Name: Downham Hall
Address: Castledon Road Downham Hall Essex, Billericay, CM11 1LG, GB

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2026

david

Room very clean and well presented.
Only downside no food , breakfast or evening meals available during my stay due to weddings and proms events .
They did advise me of a local pub nearby which was excellent ( the old windmill)..

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Shane

Booked late and arrived at 8.30pm, nobody at reception and had to call a number, no answer, tried several times, in the end and about 1/2 hr later tied the house next door and got a response. Not ideal. Was after a quick grab and go breakfast, but had to miss this as nobody again was about.

I stayed in the bridal suite and it was very warm in there even with the fan provided.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Alan

lovely relaxing hotel

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Carmen

Clean bathroom and super comfortable bed. I read before shower pressure was not good, but ours was great. Would happily recommend.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2026

Louise

Lovely location

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

nick

lovely hotel

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Jon

I work away most days of the week, but rarely leave a review, since most hotels just seem to blend into one. This place however, is different. The room was lovely, the staff were very friendly and the food was excellent (evening meal delicious and not one of those buffet breakfasts that I've come to loathe). Definitely worth a visit.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Andrew

Our stay here was excellent in every respect. All the important things (room, shower, breakfast) were brilliant and worked as they should. The hotel is clean and not in any way tired. The staff are incredibly friendly and the value for the cost of the room exceptional. The owner works super hard as one of the active staff which definitely contributes to the overall way this hotel works so well.

We only stayed the one night but would happily go back for another stay in such a lovely relaxing and friendly environment.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2026

Carl

Great hotel with a great receptionist, very polite, friendly and helpful.
The room was very clean, tidy and in keeping with the hotels luxurious theme.
Parking was easy too.
The bed was too comfortable that I overslept and missed breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

David

Friendly staff clean room with tea and coffee making
Quiet location
Would definitely stay here again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Hazel

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Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Steve

Fantastic welcome on arrival food and room outstanding and the level of service is superb. The room was clean and lovely decorated
Thank you for another great weekend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

Anthony

wonderful hotel, that offers higher-quality

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

David

All ok

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Darren

Room was great and the staff was lovely

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Linda

Fabulous food
Room
Staff
Area
Will definitely stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

LYNN

Staff are amazing. Lovely hotel we will definitely be returning

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2025

Christopher

When I dove up to the property, it had that lovely country house appeal but no over stated.
The plumbing however was very noisy when the shower was in use.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Kerry

An excellent stay here as always. Berthing was perfect.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Kerry

We keep coming back here, the service, rooms, food are all excellent. There is nothing I can fault and the staff are really friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Marisa

It’s very peaceful you feel like you’re a million miles away. Fantastic views and great food

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Marisa

Quite

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2025

Nick

Nice quiet, comfortable small hotel with helpful and friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Marisa

Really lovely setting, nice big room.
Extremely clean and staff were really lovely and helpful.
Had a comfortable stay with a lovely breakfast in the morning.
Cannot wait to stay again thank you.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

michael

Boutique hotel peaceful honesty box for late night drinks cooked breakfast yummy

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Philip

Ok stay

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Patricia

Breakfast was great!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Susan

Highly recommend Downham Hall

Superb. I wish we’d booked for longer.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Sue

Welcoming stay

Lovely stay - perfectly comfortable accommodation for this section of our road trip around UK. Good breakfast options.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Christopher

Downham Hall Hotel, a real Gem

The Hotel is an absolute must, it’s set in secluded grounds surrounded by amazing views across the beautiful Essex countryside, the staff are absolutely fantastic and nothing was too much trouble, a special shout out to Stephen who made us feel so welcome and spent time telling us about the Hotels History, Christina and the team ensured they made our stay a real pleasure, our room was fantastic, spacious and super clean, as for the food it was incredible !!! I have eaten in some of the best restaurants in the world and the quality of the food at Downham hall rivals them all, it was real Michelin star quality, needless to say we will definitely be back and will be telling all of our friends about this real gem of a Hotel !!!! Or should we keep it to ourselves??? lol !!!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Anna

