Hotel Essener Hof in Essen hosts seminars, conferences and trainings for groups of 8 to 160 people, with 114 bedrooms in the same building. It is a family-run four-star hotel at Am Handelshof 5, in the center of the city and close to the main station. Organisers who need meeting rooms and overnight stays under one roof will find both here.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents itself first as a meeting hotel. The official site lists seven rooms for business events, from 20 to 185 square meters. The largest format joins the halls Berlin and Dresden into one space of 185 square meters for up to 160 people. Hall Dresden (100 square meters) takes up to 90 people, Hall Berlin (85 square meters) up to 70, and Hall Krupp (84 square meters) up to 70. Hall Krupp sits in the oldest part of the house, which dates from 1883.
For smaller groups there are Room Gusto (35 square meters, up to 20 people), Lutherstube (34 square meters, up to 20 people), Room Eisenach (20 square meters, up to 10 people) and the Separee Gusto (20 square meters, up to 8 people). The Separee is next to Room Gusto and can be rented on its own. Eisenach has a fixed oval table with a built-in whiteboard, which suits board meetings and workshops.
All rooms have daylight, a fixed or mobile screen, air conditioning, fast internet and Wi-Fi. Most rooms can be darkened, and several add media tables with connections and whiteboards. Extra equipment such as microphones, projectors, flipcharts, a laptop or a technician can be added to the booking. The hotel offers two conference packages for groups of 10 or more, named Top Deal and Business, and its event team helps with planning and with the request form on the website.
Weddings and receptions
The site describes the combined halls Berlin and Dresden as a frame for conferences and for celebrations, and it mentions family celebrations of up to 10 people in Room Eisenach. It gives no separate wedding offer or wedding capacity, so couples should ask the hotel which formats it sells for private parties.
Rooms and capacities
The hotel gives its seating options in a table, with several layouts per room. The figures below are the maximum number of people per room. Berlin and Dresden together reach 160. Dresden alone reaches 90. Berlin and Krupp each reach 70. Gusto and Lutherstube each take 20, Eisenach 10 and the Separee Gusto 8. Ask the hotel for the figures that apply to your layout, whether theater, banquet or U-shape.
Accommodation
The hotel counts 114 bedrooms: 111 single and double rooms plus three apartments for longer stays. Rooms come in Classic and Comfort categories, and some Comfort rooms have a steam shower. Breakfast is included in the room offer. The hotel can arrange accessible or allergy-friendly rooms on request, and pets are welcome.
History and setting
The Essener Hof has welcomed guests since 1883 and describes its tradition as a house for travelers in the Ruhr region. Today it runs as a four-star city hotel, listed under the Best Western Signature Collection. Its meeting rooms combine modern media equipment with older parts of the building, such as the Krupp hall and the Lutherstube.
Getting there
The hotel sits close to Essen main station and the old town, and the Ruhr region's rail and urban rail network connects it to nearby cities in short intervals. The nearest large airport is Düsseldorf. Cologne/Bonn and Dortmund are also named by the hotel. Cars reach the hotel only through the street Am Handelshof, and a public car park, Parkhaus Akazienallee (Akazienallee 1), is next door and open around the clock.
