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Hotels in Gelsenkirchen
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Zentrales Apartment Gelsenkirchen - City und Komfort
8.5169 reviews1.4 km walk from the centre of Gelsenkirchen
PLAZA Hotel Gelsenkirchen
7.7565 reviewsAm Stadtgarten 1
1.3 km walk from the centre of Gelsenkirchen
ibis Styles Hotel Gelsenkirchen
7.23,028 reviewsRingstr. 1-3, 45879
800 m walk from the centre of Gelsenkirchen
Good Morning Gelsenkirchen City
7.22,684 reviewsBahnhofsvorplatz 12
400 m walk from the centre of Gelsenkirchen
Top Apartmentwohnungen Veltins Arena
5.650 reviewsMoorkampstrasse 14
4.4 km by road from the centre of Gelsenkirchen
Heiner's Parkhotel
8.91,237 reviewsAm Bugapark 1d
6.2 km by road from the centre of Gelsenkirchen
Welcome Hotel Gelsenkirchen
8.5478 reviewsParkallee 3
8.4 km by road from the centre of Gelsenkirchen · 14 min walk to VELTINS-Arena · Tram 302 to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof
Arena Hotel
8.2223 reviewsWilly-Brandt-Allee 54
6.5 km by road from the centre of Gelsenkirchen · 9 min walk to Willy-Brandt-Allee / GELSENWASSER · Tram 302 to Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof
Nearby towns
Hotels further out or listed under other towns near Gelsenkirchen, nearest first.
Hotel Bochum Wattenscheid, Affiliated by Meliá
7.53,040 reviewsJosef-Haumann-Strasse 1, 44866
Nearby: Bochum, 3.3 km as the crow flies
Pension an der Zeche
7.241 reviewsGelsenkirchener Straße 160 Wohnung Erdgeschoss
Nearby: Essen, 4 km as the crow flies
Seibel's SUITES - Wohnung Ruhrgebiet inkl Garage
10 Hüller Straße
Nearby: Herne, 4 km as the crow flies
SH Desert SPA Lodge - luxury apartment with sauna
10.05 reviewsNearby: Duisburg, 25 km as the crow flies
Blankensteiner Seeblick
9.842 reviewsAuf der Ürfte
Nearby: Hattingen, 15 km as the crow flies
Sonnenglanz Wohnung auf der Vierten
9.830 reviewsOststraße 185
Nearby: Duisburg, 23 km as the crow flies
Joys Ferienwohnung
9.827 reviewsLeuthenstraße 54
Nearby: Oberhausen, 18 km as the crow flies
Atelier-Ferienwohnung
9.819 reviewsNearby: Mülheim an der Ruhr, 21 km as the crow flies
Gästezimmer in Ratingen bei Düsseldorf mit einem Hauch Luxus
9.88 reviewsEschbachstrasse 25, 40878
Nearby: Ratingen, 29 km as the crow flies
Studio mit Blick ins Grüne
9.77 reviews12 Päßchen Separates Gebäude - eigener Eingang
Nearby: Dortmund, 23 km as the crow flies
PM-AM Apartments Hoher Wall
9.6151 reviewsHoher Wall 17-19
Nearby: Dortmund, 25 km as the crow flies
Apartments "Am Rheinorange", Netflix & Prime
9.658 reviewsAmtsgerichtsstraße 19
Nearby: Duisburg, 26 km as the crow flies
Airport Apartment
9.589 reviewsIn der Nießdonk 57
Nearby: Düsseldorf, 33 km as the crow flies
Ferienwohnung Hills
9.549 reviews67 Zieglerstraße 1.OG
Nearby: Duisburg, 22 km as the crow flies
Wo das Ruhrgebiet am schönsten ist
9.536 reviews6 Bergmannsweg, 45527
Nearby: Hattingen, 16 km as the crow flies
Blick ins Ruhrgebiet
9.531 reviews51 Holzstraße
Nearby: Bochum, 7.7 km as the crow flies
Modern Home Check-in & chill down auf 65 qm²
9.524 reviewsKrockhausstraße 78
Nearby: Bochum, 11 km as the crow flies
Altes Krupphaus auf der Heimaterde
9.59 reviews16 Kolumbusstraße
Nearby: Mülheim an der Ruhr, 14 km as the crow flies
Courtyard by Marriott Dortmund
9.41,667 reviewsEmil-Figge-Strasse 41, 44227
Nearby: Dortmund, 23 km as the crow flies
Hotel Landhaus Knappmann
9.4187 reviewsRingstraße 198
Nearby: Essen, 20 km as the crow flies
Hotel Schmerkötter
9.4148 reviewsAuf dem Aspei 70
Nearby: Bochum, 13 km as the crow flies
Hotelik Gdanska
9.486 reviewsAltmarkt 2
Nearby: Oberhausen, 18 km as the crow flies
Aparts Oberhausen
9.466 reviewsNeumühler Straße 9-11
Nearby: Oberhausen, 18 km as the crow flies
Holiday Inn Express Bochum by IHG
9.31,003 reviewsViktoriastraße 14b
Nearby: Bochum, 8.6 km as the crow flies
Schulhaus Hotel
9.370 reviews15 Westfalendamm
Nearby: Schwelm, 28 km as the crow flies
Fünf Giebel Eck in der Freiheit am Ruhrtalradweg
9.325 reviewsFreiheit 4, 58300
Nearby: Wetter (Ruhr), 25 km as the crow flies
Ruhr Inn Hotel
9.22,407 reviews41 Eickener Straße
Nearby: Hattingen, 13 km as the crow flies
Friends Hotel Düsseldorf-Airport Ratingen
9.2604 reviews5 Broichhofstraße
Nearby: Ratingen, 31 km as the crow flies
Zur alten Krone
9.2351 reviewsSteinhagen 8, 45525
Nearby: Hattingen, 13 km as the crow flies
Ambient Hotel Zum Schwan
9.2122 reviewsUrbanusstraße 40
Further out, 8.7 km as the crow flies
Historisch übernachten Brinkerplatz 3
9.2117 reviewsBrinkerplatz 3
Nearby: Essen, 6.4 km as the crow flies
Messenahe Moderne Zwei-Zimmer-Wohnung 42qm
9.222 reviewsAn der Schlepp 16, 40880
