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Essence Hotel

2.5 star property

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Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking
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Standard Room
Reception
Front of property

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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611 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217
  • Place, Bond St Gallery
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Barclays Center Brooklyn
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Prospect Park
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Room options

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Full ROOM

Full ROOM

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Essence Hotel

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 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.

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 WiFi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Amenities include a multilingual staff, an elevator, and a vending machine
  • 11 minutes by foot from Barclays Center Brooklyn and a 4-minute drive from Brooklyn Bridge
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.

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

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

More

  • 4 floors
  • Smoke-free property

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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.

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 carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

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

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 81 out of 233 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 233 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 233 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 233 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 233 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Antoinette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small room but comfortable
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edwin

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Angelina

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Sean

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No premium channels as advertised. No soundproof walls as advertised Selective cleaning of the room.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sterling

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Hayley

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Sara

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
The hotel staff were extremely friendly and helpful. There is free to go breakfast but I didn’t find much of items I cared for. There is also a microwave, vending machine, and coffee bar in the basement that we used quite a lot. The room itself could have used some improvements. There were several burn marks on the furniture from prior guests. The ventilation above the toilet dripped water consistently onto the toilet/sink area. Overall it was a convenient and safe place to stay. The hvac and TV worked great. The maid was friendly and changed our towels daily. I would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Vladimir

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The room is very small but we were expecting that. The water took a long time to get warm/hot. The hotel is a bit noisy, but we brought earplugs. They advertised that they served breakfast but there was no breakfast offered. Luckily there are plenty of good food options nearby. It's a decent place to stay if you're not planning on spending any time at the hotel except to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Rhea

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was very clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Emma Ruth

Liked: Staff & service
Room was slightly dirty, didn’t look like some areas weren’t cleaned. Sink drained very slowly. Walls were thin, someone was up late talking very loudly and kept us up. Lots of too storage, a closet, and drawers under the bed. Hair dryer in the room and a tv.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Marco

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not my hotel. The room was clean, not problem with it, but it is dire need of renovation. Just looks very old, very well used and not quite as depicted in the image. I could hear all the loud noise of people entering the hotel and walking the hallway from my 1st floor room. Some guests decided to have an extremely loud hallway/lobby conversation at 3.30 am waking me up and the front desk could not be bothered to shut down the loud conversation. Summa summarum, not the experience I was looking for. If and when they decide to renovate and remodel the hotel, maybe worth another visit, but not now.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Claire

Lovely staff but area was awful, I did not feel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Krish

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luciano

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just the minimum standard. Room was super small (no trim for a chair - could hardly walk around the bed) and condition was bare bones. Hallway reeked of pot smoking and there was some random hammering late into the night
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Keane

Travelled with family
Something else
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It would be helpful if they renamed the televisions so someone can connect with them easily.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Nathan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was unsafe and maintenance on the room was poor. Location in relation to Barclays Center was convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities
Room was a little bit rough and lacked enough electrical outlets for me to charge my photo gear. But it was okay for a quick sleep on a work trip. A reading lamp bedside would be a big improvement and one more electrical outlet maybe near the bedside?
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Michal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Friendly staff, clean, super small Room 1 foot bigger than a bed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Karina

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Bed was not clean and there was hair and dirt in the bed
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025