Hotels in Essen, Germany
Essen, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, is inside the Ruhr area. It is the city of the steel industry, headed by the Krupp family, native from the city. The city of Essen, just under 600 000 inhabitants, has managed to transform itself over time. From an industrial city, to a tourist and cultural center of national importance. The city dates from the ninth century, thanks to the industrial revolution it has become an important production center in the Ruhr region, linked by an indissoluble bond with the Krupp family and its plants of coal mining and steel production.
In recent decades the economic crisis has pushed the city into another direction, making it a tourist and cultural center to the point that in 2010, Essen has been named European Capital of Culture. Moreover, despite being at the center of one of the most industrialized areas of Europe, Essen is surrounded by green forest (Stadtwald is close to the city): near the town there are also the lakes Baldeneysee and Grugapark.
The focus of the attractions in Essen is the Zollverein industrial complex. This is a large mine complex converted for cultural and leisure aims, dating back to 1932: it is made in Bauaus style, and today it is an impressive example of industrial archaeology, where thanks to the guided tours you can see the extraction plants and old equipments.
The TOP CCL is a short distance from the central station and the business district of Essen. The complex Grugapark and the exhibition area of the city are just a short distance away and can be reached by the...
The Hotel An der Gruga is located in Rüttenscheid, Essen, not far from the exhibition center Grughalle. It provides xcellent connections, thanks to its closeness to the train station, to the underground station...
The Holiday Inn City Centre is located in the heart of Essen, close to the Colosseum Theatre and Limbecker Platz. The Berliner Platz subway stop is just 400 meters away and allows you to quickly reach the...
The Hotel Arosa boasts a central location in Essen, well served by public transport, along the shopping and restaurants street. Staying at this hotel you can easily reach the main attractions of the city, the...
The Sheraton Essen Hotel is conveniently located near the park and Stadtgarten Philharmonie Essen, five minutes walk from the centre and the central station. The metro stop is right outside the hotel.
The Holiday Inn Express is a three star hotel located in the heart of Essen, close to the musical theater and the fairground. The nearby underground station allows you to reach all areas of the city.
In the quiet residential district of Rüttenscheid in Essen, you'll find Hotel Rheinischer Hof. The hotel is conveniently located with easy access to the exhibition area, the main station and the airport of...
The Welcome Hotel Essen is set in a prime location in the heart of Essen, close to major tourist attractions and the business district. Nearby there are Porscheplatz and Viehofer Platz.
The Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen is located near the main tourist attractions in Essen, the gardens and the Museum Folkwang Grugapark. Conveniently situated for easy access to the underground Philharmonie / Saalbau...
A short distance from Limbecker Straße and the shopping area of Limbecker Platz, Hotel Lindenhof offers easy access to the underground station Hirschlandplatz, 5 minutes walk away, offering fast connections to...
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In Essen there are several historic buildings, including the spectacular Villa Hugel, in art nouveau style of the nineteenth century, belonging to the Krupp family, now used for exhibitions and concerts; the Alte Synagoge, the largest in Northern Europe, the Colosseum Theater, World famous theater for musicals, and the Essen Philharmonic, a large concert hall.
Do not miss the museums: the Museum Folkwang with a large collection of paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, etc.; the red dot Design Museum with more than 1,000 international design items, the Museum of the Ruhr, since 1904, which describes 100 years of industrialization history of the region, the experiential Museum Phänomania (Phänomania Erfahrungsfeld) in the Zollverein mine, which gives both children and young people the opportunity to understand important physical and energy phenomena.
Essen is considered one of the major shopping cities in Germany. It boasts nearly a thousand of shops of all types and department stores, design boutiques and showrooms. The pedestrian Kettwiger Strasse in the heart of the city offers to citizens and tourists everything they could want for shopping.
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