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Wivenhoe House Hotel

4.0 star property

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

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Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, England, CO4 3FA
  • University of Essex
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Xtreme Gaming
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Colchester Castle Museum
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪61 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Classic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Luxury Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Balcony | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Superior Balcony

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Wivenhoe House Hotel

Hotel with free parking, steps from University of Essex
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and dry cleaning. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk and a garden.
Wivenhoe House Hotel offers 40 accommodations with a safe and complimentary bottles of water. Beds feature premium bedding. Digital televisions are provided.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries, hairdryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Wivenhoe House Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from University of Essex. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy British cuisine while dining at the brasserie
  • English breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include newspapers, a front desk safe and meeting rooms
  • Steps from University of Essex and 5 minutes by car from Colchester Castle Museum
  • Local-area shuttle service available for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly Wivenhoe House Hotel also features a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Colchester hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy English breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
The brasserie – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 17.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • the brasserie

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

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

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 17.50 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25 per night

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

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

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Wivenhoe House Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 312 out of 448 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 111 out of 448 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 448 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 448 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 448 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tharani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yashodhra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with everything you'd need for a comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely balcolny room overlooking university sports
Great room with balcony overlooking trees and sports fields of university.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elnaz

Business traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this hotel so inviting and friendly staff, the room are lovely and clean and the whole house is beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Guler

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

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

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable and homely
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely overnight stay. Room, cosy, clean and everything we needed. Staff lovely, friendly, polite, welcoming and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Colin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s was very noisy in the balcony room. I would not recommend a balcony room because noise from other guests is extreme. There were antisocial guests up all night making lots of noise inside the hotel and out in the balcony. This continued through the night until 8am. The hotel took no measures to prevent or stop this. Be very careful about staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

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

8/10 Good

D

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel and grounds
We were very lucky and got an upgrade to a room with a balcony. The bedroom was very spacious and well supplied with tea, coffee etc. Bed was extremely comfortable. Bathroom very good too. We ate in the restaurant. Food was lovely. All of the people we met, in the reception and restaurant were friendly, helpful and effecient.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel on university campus
Great service from staff Wonderful grounds Slightly warm in room Was expecting a bath and a newer room as advertised but the older style building and rooms were comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The service and staff were fantastic as was the hotel itself, my only criticism was it was difficult to sleep as we could hear loudly the function going on downstairs but fortunately this finished by midnight and then it was wonderfully quiet
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great place to stay with an outstanding staff team who do their best to ensure guests enjoy the best stay possible. Not cheap but well worth the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

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

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Amenities
Accommodation great. Restaurant very enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa M

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful time staying!!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Coral

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming and elegant. The staff made us feel included and at home. Would highly recommend a stay at Wivenhoe House Hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

terry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old Building at reception with super-modern wing of rooms built behind. Everything you need is here including a very nice restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food at their restaurant and the staff so welcoming and friendly!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Amy

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wivenhoe house was a beautiful building with lots of character. The grounds were gorgwous and the staff were very friendly and helpful Especially the receptionist. The only thing that let it down in my opinion where the finer details in cleanliness. First thibg i noticed in the lobby were cobwebs on the ceiling and the csrpet didnt appear to have been hoovered thay day. The room we stayed in also had cobwebs and dust settled on the cieling beams. Grout could have done with a deeper clean in the bathroom but overall it was a lovely clean room, presented well with stunning views. I would still recommend this hotel, it was a good experience
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My new go-to hotel in Colchester and the surrounding area. My husband and I stayed for a work party nearby and were struck by the helpfulness and kindness of staff from the start. From the reception to the security in the evening, the chef and the ladies serving breakfast, everyone was so kind and went the extra mile. Really next level. The breakfast was incredible (best eggs we’ve had in a hotel) and the room was decadent and cosy. The devil is in the details and even having eco friendly products including makeup remover and a comb (which was a lifesaver as I forgot mine). Fantastic coffee in the rooms as well with a proper coffee machine rather than just a kettle. Also love how all the rooms have historical names rather than just numbers. The perfect stay - we will be back! Please personally thank all the staff from us (especially the kind reception lady who gave us the option to choose our room and the evening staff who took photos of us at midnight as I forgot to at the party!)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024