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Essence Hotel

2.5 star property

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Standard Room

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

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, Gowanus Canal
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Barclays Center Brooklyn
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Prospect Park
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Full ROOM

Full ROOM

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Brooklyn

With a stay at Essence Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Brooklyn, within a 5-minute drive of Barclays Center Brooklyn and Prospect Park. .This hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and 3.7 mi (6 km) from Wall Street.

What's nearby

  • Gowanus Canal - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Bond St Gallery - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Barclays Center Brooklyn - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Prospect Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 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
  • ‪Union Street Pizza - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Beanmonger Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Finback Brooklyn - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Threes Brewing - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Essence Hotel

Hotel with free breakfast, near Barclays Center Brooklyn
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.

Stay in one of 42 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service. A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 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

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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 carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards

Property is also known as

Union Brooklyn
Union Hotel Brooklyn
Union Hotel an Ascend Hotel Collection Member
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Essence Hotel Hotel
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Essence Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 202 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 202 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 202 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 202 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 202 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Denise

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Herbert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The reviews helped to set my expectations- they said "tiny rooms but clean and quiet". They were right. Just enough space to fit a bed, but if you're only staying a night, it works.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy limpio y ordenado
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very clean and convenient location

The hotel is very clean. The room was very clean. The only downfall is the room is real small. There’s not a lot of room to move around.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
OK, let's get it out of the way: YES! The rooms are very compact. So, expect to have to scoot around the bed and not have much room for stuff. I took a star off for cleanliness because the hard floor was dirty and we tracked bits and other people's hair into the bed. So, the cleaners need better training. The bed was super comfortable. The sheets were clean. The HVAC works very well. The shower was nice and hot. The staff are incredibly friendly and very helpful. The bagged breakfast (with 7 different things!) and endless coffee in the basement cafeteria are nice touches. The location to the Barclay and Paramount is excellent. Close to Prospect Park. Literally over 100 restaurants within an easy walk. Lots of shopping within an easy walk. 2 blocks from the R subway, so you can be anywhere in the city. 20 minute subway/walk to the beach at Coney Island. If you go in expecting a 3-star experience in a tiny room, you will be very satisfied, especially with the rate you are paying compared to nearby places. My litmus test for any accommodation: would I stay there again? YES!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable bed.

I'll be coming back for sure. Easy parking, great bed, helpful nice staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ray

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room is way smaller that what it looks.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great deal
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

LIONEL

The area was good. The only thing I dont like was the size of the room. There no space to open your suitcase. I have to walk sizeway to go around the bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff was great, but the property was run down. The bed barely fit in the room and there was hardly enough space to squeeze by the bed to access the bathroom. No chair in the room. The AC unit was right against the bed and blew air on me all night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Linden

Disliked: Staff & service
tiny rooms, no space to move around, no table
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Saif

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay here!

Great price, great location, clean, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Nancie

Travelled with group

Mixed

Clean, pretty good shower and mattress. But very uncomfortable room: only an overhead light, no nightstand to put a lamp or a cup of coffee on, lots of sharp corners/edges to hit your legs on. Expensive for what you get. Sorry won’t be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Quinton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Not a Fan

The place is in a nice location but the rooms are very small with unpainted repaired patches or places where repairs were needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Shiva

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

candice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location! Location! Great neighborhood to explore! Free and easy street parking. Room was tiny but its NY, you'll get used to it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Rakem

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hasani

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jess

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love everything
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025