A early 70s hotel that looks like it. Rooms very average. It needs refurbishment.
Very, very noisy, because of the road and bad window isolation.
A surprise in the form of an astray full of cigarretes was awaiting for me in the balcony of the room. You have to specifically ask for a non-smoking room, or you wil not know what you get.
Internet costs around 15euros.
The rest was fine, and the staff nice. But who cares, if you travel for business and you cant sleep well, the rest is totally irrelevant.
I would not stay here again.

I stayed for 5 nights at this hotel for business and mostly had a good expereience. The rooms were large, the staff was very helpful, there is a bar, a pub, and a restaurant on site as well as a sauna and pool. You are a short (5-10 min) walk from the center of Gelsenkirchen and right next to a park with a lake and pretty gardens. Unfortunately, having asthma I'm hyper sensitive to smoke and I found myself constantly frustrated with the smell of stale smoke thorought the hotel - the hallways and the lobby were especially bad. The rooms do not have AC but have a nice balcony with a full door and window so you can keep those open in the warmer months and it cools the room down reasonably well. I stayed on the 10th floor so I had a nice breeze going into my room. This is the only place I stayed on my trip that actually had a bathtub, as well. The hotel does seem a bit on the older side and you can notice a few signs wear in things such as the room couch.
In short, if smoke bothers you, I don't recommend staying here, but otherwise the experience was positive and this is a very good hotel with lots of nice features that few other hotels will offer.

This hotel exceeded my expectations on all counts. I stayed a week, on business, and was
so pleased by the friendliness of the staff, the lovely park outside my window, the superb and abundant breakfasts . . . really an unexpected pleasure.

Very average hotel and in need of refurbishment. Rooms just adequate. Friendly staff and good breakfast buffet. Incredibly no heating or air conditioning controls or thermostat in room. Heating is centrally controlled and distributed through ducting, so it's take it or leave it. Would not stay there again.