We travel a lot. We decided to stay just one night and booked executive room, when we arrived realised this was in modern part of building, not what we wanted, spoke to the staff, and they couldn't be more helpful, we were moved to the older part of the building, all I can say is WOW! We love old buildings... More

Gorgeous period building, really looks the part, staff are friendly, the premises are clean throughout and the room was very comfortable and had everything I needed. I stayed here one night for business purposes and arrived on the Sunday night as I had an early morning meeting the next day. Check in was hassle free, I found my room with... More

We were only staying for one night and chose a hotel primarily based on price and location. Room only for a double was under £60, so we booked a double room at the Rose and Crown in Colchester. The hotel is a short walk (approx 15 minutes) from the town centre. There is adequate parking onsite and the car park... More

Rooms are of poor quality and not very well maintained. The beds are old spring mattresses with very little comfort. The hotel is popular for weddings and weekend night tends to be very noisy. Also parking is not guaranteed for staying guests, making it hard to find a near by parking space when the restaurant and pub is bussy. The... More

I was placed in one of the oldest rooms in the hotel. It was cramped, smelled bad, and the bed was horrible. If I had been there for more than 1 night, I would have checked out immediately. The smell transferred to my clothing, and I could not wait to get out of there. I travel 3 weeks out of... More

As we live locally and pop in occassionally fo a drink we thought we would try a bar meal. It was a party of 9 people and I originally call to see if I could book a table as this is quite a large party for a quite a small bar. I was told that there would be no need... More

Nice welcome comfortable room, and the food was very good More

Good location for Colchester. 15 mins steady walk to the town centre. Staff helpful and efficient, particularly the bar and waiting staff. Free parking very useful. Car Park entered guarded by a drop down barrier. Wifi (free) works well. Room on the small side but adequate. We stayed for 3 nights over a very cold w/e. Room is heated by... More

We stayed one night and overall the experience was good. The room was clean and warm. The restaurant does not open in the winter but decent food is served in the bar area. The TV area of the bar is not intrusive, the open fire warm and welcoming. Wi-fi worked fine. A short walk up to the castle and shopping... More