Name: The Marquis
Address: Upper Street, Ipswich, GB

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Graham

Fantastic hotel with great rooms and exceptional restaurant!

Would highly recommend this to anyone.

We will be back

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2026

ashma

Looks exactly like the pictures. We booked one of the suites which was beautiful however the bed was quite hard. When our room was cleaned, it wasn’t hoovered and toiletries weren’t refilled, which I would expect from a place like this. But overall, it was a beautiful stay, the spa was nice

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2026

Bharat

The let down were breakfast where things you come to expect to be available such as cereals, fruit juices, jams, and fruit we not available except as an additional cost. When I collected my bill, I saw that a glass of orange juice at breakfast juice £11.
The other disappointment was the Spa which cost £70 per couple if you use it.
In all hotels I have stayed in, both the above facilities were available to Guests as standard, NEVER as an additional cost.. This is particularly surprising given this is a high-end hotel.
Even though we loved the place: service, staff, cleanliness, location and surroundings, it is not somewhere we will go back to for the reasons given above, which is quite disappointing.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

jurg

The Deluxe rooms do NOT feature valley views, but have a view of a busy road. So the website is misleading in this respect. Going to the spa costs extra (£35 per person per 2 hours, including only pools and sauna). So the value is only mediocre.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Gavin

Beautiful room. Staff were very helpful. Food was great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Madeline

Wonderful building, marvellous food, fantastic staff

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Stephen

A lovely hotel with an amazing restaurant. Excellent for a special occasion.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Jill

Great location, stay & food

Visually the place makes a very good impact. Dinner, the food was excellent as were the staff.
Breakfast … we’d booked it at check in. We turned up to breakfast and there was nothing booked , the service at breakfast was okay , we did have to case up something.
But overall we had a very good stay and would return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Christopher

Delightful stay at a charming hotel where the staff and facilities are second to none!!

Will definitely be returning.

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Nicola

Great hotel in a beautiful location. Good restaurant and wine menu

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

K A

Beautiful hotel set in stunning location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Howard

Lovely hotel, modern and clearly lots of investment. Nice gardening on grounds, comfortable beds and clean bathrooms. Enjoyed the dining and bar areas. Helpful staff

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

Hannah

Lovely stay for the 1st day of married life, beautiful venue amd room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Ralph

Very nice place to spend

We had a lovely stay at the Marquis, our suite was lovely and had a private west facing balcony so we watched a lovely sunset over the river.
Dinner was excellent, as was the wine, highly recommended.

Staff were all really friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Paulr

excellent stay especially meal in the cellar thankyou.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2025

M

Overall a lovely venue food was excellent and facilities good. Service I felt was a little slow and our room was not ready when we checked in

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Donna

Our first stay and we enjoyed every minute. Stunning setting, welcoming and friendly staff, excellent food. We will be back!

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2024

Jordan

Lovely

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Sharon

Excellent Food

Wonderful, relaxing overnight stay, excellent food, great staff, would definitely come back and certainly recommend a visit, whether staying or just for the food and ambience.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Donald

Outstanding staff at the Marquis

The Marquis has just completed renovations, and while there were a few teething problems, the staff was wonderful. They could not have done more to make our stay wonderful. Special shout out to David, Ryann, Lucy, Emma, Kate, Annabelle, Carmin, and everyone else we came in contact with, all were wonderful.
The spa and pool were not even mentioned as they just opened, the facility is one of the best we ever visited, again with the staff to match.
We are looking forward to our next stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2024

Helen

Beautiful hotel, shame about the food.

A lovely comfortable hotel with beautiful decor and warm friendly staff.

Rooms are not sound proofed- so you are able to hear a lot of noise around dinner time.
The room it self was beautiful, with a comfortable bed and cosy lighting.
The bathroom was nice- the shower was wonderful.

Unfortunately our trip was let down by the food!

My husband had a full English breakfast, in which we did have to complain as the sausage appeared to be raw.
They apologised profusely, took our plates and spoke to the chef, on his return he told us the sausage was probed and was certainly cooked, however the sausage was pink as they have pink preserve in them!

Is this a thing? I certainly haven’t come across this before. Surely a good sausage wouldn’t need “pink preserve” in it !

£4 was take off my husband’s £20 breakfast as good will- even though he only had 20% of his breakfast due to being put off.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2023

Belinda

Amazing

Fantastic place to stay. We stayed in the bridal suite on the night after our wedding and it was beautiful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2023

Edward

Lovely location and views.

Lovely location & view, good size rooms, good service and nice food at dinner and breakfast. Food was towards the pricey end but it was worth it. We will definitely return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Definitely a wedding night to remember!

