Name: Brook Red Lion Hotel
Address: High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DJ, United Kingdom, High Street, Essex, CO1 1DJ, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $61 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.7

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The staff were helpful. The breakfasts were good. The Tudor environment felt authentic.

Kenneth, United Kingdom

Location of hotel was good, close to shopping centres and also attractions

Joe, United Kingdom

The Staff were excellent and helpful. The location of the hotel was central in the high street. It was close to all shopping outlets. Well done. Keep up the good work.

Vincent, Malta

Massive history , imagining who could have stayed there through the centuries

Pieter, United Kingdom

The staff was amazing and the history of the hotel

Steve, United Kingdom

Staff very helpful, moved me to a new room because the toilet flush wasn't working in my original room. Bed comfy, great central location.

Rosemary, United Kingdom

Spectacular breakfast room and other historical furniture. Broad, traditional breakfast selection in ample quantities. Interesting restoration in progress. Helpful staff. The initial overcharge of the promotion offer was promptly corrected.

William, Malaysia

everything was great, staff where lovely the hotel looked amazing and it was in a brilliant location lots of Information about the services offered from the hotel and where there where good places to eat

Samuel, United Kingdom

Beds really comfy, decor attractive, staff helpful

Barch, United Kingdom

La position en centre ville. Town centre location.

Xavier, France

8.5

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“The staff were helpful. The breakfasts were good. The Tudor environment felt authentic.”

Kenneth United Kingdom
“Location of hotel was good, close to shopping centres and also attractions”

Joe United Kingdom
“The Staff were excellent and helpful. The location of the hotel was central in the high street. It was close to all shopping outlets. Well done. Keep up the good work.”

Vincent Malta
“Massive history , imagining who could have stayed there through the centuries”

Pieter United Kingdom
“The staff was amazing and the history of the hotel”

Steve United Kingdom
“Staff very helpful, moved me to a new room because the toilet flush wasn't working in my original room. Bed comfy, great central location.”

Rosemary United Kingdom
“Spectacular breakfast room and other historical furniture. Broad, traditional breakfast selection in ample quantities. Interesting restoration in progress. Helpful staff. ”

William Malaysia
“everything was great, staff where lovely the hotel looked amazing and it was in a brilliant location lots of Information about the services offered from the hotel and where there where good places to...”

Samuel United Kingdom
“Beds really comfy, decor attractive, staff helpful”

Barch United Kingdom
“La position en centre ville. Town centre location.”

Xavier France

One of our best sellers in Colchester! Located in the town center of Colchester, the Grade I-listed Brook Red Lion Hotel is 1.5 miles from the Merville Barracks and 2 miles from the University of Essex. The Red Lion is ideal for Colchester Hospital, Colchester Castle, town center shopping and Colchester Zoo.

All 24 bedrooms, with original Tudor features, have a flat-screen multi-channel TV, complementary tea and coffee and a work desk, alongside a private bathroom.

Dating back to 1485, the Parliament Restaurant has a large choice of dishes, all freshly prepared by a team of chefs. There is a 24-hour front desk, residents bar, free WiFi and discounted car parking.

Colchester town train station is a 2 minute walk away and it offers direct routes to London Liverpool Street.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.5)

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Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Buffet

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An Inside Look at Brook Red Lion Hotel

The Red Lion Hotel is one of the oldest Hotels in the UK. We are in the heart of Colchester and welcome guests from all around the world. The hotel is famous as it was once the meeting place for Oliver Cromwell and his parliament. We are also famous for Alice our resident Ghost!. She is not always around but has been seen from time to time. Please call us for more details!

Area Info – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks *

Colchester Town Train Station
0.3 miles
Essex County Hospital
0.5 miles
Colchester Institute
0.5 miles
Colchester Castle
1 miles
Colchester General Hospital
1.4 miles
Birch Grove Golf Club
1.5 miles
University of Essex Colchester Campus
2.2 miles
Weston Homes Community Stadium
2.3 miles
Colchester Zoo
3.4 miles
Alresford
4.8 miles

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Supermarket
0.1 miles
Market
0.1 miles
Restaurant
0.1 miles
Cafe/Bar
0.1 miles

Closest Airports *

London Southend Airport
23.8 miles
London Stansted Airport
27.2 miles
Cambridge Airport
38.1 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Location was unbeatable, breakfast was excellent, people were very nice and helpful”

Perry

Argentina

8.7

“staff was helpful and friendly. And good location will use again.”

