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Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Bar (on property)
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking (Canopy Bed)
Restaurant
Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
East Street, Colchester, England, CO1 2TZ
  • Colchester Visitor Information Centre
    11 min walk
  • Colchester Natural History Museum
    12 min walk
  • Xtreme Gaming
    13 min walk
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    55 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Executive Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Executive Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Executive Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Executive Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking (Canopy Bed)

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking (Canopy Bed)

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking (Canopy Bed)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Exterior

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Air conditioning
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The price is AU$149
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Colchester

In the heart of Colchester, Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Colchester Castle Museum and Colchester Castle Park. .This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from University of Essex and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Mercury Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Colchester Town Hall - 17 min walk
  • Colchester Castle Park - 17 min walk
  • University of Essex - 3 min drive
  • Mercury Theatre - 4 min drive
  • Colchester Zoo - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • Hythe Station - 14 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪East St Grill Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The New Town Tavern - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Fridays Fish & Chips - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Naka Thai - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Goat & Boot - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near Colchester Castle Museum
Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel offers 39 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Digital television is provided.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 39 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a banquet hall.
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
The Tudor Bar/Brasserie - This bar serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Croatian, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–10:30 AM on weekends: GBP 15.95 for adults and GBP 8.00 for children
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • The Tudor Bar/Brasserie

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Portable fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 20 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 15.95 for adults and GBP 8.00 for children
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 20 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)

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Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 237 out of 632 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 257 out of 632 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 84 out of 632 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 632 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 632 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick break to see family
Lovely room, nice welcome thank uou
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kieron

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

B

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was great, including lots of space, a bathroom with bath and shower and his and hers wash basins. and a comfortable fourposter bed. The bar closes quite ealry (about 10pm when I was there) and there was no restaurant/food service in the evening. The breakfast was excellent. The area can be a bit noisy with traffic and a railway level crossing nearby but, to be honest, this wasn't noticeable when sleeping The TV was a bit dated and the remote control probably needs replacing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Bruce

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Recent business trip
Clean room and mattress felt not very new. No dinner available so wasnt particularly clear when rushing to book a hotel for business trip Instant coffee only available and no real coffee for breakfast which was disappointing and sent a poached egg back as was over cooked but corrected swiftly
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Liam

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

nigel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quaint looking pub although quiet. Room was generous for space and free parking with a straight forward walk into the centre of Colchester
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ann

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ryan-Marc

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was lovely but our room was right next to the main road and it got busy first thing in the morning
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Its a bit from the town. About 20 walk. The hotel has no restaurant so you have to go to town. Other than that hotel is nice
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely rooms & very picturesque, but no air conditioning in the rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kieron

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay for a short visit
Friendly staff, quick and easy check-in, room very clean & well looked after. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic and quaint charm
I enjoyed my stay at the Rose And Crown, I couldn’t fault my room, it was very clean, the bed was comfortable and it had all the usual amenities you would expect. The hotel is historically old and has a quaint character about it, so don’t expect it to be spotlessly clean like the modern, characterless hotels. I would recommend the Rose And Crown to anyone
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jelena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Love this type of oldies!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Viera

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff and clean and tidy rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

HAYLEY

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointing, far too much money for a room that is clearly not executive, tiny, shower freezing, not worth the money , no parking despite saying it’s included, stay away from this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Terence

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no evening food available. Breakfast the next morning was £15 and very poor. Staff were courteous but slow.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024