Flowers Hotel Essen
Rooftop bar and an Asian restaurant downstairs
About this hotel
Flowers Hotel Essen brings a rooftop bar and a stylish Asian restaurant to the mid-range end of this list, an eight-minute walk from Essen Berliner Platz and a five-minute taxi from Museum Folkwang. The deli and breakfast options give families flexibility on how they start the day before heading toward Oase, and free parking alongside pet-friendly rooms covers the practical basics that some design-forward hotels skip. Air conditioning is standard throughout, useful during a summer visit when pool days at Oase run long and hot, and the rooftop bar offers parents a proper evening spot once the kids are settled, a rare amenity among the hotels on this particular page. It reads as a hotel that wants to be more than a functional stopover, without sacrificing the practical basics a family actually needs.
- Rooftop bar
- Near Essen Berliner Platz
- Free parking
- Air conditioning
Our take
This suits a family who wants a bit more design and dining character than the standard chain format, with free parking and pet-friendly rooms still included. The rooftop bar is a genuine draw for parents after the kids are asleep. Families on the tightest budget should compare it against the properties on the budget list elsewhere on this page instead.
- ✓Book a rooftop bar table for sunset if visiting in summer, since it is one of the more distinctive amenities on this whole list.
- ✓Try the on-site Asian restaurant for a dinner that beats going back out after a tiring pool afternoon at Oase.
- ✓Use free parking to combine an Oase morning with an afternoon drive out to Essen Berliner Platz and the surrounding area.
Why we love it
- Rooftop bar for evening drinks
- Stylish Asian restaurant on site
- Free parking and pet-friendly rooms
- Deli and flexible breakfast options
Why guests love itThe rooftop bar became our evening ritual once the kids were down, a genuine treat after a hot day at Oase's water cannons and diving tower. Dinner at the in-house Asian restaurant one night saved us from dragging tired kids back out, and the free parking meant the whole week's costs stayed predictable. It did exactly what a short family stay built around Oase needed, no more and no less, and we would book it again.