We spent our wedding night at the Marquis, it was the best night to end a perfect day. The venue is absolutely stunning, we stayed in the Cornwallis Suite. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a romantic get away, with amazing views from the balcony. All staff from the front desk to the chefs in the kitchen were all so nice, I’ve never stayed in a hotel with a more welcoming feel to it. Thank you to everyone there for making it so special for us.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2023

Chloe

Lovely hotel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2023

Mark

Beautiful restaurant/patio area overlooking river/fields.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2023

Pauline

The Marquis is excellent. The food and service is amazing. Rooms are really clean and comfortable. We will definately be going again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2023

Jenkins

Great staff
Great facility, location
Great food, wine
Just a must visit location

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2023

Victoria

The hotel was beautiful, the room was clean and warm. We had a fantastic stay, just wish we could of stayed for longer! The only negative I have is that there was building work going on which we weren’t aware of before we booked, however we stayed over a bank holiday so it didn’t effect our stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2023

sarah

Beautiful but over priced

Unfortunately not dog friendly
Parking quite away particularly as weather was wet
Room was lovely no complaints but expensive
Food over priced especially as portions not very big so didn’t stay for breakfast as bacon sandwich was £22🙃

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2022

Sam

Fantastic first stay at The Marquis! Was welcomed straight away with a room upgrade. The room was spotlessly clean and very spacious. Highly recommend eating in the restaurant, food was delicious! We will be back!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2022

Verified traveler

Excellent service and food

It was amazing, the food was beyond belief and the room was so comfortable. Apart from the access from the walk from the car park due to the building work, everything was just perfect.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2022

Elizabeth

Very comfortable bed and room was quiet despite facing the main road. The staff very friendly. We were dissatisfied in our meal the quality was not up to the last time we were here

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2022

Mark

Great hotel
Great location
Great staff
Food lovely

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2022

Lee

We stayed in the ground floor room, separate from the main building and it was superb. One recommendation would be to have some plants or something on the patio to keep it private from the people on the main terrace.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2022

Colin

The staff were very helpful and friendly. Good quality of service. Good quality building and room presentation. Good location. Overall vib, very positive.

Access to rooms difficult for the less mobile. Distance from car park to reception too long and without cover. Building works on property redevelopment gave a poor first impression. Breakfast too expensive and no simple/basic choices. No bespoke storage for bikes.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2022

Patricia

Short Break

We spent two midweek nights at the Marquis. Major building works were being carried out. This did not effect our stay. We booked an evening meal for one night. The food was very good but overpriced. The wine was also good but again overpriced, in our opinion. We did have breakfast. Because we didn’t want a large one, we chose two sweeter dishes. But again, we just thought it was on the expensive side. Our room was lovely. Bed & pillows both comfy. The shower was very good. The staff were friendly. It was difficult to get anyones attention when we were on the lower terrace to order drinks. There were staff about but their attention was elsewhere. Would we stay again, possibly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2022

Gary

Can’t wait to come back

We had a 1 night stay at The Marquis.
The food was amazing, both dinner and breakfast were cooked to a very high standard and both delicious.
The staff were all lovely and couldn’t do enough to make our stay comfortable.
The room was immaculately clean and very comfortable. I woke up feeling more relaxed and pain free than I do in my own bed.
The setting is stunning and although they have building work going on for their next adventure it was very discreet and barely noticeable.
We will definitely be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2022

Gene

Lovely room , beautiful view , delicious dinner ,comfy bed !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2022

Stephen

All of the people are very friendly , cheerful , happy , excellent choices for breakfast and evening meals. All areas are very clean indeed. Would highly recommend this hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2022

Ian

A wonderful venue, full of charm, well managed and immaculately clean

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2022

MICHAEL

the room was small and overpriced, all food at an additional cost but very good,the staff were excellent throughout.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2021

Caroline

A bit of luxury!

Beautiful room, immaculate hotel. Near to lovely walking country at the Stour estuary - and pretty towns and villages. Huge portions at breakfast!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2021

Mark

Hotel great, staff brilliant
lovely location

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2021

Margaret

Quality all the way

From tastefully decorated rooms with top quality linens to an exquisite dining experience, this hotel scores in all categories. It was so good we changed our plans and stayed longer.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2021

Verified traveler

Service was amazing. The food was good, but the portions were way too large for the style of dining. Room was well presented.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2021

Ian

Perfect for a one night get away!

Wonderful one night stay. Fantastic service from all staff.
Great food and great room. Thanks.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Disappointing.

Unfortunately I was overall disappointed with my stay. While staff were friendly and helpful and can the building beautiful, the cleanliness of our room was quite poor. The bath had a good 15/20 hairs in it from the previous guest, the bottom bed sheet had a hole in it and the duvet cover had a stain on it. I also found a couple of hairs in the bed.
The beautiful bathroom had a gathering of 20+ dead flies and dust on a ledge and the shower trap was too disgusting to think about! The toilet brush was also awful. The toilet had a very poor flush, one of the bath towels was very shabby, almost threadbare and one tea cup had a crack in it. My room was out the front and while the mattress was very comfy and of good quality, I had a bad nights sleep with a fair amount of road noise and other noise from the restaurant and other guests.
I wouldn’t stay at this hotel again or recommend it to others.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel in a beautiful location, with plenty of outside tables to enjoy! Very comfortable room. Definitely coming back!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2021

Leo

Fabulous stay