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About the Hotel

Birchwood Road, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO7 6HX
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Location

The Holiday Inn Express Colchester is situated just off the A12, approximately six miles from Colchester town center. Stansted Airport, offering various international flights, is a 45-minute drive from the hotel. Guests can drive to popular seaside destinations like Clacton-on-Sea and Frinton-on-Sea in about 30 minutes.

Dining

Guests can enjoy the complimentary Express Start Breakfast buffet each morning, which includes hot items such as bacon, scrambled eggs, and sausages. Light meals and drinks are available in the Great Room lounge, which remains open until 1 AM. For those wishing to dine outdoors, a patio area is accessible during favorable weather.

Business Facilities

The hotel houses three naturally lit meeting rooms suitable for up to 38 guests. Each meeting space includes free Wi-Fi and presentation equipment such as digital projectors and flip charts. Business services such as printing and copying are also available in the on-site business center.

Rooms

The guest rooms offer high-speed Internet, a 26-inch flat-screen TV, and a power shower in the private bathroom. Guests have the option of a double bed or a room with two single beds, with additional sleeping space available on sofa beds. Each room includes complimentary tea and coffee-making facilities.

Accessibility

The hotel is fully wheelchair accessible, with designated parking spaces and ramps for easy entry. Public restrooms and guest rooms are designed to accommodate visitors with mobility challenges. Additional features include audible alarms and visual alerts for hearing-impaired guests.

Highlights

Location: Just off the A12, six miles from Colchester

Rooms: 101 guest rooms with power showers

Dining: Complimentary Express Start Breakfast buffet available

Business: 3 meeting rooms with presentation equipment

Accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible spaces

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals
Standard Room Hot
2 persons
19 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
Heating
Standard Double Room Sofa Bed Hot
2 persons
19 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
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Double Room Hot Accessible
2 persons
24 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
Heating
Standard Twin Room Hot
2 persons
19 m² 
2 Single beds
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Heating
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Getting around

A list of all available modes of transport

City Centre
Colchester 7.0 km
Airports
London Stansted (STN) 58.7 km
London Southend (SEN) 71.1 km
Train
Colchester Town Railway Station 7.3 km
Bus
Bus stop200 m

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • On-site car park
  • Handicap parking
  • Safe deposit box
  • 24-hour reception
  • Express check-in/ -out
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Security
  • Luggage storage
  • Lift
  • Vending machines
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle

Services

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning
  • Welcome drink

Dining

  • Restaurant
  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Special diet menus

Business

  • Business centre
  • Meeting/ Banquet facilities
  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Cots

Spa & Leisure

  • Leisure/ TV room

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Sitting area
  • Terrace
  • Garden furniture
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • In-room computer

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Location

Birchwood Road, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO7 6HX
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Birchwood Road, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO7 6HX
Nearby
Old Ipswich Road
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Property information and rules
Check-in
from 14:00-23:59
Check-out
until 11 am
Guest Parking
Private parking is possible on site at GBP 8 per day.
Internet
is available in for free.
Breakfast
The hotel Holiday Inn Express Colchester By Ihg provides visitors with a free full breakfast. 
Children & extra beds
There are no extra beds provided in a room. 
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Languages
English, Czech, Romanian, Polish
Number of rooms:
101
Former name
holiday inn express colchester, an ihg hotel

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