John

United Kingdom

8.7

“In a great location for exploring Colchester and a part of the town's history. We didn't eat but the menu looked good. We had a quiet night and slept w...”

Sapmagoo

United Kingdom

9.1

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1 Restaurant On Site

Parliament Restaurant

Food: British

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3:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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Until 11:00 AM

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! All children under 10 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

Free! All children under 3 years stay free of charge in a crib.

All older children or adults are charged GBP 10 per person per night for extra beds.

The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Pets

Pets are allowed. Charges may apply.

Groups

When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

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“Spectacular breakfast room and other historical furniture. Broad, traditional breakfast selection in ample quantities. Interesting restoration in progress. Helpful staff. The initial overcharge of the promotion offer was promptly corrected.”

William

Malaysia

“everything was great, staff where lovely the hotel looked amazing and it was in a brilliant location lots of Information about the services offered from the hotel and where there where good places to eat”

Samuel

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Reviewed: June 17, 2019

William
Malaysia

2 helpful votes
6.7

“An interesting historic place, but questionable consideration for these travellers from overseas.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Our promotion "double" room was a small single with a super-single bed, so sleeping and moving around was difficult. The shower unit was too narrow for comfort. The refund for all this on complaint was 10%. Was that sufficient? (see photos) Teething troubles: ongoing scaffolding work immediately outside bedroom window; scalding shower water hard to alter. Night noise from walkway underpass two stories below room. Entrance from here with baggage is one story below reception. .
Spectacular breakfast room and other historical furniture. Broad, traditional breakfast selection in ample quantities. Interesting restoration in progress. Helpful staff. The initial overcharge of the promotion offer was promptly corrected.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 17, 2019

Samuel
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The shower was tempormental and would have a large change in temperature from a small touch The room looked larger online than it did in person
everything was great, staff where lovely the hotel looked amazing and it was in a brilliant location lots of Information about the services offered from the hotel and where there where good places to eat

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 16, 2019

Shaun
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Great place too stay

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 16, 2019

Kenneth
United Kingdom
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
A bit dated
Location excellent

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 15, 2019

Barch
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I am not a fan of piped music!
Beds really comfy, decor attractive, staff helpful

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 14, 2019

Greg
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
8.3

“Good value stay in the town vented”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The hotel is quite old and a bit tired
Very friendly staff - always glad to see you

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 13, 2019

Kenneth
United Kingdom
6.3

“An historical hotel with helpful staff but in need of a serious upgrade.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathroom plumbing: Shower was too hot (health and safety). Sink taps were constantly dripping and the toilet leaked. The distance from the car park to the hotel was further than suggested.
The staff were helpful. The breakfasts were good. The Tudor environment felt authentic.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 13, 2019

Bruce
United Kingdom
7.1

“Disappointed with many minor irritations!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No anti slip mat or support bars in bath;. no plug in washbasin; difficult shower/bath control; poor wardrobe storage facility.
Very good breakfast.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 11, 2019

Xavier
France
5.0

“Not enjoyable, barely did the job.”
- • Business trip
- • Group of friends
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 4 nights
Noise early in the morning and late at night, thin walls, so I could here TV at 4:45next door. Overall the hotel seem a little out dated, not well maintained or run with care. My room stunk of sick and the toilet had big brown traces when i first arrived. Thankfully the young staff was pleasant and helped out, it was ok when I return from dinner. One morning despite being the only one we had to make some noise and open a dorr to be noticed for breakfast order (waited 10mins alone), the cooked breakfast came out really quickly after but was undercooked... To me this hotel isn't gonna last unless changing drastically with caring staff, paying attention to details, but I guess there are not enough booking already to increase staff pay as it is at the moment so the current staff does what they can with what they have, unfortunately it isn't a great customer experience.
La position en centre ville. Town centre location.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 9, 2019

