GreyFriars

The history of the building, very grand decor. The table service given by both evening and breakfast staff was excellent. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food most enjoyable. Our room was quirky with a mezzanine floor bedroom and liked the staircase having lighting if needed.. Bed was comfortable. Bathroom was superb. Room refreshment facilities good, mini bar contents included in the price.

Everything, especially the all the friendly and efficient staff. Breakfast was lavish and the food was of very high quality and freshly prepared. Our room was very attractive.and everything we needed was there. The bathroom was lovely and the plumbing was faultless. The hotel was excellent value for the price we paid especially since we were upgraded to a room with a bathtub. The situation was also excellent, next to the Castle and tourist information office and with several useful bus routes just outside the front door.

We liked: size of the room, use of fridge, two easy chairs, decent sized tv, efficient heating, good lighting in bedroom, good amount of sockets, good parking and the willingness of the staff to accommodate a few requests. We visited in February, so didn't use outside area, but looked a really beautiful addition to the hotel.

I stay regularly at Greyfriars when I visit Colchester over the odd weekend and I wouldn't stay anywhere else. The staff are always very friendly and welcoming. Its a beautiful old building which has been modernised inside well without taking too much away from the original character. The rooms are to a very high standard with complimentary refreshments in the fridge and a good range of local teas and coffee. The bathrooms are nice and in the superior rooms you get double sinks and a large double shower. In one of the suites I've stayed in you have a large free-standing bath too which I think would appeal to a lot of people, plus an additional sitting room. I like the fact there is free gated parking and you are in an excellent location at the top of east hill next to the castle and among some of the better preserved historical buildings in the town. During the summer there is an elegant private outdoor terrace within the confines of the grounds. At night you are a couple of minutes walk from the bottom of the high street, but it is still very quiet when you want to get to bed. Town can be a bit noisy late at night during the weekend but Greyfriars is just out of the way enough to avoid this. Overall I think this is the best hotel in Colchester and I am someone who grew up in the town.

This is one of my favourite hotels in the UK! I was DJing locally on the Friday night, so I brought my partner along and we decided to stay for two nights instead of just one. It was her second time here, and she absolutely loves this hotel. We stayed in the annex, just across the hall from reception, in the top room, which had a huge bathroom and the usual excellent amenities. For the first time, I had breakfast at the hotel, and it was absolutely delicious, just like the room service on our first night. As always, I’ll definitely be back!