Name: Hotel an der Gruga
Address: Eduard-Lucas-Strasse 17, Ruettenscheid, 45131 Essen, Germany, Eduard-Lucas-Strasse 17, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45131, Germany
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $74 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.9

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Hotel Hotel an der Gruga

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in restaurants, museums and business – Check location Eduard-Lucas-Strasse 17, Ruettenscheid, 45131 Essen, Germany – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in restaurants, museums and business – Check location

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Messe Essen: only 4 minutes away! (950 feet by foot)

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The staff was friendly and efficient. They even helped me to find out what kind of ticket I needed to Dusseldorf airport and the cost. My room was very clean.

Shelley

Sweden

We enjoyed our 2 nights stay. Room: extra bed for our son was arranged in advance, wifi good connection, nice and clean, spacious enough Breakfast: nice chocolate treat for the Easter ;) (and in general good options available) Hotel area and parking: lovely little inside garden, parking was of no problem for us (free in front of the hotel). Area was nice and convenient for our purposes

Anonymous

Netherlands

nice fresh coffee. nice breakfast buffet. Eggs & Bacon were really nice. .

Anonymous

Belgium

Great welcome. Lovely rooms. Good and plentiful breakfast. I really enjoy staying “an see Gruga”. The bonus is a fabulously friendly taxi driver. I much enjoyed our chat “Auf Deutsch” on the way back to the airport

Mrs

United Kingdom

Clean, easy communication, close to the exhibition center

Reise_moni

Germany

nice room, large and cosy, very very nice breakfast

Alessio

Italy

Nice little touches like complimentary drink and sandwich. Good welcome, lovely room.

Mrs

United Kingdom

Room was spotless, great, clean and very comfy. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Stefan

Germany

The staff were lovely, professional and very attentive. Great breakfast buffet. My room was just right too, with a desk area and a nice bathroom.

Michele

Luxembourg

Very good breakfast, great parking place, great location.

Maria

Germany

9.4

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What guests loved the most:
“The staff was friendly and efficient. They even helped me to find out what kind of ticket I needed to Dusseldorf airport and the cost. My room was very clean.”

Shelley Sweden
“We enjoyed our 2 nights stay. Room: extra bed for our son was arranged in advance, wifi good connection, nice and clean, spacious enough Breakfast: nice chocolate treat for the Easter ;) (and in...”

Netherlands
“nice fresh coffee. nice breakfast buffet. Eggs & Bacon were really nice. .”

Belgium
“Great welcome. Lovely rooms. Good and plentiful breakfast. I really enjoy staying “an see Gruga”. The bonus is a fabulously friendly taxi driver.”

Mrs United Kingdom
“Clean, easy communication, close to the exhibition center”

Reise_moni Germany
“nice room, large and cosy, very very nice breakfast”

Alessio Italy
“Nice little touches like complimentary drink and sandwich. Good welcome, lovely room.”

Mrs United Kingdom
“Room was spotless, great, clean and very comfy. Very helpful and friendly staff.”

Stefan Germany
“The staff were lovely, professional and very attentive. Great breakfast buffet. My room was just right too, with a desk area and a nice bathroom.”

Michele Luxembourg
“Very good breakfast, great parking place, great location.”

Maria Germany

This 3-star superior hotel is centrally located in Essen's Rüttenscheid district. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property It is just a few steps from the Gruga events venue, the exhibition center and the Grugapark.

The rooms at the Hotel an der Gruga are spacious and feature LCD flat screens.

Bicycles can be rented for free at the Hotel an der Gruga. Nearby attractions include the Baldeneysee Lake and Museum Folkwang.

The Hotel an der Gruga is just a few steps away from the Messe Ost/Gruga-Halle underground station. This provides public transport links to Essen’s main railway station, Düsseldorf Airport and the Düsseldorf exhibition center. The A52 motorway is just a 3-minute drive from the Hotel an der Gruga.

Ruettenscheid is a great choice for travelers interested in restaurants, museums and business.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 8.5 for two-person stays.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)

Great Food: Meals here are highly recommended!

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

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Closest Landmarks *

Grugahalle
0.1 miles
Grugapark
0.6 miles
Museum Folkwang
0.9 miles
RWI, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V.
1.1 miles
Philharmonic House Essen
1.2 miles
Aalto Theatre
1.4 miles
RWE Tower
1.4 miles
Villa Hügel
1.5 miles
Essen Central Station
1.7 miles
International Christmas Market Essen
1.7 miles

Restaurants & Markets *

Rewe Supermarket
0.6 miles
Sa Rang Bang Restaurant
0.1 miles
Tatort Restaurant
0.2 miles
Hans im Glück Restaurant
0.2 miles
Edeka Supermarket
0.3 miles
Coffee Pirates Cafe/Bar
0.4 miles

Natural Beauty *

Baldeneysee Lake
2.5 miles

Closest Airports *

Düsseldorf Airport
14.5 miles
Dortmund Airport
27.1 miles
Weeze Airport
38.4 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Clean, easy communication, close to the exhibition center”

Reise_moni

Germany

8.3

“The staff were lovely, professional and very attentive. Great breakfast buffet. My room was just right too, with a desk area and a nice bathroom.”

Michele

Luxembourg

9.1

“Position vs U bahn station”

Bogdan

Romania

8.7

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From 3:00 PM

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Until 11:00 AM

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children & Beds

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 18 and above are considered adults at this property.

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0 - 1 year	Can use a crib when requested	FREE
2 years old	Can use a crib or extra bed when requested	FREE
3 - 5 years	Can use an extra bed when requested	FREE
6 - 11 years	Can use an extra bed when requested	€ 16 per child, per night
12+ years	Can use an extra bed when requested	€ 33 per person, per night

The maximum number of extra beds and cribs allowed depends on the room you choose. Double-check your selected room for the maximum capacity.

