Nice room, free wi fi, good breakfast, 5 min walk from railway station

I'm often in Essen, and had them all: shabby hotel garnis, friendly family pensions, higher starred hotels. If you aren't familiar to Essen City, you should know that ther is a high volatility in the hotel rates depending on the fairs and conventions (Messe) and you can easily end up settling for an overpriced rundown room as the good spots... More

Hotel very central, clean and adequate but you'll need earplugs! Nothing to do with traffic. No carpets! Bedrooms and hallways all hard tiled so we heard every footstep, every door banging and echo-ing. Room keys had huge Perspex key-rings which also clattered against every lock. The staff were very nice but we stayed 4 nights and didn't get much sleep... More

Nice hotel, friendly staff. The room we stayed in was great and clean. Free wireless internet (at a high speed). Decent breakfast.

I stayed at Art Korschen hotel for 6 days and it was a great experience. If you expect a 5 stars rating you are not at the right place, but it is a great hotel very close to the main train station (5 minutes walk) and the city center (5 minutes walk). Evert floor has a different concept such as... More