Bed & Breakfast BonnaNotte
A small guesthouse near Essen-Borbeck
About this hotel
Bed & Breakfast BonnaNotte runs as a genuine small guesthouse rather than a chain property, six minutes by taxi from Essen-Borbeck, with a breakfast buffet available for a fee and free Wi-Fi and parking included. It sits nine minutes by taxi from SEA LIFE Oberhausen, an option worth knowing about for a family looking to add a second attraction to an Essen visit centred on Oase. The smaller scale means fewer amenities than the larger hotels on this list, but also a more personal check-in experience, and the kid-friendly, smoke-free policy keeps things straightforward for a family booking a guesthouse rather than a hotel. It suits a shorter stay where a big lobby and business-centre amenities matter less than a quiet, well-located room and a genuine local welcome.
- Near Essen-Borbeck
- Free parking
- Small guesthouse
- Near SEA LIFE Oberhausen
Our take
This suits a family wanting a small, personal guesthouse stay with free parking, and an easy add-on trip to SEA LIFE Oberhausen if the itinerary allows. It works well for a shorter Essen visit. Families wanting a full-service hotel with a restaurant and fitness centre should look toward the larger chain properties elsewhere on this page instead.
- ✓Confirm breakfast buffet pricing directly, since it is available for a fee rather than included in the room rate.
- ✓Consider pairing this stay with a half-day at SEA LIFE Oberhausen, a nine-minute taxi from the guesthouse.
- ✓Book early for smaller guesthouses like this one, since room counts are limited compared with the chain hotels on this list.
Why we love it
- Free parking and Wi-Fi
- Small, personal guesthouse feel
- Near SEA LIFE Oberhausen
- Kid-friendly, smoke-free
Why guests love itWe added a day at SEA LIFE Oberhausen to our Oase trip and the nine-minute taxi from this guesthouse made that easy to fit in. The smaller scale meant the owners actually knew us by the second day, a nice change from the bigger hotels, and free parking kept the whole stay simple to budget for. For a trip centred on Porscheplatz and the rest of central Essen, it covered everything we actually needed day to day.