The Rubens Hotel
Included breakfast, four minutes from the station
About this hotel
The Rubens Hotel keeps its offer simple and complete: breakfast and Wi-Fi included as standard rather than paid extras, four minutes by taxi from Essen Central Station and five minutes from Museum Folkwang. The kid-friendly approach suits a family without needing a long amenity list, and the two-minute walk to Rosyoma Restaurant covers an easy dinner without venturing far after a pool day at Oase. It carries a smaller guest review count than the large chain hotels dominating this list, typical of a more modest, independently run property, but the core basics of included breakfast and a genuinely central location cover most of what a family actually needs for a short Essen stay built around Oase and the pedestrian centre.
- Near Essen Central Station
- Free breakfast
- Kid-friendly
- Near Museum Folkwang
Our take
This suits a family wanting included breakfast and a central, well-connected location without paying for a large chain hotel's full amenity list. It is a solid, simple choice for a short trip. Families wanting a fitness centre, pool or business centre on site should look toward the larger properties elsewhere on this page instead.
- ✓Confirm breakfast serving hours against your planned Oase departure time to make the most of the included meal.
- ✓Try Rosyoma Restaurant, two minutes' walk away, for an easy dinner without travelling far after a pool day.
- ✓Book ahead during school holidays, since this smaller property carries less room inventory than the chain hotels on this list.
Why we love it
- Breakfast and Wi-Fi included
- Four minutes from Essen Central Station
- Kid-friendly approach
- Near Rosyoma Restaurant
Why guests love itIncluded breakfast and a genuinely central spot near Essen Central Station covered what our short three-night trip actually needed. Rosyoma Restaurant two minutes away handled dinner one night after a long afternoon at Oase, and the five-minute reach to Museum Folkwang gave us a rainy-morning backup we ended up using. For a trip centred on Porscheplatz and the rest of central Essen, it covered everything we actually needed day to day.