Day passes from €10/day · Desks from €200/mo — Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 18-20, Essen · 4.6 ★ (2128 reviews)
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Meeting rooms 1–120 persons | 1–120 persons | — | On request |
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The Unperfekthaus is a creative community house on several floors of a former Franciscan monastery in Essen's city centre, open to guests and members alike since 2004. You pay a flat-rate entry at the counter downstairs – €7, €10 (the normal price) or €15 if you want to support the house, your choice – then pick a quiet room and help yourself to unlimited cappuccino, espresso, tea, cocoa and soft drinks on every floor; an all-day buffet of soups, salads, bread and desserts costs €18.50 extra, or €9 for a single plate. Coworkers use desks, group tables and lounges with Wi-Fi and monitors, and around them are workshops, a 3D printer, video, podcast and photo studios, a yoga room, massage chairs, guitars and e-pianos anyone can play, a large winter garden and roof terraces; almost every room has daylight and opens onto a balcony or terrace. A CoWorker membership costs €200 a month, can be cancelled at any time and includes free entry during opening hours, all drinks, a lockable locker, a mailbox with your own postal address and high-speed Wi-Fi. Eleven bookable rooms of 12 to 175 m² host seminars, workshops and events for up to 120 people, and there is a hotel in the house. The mix of artists, founders, students and remote workers makes it unconventional: sometimes very quiet, sometimes very lively. Open Monday to Friday from 8:00 and at weekends from 9:30, closed on NRW public holidays.
This workspace is easy to reach via a variety of public transport connections.
This workspace is known to host a welcoming and inclusive community.
Lots of networking events are taking place at this workspace.
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 18-20, 45127, Essen, Germany
The Unperfekthaus is on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße in the heart of Essen's city centre, right next to the Limbecker Platz shopping centre. The Berliner Platz U-Bahn and tram station is about 200 m away, and Essen Hauptbahnhof is roughly a kilometre off, a few minutes by U-Bahn or a stroll through the pedestrian zone past the Marktkirche. The 24-hour Weberplatz car park is three minutes on foot, and there are bike racks right in front of the house. The historic Lichtburg cinema and the city centre's shops and restaurants are all within a short walk.
A day at the Unperfekthaus in Essen costs €7, €10 or €15 – you choose; €10 is the normal price. Unlimited hot and cold drinks are included, and the all-day buffet costs €18.50 extra.
Yes. The CoWorker membership costs €200 a month and includes free entry during opening hours, drinks on every floor, a lockable locker, a mailbox with your own postal address and high-speed Wi-Fi. You can cancel at any time.
Yes. Eleven rooms from 12 to 175 m² take groups of 6 to 120 people and can be rented exclusively; drinks are included in the room price, and an in-room buffet starts at €50.
Monday to Friday from 8:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 9:30; it is closed on NRW public holidays.
Partly. Most areas can be reached alone by wheelchair, some need a companion; there is a lift, and a loan wheelchair is available.
A day pass at Unperfekthaus Essen costs €10, and a monthly desk starts at €200. Both are the operator's published rates for this location. Day passes can be booked through One Coworking where the space supports it; for a monthly desk we will confirm the current rate and availability with the operator for you.
Review summary
Across 28 detailed Google reviews, Unperfekthaus Essen reads as a lively, creative multi-use house where members come to work, eat and meet. Food is the theme members raise most often, and the vegan options in particular earn praise. The atmosphere is the second constant: reviewers describe “a lovely workshop atmosphere” and a house full of creativity and life, and several highlight the sense of community that comes with it. Value matters as well, with members noting that it is “really cheap and meets expectations”. Reviewers also find the house spacious and well located, two discover quiet, comfortable spots for work, and individual reviews mention high-speed internet, a very clean room and a TV that connects to a laptop. The standout extras are the roof terrace, which several members single out, and the house's role as a venue. Reviewers mention space for social events and good seminar facilities. The honest gaps centre on noise and service. Two members find the house too noisy for focused work: one calls it interesting to explore but bad for working or studying, and another notes that a whole floor is repeatedly used as a rehearsal room. Two reviews criticise the staff, one for being loud and one over a charge applied without asking, and that visitor would also like a free choice between the price options on offer. One member feels consideration for others is lacking, and another finds the food and buffet are not what they used to be.
Members most consistently praise Coffee & food, Atmosphere, and Value for money. The most-raised point to know about is Quiet & focus.
Consistently praised
Worth knowing
“Vegan options are excellent here!”
See options & request a tourJörg Scheunemann
Sep 2026
Interesting concept, worth checking out.
Susanne Huppertz
Sep 2026
A spectacular house!!! I had a full-day seminar there and unfortunately didn't have much time to explore. What I did see was a studio corner with canvas paintings on display, a large area where you can buy or even make your own jewelry, a small area where you can leave things you no longer need (presumably available for a donation), and a nook where someone was reading aloud. But the house has even more to offer... You can decorate the tables outside with your own artwork; pens and markers are available at the counter. A visit is definitely worthwhile!
Sergej Minaew
Sep 2026
Sven Muth
Sep 2026
Dennis Heinz
Sep 2026
Jeanette Charlotte
Sep 2026
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Unperfekthaus Essen offers External monitors, Hot & Cold Drinks, Lounge Area, Lifts, Rooftop Terrace, Highspeed Wifi, Bike Storage, Lots of Natural Light and 11 more amenities.