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title: "City Hotel Essen vs Hotel Essen: which hotel is better?"
description: "City Hotel Essen or Hotel Essen in Essen? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-06
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# City Hotel Essen vs Hotel Essen

Both are in Essen, 570 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★★ · Eltingviertel
## [City Hotel Essen](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/city-hotel-essen-essen/)

- **Guest rating:** 7.7 ·  Good

- **Location score:** 8.1

- **Score by category:** 1 of 17

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1290154/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★★ · Stadtkern
## [Hotel Essen](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-essen-essen/)

- **Guest rating:** – ·

- **Location score:** 9.0

- **Score by category:** 12 of 17

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1580347/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Hotel Essen

It comes out ahead on 12 of 17 compared facts. 570 m apart.

### Choose Hotel Essen if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.6 / 7.7)

### Why is City Hotel Essen better than Hotel Essen?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Hotel Essen better than City Hotel Essen?

1.  Higher star rating (4★ vs 3★) (+1★)
2.  390 m closer to public transport (−390 m)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | City Hotel Essen | Hotel Essen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 7.7 | – |
| Location | 8.1 | 9.0  (+0.9) |
| Public transport | 7.9 | 10.0  (+2.1) |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.1 | 8.3  (+0.2) |
| Guest rating | 7.7 | – |
| Number of reviews | 12  (+10) | 2 |
| Google rating | 3.9/5 | 4.5/5  (+0.6) |
| Google reviews | 387 | 1,461  (+1,074) |
| Rank in Essen | bottom 18% | bottom 39%  (+21%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 8.1 | 9.0  (+0.9) |
| Distance to the centre | 1.0 km | 700 m  (−310 m) |
| To public transport | 530 m | 140 m  (−390 m) |
| To the airport | 26 km | 25 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 140 | 150  (+10) |
| To the nearest food shop | 140 m | 10 m  (−130 m) |
| Shops within 500 m | 10 | 20  (+10) |
| Sights within 1 km | 9 | 11  (+2) |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★★  (+1★) |
| Rooms | – | 20 |
| Floors | – | 6 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2024 |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 4 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Check-out until | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Amenities |
| Free parking | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pets allowed | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |

## Live prices around both hotels

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Location

570 m apart

City Hotel Essen: city centre: 1.0 km, nearest station Limbecker Straße: 530 m, Düsseldorf Airport (DUS): 26 km, 140 places to eat within 500 m, 9 sights within 1 km.

Hotel Essen: city centre: 700 m, nearest station U-Bahnhof Rathaus Essen: 140 m, Düsseldorf Airport (DUS): 25 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 11 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Essen

[Essen weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/germany/north-rhine-westphalia/essen/weather)

## City Hotel Essen or Hotel Essen: common questions

### Which is better, City Hotel Essen or Hotel Essen?

Hotel Essen leads in 12 of 17 categories, including StayVersus score, Google rating, Google reviews. City Hotel Essen is stronger in number of reviews.

### Which is cheaper, City Hotel Essen or Hotel Essen?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hotel Essen is closer: 700 m from the centre, against 1.0 km for City Hotel Essen.

### How far apart are City Hotel Essen and Hotel Essen?

The two hotels are 570 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/city-hotel-essen-essen-vs-hotel-essen-essen/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/