Name: Garner Hotel Essen - Handelshof
Address: Am Hauptbahnhof, 2, Essen, 45127, DE

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

Christopher

Excellent location right opposite the main train station. Helpful, friendly staff even by German standards. Basic room but more than adequate

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2026

Christopher

Extremely friendly staff (even by German standards), nothing was a problem.
Very convenient location for the HBF (main station) - it is directly opposite, however this also means that it is rather noisy at night and attracts all kinds of lowlife.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Kathleen

Clean room and amenities

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Veronika

The room was quite spacious and clean. The staff was very kind and I had a great rest as the bed was really, really comfy

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Daniela

Hotel is on a perfect location with easy access and loads of food/drink options around.
Pros: Breakfast, location, spacious room
Cons: Bartender (old tall man) from the hotel bar was extremely rude and shouting at guests once he couldn't handle couple of drink orders. Really shocking behavior and apparently he is well known for it as we did feedback that on the check-out and got told by the reception that \"he can sometimes be like that\"

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Fawaz

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10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Zainab Elebaye

great place for holidays

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Chris

Once inside the property was pretty nice overall.
Outside has the same issues many central location have with a large number of street people.
I did not hear any street noise from my 4th floor room.
The breakfast was excellent in the morning.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Stephen

Wonderful

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jun 2025

Tim

Nice rooms with lots of space but poor accessibility for parking which was a multi storey a short walk down the street

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

Darren

Convenient to the train station

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2025

Mark

A clean, fairly spacious room with a good bathroom offering plenty of hot water instantly. Disappointingly there was no room service, no information booklet and no complementary things such as water, biscuits, drink making facilities in the room.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2025

R C

Would be good to have a water heater with some tea and coffee in the room...

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Michael

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10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Michael

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Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2025

Guan-Hai

Bad and confusing Reservation system

My confirmation was not found at Check-In, even giving your staff my reservation.
After going into other system they found it but price without Breakfast, but in your confirmation in the e-mail showed room+bfst included.Since it was cleared, the staff assured me that all will be OK with rgd to bfst. Upon checking-out, I was again asked to pay for Bfst. I protestd and agn showed your staff the e-mail confirmation.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2025

Michael

Nice quiet hotel, excellent breakfast, very helpful staff.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2025

Humphrey

Few mins from public station

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2024

Jason

Great location and very helpful staff

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

mark

Best location, directly across from Essen Central Station. Excellent breakfast bar and clean rooms with crisp white linens. Novum has done a good job keeping up a hotel I first visited more than 40 years ago.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Ammar

Excellent

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2024

Paolo

Great breakfast and perfect spot for a congress stop over in Essen

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

sandra

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Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2024

Dana

Extremely convenient location-directly across from the main train station. Bed was super comfy.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2024

Marvin

Used to be a classy hotel, room was fine and air conditioning worked.
However, no WiFi coverage in the room.
Only area which had it was the hallways near the elevator and most public areas; had to get an E-Sim and use a hotspot to have internet.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2024

Mary K

Literally right next to the train and walkable all over the adorable and friendly city of Essen. The hotel bar was a relaxing spot too, and breakfast was great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

Wing Tsun

I was very pleased with the hotel. I was attending the Eras Tour concert in the nearby Gelsenkirchen and this hotel, located right by the Essen Hbf provided convenient accommodation for me after the concert.

The room was spacious and had all the necessary amenities. Most importantly, there is air-conditioning, which is a rare find in Europe. I was glad I picked this hotel as during my stay the weather was quite hot.

The breakfast was extraordinary with bread, fruits, cereals, eggs and sausages as well as all kinds of beverages. You can also get a great view of the street if you sit by the window.

Overall, I highly recommend this hotel for its location and rooms quality.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2024

Rebecca

Perfect for a Veltins Arena concert

Perfect for a concert at Veltins Arena. The hotel is directly across the street from the train station- 10 minutes by train to GelsenKirchen, then a tram goes directly to the stadium. In Essen- there is a pedestrian area with shopping & restaurants just around the corner. The hotel was clean, rooms were comfortable, breakfast was great, staff were friendly. My only complaint was our room was in the part of the hotel that used to be the smoking section & it still smelled a little like smoke. Not enough to be a problem for us, but if you’re sensitive- be sure to request a room that was not a smoking room at one time.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Richard

Very nice hotel with convenient location near main train station.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2024

Terra

We had a wonderful two night stay. I was traveling my 12 year old daughter and it could not have been more conveniently located. Directly opposite the main station in Essen. Located in a lovely restaurants and shopping area. Rooms was modern, spacious, and super clean. Felt very safe.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

Ian

Great hotel in centrecof Essen

Great location right by Essen main station. Room was decent size and great bathroom. No issues

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

Sean

Great hotel, fast internet (free), aircon excellent, staff very helpful - right next to Essen Hauptbanhof. Area around the hotel felt sketchy at night but otherwise very satisfied with the Handelhof.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2024

Oliver

Highly recommended!

