The Best Essex Hotels

recommended hotels and other accommodation throughout Essex


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a modern, well-appointed hotel situated adjacent to the A120 junction with the A131 and just 12 miles from Stansted Airport

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a modern hotel offering traditional British cuisine in the restaurant, situated close to shops, bars and restaurants

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a modern accommodation with pleasant, helpful staff, offering air conditioned room and is well located for all travel routes

Camelia Hotel

Southend-on-Sea

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enjoys a superb seaside spot directly opposite the beach at Thorpe Bay and offers a friendly atmosphere, well-presented rooms and fine food

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a modern hotel offering spacious rooms situated next to the Festival Leisure Park where you will good leisure facilities, restaurants and bars

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charming house with a modern country house feel; relax with a game of tennis, a dip in the heated outdoor pool or a pampering spa treatment

Holiday Inn

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enjoy the relaxing leisure facilities at this modern hotel, ideally placed for the Bluewater and Lakeside shopping complexes

Grey Friars

Colchester

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superbly appointed rooms and suites feature at this elegant hotel, there are stylish public areas too and a terrace for al fresco dining

The Pier Hotel

Harwich

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estuary views abound at this contemporary hotel, many of the tasteful bedrooms have views, as does terrace bar and the 1st floor restaurant

Kingscliff Hotel

Holland-on-Sea

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a modern accommodation boasting superb cliff top views of the surrounding seascape

Roslin Beach Hotel

Southend-on-Sea

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on the quieter end of the Esplanade, a seaside retreat overlooking the beach and sea offering stylish rooms and award-winning cuisine

White Hart Hotel

Braintree

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enjoy a drink in the bar featuring exposed beams and log fires at this 16th-century hotel offering modern, well-appointed guestrooms

Smugglers Cove

Clacton-on-Sea

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quietly located on the edge of Clacton, a modern Marston's inn has the signature smart rooms and relaxed dining on site - ideal for families

Le Bouchon

Heybridge

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enjoy a cocktail in the courtyard garden of this well-presented hotel situated just a 1-minute walk from the River Blackwater

The Bell Inn Hotel

Horndon-on-the-Hill

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600 year-old, timber-framed, former coaching inn; elegant bedrooms and suites are in the pub or a Georgian property a few doors up the street

The Royal Hotel

Clacton-on-Sea

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this recently refurbished hotel offers smart, modern rooms with lively, in house entertainment, not far from the attractions on Clacton Pier

Holiday Inn Express

Stansted Airport

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take advantage of the shuttle service serving this simply furnished hotel situated on the edge of Stansted Airport

Dragonfly Hotel

Colchester

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a modern accommodation with friendly, helpful staff and well situated for transport links

Holiday Inn Express

Newbury Park

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situated just off the A12, this modern, well-appointed hotel is only a 3-minute walk from Newbury Park Underground Station

The Cricketers Arms

Rickling Green

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enjoy the country life at this comfortable village inn ideally placed for the M11 and Stansted Airport

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