The present paper deals with the investigation of Para‐Kenmotsu manifolds admitting η$$ \eta $$‐Einstein solitons. Some necessary conditions for such manifolds to be Einstein are given, and it is proven that if a para‐Kenmotsu manifold E$$ E $$ admits an η$$ \eta $$‐Einstein soliton, then the manifold E$$ E $$ is Einstein. Then, some noteworthy characterizations that classify para‐Kenmotsu manifolds admitting such solitons are obtained.