Victoria
United Kingdom
6.7

“Alright for a night”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathroom wasn’t brilliant Couldn’t use the toilet in one of our rooms, staff were informed but little was done about it..luckily we had the room next door as well. So noisy all night, music and people fighting outside, as was on h/street and was a wedding on the night we stayed. Rooms could do with a little tlc
Bed was comfy. Staff pleasant enough. Breakfast was nice

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 9, 2019

Mark
United Kingdom

5 helpful votes
7.9

“A good central location but it was about 6 mins walk to the NCP, so travel light!”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Room was small and the bathroom smelled of meldew. The room floor area was small but it was a grand room with high ceilings and lots of character. Ordinarily it would have been OK but it was warm and I had to have the windows open but being on the main highstreet it was a bit noisey and therefore I woke up at 4:00AM nd could not get back to sleep! I appreciate that is my problem, but some hotels have cooling units or fans in rooms that they know are warm!
Location was good. Very central for restaurants and the town centre.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 9, 2019

Donna
United Kingdom
9.6

“Fantastic”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Coffee and tea in rooms.
Staff were really welcoming both day and night. Room was extremely clean.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 6, 2019

Karen
United Kingdom
10

“Top value, comfortable, good amenities. Recommended!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing.
Excellent, clean, comfortable accommodation. Great value - breakfast included. Plus Angela, the manager was really helpful and friendly. Highly recommended.

Stayed in June 2019
Reviewed: June 5, 2019

Lorraine
United Kingdom
5.0

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room appeared dirty, curtain and nets needed a clean and mended as they were ripped. TV remote didnt work and was dirty. Dresser had a layer of dust on it. Room was small and cramped. No hairdryer, phoned reception, nice lady but had to phone again to remind her.
Location.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: June 5, 2019

Laura
United Kingdom
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Breakfast was really good lots of choice with pleasant staff and the hotel has a lot of lovely character it was a comfortable stay

Stayed in June 2019

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Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking This double room features free WiFi, an en suite with a shower over the bath, a flat-screen TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • Bathtub • TV • Telephone • Fax • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Suit press • Radio • Desk • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Cable channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Interconnecting room(s) available • Flat-screen TV • Sofa • View • Wake-up service • Dining area • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Wardrobe or closet • Hypoallergenic • Cleaning products • City view • Towels • Linens • High chair • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Fold-up bed • Toilet paper Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and charges may apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Double Room with Four Poster Bed 1 full bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking With a four-poster bed, this spacious room includes free WiFi, an en suite with a shower over the bath, a flat-screen TV and tea and coffee making facilities. There is also a seating area. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • Bathtub • TV • Telephone • Fax • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Suit press • Radio • Desk • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Cable channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Flat-screen TV • Sofa • View • Wake-up service • Dining area • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Wardrobe or closet • Hypoallergenic • Cleaning products • City view • Towels • Linens • High chair • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Fold-up bed • Toilet paper Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and charges may apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
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Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking Each room has free WiFi, an en suite with a shower over the bath, a flat-screen TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • Bathtub • TV • Telephone • Fax • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Suit press • Radio • Desk • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Cable channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Interconnecting room(s) available • Flat-screen TV • Sofa • View • Wake-up service • Dining area • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Wardrobe or closet • Hypoallergenic • Cleaning products • City view • Towels • Linens • High chair • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Fold-up bed • Toilet paper Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and charges may apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Single Room 1 twin bed	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom Parking Each room has free WiFi, an en suite with a shower over the bath, a flat-screen TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • Bathtub • TV • Telephone • Fax • Hairdryer • Wake-up service/Alarm clock • Iron • Suit press • Radio • Desk • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Private Bathroom • Heating • Satellite channels • Cable channels • Bathtub or shower • Carpeted • Interconnecting room(s) available • Flat-screen TV • Sofa • View • Wake-up service • Dining area • Electric kettle • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Wardrobe or closet • Hypoallergenic • Cleaning products • City view • Towels • Linens • High chair • Upper floors accessible by stairs only • Clothes rack • Fold-up bed • Toilet paper Parking: Public parking is available at a location nearby (reservation is needed) and charges may apply. Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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