Essence Hotel

2.5 star property
Hotel near Barclays Center Brooklyn in Brooklyn

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Standard Room
Front of property
Restaurant
Restaurant
Reception

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

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 (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    52 min drive

Room options

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Full ROOM

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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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 - 1.0 km
  • Brooklyn Museum - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Brooklyn Cruise Terminal - 5 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Wall Street - 8 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Brooklyn Bridge - 9 min drive - 6.3 km

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
WiFi is free in public spaces. You'll find a business center on site. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and a television in a common area are also featured at the business-friendly Essence Hotel.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Brooklyn hotel.

  • 42 guestrooms or units
  • 4 levels
  • Business facilities
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • 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

Food and drink

  • 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

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. 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.

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Essence Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 215 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 215 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 215 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 215 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 31 out of 215 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.2/10

Eco-friendliness

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