Hotel Fabritz

The staff were friendly and the breakfast very good. You may need some German as the staff do not all speak English.

There were no tea and coffee making facilities (maybe this is an English thing) and the room had no hair-dryer. My room also smelled of cigarette smoke.

A small inn above a tavern, Die Eule. Helpful staff (at least the ones who speak good English -- some don't), fine breakfast, good dinners, and a location within 15 minutes' walk of Essen's huge convention center in the Grugapark.

My room was quite small, and the narrow bed had only a duvet as cover.

It was close to the convention center I wanted to attend. The staff were helpful and friendly and everything was clean.

The room was a bit noisy as it was next to the road with trams passing.

The staff tried to be helpful and were always friendly.

The bar/restaurant on the ground floor was loud and full of smoke so that it was impossible to go in.