrops's stylish restaurant, M, offers a wide range of international cuisine and tasty regional dishes. You can round off a pleasant evening at the bar with a fine wine, freshly tapped beer or an exotic cocktail.
Guest Reviews:
- "Beautiful, historical building in a very quiet and green area." - "Relaxed quiet and beautiful setting. Easy access to public transport to get into the hectic part of Essen." - "Excellent well run hotel." - "Excellent hotel with friendly and helpful staff and VERY good food." - "Really nice place near the fair expo and beautiful houses around ! The restaurant is AMAZING" - "Great amenities and great atmosphere!" - "Good"
Very Good
773 reviews
Located in Essen, a 10-minute walk from Ruhr Museum, hotel friends Essen Zeche Zollverein has accommodations with a terrace, private parking, a restaurant and a bar. With a shared lounge, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. Stoppenberg Collegiate Church is 1.4 miles away and Zeche Carl is 2.7 miles from the hotel. The rooms in the hotel are equipped with a flat-screen TV and free toiletries. The breakfast offers buffet, vegetarian or vegan options. Guests at hotel friends Essen Zeche Zollverein will be able to enjoy activities in and around Essen, like cycling. Languages spoken at the 24-hour front desk include German, English and Dutch. Red Dot Design Museum is a 9-minute walk from the accommodation, while Zeche Zollverein is 0.6 miles from the property. Düsseldorf Airport is 20 miles away.
Guest Reviews:
- "That was my another stay at this place and I looking impatiently for the next." - "Good service in a very nice hotel" - "Brilliant hotel & room" - "Stylish hotel in a quiet district" - "Excellent apart from the location, it was further 'out' than what i'd realised."
Fabulous
1119 reviews
