Holiday Inn Express Colchester by IHG

3.0 star property
3-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Birchwood Road, Colchester, England, CO7 6HS
  • Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Green Island Gardens Ardleigh
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Flatford Mill
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds (with Free Hot Breakfast)

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

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

Standard Room (with Free Hot Breakfast)

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Colchester

In Colchester .You'll find Dedham Vale and Bridge Cottage within 3 miles (5 km) of this hotel. Also, Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum is within 3 miles (5 km) and High Woods Country Park is within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Colchester Castle Park - 9 min drive
  • University of Essex - 10 min drive
  • Colchester Town Hall - 10 min drive
  • Flatford Mill - 12 min drive
  • Colchester Zoo - 12 min drive

Getting around

  • Manningtree Station - 11 min drive
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Oak Tree Coffee House - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Peking Palace - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Wooden Fender - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪KFC - Ardleigh - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Colchester by IHG

3-star guestrooms with free WiFi
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. The business-friendly Holiday Inn Express Colchester by IHG also features a vending machine, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and express check-out. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star Colchester hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 101 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Holiday Inn Express Colchester by IHG offers 101 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. 26-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers.

This Colchester hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Czech, English, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Sofa bed

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (GBP 8 per day)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available weekdays 6:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 26-inch flat-screen TV
  • Cable channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Heating
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 1:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 AM 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.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self parking fee: GBP 8 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, Carte Blanche, and Eurocard. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Express Colchester by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 378 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 422 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 125 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 54 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1001 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Charmaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday Inn Express
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

J

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Having to pay for parking, no lighting in parking area, lift out of order and very uncomfortable sofa bed
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wi fi ok Good breakfast Ample parking Convenient location Quiet
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

PETER

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hello The room was spacious and comfortable. My wife particularly appreciated the glutten free selection available at breakfast. The hotel was well cited for exploring the local attractions. The room was not visited by the cleaners on one morning so we had to take some time out to get the waste bin emptied and replacement tea and milk. Overall thou' a pleasant stay
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I felf a bit cold and there was no spare duvet. Room was nicely made and clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not so good as last time.
We were disappointed when we arrived to be told that we had to pay for parking because we had booked via a third party and weren't IHG members, as there was no mention of this when we booked. Also the lift was out of order for the whole of our stay and one of the reasons for choosing the Holiday Inn Express was that it had a lift. When our bedding was changed the used bedding was left in our room. one day they had run out of egg for breakfast.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, but illegal overcharge
Excellent room, bed and breakfast but unfortunately I was (illegally) charged £8 for parking when the Hotel.com website promised free parking. The receptionist refused to honour this and said the Hotel.com administrators had failed to update their listing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food not very good limited menu
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Keith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, clean and well run.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked a double room with sofa bed. Was guven a double bed and travel cot. When we questioned this we were told the sofa bed was broken. At 10pm we were finally guven another room after another conversation with reception staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel and very good service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Amber

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

barry

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

10/10 Excellent

Amanda Chen

Travelled with group
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for Colchester, Dedham and Ipswich.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

BARRY

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

lizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room and dining room are very clean but people smoke on a bench outside the entrance and it’s really filthy (apart from the smoking itself).
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff friendly, helpful & efficient. Food options good, breakfast choices excellent!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Frances

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marilyn

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

8/10 Good

Adri

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024