From the owner: Shoppen, erleben, genießen. Im Allee-Center Essen-Altenessen erwartet Sie in über 80 Shops eine…read moreattraktive Mischung aus Einzelhandel, Dienstleistungen und Gastronomie mit einem besonders umfangreichen Angebot im Lebensmittel- und Gesundheitsbereich. Parken können Sie 2 Stunden kostenlos auf insgesamt 620 Parkplätzen auf 2 Ebenen.

I'm not sure what I expected to find here, but it turns out that this is basically little more than…read morea modern shopping centre. Okay, it's a German shopping centre, but it is still a shopping centre, and I have to admit that I tend to get sick of looking around them after, well, a few seconds after stepping in through the doors. However, I had caught the u-Bahn from the station to here, namely to catch the U-bahn in Essen, only to find myself here so I decided that it would be a good idea to look around. The one interesting thing that I did notice though was that they happened to have a vending machine for wine, which is something that I would have expected to find in France.

A standard shopping center with limited wifi, restrooms that you have to pay for and food court…read morethat can make you sick. Try to opt for pizza or something you know it must be made that day; I had a shake that made me ill and I was sorry I had that curiosity. Regarding stores themselves; again, standard - like everywhere else in the world. It is good to be able to go to a place and find what you need. Also, it would be nice for some big stores like Saturn to accept credit cards. Am I supposed to pay cash for a washing machine, plus wait 2 months for delivery? Ridiculous.