116 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1TD, United Kingdom
#9 of 15 B&Bs and inns in Colchester
Guests' ChoiceBased on 1440 hotel reviews
8.2Cleanliness
8.8
Comfort
8.9
Location
9.2
Facilities
8.4
Staff
8.8
Value for money
8.1
Free WiFi
7.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: April 20, 2024
Pippa
United KingdomCold in the room and couldn’t work out the heating
Good location, easy to find, nice place
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: April 18, 2024
Georgios
LuxembourgThe location is amazing as well as the staff.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 4, 2024
Justin
United KingdomBreakfast all the fried eggs sunnyside up were gone ,so I had to have poached
My night porter for letting me in
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 3, 2024
Phil
United KingdomThe bar is also a pub for non-residents, which meant it was packed and noisy. The restaurant area was quieter but there was still a lot of noise from the bar.
The hotel is located in the centre of Colchester and is convenient for touristy things as well as shops/restaurants/bars etc. The rooms are comfortable, clean and to a good standard. The check-in staff were friendly and everything worked smoothly with our booking. The food in the restaurant was first-class and very reasonably priced. I don't usually like restaurants in hotels, but this was excellent.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 31, 2024
James
United KingdomThe steep old stairs
Very traditional and old / but made modern
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 21, 2024
Jonathan
United KingdomInterior design
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 26, 2024
Belinda
United Kingdomin morning woke by customers using stairs which where above bed.
Loved the quirky character and friendly staff.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 19, 2024
Tim
United KingdomThe only comment I can make was the Chafing dishes do not always keep food hot enough so the breakfast was a little cold.
The property location was ideal and it felt comfortable and homely. Our first room was very cold as the heating system wasn’t working but an engineer came quickly to try to fix it. This wasn’t possible so we were moved without fuss to another room which as we entered had been warmed for our arrival.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: February 16, 2024
James
United KingdomNothing - exceeded my expectations - well done and thank you Team George!!
Every member of the team were great, bar staff, reception, breakfast team - all helpful and engaged - thank you!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 16, 2024
Fred
United KingdomGOOD LOCATION ON HIGH STREET FOR BARS AND RESTAURANTS GREAT COOKED BREAKFAST HISTORIC SITES WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 10, 2024
Anthony
United KingdomEverything
Room.was neat
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: February 7, 2024
Roxana
United KingdomThe room got very cold as soon as the A/C was switched off. As it is above a pub you would expect a level of noise, however, besides that the windows do not do much in the way of keeping street noise and cold out.
The overall décor was very nice. Cleanliness was good.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: February 7, 2024
Paul
United KingdomCar park is not onsite and parking was not free
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: January 27, 2024
Mari
United KingdomVery friendly staff. I loved the restaurant/lounge area that was commected to the hotel. Very comfy bed and excellent shower pressure!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 25, 2024
Melanie
United KingdomThe noise until 4am, then woken again at 6am with beer barrels being delivered.
Sadly rooms at the front do not have an extra layer of glazing, so it's very, very noisy. Beautiful hotel though, great location, nice breakfast and really nice staff
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 19, 2024
James
United KingdomCharacter and quirky
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 17, 2024
Kate
IrelandWhile the listings do mention access by stairs only, it should make clear how steep and how many stairs there are. I have an impaired foot and the stairs were very challenging. It is an old building so cannot be helped, and the lovely staff were kind and carried luggage up, but this definitely impacted the comfort of the stay. Bottled water in the room would have been appreciated.
The staff were just incredible. Kind, helpful and lovely people. Special mention to Joey who went above and beyond. The room was lovely - and thankfully quiet.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 13, 2024
Claire
New ZealandCar park round the back of the property so a little difficult with big cases on a cold rainy day to walk around to the front entrance a back closer entrance would have been great. Parking not included in room price .
Great location. Historic building. Beautiful rooms Comfortable beds Great bar area
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 9, 2024
Raymond
United KingdomPaying £9.50 for parking, strewn rubbish by the bins. The body and hair wash in the shower, make it clearer which one is which. Amount of time the rather miserable bar staff took to serve me. Felt like they think they were doing me a favour by serving me. The idea of booking a room then realising breakfast is not included and that’s extra .. £108 pound room .. no sir it’s £140 actually.. it’s a hotel room not a airline ticket.
The history
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 3, 2024
Shane
AustraliaRoom was clean staff are lovely & restaurant was good
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 2, 2024
Jodie
AustraliaPretty sure I searched for accomodation with breakfast and parking included and picked The George based on this search. Both of these were additional charges which was disappointing.Not The George’s fault, just the filter on Booking.com
Customer service at check in and check out was excellent. The room for adults was huge (being the loft). It would have been great to have the second room close by but given the short notice of booking, it was pretty understandable that this could not have been met
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: January 2, 2024
Janelle
United KingdomI booked a Super King featured room for my husband’s birthday. We were given a room facing the high road and as we are light sleepers we asked the staff to change our room, which they promptly did. Unfortunately, the room they put us in was cold & the heating which is run by a unit kept switching off. As you can imagine this was quite frustrating. We cannot fault the staff or the hotel but this definitely had a negative impact on our stay.
This place is clearly refurbished. The decor and rooms are clean, comfortable and stylish. The staff are very kind and friendly.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: January 1, 2024
Barratt
United KingdomNothing.
Pleasant, quiet room, well maintained and clean.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: December 31, 2023
Laraine
United KingdomRoom 306 can be quite loud when the pubs have closed and at the 6am beer deliveries!
Exceptional food in the restaurant
Stayed in December 2023
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