acora Hotel und Wohnen     
1320 € per month and up  
The acora apartments, with their bright, friendly furnishings, offer workspace, mini-kitchen, living room and bedroom all in one. If you don’t want to cook yourself, you can enjoy the breakfast buffet or let the hotel-owned Restaurant Fässle cook for you. The fitness area is available daily from 7 am to 11 pm. WiFi, underground parking, 24-hour reception, and washers and dryers round off the features.
›› Bochum-Innenstadt, Nordring 44-50, Tel. 0 234/68 96-0
›› www.acora.de/de/Bochum.htm

Apart Hotel Duisburg-Nord    
1854 € per month and up     
Comfortable accommodation in the heart of the Ruhr Region in fully equipped apartments with separate living room and bedroom, TV, telephone and Internet connection.
›› Duisburg-Obermarxloh, Duisburger Str. 182, Tel. 0 203/50 02 70
›› www.aparthotel-duisburg.de

Alte Lohnhalle   
€ 63 and up  
Miners once received their weekly pay in the interior of the magnificent neo-Gothic wage hall of the heritage-protected Bonifacius mine. It includes 17 individually furnished rooms for 1 to 3 persons with colorful baths and design classics of the 20th century. The Über Tage Restaurant serves fresh (Ruhr) cooking with a Mediterranean influence.
›› Essen-Kray, Rotthauser Str. 40, Tel. 0 201/3 84 57-0
›› www.alte-lohnhalle.de

art Hotel Körschen    
€ 89 and up     
The hotel’s lovingly furnished themed rooms are located in Essen, but you are transported to Italy, London, New York or the Hamptons. At the art Hotel, you also see changing exhibitions of famous artists. People staying a long time in Essen can rent a fully furnished and highly modern apartment with VIP furnishings, including a built-in kitchen.
›› Essen-Stadtkern, Hindenburg Str. 6, Tel. 0 201/­1 02 99 85
›› www.hotelkoerschen.de