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Star Anglia Hotel

4.0 star property

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An outdoor patio area with tables and chairs, surrounded by potted plants and a brick wall.
A storefront with outdoor seating, potted plants, and a clear blue sky.
A furnished room with a sofa, a small table with a vase, a desk with a computer, and a TV on the wall.
A hotel room with a wooden desk, a black chair, a wardrobe, a bed, a television, and a small refrigerator.
A bedroom with a double bed, a chair, a window with curtains, and a radiator.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry room
  • Room service

Explore the area

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75 N Station Rd., Colchester, England, CO1 1SB
  • Place, Colchester Castle Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Mercury Theatre
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Colchester Town Hall
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪61 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a bed, two nightstands, a floral wallpaper, and two wall-mounted lamps.

Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A neatly made bed with patterned pillows, a bedside table with a lamp, and a wall with vertical stripes.

Deluxe Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with a bed, two nightstands, a floral wallpaper, and two wall-mounted lamps.

Deluxe Double Room, Bathtub

  • 26 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with two beds, a wooden headboard, a nightstand with a vase of flowers, and a window with curtains.

Twin Room

  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A furnished room with a sofa, a small table with a vase, a desk with a computer, and a TV on the wall.

Deluxe Suite

  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A neatly made bed with two rolled towels, a wooden headboard, and two wall-mounted light fixtures.

Family Room

  • 32 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Star Anglia Hotel

A bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli and a coffee shop/cafe are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business centre, a meeting room and dry cleaning are on-site.
Star Anglia Hotel offers 28 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include baths or showers, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. 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.

During your stay at Star Anglia Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Colchester Castle Park. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the coffee shop/cafe or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and a business centre
  • Within a 10-minute walk of Colchester Castle Park and firstsite
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business centre and a meeting room are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly Star Anglia Hotel also features a terrace, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 4-star Colchester hotel is smoke free.

Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift (419 centimetre wide door)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
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
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

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.

  • Airport shuttle fee: GBP 100 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: GBP 100 (one-way), (from 6 to 17 years old)

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

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Star Anglia Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 96 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 96 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 96 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 96 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 96 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A warm welcome, clean room and a comfy bed. The hotel is well situated and our room had tea and coffee facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room, everything worked well. Helpful and friendly staff. Good location between rail station and city centre, and close to shopping and restaurants. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Amenities
We had a lovely stay very comfortable and lovely customer service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location for exploring the town on foot. Parking was a bit tight but the staff were really helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The gentleman who checked me in was really pleasant and helpful. I was only staying one night but the room was clean and had everything necessary. Decent shower.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great stay

Had a lovely two night stay. Location was great and handy to city centre and restaurants. Staff were great, very helpful & friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

gareth

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

Great location

Really friendly staff and great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

A

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

Lovely stay

We had a lovely stay at the Star Anglia, very welcoming. Great room and facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Working away so good for local amenities. Clean and tidy. Staff very welcoming and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lee

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

Great stay.

On arrival the staff were very helpful and great you with a smile. The room wa very nice and very clean and comfortable. Would definitely use again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

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

Very good

Good stay, comfy room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is not even open!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

PATRICK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms facing road very hot in afternoon. Luckily could open windows a bit and allow the cooler evening breeze in, so had to use ear plugs to deaden the noise from the street both car and humans
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Stay okay - Service poor

Stay was okay. Did not receive a receipt which is disappointing. Can’t do business expense claim without a receipt so called hotel. Still not seen a receipt.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Philip

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

Never again (for me)

Easily the worst hotel I have stayed at in a very very long time. Room was freezing cold, had to, more or less beg for some form of heating (Fan heater supplied eventually), no food, no bar, no breakfast, no wake up call (staff don't arrive until 09.00 hours), room very grubby & on need of TLC
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stains dirt and hair under bed covers

A slightly broken toilet seat (offset) in maintained. A shower dial that was really hard to adjust. Which would have been fine but the evening was ruined by me finding stains under the bed sheet including small black peice and hair. For £95 I felt like I had been robbed. Really disgusting . I travel slot for work and put up with alot. But a dirty bed is unacceptable. This is the first time I leave a bad review. I have a photo for evidence but the app is not allowing me to upload
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

SHELLEY

Disliked: Staff & service

Never Again!

