Essen Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Essen
Where to stay in Essen
Ruettenscheid
Ruettenscheid is well liked for its bars and museums. If you're hoping to get in some sightseeing, Grugahalle and Grugapark Botanical Garden are top spots, and you can jump on the metro at Messe Ost-Gruga-Halle U-Bahn or Martinstrasse U-Bahn to get around.
Stadtkern
Noted for its shopping and bars, there's plenty to explore in Stadtkern. Top attractions like Philharmonie Essen and Limbecker Platz are major draws, and you can hop on the metro at Hirschlandplatz U-Bahn or Berliner Platz U-Bahn to see more of the city.
Werden
Check out the monuments during your time in Werden. Hop around the Essen area on the metro at Essen-Werden S-Bahn to see top sights like Ruhr and Essen Luciuskirche.
Stadtbezirke I
While you're in Stadtbezirke I, take in top sights like Philharmonie Essen or Limbecker Platz, and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Hirschlandplatz U-Bahn or Berliner Platz U-Bahn.
Suedviertel
Get to know Suedviertel and its many features like its bars and museums. You might want to explore sights like Folkwang Museum and Aalto-Musiktheater, and you can jump on the metro at Philharmonie U-Bahn or Bismarckplatz U-Bahn to get around the city.
Premier Inn Essen City Centre
Garner Hotel Essen - Handelshof by IHG
"Excellent location right opposite the main train station. Helpful, friendly staff even by German standards. Basic room but more than adequate"
Reviewed on 6 Jul 2026
Four Points Flex by Sheraton Essen
"The front desk staff were friendly and respectful, but the hotel lacked too many basic amenities. There was no fridge, no phone to call desk if any questions, no complimentary tea or coffee, no iron, no microwave both in room to heat up food and when requested at front desk, and no shelves in the ..."
Reviewed on 27 Jul 2026
Limehome Essen Kettwiger Str.
"Amenities are not as advertised. Very difficult to get in contact with the host"
Reviewed on 15 Jul 2025
Limehome Essen Kibbelstraße
Aparthotel TU-TU
"Super thin walls, you will hear your fellow guests and they will hear you."
Reviewed on 10 Oct 2024
Stay near popular Essen attractions
Other places like Essen
- Messe Essen
- Limbecker Platz
- Red Dot Design Museum
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- Folkwang Museum
- Grugapark Botanical Garden
- Ruhr Museum
- Philharmonie Essen
- Villa Hugel
- Ruhrlandklinik
- Essen Cathedral
- Colosseum Theater
- Schloss Borbeck
- GOP Variety Theatre Essen
- Red Dot Design Museum
- Castel Ruin Burgaltendorf
- Stadtgarten
- Light Castle
- Kunsthaus Essen
- Golfclub Essen-Heidhausen e. V.
- Old Synagogue