Had a brilliant stay at Select Hotel in Essen. The hotel is perfectly located opposite the main station. The room was spotlessly clean, comfortable and well equipped. For the money paid I was extremely impressed and would definitely return

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2024

Mark

Nice place

Great location for the train station. It was a pleasant room, although we were woken with a door knock at 8am, which was annoying.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Rachel

Staff were so helpful and polite. Very clean hotel. Bar staff were also very nice. Super convenient being close to the train station. Cute shops in the area / lots of options for food / cafe’s etc.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Matthew

Amazing stay rooms were so clean and comfortable, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the area maybe because I didn’t explore as much but other than that this was a great clean and safe feeling hotel I would definitely stay here again

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Anthony

Ideal location for transport links

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2024

Redi

According to price ,It is ok

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2024

George

You're not coming to Essen for the culture or scenery (or if you are then you've got different tastes to me) but for the Messe conference centre this is perfect. It's clean, comfortable and the staff are very professional. Got a nice bar, and the breakfast is good. I've stayed here 10 times and will definitely return - highly recommended.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2023

Tyler

Awesome! Great location to the train station and Christmas market. Grest rooms and great staff.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

30 Nov 2023

Ling

Ok

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2023

Sergejs

Good

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2023

sandra

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Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2023

WAI KEI

They upgraded the shower this year, it's awesome!

The place is clean.

The only concern is the tempature, I can either set it to 21c or 26c, but I like in between!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2023

Lawrence

Very convenient to Central Station and buses. Nice size room and bathroom. Nice offer för free drink if opted out of room service for the day. Enjoyed the hotel and would return. In fact, I extended an extra night with front desk staff, Sevinc, who helped me not only get the best rate possible, but keep me in the same room!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2023

Jamie

Well provided room which was quiet and air-conditioned. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2023

Troy

Excellent ROOM!

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2023

Darren

A good base to stay for easy transport links .

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2023

Dr John

Another Overnight stop while travelling by Train

Excellent hotel and value for money for what I paid.

Located right across from the Hauptbahnhof but no noise or other disturbance. Room was very big, comfortable bed, all I needed and, best of all after seven weeks of inter rail, a nice big bath.

Similarly, as mentioned to the helpful, friendly receptionist, this was the best breakfast of my travels.

Didn't have much time to explore but the hotel is also close to the shopping and restaurant area. I had the misfortunate to be served a snack in an imbiss by a rude ignoramus but that's possible anywhere!

Will stay here again if travels justify it!

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2023

Alexander

Issue resolved

It was a lovely hotel & room. However, I did not have heating in my room which was a problem- thankfully the hotel provided a space heater for me so I wouldn't freeze.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2023

Stacey

Quiet, very clean room, very central to the train station which made it easy if you were attending events at Messe Essen. Good places to eat in the surrounding neighbourhood

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2023

Christina

Great place to stay. Central convenient and nice inside. Cute little bar. Have stayed here a couple times and always love it.

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2022

Muetaz

For a 3 stars hotel, it is excellent accommodation however, I am used to finding iron, ironing board, and a phone to communicate with the front desk which were not available in this hotel. If you need something, you have to walk to the front desk to ask for it

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2022

WAI KEI

The HVAC was not working, during the day is hot and at night is cold. I was given a fan and a heater which is acceptable.

Overall this is a great place to be! I'll still come back :)

Business Self

4/10

Poor

29 Sep 2022

Verified traveler

Great room poor service

Room itself and furnishings were very good, best firmer pillows and bed in Germany. However service is 2 star, no phones available in the room to contact reception, some of the staff gave unprovoked looks of disgust and were very rude. Convenient for station but sadly noisy at night.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2022

ALI

Very good location

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2022

Tay Yiu

Conveniently located near train station

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2022

Jon

Great Stay at this hotel

The hotel is located right across the street from the train station.
The room was enormous. Two walls had windows with views of the city. However, the AC in the hotel was not working at the time of my stay. I got a fan from the front desk, opened the windows and the comfort of the room was just fine.
The shower had hot water and good water pressure. There is an excellent bar in the lobby.
No complaints with my stay at this hotel.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2022

Michelle

This is a hotel that knows the meaning of customer service. Spotlessly clean, modern, spacious, comfortable rooms, and directly across from the main train station and at the entrance to Essen's old city. But the best part about this hotel is the staff, who consistently went out of their way to accomodate guests, incuding us. When we were there, we, and most of the guests were in town for the Rollings Stones concert in nearby Gelsenkirchen. The hotel kept the bar open until 0500 to accomodate returning concert goers, gave everyone a blanket late checkout the next day, and extended breakfast service. Amazing bartender too -- never lost his cool as post-concert groups just kept coming in. The whole focus was on ensuring everyone was able to continue to enjoy for as long as possible.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2022

