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Holiday Inn Colchester, an IHG Hotel

4.0 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior
Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Indoor pool
Children's play area - outdoor
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar

Explore the area

Map
Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, England, CO6 3QL
  • Colchester Zoo
    4 min drive
  • Colchester Arts Centre
    7 min drive
  • Mercury Theatre
    7 min drive
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    45 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Accessible, Ground Floor

Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Accessible, Ground Floor

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible, Ground Floor | Bathroom

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible, Ground Floor

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Premium Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Premium Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Colchester

When you stay at Holiday Inn Colchester, an IHG Hotel in Colchester, you'll be near the airport and within a 5-minute drive of Colchester Zoo. .This family-friendly hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Birch Grove Golf Club and 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Manifest Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Colchester Zoo - 4 min drive
  • Colchester Castle Park - 7 min drive
  • Colchester Town Hall - 7 min drive
  • Mercury Theatre - 7 min drive
  • University of Essex - 9 min drive

Getting around

  • Marks Tey Station - 7 min drive
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Prettygate - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Live & Let Live - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Bungalow Diner - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Alma - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Holiday Inn Colchester, an IHG Hotel

Family-friendly hotel with a full-service spa and a health club
Holiday Inn Colchester, an IHG Hotel offers 110 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

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

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 2 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures.
Stay in one of 110 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite to eat at Traders Bar and Grill, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Colchester? This hotel has 1356 square feet (126 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 5 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Traders Bar and Grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish

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
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–9:30 AM: GBP 16.95 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Traders Bar and Grill

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Conference centre (1356 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms - 5

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible fitness centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.
Guests booked in dinner included rate plans receive dinner for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Dinner fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 16.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
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 Clean Promise (IHG)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Holiday Inn Colchester, an IHG Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 407 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 318 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 76 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 64 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Eugene (on reception) was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I am in a wheelchair and he even offered to push me back to my room. My room 139 was very clean Except for the underside of the wall mounted shower seat, which was filthy. The food wasn’t great. My husband ordered pie and mash but received pie and chips. The pie was very dry and a bit tasteless. My cheese on toast was ok. Breakfast was ok, plenty of choice. I had booked a disabled executive room, but executive rooms are upstairs! The staff very kindly made my downstairs room into an executive room by putting the drinks and treats into the room and giving us 2 free. Breakfast. Staff were all good, give them a raise, you need them.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly helpful staff. Comfortable room but felt sliding door to bathroom was very heavy for disabled room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Hadija

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Great stay
Caroline on reception was brilliant super helpful. There was a wedding on but you couldn’t hear it . Great stop will stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

millie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

CHING YI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lawrence

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT STAY HERE
Food disgusting, place disgusting, Dirty place horrible stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was very good but the bathroom had no comfort. It was like walking into a public lavatory. For some reason it was a disability style bathroom. I'm not disabled but if I was, the sliding door would have been a struggle to open. I'm very fit and healthy and even I struggled to open the sliding door. Very disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

JOSE

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall the hotel is in great shape and the staff are professional and helpful. The restaurant/bar is great and breakfast has a good variety of options for a hotel of it’s category. We’ve used the SPA which was also great. The only thing I believe could be better is the size of the double bed and quality of the sofa bed which was not the most comfortable and very noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Wildys

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
They had a wedding during our stay and apparently nothing else can take place when there’s a wedding because we waited more than 30 minutes and the chef and yet to start our breakfast order. So we canceled it. They were also painting the hallway walls during this time, so you had to be careful not to lean on anything. Half their menu was “unavailable” when ordering food
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hanna

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable and spacious room with a desk and sofa.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Bruce, London

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

4/10 Poor

Samantha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not as enjoyable as previous visits
Friendly staff. Poor mattress that felt old and well worn, and dried soap stains found in the sink on arrival. Our main issue was constant railway noise for a few hours overnight and what we assume was overnight engineering work which we'd not been made aware of in advance. Overall a significantly disrupted night's sleep, and a notable dip in enjoyment compared to a couple of other recent nights here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Balazs

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good but not excellent
good location, easy to reach the city centre. hotel staff very kind, room was okay, nothing fancy. restaurant is heavily understaffed, need more people to serve guests if hotel is busy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tom

I did a poo in the bath and it wouldn't go dwn
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Oliver

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philippa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place to stay in Stanway.
I stayed for a weekend while I was visiting my son in Colchester. It was perfect in every way. Very comfortable bed. Very welcoming staff. Fantastic breakfast. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

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

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Me and my kids like to come here as it’s close to home we like to come to swim have some dinner and just spend some quality time together, We like to come to this hotel as it’s always clean and friendly here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room was spacious and had a comfortable bed, iron, desk and tea/coffee facilities. The restaurant breakfast was good with a variety of foods but unfortunately the dinner was not edible. The coleslaw was dry on top with a pool of water at the bottom of the pot and the burger was tasteless and wet. All the staff were helpful and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024