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Essence Hotel

2.5 star property

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Standard Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe
Standard Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe
Restaurant
Restaurant
Reception

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 | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

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Full ROOM | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe

Full ROOM

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Essence Hotel

Hotel with free breakfast, near Barclays Center Brooklyn
A microwave in a common area, a 24-hour front desk and a TV in a common area are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free on-the-go breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include multilingual staff assistance and a vending machine.
Essence Hotel offers 42 accommodations with a safe and free 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-per-view films. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

During your stay at Essence Hotel, you'll be within walking distance of Barclays Center Brooklyn. Free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are available.
  • Free on-the-go breakfast served daily
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Amenities include multilingual staff, a lift and a vending machine
  • 11 minutes by foot from Barclays Center Brooklyn and a 3-minute drive from Prospect Park
Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and a television in common area are also featured at the business-friendly Essence Hotel.

This Brooklyn hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free on-the-go breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

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

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable/satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

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.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Children aged 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

Union Brooklyn
Union Hotel Brooklyn
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Essence Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 86 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

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