This hotel is at the other end of the shopping centre from the Hauptbanhof. It is about 10 minutes walk from the station or a couple of stops on the tram. It is very convenient for the University and for shopping. It was also very good value and they included a free local transport pass that allowed unlimited access to... More

I stayed here while attending a conference at Duisburg-Essen University. The hotel is just a few minutes walk from the campus. It was very clean and comfortable, although my room was quite small, and also it looked over the main road, which made it very noisy. The really annoying thing was that one could only access the ground floor and... More

- really spacious rooms, separate toilet and bathroom, small kichenette. - light ang green - free panking, free local bus and tram ticketes, free wifi, free breakfast, free minibar - good warm breakfast buffet - central location - healpfull staff - the building looks cheap from outside, but there is a lot of value inside - nobody told us about... More

Though the outside may look "questionable" to Americans, the inside was very nice. Excellent service by friendly staff; delicious complimentary breakfast; clean; spacious. We spent a week here while my husband was in the area for business and it is very well located to a large, nice shopping district & several historic buildings worth seeing--all within easy walking distance. We... More

We stayed 3 nights, it is downtown,near subway,close to trainstation, zollverein, Free wifi, free parking,minibar,breakfast ok, for german standards basic, big rooms, perfect shower in small bathroom, friendly people, well maintained hotel, I would recommend this place, value for,money

Ideal city centre location with instant access to public transportation. The staff was friendly and helpful. A great value with a hot buffet breakfast, free mini-bar, (re-stocked daily) and pass for local public transport. The room was spacious, clean and efficient. I enjoyed my stay and will recommend to others and stay again myself.

I stayed at the City Hotel, in Essen, for a night during my trip to Speil 2011. The hotel was pleasant and the staff were friendly. The single room was nice and the bed was particularly comfortable. Breakfast in the morning was nice though, and this is a personal preference, I'd love to see beans on the menu! Cleaners were... More

We needed to be near the University in Essen and this is a two minute walk away. For 80 euros a night we were upgraded to a business suite, had free car parking and wifi and an excellent buffet breakfast. The downside (apart from it being the weekend England were knocked out of the World Cup ... by Germany!) was... More