With a stay at The Essence Hotel AT JFK in Jamaica (Queens), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and 8 minutes from Citi Field. .This hotel is 10 mi (16.1 km) from Barclays Center Brooklyn and 10.8 mi (17.4 km) from Brooklyn Bridge.
What's nearby
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park - 4 min drive - 3.9 km
Aqueduct Racetrack - 6 min drive - 4.5 km
St. John's University - 6 min drive - 4.5 km
Resorts World Casino - 7 min drive - 4.8 km
Citi Field - 8 min drive - 8.6 km
Getting around
Archer Av. Station - 5 min walk
Jamaica Station - 6 min walk
John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport (JFK) - 15 min drive
Restaurants
Air Bar - 8 min walk
Sangria Tapas Bar & Restaurant - 2 min walk
Delicias Calenas - 3 min walk
N Y Fried Chicken - 3 min walk
Subway - 9 min walk
About this property
The Essence Hotel AT JFK
Hotel in Jamaica with a 24-hour front desk
The Essence Hotel AT JFK offers 56 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps).
Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply).
Make yourself at home in one of the 56 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local calls.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of The Essence Hotel AT JFK. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, an elevator, and coffee/tea in a common area.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin), English, Hindi, Spanish
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
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Coffee and tea in common areas
Free daily manager's reception
Snack bar/deli
Family friendly
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
1 accessible parking space
Lift (86 centimetre wide door)
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
Room amenities
Bedroom
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Bathtub or shower
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
TV
More
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Desk
Free local calls
Heating (climate-controlled)
Iron/ironing board
Laptop workspace
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
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
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include window guards
Property is also known as
The Essence Hotel AT JFK Hotel
The Essence Hotel AT JFK Jamaica
The Essence Hotel AT JFK Hotel Jamaica
The Essence Hotel AT JFK Reviews
Reviews
7.4
Good
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Room was by far smaller than realized it would be. There was no parking facility for the hotel or nearby. We spent 2 nights…each night we were woke up by screaming….have no idea where it was coming from or whom it was coming from… the breakfast bags… keep them ….. they say they provide daily room cleaning…um not true. Would not stay again.
The stay was good except the staff who wasn’t helpful at all, they kept out ID and when we did our check out to pick it up they didn’t haven’t and I have to call hours later and apparently they found it; I had to make a hole trip of 8 hrs just to pick it up cause of that
Juan Axel
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
6/10 Okay
GURPREET
26 Jan 2025
Disliked: Staff & service
They do not provide the facilities as they mentioned in description for exaples irons
I was very disappointed and could not follow through with the night stay at the hotel but ended up staying overnight at the airport terminal 4. First it was my understanding that there would be free shuttle bus between the JFK and the hotel but when I called they claimed they don’t have free shuttle bus but Air train could take me to Jamaica. I got as far as Field Circle station and could not continue because the vehicle I was promised to pick me up never arrived and when I called there was no answer so I went back to JFK international airport at about 8:00pm scared in an environment I know nothing about.
The towels were dingy the tub looked dirty the sheets weren't so clean and my child became very sick from the germs in the room after spending a sleepless night there. She still has a fever 24 hrs later. The temperature could not be controlled and it was either too hot or too cold very poor ventilation and the closet had a musty gross smell. The tv remote didn't work well either. No bottled water available anywhere in the hotel. Way too expensive for the quality $123 taxes included. I had the slide the heavy door to get in and out of the property and I have a dislocated right shoulder.
Property was good, clean and the checkin process was seamless. Active construction is taking place next to the hotel so be aware when walking in the general area. Very close to access points such as buses and trains and has a direct connection to the JFK airport via the JFK air train and lyft/uber. Walking distance from food outlets.