On arrival and after we had checked in and given our room we were told there was going to be a party on our 1st night. We had no advance warning of this or any email to let us know. The music/noise was very loud and was still going on at past 1 o clock in the morning. We tried to call reception many times and it was closed. On telling them at the desk the next day they didnt seem to care. If we had been forewarned we would have made other arrangements or been prepared. The room was small and dated. The carpet hadn't been hoovered and there were sweet sticky bits all over it. For the price we paid we could have stayed elsewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked a hotel room for a US university student staying in Colchester. When she arrived at the property at 9 pm (one hour after the booking was accepted), she had to bang on the door and wait 10-15 minutes for someone to admit her. She was shown to a room and discovered as soon as the person left that the door would not close completely, so it would not lock. Obviously a dangerous situation. She tried calling the front desk and walking down there. No one was available to help her. She had to leave the hotel (not what she wanted to do) and go to another. The hotel did not respond to email requests for a refund and has denied the refund. DO NOT BOOK HERE IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY OR MINIMUM LEVELS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Alma

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adequate but a very slippery slope to terrible Proximity to town is great; an easy 10 min walk up the hill going past plenty of grocery shops and take away places. However, the hotel is at the bum end of town, next to a Kwik Fit and tends to attract questionable characters, day and night, who sit on the steps outside rolling up and hanging out. The reception was unmanned but the welcome, when finally checked in, was warm and friendly. The room was at the back so no road noise. Comfy double bed but it was two singles bolted together so the duvet barely met the sides. Sheets may have been clean but there was a burn hole. The room has seen better days; general wear and tear, a crack in the sink, previous water damage indicated by the slight mouldy smell and visible by the staining on the ceiling, main door, spongey floor and the bathroom door’s inability to shut. Other niggles include: only one bedside lamp which had no lightbulb, a flickering fire exit sign and no pump dispenser in the complimentary shower gel, All complaints about the room must be made within half an hour of check in and therein lies the bigger problem for the above is not obvious until bedtime.Add to this the smashed panel on the side entrance door of the hotel (the door also didn’t close securely) the fire exit being blocked by rolls of carpet offcuts and carpet runners running along the hallway all adds up to a place that is not worth the price to stay and it wasn’t cheaper than any other hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Lee

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

Dirty COVID UNFRIENDLY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICES

Disgraceful. Booked pay at hotel only to get a notification from my banknyheyd tried to take a random amount of £85 out of my bank with no authority. Spoke to the guy on the desk and he was blasé and uninterested. Got to my room and it wasn’t cleaned. Bed still left from previous guest. Again complained and was told it wasn’t his fault. Given a twin room and one of the beds was messy. Tv don’t work properly. Absolutely disgraceful. I do not recommend this place in any way. Have they forgotten about COVID. I would say a massive yes. No customer care and dirty
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay friendly efficient service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Ali

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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Would definatly use again

the Hotel looks like it has been built or refurbed very recently and the Beds are really comfortable ( Firm Mattress and pillows). The rooms are tastefully equipped and all worked as it should. The hotel is right on the edge of the town so plenty of places within a short walk to eat and drink. The car park is a decent enough size and is well lit at the rear of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Lindsay

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not really open

Hotel not manned, no hot water, shutters down and allowed to use the tradesman entrance to get out to get food. Only guest in the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed with our stay, for the price the room was pretty dirty and had several issues. Upon entering reception I had to present my ID which a photo was taken on an iPhone? Not sure why. I asked to book two breakfasts for the next morning at 7am, this was a deciding factor when I first made the reservation as my partner was leaving for work at 7:30am and I had seen online that breakfast was from 7am-9am which was ideal. I was told that this was not possible due to covid, and that the staff don’t like to come in that early?! But it states 7am still online and even in the rooms? We had to go and buy breakfast cereal and milk from the shop, however there was no fridge to put the milk in. I tried to put it in the sink in cold water, but the sink tap would only run hot water. I called and asked if we could have two bowls and spoons in the room, the bottom bowl was dirty inside. There was no hand towel nor floor mat, and the floor became dangerously slippery. Two towels were left on the bed, one had marks all over it, and when I pulled back the duvet there appeared to be two dirty shoe prints on the bottom sheet (towards the bottom corner). The room was stuffy when we entered, and my partner tried to open the windows- which are covered in condensation (right window) dust and cobwebs. The left window right latch will not open and the safety cord was just left dangling - assumed that this is the reason one of the window latches is locked? Chair is also wobbly and dangerous.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

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