Wivenhoe House Hotel
4 stars
9.1
Wonderful
(1544)
4 stars
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Wivenhoe House Hotel

4 stars
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
9.1
Wonderful
1544 reviews
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Overview

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 fr…Expedia Group
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 safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. Digital television is provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.Expedia Group
9.1
Wonderful rating
Based on 1544 verified guest reviews

Available rates

Fri 6/6
Sat 6/7

The neighborhood

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ

Reviews

9.1
Wonderful
1544 verified ratings
Wonderful
1056
Very good
274
Good
123
Okay
43
Fair
19
Mediocre
16
Poor
13

Summary of reviews

Guests say
Guests appreciated the hotel's great location, especially for visiting the University of Essex, and noted the cleanliness of the rooms. However, there were complaints about the service, with some guests experiencing issues with staff and the value for the price paid. Overall, the atmosphere was pleasant, but improvements in service are needed.
AI-Generated from customer reviews
Location9 out of 10
Cleanliness8.5 out of 10
Atmosphere8 out of 10
Service3 out of 10
Value for Price2.5 out of 10
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10
Wonderful
Claire, May 2025
Pros (+) Beautiful hotel, lovely restaurant. Very happy with how special dinner was for my mums 70th Birthday! A lovely card from the hotel and they sang Happy Birthday! Staff were all very friendly! Gorgeous room too!
Cons (-) That we had to leave!
8.0
Very good
John, May 2025
Pros (+) Balcony and scenery , staff were good
Cons (-) That particular night we stayed there was a lot of events on , so we could not sit anywhere or have use of the bar which wasn't ideal .
9.0
Wonderful
Lucy, May 2025
Pros (+) Very friendly staff, lovely bathroom and comfy beds, nice balcony room with view
6.0
Okay
Bernadette, May 2025
Pros (+) The grounds are beautiful.
Cons (-) The Sunday roast dinner was not good at all! Potatoes were as hard as a rock, the chicken was tasteless and still had fluff on it! Not appetising to say the least!
10
Wonderful
Georgia, May 2025
Pros (+) Stayed for a wedding, so convenient. Lovely room
8.0
Very good
Graham, May 2025
Pros (+) Great location in a historic parkland. Willing staff, some of whom are being trained
Cons (-) The cuisine is not good enough and the restaurant sitting area needs cleaning thoroughly. The tapas evening served tapas we didn’t really recognise with poor ingredients
10
Wonderful
Adrian, May 2025
Pros (+) lovely hotel, the food was beautiful especially the dinner. Location was right next to university buildings. Very nice gardens. All the staff were very helpful.
Cons (-) No air conditioning in the room.
8.0
Very good
Ricky, May 2025
Pros (+) nice room and bathroom gym in campus you can use supermarket a 5 minute drive staff very helpful good breakfast
Cons (-) shower diddnt work so had to change rooms and fan diddnt work in room and no aircon. on a university campus so isolated traffic in this area is a nightmare
10
Wonderful
Stephen, May 2025
Pros (+) Excellent staff and first class service.
9.0
Wonderful
Joanne, May 2025
Pros (+) Beautiful hotel set in beautiful grounds. Very clean. Staff excellent.

Amenities

  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Room service
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Tea/coffee maker
  • Coffee machine
  • Free parking
  • Business center
  • Wi-Fi available in all areas
  • Flat-screen TV

Things to keep in mind

Check-in: From 3:00 pm
Check-out: Prior to 11:00 am
Cancellation/prepayment
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