Febe

Excellent hotel and inexpensive! Nice and clean, the staff was super nice and helpful. Right across the main train station, a great place to stay! Thank you!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2022

Sheela

The location of the hotel is excellent since train station , restaurants and shops are just few steps away.The bed is so comfortable and the whole room is neat and clean.Sure i recommend this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2022

james

The staff was excellent friendly and helpful. Hotel is central with a nice bar in the lobby

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2022

Mark

Located at the entrance the the Essen Hbf, you cannot get any more convenient that this hotel. It is cosy and comfortably and more than adequate for a short stay. The breakfast, served in a bright and sunny breakfast room, is great (the scrambled eggs were great). The rooms are cosy and quiet, I would certainly book this again when in Essen. Oh, and the whiskey bar has some great gems on the menu.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2021

Nigel

Great stuff.

Great service, great place!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2021

Noureddin

Good location good hotel

Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2021

teerath

nice hotel

very clean hotel in a good location
the air conditioning was not working or was switched of from mains so was very hot during the night

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2020

Basil

Great location - right opposite the station, which is why I come back to the Handelshof. The rooms are of a decent size. Harry's Bar is good for pre and post dinner drinks.

However, there are a couple of negative. Firstly I've had several rooms where the air-conditioning is annoyingly loud - and you can't turn it off. This recent visit I was with 3 colleagues (4 rooms between us) and we all suffered from noisy air-con. Second negative is that breakfast is pretty poor. In fact, even though we had breakfast included, on the second morning we went over the road and got a decent cup of coffee and some pastries from a cafe in the station.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Conveniently located, quiet city hotel

Friendly check in staff but had issue with cleanliness of bathroom (hairs) and bedding (hair on pillow) on Christmas Day and were offered another room, after inspection.
We stayed there a few times before, as located conveniently opposite the station in the city but apparently they changed the housekeeping and even the lamps, remote and phone was dusty.
On the plus side, the beds and bedding are lovely and you can get a good nights sleep, as very quiet.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2019

Michael

Good, convenient hotel for a short stay

The hotel was pre-paid but when we asked for an early check-in we were charged an extra €20. The room is bare bones but satisfactory. Definitely not warm and fuzzy. There was no concierge on duty but the desk clerk was helpful. The hotels location across from the train station makes it a choice location

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2019

Christopher

Well worth a stay

Very nice and reasonable hotel. Friendly staff. Lacks some basic features for a big hotel, like a pool; some things are a bit dated. Overall though very very comfortable beds, quiet, friendly staff. A very good 4 star.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

EXCELLENT

BEST HOTEL IN ESSEN
VERY GOOD PRICE

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Loved my quiet room, facing the back of the hotel. But I especially liked NOT having a bathtub, I love taking showers, much safer at the age of 80. Staff very friendly and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2019

Mable

Nice hotel. But ask for room at back of hotel.

Really good hotel for price. Close to shops and train station. Very noisy at night in front rooms. People shouting and cars till all hours

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2019

Jake

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Happy to speak in English to accommodate my terrible German. It was a shame that the WiFi was not easily accessible.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

The room which I booked was Superior and it was nothing like the Superior room which was booked last time. It was very small like a standard room. So this was the only disappointing part of the stay.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2019

George

Basic and poor customer service

Stayed at this hotel a few times. During my last stay, the weather got very warm. My room air conditioning didn’t work. My colleague who was also staying at the hotel didn’t have a working air conditioning. Had to uncomfortably sleep with the windows open a few times, which was a problem when the street cleaners came first thing in the morning. Had to report the fault a few times at the desk to have it fixed, first them made me feel like I didn’t know how to operate simple dials!
Some of the female customer service at the reception lack how to treat customers to say the least.

This place lacks the ambience for a relaxation outside the rooms. A basic place to stay.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2019

Antoine

Very close to train station! Practically attached.

Came for only one night... super conveniently located less than a one minute walk to the train station! Wifi here is weak. I was surprised at that. The reception man wan not as nice as the reception when I checked out in the morning but, the stay was great and I will stay here again for sure!

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Great location. The staff spoke English which was helpful and my German is very basic. Nice sized rooms and very clean.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Good location and friendly staff. Rooms were comfortable.

Business_and_leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2019

Bayode

ESSEN VISIT

A very good experience. I have stayed in this hotel twice before

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2019

Verified traveler

Very easy access from Essen main station. Good enough.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Soete

Location can't be beat. Do NOT take a room that faces the Kaufhof Galleria. It is noisy out on the plaza and you can hear people talk all night on weekends. Room facing the train station were much more quiet.Staff was police, helpful and kind. Bathtub/shower quite difficult for an 80 year old to get in and out of. I would definitely stay here again.

