Holiday Inn - the niu, Cobbles Essen by IHG

The rooms were quite small without good storage space. The bathroom was spacious but the lighting was bad and the only amenity was a single squeeze bottle of soap/shampoo. The location was the worst, it’s the middle of nowhere. A good long walk to anywhere. |The breakfast buffet was pretty impressive. A good variety including vegan milk and yogurt. The baked goods and salads were an unusually good quality for a buffet. And the lobby/dining area had a nice vibe for hanging out too.

Very good value for money. The bed was so comfortable it practically hugged us goodnight, which is exactly what you want after a long day of adventuring at Spiel. Staff was professional and friendly and the breakfast was nice which is the most important thing :)! Everything else would just be nitpicking.

This place is walkable from the Hauptbahnhof. This is fortunate because I arrived quite late on a Wednesday and the S Bahn (nearest station Bismarckplatz) had shut down early for works.||I got a friendly welcome. The bed was good, the room was on the quiet side of the hotel and I wasn't bothered by the depiction on the wall of someone breaking through a fence with a crowbar.||I didn't try the breakfast. I would happily stay again.||It was sad to find a rough sleeper at the foot of the staircase in the S Bahn station on my way to my next destination.

Really lovely hotel in the middle of Essen. The staff, who are available 24/7, were excellent and did everything the could to make our stay an enjoyable one. The hotel is not far from the main train station (Essen Hauptbahnhof) and Kennedy Platz. If you're getting a taxi to the hotel ask for ''The Niu' on Friedrichstraße or; as we found to our cost, when you ask for the Holiday Inn, they take you to the wrong hotel (twice in our case). The hotel is ideally situated for travelling by train to Düsseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund and Wuppertal.

Great hotel, clean, amazing staff, beautiful room, very many lovely details. I only stayed one night for a business trip but would have stayed longer for leisure purposes. The price was perfectly affordable for the amenities offered. Can only recommend!

Stayed here for 1 night. The room was spacious enough and clean. Parking seems to be limited. The tube station is about 5 minutes from the hotel. Breakfast is plentiful and nice. Would recommend this place.

We wanted to spend a few days in Essen to see several museums and the Unesco Welterbe in Essen. The hotel is relatively new and we were able to bring our dog with us. For guests with dogs they have special rooms which is OK, and it would be practical if the room could be chosen when one is reserving the room on their website. When you arrive and they see you have a dog, then your original room will be „downgraded“. The price for the dog is in my opinion too high with 25€/night. I personally don‘t believe that the cleaning of the room will be any different to „normal“, especially if the dog is well trained and clean. Parking costs 15€/night and spaces at the hotel limlted. Breakfast is good and the staff are very friendly and helpful. This was especially important when we spontaneously decided to shorten our stay, which was looked after by the manager very professionally.

ABSOLUTE SHAME. We booked a room in January. In October we found out that our booking was cancelled due to a problem with the credit card that they couldn't notify correctly. The "funny" thing is that, according to their last email, everything was fine, but it wasn't. It's a shame these things happen.

The breakfast is awesome, fresh and well prepared. Great place but the dining room is uncomfortably warm