Nearby: Ratingen, 30 km as the crow flies
Junik Apartments - Ferienwohnungen in Duisburg
9.221 reviewsKoloniestrasse 100, 47057
Nearby: Duisburg, 24 km as the crow flies
SH Team Lodges 4 Apartments für max 19 Personen l Monteure l Messe l Business
9.211 reviewsNearby: Duisburg, 26 km as the crow flies
Parkhotel Engelsburg - 4 Sterne Superior
9.1213 reviewsAugustinessenstraße 10
Nearby: Recklinghausen, 14 km as the crow flies
Rittergut Haus Laer
9.1197 reviewsHöfestraße 45
Nearby: Bochum, 13 km as the crow flies
Hotel Am Brinkerplatz
9.1186 reviewsScheidtmanntor 11
Nearby: Essen, 6.4 km as the crow flies
Constantin
9.186 reviews31 Constantinstraße
Nearby: Bochum, 8.3 km as the crow flies
Ferienwohnung am Stadion Bochum Grumme
9.148 reviews22 Wilhelm-Raabe-Straße
Nearby: Bochum, 10 km as the crow flies
City Apartment 1#Netflix &Wlan &Kingsize Bett &Kaffee Maschine & Zentral & 500m Innenhafen & 2 min U Bahn
9.126 reviewsAakerfährstraße 39, 47058
Nearby: Duisburg, 23 km as the crow flies
About hotels in Gelsenkirchen
408 hotels listed for Gelsenkirchen and the towns around it, 8 of them in Gelsenkirchen itself, with prices compared across multiple booking platforms in real time. One hotel currently shows a live price: €74 a night. Most properties are 3-star (223 of 408).
Hotels
408
8 in Gelsenkirchen · 1 priced
Cheapest
€74
per night
Top-rated
0
of the 8 in Gelsenkirchen rated 9+ / 10
1 Budget
under €89
0 Mid
€89–€223
0 Luxury
over €223
Getting around
Stations within a 10-minute walk of hotels in Gelsenkirchen, the busiest first, with the train services and lines we have recorded for each.
- Essen Hauptbahnhof: EC, Eurostar, FLX, S1, S2, S3 and 15 more
- Bochum Hauptbahnhof: EC, IC, ICE, S1, U-Bahn U35 CampusLinie, Tram 302 and 8 more
- Duisburg Hauptbahnhof: EC, Eurostar, FLX, S1, U79, Tram 901 and 5 more
- Mülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhof: IC, RB, RE, S1, S3, U-Bahn U18 and 2 more
- Oberhausen Hbf: EC, IC, ICE, S3, Tram 112, Tram NE12 and 2 more
What's on in Gelsenkirchen
14 Nov 2026
Just Floyd Project - Celebrating the best of Pink Floyd
Westfalenhalle / Halle 2
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23 Apr 2027
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Westfalenhalle
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Includes events within 25 km of Gelsenkirchen.
Staying in Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen sits in the heart of the Ruhr, a coal-and-steel town whose industrial identity is now mostly history: the pits and furnaces have closed, and what's left is a working-class city rebuilding its economy around renewable energy, logistics and football. That football pedigree is real — Schalke 04 and the Veltins-Arena are the main reason most visitors show up at all, and matchdays bring a genuine, noisy atmosphere you won't find in more polished German cities.
Beyond the stadium, sights are thin: the Nordsternpark and former industrial sites like Zeche Nordstern give a sense of the region's Ruhr-heritage regeneration, but this isn't a city built for sightseeing tourism. Stay near the Hauptbahnhof for easy trains around the Ruhr, or close to the Arena if you're here for the football.
Typical weather
October here averages 10°C, with around 67 mm of rain across the month.
November here averages 6°C, with around 77 mm of rain across the month.
Climate data: NASA POWER
Twenty-year averages for this area, not a forecast.
Explore Gelsenkirchen
Where to stay near the sights and attractions of Gelsenkirchen.
Airports serving Gelsenkirchen, nearest first, with the distance in a straight line from the centre of Gelsenkirchen. Hotels by the terminal, for an early flight; they are not in the centre of Gelsenkirchen.
Worth visiting from Gelsenkirchen
Distances are in a straight line.
- Historic siteCologne Cathedral63 kmA Gothic cathedral on the Rhine and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- CountrysideRhine Gorge154 kmA stretch of the Rhine valley lined with vineyards, castles and small towns.
- Historic siteWartburg231 kmA medieval hilltop castle above Eisenach where Martin Luther translated the New Testament.
- Historic siteClassical Weimar299 kmThe town of Goethe and Schiller, with a cluster of UNESCO-listed buildings and parks.
- RegionBavaria493 kmSouthern region covering the Alps, castles, historic towns and Munich.
- CountrysideCochem151 kmA Moselle riverside town beneath a hilltop castle, set among vineyards.
- Historic siteMines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System226 kmA historic mining town and old water systems on the edge of the Harz mountains.