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Essence Hotel

2.5 star property
Hotel near Barclays Center Brooklyn in Brooklyn

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Standard Room
Standard Room
Reception
Restaurant
Restaurant

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
611 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
  • Barclays Center Brooklyn
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Prospect Park
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • New York, NY (JRB-Downtown Manhattan Heliport)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Full ROOM

Full ROOM

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is CA $251
per night
CA $294 total
includes taxes & fees
20 Feb - 21 Feb
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About the area

Brooklyn

Heart of Brooklyn.At this Brooklyn hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Barclays Center Brooklyn and 3 miles (5 km) of Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Brooklyn Bridge and Wall Street are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Barclays Center Brooklyn - 11 min walk
  • Prospect Park - 20 min walk
  • Brooklyn Cruise Terminal - 5 min drive
  • Wall Street - 8 min drive
  • Brooklyn Bridge - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Union St. Station - 3 min walk
  • Brooklyn Flatbush Avenue Station - 11 min walk
  • LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Nene’s Taqueria - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Finback Brewery - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Threes Brewing - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Essence Hotel

Hotel near Barclays Center Brooklyn in Brooklyn
Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and a television in a common area are also featured at the business-friendly Essence Hotel.

This Brooklyn hotel is smoke free.

  • 42 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • To-go breakfast (free)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Microwave in a common area
Essence Hotel offers 42 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • Room service available

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille signage
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in hallways
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Pay movies
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, and Carte Blanche. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Children 18 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

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Essence Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 87 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 87 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 87 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 87 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 87 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not really worth the price
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shanel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
When we first got there i can smell how clean it was, instantly I knew I was going to have a great stay. Staff were very nice I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

karim

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
it was okay no transportation tho
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chuddy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Delourdes

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Astrid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great and helpful staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tone

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is nothing like the pictures
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gerardo Zamora

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Ronna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
You get what you paid for
This was the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in. Considering it was just renovated, I had to change rooms. The first room the bed was very high and there was nothing to get up on it. I moved to a first floor room. Neither room had a closet or chairs. I was provided with a cardboard box in the second room so I could get into the bed. I had to sit on a wooden table. One outlet was hot after I tried to use it for charging. The plastic cups for the bathroom were hidden under the coffee cups. The light switch to turn the light off over the bed was near the door (no where near the bed). I had to use my cell phone flashlight. There was no door latch to feel safe. I took photos of it. Breakfast consisted of a protein yogurt, a 6.75 apple juice box, and two pieces of fruit. I had to eat that while sitting on a table. The only good thing was the bed and pillows were comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Eli

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer, Chandler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible. Wires sticking out of the walls. Fire alarms covered with masking tape. Room light hanging by a wire up against the wall. Floors in the bathroom were dirty. And non-stop banging from construction. It was so bad that I did not feel safe staying there and opted to get a different hotel for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel needs to be upgraded and cleaned thoroughly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Otobong

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Katharine

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Filthy and loud
Filthy, horrible “hotel.” It was so dirty and loud all night. Looks absolutely nothing like the pictures on this website. There is no way they’re from the same building. We complained to this site and they refused to help us with a refund despite the photos being fraudulent. Do not stay here. You would be better off at a hostel. We would’ve left immediately, but we didn’t have anywhere else to stay. We did cancel our second two nights.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Telu

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The condition of the hotel is very unfortunate because it is dirty.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Secundino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great the room was very clean, just too small and did not have a refrigerator.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Septimus

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was the size of the bed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Angelique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room should have been a little bigger
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

mohamedou

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay! Small room but great for the price. Staff is very friendly, and location is great. Easy commute to manhattan and close to bars/restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024