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June 2025

July 2025

Free toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes, slippers

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Exceptional

Popular amenities

Air conditioning
24/7 front desk
Bar
Room service

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High Street, Colchester, England, CO1 1UG

Colchester Town Hall
‪7 min walk‬
Colchester Castle Park
‪10 min walk‬
University of Essex
‪4 min drive‬
London (STN-Stansted)
‪41 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Suite

40 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed

Duplex Suite

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Superior Room

21 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Junior Suite

35 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed

Signature Suite

54 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed

Standard Room

19 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

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Free WiFi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Parking available

for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

17 Jun - 18 Jun

About this property

Hotel in Colchester with 2 restaurants and bars/lounges

This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, 3 bars/lounges and a snack bar/deli. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, 24-hour room service and a business centre.

GreyFriars offers 26 air-conditioned accommodations with free minibar items and minibars. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Colchester hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes. Additionally, rooms include espresso makers and complimentary bottles of water. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at GreyFriars. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Colchester Visitor Information Centre. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and 2 restaurants are available.

Free WiFi and wired Internet
Free self-parking
Drinking and dining options include 2 restaurants, a coffee shop and 3 bars/lounges
Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the clean guestrooms
Steps from Colchester Visitor Information Centre and Hollytrees Museum

There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafΘ and a nearby snack bar/deli. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 3 bars/lounges. Business amenities include a business centre and a meeting room.

Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly GreyFriars. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Colchester hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM.

On-site venue – This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner.

24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

Free self parking on site

Food and drink

Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 17.50 per person
2 restaurants
3 bars/lounges
A coffee shop/cafe
Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

Laundry facilities
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

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

Guest services

Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Turndown service

Business services

Business centre
Meeting room

Outdoors

Garden
Terrace

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Assistive listening devices
Bathroom emergency pull cord
Braille/raised signage
Grab bar near toilet
Lift
Wheelchair accessibility
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

2 buildings
3 floors
Banquet hall
Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

Hypo-allergenic bedding
Premium bedding

Bathroom

Dressing gowns
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Slippers
Towels provided

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

24-hour room service
Espresso maker
Free bottled water
Free stocked minibar

Air conditioning
Desk
Safe
Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 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, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night.

Cots (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 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 buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 17.50 per person
Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per night
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 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.

Property is also known as

GreyFriars Hotel Colchester

GreyFriars Colchester

GreyFriars Hotel

GreyFriars Colchester

GreyFriars Hotel Colchester

GreyFriars Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

Linda

2 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

An enjoyable one night stay.

A lovely one night stay. Friendly staff. A complimentary room upgrade was given. We enjoyed our evening here.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with partner

23 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great stay. Quiet end of the high street and short walk to the shopping and restaurant. Really smart hotel with a 5 star feel. Nice, Small and intimate. Private parking to the rear of the hotel. Would highly recommend.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jonathan, Guildford

9 Feb 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Bland, dated and massively overpriced. We checked out early with a sigh of relief. It was meant to be a treat. I booked the best suite at Greyfriars for a weekend away with my wife. It was a Christmas present and we paid £720 for two nights. For £720, I could've bought her a Hermes scarf and had change. We could've gone to somewhere sunny for a week, but no, I booked us into Greyfriars in Colchester. I don't think my relationship will ever recover. When you pay £720 you do expect a certain standard, a level of luxury. You don't expect to have to pay a security deposit of £50 as you check in, but that's the "welcome" that we got on arrival. The decor was dated, stuck in the 1970s, all swirly carpets and peacock curtains. The furniture felt like it been bulk bought from Beefeater Inns. There was no hint of luxury. The first suite (Suite 1) to which we were shown was unheated (and the heating couldn't be made to work), a higgledy-piggledy mess spread out over three floors. We got switched to Suite 17. It was at least heated (for now), but still a random collection of rooms and bathrooms dysfunctionally organised. The meals were fodder rather than a pleasure. The staff were pleasant enough, but I think that they would be happier if they could work in a place of which they could be proud

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

DAVID

9 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan

Business traveller

6 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff make this such a great place to staff; always well taken care of!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

5 Feb 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

My recent stay at Greyfriars Hotel in Colchester was a disaster, and I must warn others about their incompetence, lack of accountability, and disregard for guests. If you value your time, money, and sanity, avoid this establishment at all costs. The Car Park Fiasco – A Catastrophe of Incompetence The hotel’s car park gate failed on the morning of my departure, trapping me inside. I had an important appointment that could not be rescheduled, yet I was left stranded. Their excuse? “Extreme weather conditions.” A bit of cold rendered their car park unusable—an unacceptable failure in the UK, where freezing temperatures are hardly rare. Preventative measures like de-icing or proper maintenance would have avoided this, yet they had no plan. Management’s Response – Deflection and Excuses After complaining, I received a response full of corporate gaslighting. Instead of taking responsibility, they claimed this had “never happened before.” That does not excuse the lack of contingency planning. Even worse, they refused any form of compensation, despite my significant inconvenience. A Complete Failure in Hospitality No emergency support, no effective solution, and no accountability. Their refusal to acknowledge their failure proves guest satisfaction is not a priority. Avoid Greyfriars at all costs.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

George

2 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outstanding accommodation

Outstanding accommodation. Great central location, luxurious, clean, plenty of free parking, great breakfast.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

27 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

Lovely hotel.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Matt

27 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

Disapointing

Room was amazing, staff friendly but checkin took too long & breakfast poor in a side room very tired furniture, poor choice as no self serve buffett and food was bland

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Marie

25 Jan 2025

16 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Travelled with partner

6 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Had a great stay even got up graded to a junior suite! Look forward for our next visit!

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

5 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

30 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

I often found the bar un-manned. I either wanted a drink, to pay and leave, but often there wasn't someone there so I had to wait. My room didn't have a water container for the coffee machine and there's a very strange hallway connecting the building and the rooms which is COLD.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner

29 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We enjoyed our stay once again. The hotel is old school but lovely and the staff are great. The breakfast is fantastic!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

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About this property

GreyFriars

Languages

Property amenities

Internet

Parking and transport

Food and drink

Family friendly

Conveniences

Guest services

Business services

Outdoors

Accessibility

More

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bathroom

Entertainment

Food and drink

More

Policies

Check-in

Check-out

Special check-in instructions

Access methods

Pets

Children and extra beds

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

You need to know

Property is also known as

GreyFriars Reviews

Reviews

Exceptional

9.6/10

9.6/10

9.2/10

9.4/10

8.8/10

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Linda

An enjoyable one night stay.

Linda

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Patricia

2/10 Terrible

Jonathan, Guildford

Jonathan

8/10 Good

DAVID

DAVID

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan

Meaghan

2/10 Terrible