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Good stay for the Techno Classica event. Ideal location for metro connections and train to Dusseldorf airport. Good restaurants close by.
Would have been nice to have coffee and tea facilities in the room. And note to all the women, I’d take a hair dryer with you.
Overall, a nice stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2019

Mohamed

Very convenient

It is amazing location just crossing road after Essen Hbf, quiet, good sleep, convenient as near to all city center shops and restaurants

Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2019

Michael

Would stay again

Picked this hotel based on price, location and good reviews.
We booked a double superior room.

Check-in staff were friendly and spoke English (what German I learnt at school long forgotten).
Found the room to be clean, sweets on bed. Bed was firm with a soft topper.
We didn't have tea or coffee facilities in the room although reception gave us a mini kettle.
After debate reception allowed us to get some cups from outside the conference rooms (first floor). There was also milk, tea and coffee there so we stocked up.
Issue with shower was resolved the same day.

Overall we would stay there again as right opposite the train station so dead easy for airport and other links. Lidl over the road too. I never went, but just around the corner and on the high street was a cigar lounge that was recommended. Didn't have breakfast there either but went to one of the bakeries on the high street which was fresh and cheap. All the TV channels were german or dubbed aside from a few English news.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2019

Armin

Not bad

It is medium

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent property right across from the rail station. Makes it easy to get there and leave

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Very handy in the centre of Essen and opposite the Hauptbahnhoff I recommend this hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2019

Wayne

Excellent hotel great location. Great local transfer links via rail bus and metro.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, really good location.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2019

Miss

Perfect location, right in the centre, opposite the station. Clean, comfy rooms. Perfect for a one night stay in Essen. Would stay again.

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2019

James

Good Stay but cleanliness needs to better.

Great hotel, great location and a bargain deal. However, me and my partner found lots of hairs on the pillows and in the bathroom. Also there was a big crack on the AC unit and it didn’t work, so we couldn’t control the temperature. However it was warm and we simply opened the window when it was too warm. There was some wear and tear on items in the room such as the mirror. But overall good stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2018

Hannah

Perfect location and lovely hotel

I booked to stay for one night as we were visiting the Essen Christmas market. I have visited Essen a few times but last stayed in this hotel in 2008. I tried to stay in 2015 but the hotel, which used to be a Movenpick hotel, had closed down and squatters had moved in. The hotel opened again in November 2016.

I chose the hotel because of the location and proximity to the market. You walk out of the hotel, turn right and you are in the main shopping street with the Christmas market and department store right next door. The train station is literally over the road also.

The hotel is beautiful from the outside. It’s one of the reasons I wanted to stay there. Inside is lovely too. Reception staff were helpful and welcoming. Our room was ready, even though it was before check in time, which was great!

We went up to our room on the second floor. Our room was lovely and spacious especially considering it was one of the less expensive rooms. It was clean and tidy and we were very happy with it.

The breakfast was very yummy but I would have liked more choice for €14.90 each.

We opted for late check out as our train was later on in the day. This was €20.

I would highly recommend this hotel. We had a great nights sleep, a wonderful breakfast and a great stay!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2018

Craig

Good location

Good location. Ideal for a business trip.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Great hotel

We stayed here for the Christmas markets. The hotel is ideally situated by the train station and the start of the markets. Room was clean, comfortable and equipped with all we needed. Nice shower too.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2026

noud

Fijn verblijf. Mooie kamer en centraal gelegen. Broodjes bij ontbijt waren erg droog.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

MEHMET

Otel guzeldi odamiz genisti temizlik iyiydi ancak otel biraz eski yapi oldugu icin bence bir renevasyon ve restorasyon gerekli. Dort kisilik aileydik iki kisi kanepede yattik yatak degildi. Odada resepsiyona ulasmak icin bir telefon hatti yok. Ama personel yardimseverdi. Q parka araci park ettik yakin 10 euro olarak anlasmalari varmis ama resepsiyona nasil kullanacagimi sormadan gittigim icin 12 odedim kullanamadim. Kahvalti kullanmadim. Karsisinda lidl var Genel olarak guzel bir konaklamaydi ic avlu tarafina bakan bir odada kaldim. Tesekkurler.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Bernd

Wir waren früher am Check in und das freundliche Personal hat uns umgehend ein Zimmer (Suite) bereitgestellt. Wir waren sehr positiv über die Größe der Suite überrascht und sie hat uns sehr gefallen. Alles in Ordnung und absolut „Value for Money“. Sehr empfehlenswert!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Francesc

Muy buena ubicación, edificio histórico y singular. Buena relación calidad/precio
No funciona el aire acondicionado en la habitación.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2026

Khadijeh

Kjempe fint hotel , 5 star .