All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.

Age restriction

The minimum age for check-in is 18

Pets

Pets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.

Groups

When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Hotel an der Gruga accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

“We enjoyed our 2 nights stay. Room: extra bed for our son was arranged in advance, wifi good connection, nice and clean, spacious enough Breakfast: nice chocolate treat for the Easter ;) (and in general good options available) Hotel area and parking: lovely little inside garden, parking was of no problem for us (free in front of the hotel). Area was nice and convenient for our purposes”

“Great welcome. Lovely rooms. Good and plentiful breakfast. I really enjoy staying “an see Gruga”. The bonus is a fabulously friendly taxi driver. I much enjoyed our chat “Auf Deutsch” on the way back to the airport”

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Reviewed: August 18, 2019

Daj
United Kingdom
7.9

Good
- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Difficult on street parking but paid parking is available.
Very clean, comfortable. Friendly staff.

Stayed in August 2019
Reviewed: August 12, 2019

Chandraprabha
Germany
7.5

“overall good stay”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
Near to my work location.

Stayed in August 2019
Reviewed: May 9, 2019

Shelley
Sweden
10

“Great place”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Rooms on the street were quite noisy because of traffic. I like to sleep with the window open, and I couldn't because of traffic.
The staff was friendly and efficient. They even helped me to find out what kind of ticket I needed to Dusseldorf airport and the cost. My room was very clean.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: April 8, 2019

Susan
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Breakfast was really good

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: March 28, 2019

Mrs
United Kingdom
10

“An der Gruga makes it an easy stay!!”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great welcome. Lovely rooms. Good and plentiful breakfast. I really enjoy staying “an see Gruga”. The bonus is a fabulously friendly taxi driver. I much enjoyed our chat “Auf Deutsch” on the way back to the airport

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 24, 2019

Reise_moni
Germany
8.3

“Happy with my choice :)”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Some long hairs in my shower when I arrived but otherwise everything was really clean
Clean, easy communication, close to the exhibition center

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: March 22, 2019

Alessio
Italy
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 4 nights
nice room, large and cosy, very very nice breakfast

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: February 28, 2019

Mrs
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nice little touches like complimentary drink and sandwich. Good welcome, lovely room.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: February 17, 2019

Stefan
Germany
8.8

“Great location ”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Mattress was very soft uncomfortable (like worn out)
Room was spotless, great, clean and very comfy. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Stayed in February 2019
Reviewed: December 10, 2018

Michele
Luxembourg

2 helpful votes
9.2

“Good hotel, right next to the Messe in Essen.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 1 night
Everything was fine. It would have been nice to be able to book parking in advance though.
The staff were lovely, professional and very attentive. Great breakfast buffet. My room was just right too, with a desk area and a nice bathroom.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: November 30, 2018

Bogdan
Romania

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Good”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Position vs U bahn station

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 20, 2018

Maria
Germany

49 helpful votes
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
Room was pretty small and because location was in the attic, not all of the space could have been used due to roof.
Very good breakfast, great parking place, great location.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 12, 2018

Danar
Switzerland
8.3

Very Good
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
the place was very clean and the staffs were kind and put baby bed for us even we didnt ask them.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: October 7, 2018

Bastscho
United Kingdom
9.6

“Great value for the money”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
Very nice hotel, spacious and clean rooms. Friendly and helpful employess.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 3, 2018

David
United Kingdom
7.9

Good
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
Breakfast was limited. Also no aircon in the rooms.
Room was nice and clean, small garden at the back was very pleasant.

Stayed in October 2018

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	Comfort Single Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
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+ Max adults: 1 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Business Single Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking These rooms are spacious and have a larger bed. A bread roll and an item from the vending machine are also included each day. All rooms offer free WiFi as well as satellite movies and sports channels. Guests receive a complimentary bottle of mineral water on arrival. Room Facilities: • Safe • Telephone • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Radio • Desk • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Wardrobe or closet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by elevator • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Private parking is available on site (reservation is not possible) and costs EUR 10 per day. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
+ Max adults: 2 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Business Double Room 2 twin beds or 1 king bed	Show prices
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+ Max adults: 2 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Comfort Double Room 2 twin beds or 1 king bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking The comfort double rooms include free WiFi, Sky sports and film channels are included on the flat-screen TV. Guests receive a complimentary bottle of mineral water on arrival. Room Facilities: • Safe • Telephone • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Radio • Desk • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Wardrobe or closet • Towels • Linens • Upper floors accessible by elevator • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Parking: Private parking is available on site (reservation is not possible) and costs EUR 10 per day. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
+ Max adults: 2 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Business Double Room Plus 1 king bed or 2 twin beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking These particularly spacious double rooms offer a Nespresso™ machine in the room and a flat-screen TV with satellite movies and sports channels. A bread roll and an item from the vending machine are also included each day. All rooms offer free WiFi as well as satellite movies and sports channels. Guests receive a complimentary bottle of mineral water on arrival. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Minibar • Safe • Telephone • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Radio • Desk • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Sofa • iPod dock • Wardrobe or closet • Coffee machine • Towels • Linens • Entire unit located on ground floor • Upper floors accessible by elevator • Clothes rack • Toilet paper • Sofa bed Free WiFi! Parking: Private parking is available on site (reservation is not possible) and costs EUR 10 per day. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
+ Max adults: 1 Max children: 1 (up to years of age)	Business Single Room Plus 1 twin bed	Show prices
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