Fabulous country setting, great views, food and service

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Ken

Beautiful hotel in a fabulous rural location

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2025

Rosie

Lovely stay, staff super friendly and helpful, rooms gorgeous and the bed sooo comfy!! Highly recommend!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Lee

Super

Super boutique one night stay. Very quiet location and friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Sally

Downham Hall is a beautiful venue, food is amazing and the staff always go above and beyond. 5 star ⭐

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2025

DEREK

Business Trip

There day business stop over
Would recommend
10/10

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Karin

A very welcoming country retreat. Excellent staff service, attention to detail 5 star. Woke to birdsong, after a restful nights sleep. Evening meal was superb. Thank you.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

Corina

Really lovely service and great food

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

Glenn

Lovely clean bedroom and bathroom. Staff were friendly and attentive, making it a very relaxing and stress free stay.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Aaron

We had a stellar stay at Downham Hall. It was really quite lovely, and exactly the British experience that we were looking for.
Fantastic staff, and a very picturesque location. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quiet countryside stay. Thank you.
Aaron & Stacey

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2025

Alan

Very quiet and nice views

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Tippy

Really friendly

Really friendly service

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2024

Adam

Perfect

Perfect location. Very warm welcome, beautiful building and very comfortable bed.

I would stay again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

Ashleigh

Staff are incredibly helpful & friendly, food is amazing and the surrounding grounds are gorgeous

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Lovely place to stay

What a beautiful, quiet, peaceful place to stay. Clean, tastefully decorated, friendly staff, absolutely nothing to complain about. I will be back

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2024

Richard

Fantastic stay assisted by the very helpful and friendly staff

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2024

Rebecca

Nice property, but room smelt of damp

Lovely property, friendly service, delicious breakfast and lovely scenery. Unfortunately the bedroom smelt very badly of damp. Obviously a problem/leak, which spoilt our stay somewhat as the smell was so potent. Wherever prepared the room must have known as the window was open and there was a diffuser in the room to try and mask the smell.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Elanor

Enjoyed our brief stay and wished we had booked for longer. Know for next time! Beautiful house in a quiet location, room was lovely and so comfortable. Thank you very much.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Timothy

Beautiful place nice and peaceful, relaxed atmosphere and excellent breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2024

Eddie

Best staying experience ever. Not like being a customer of a hotel but a welcomed guest of a noble family.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2024

A

I little slice of heaven

Such a cute little place in the middle of the countryside. The rooms are immaculate with everything you require, Staff were super friendly and the breakfast was perfect.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2024

Hazel

Really lovely hotel in a beautiful setting. Staff very friendly and the breakfast was great.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2024

Gordon

Lovely period property

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2024

Mark

I'm impressed

Great place to stay, nice quiet surroundings, friendly staff and good facilities.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2023

Marco

Perfect experience and felt very personable.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

graham

A beautiful comfortable hotel in a pretty setting with great staff. A taxi ride from Billericay. Best breakfast I’ve had in a long time.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2023

Anton

A warm and friendly welcome and great service throughout my stay. The room was comfortable and at night it was super quiet so easy to get a good nights sleep. Will definitely be back next time I need to stay in the area.

Business

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2023

Peter

Staff very friendly and helpful

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2023

Denise

Steve on reception was particularly impressive, all the staff so friendly

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2023

Andy

Great stay, lovely modern clean room also with iron

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2023

Stephen

Consistently Excellent

I’ve stayed at Downham Hall several times and each time it’s been an excellent stay in a great peaceful location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2023

Joel

Nice, quiet hotel

This venue is primarily a weddings / functions hotel with only 5 rooms. I stayed on a Mon and Tues when the restaurant is closed but there are eateries within 1 mile.
As such the hotel itself was very quiet which was perfect for me. The room was large and very well decorated. Wifi worked well.
The ladies on reception were very professional and friendly.
There is an honesty bar for after hours which I did not use but looked nice and a good idea.
Overall I would say this hotel served a functional purpose but that would really be doing it a disservice as it's better than that. It would be nice to stay here over a weekend to enjoy the gardens and eat in the restaurant but my trip was only for business.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2023

Debra

Lovely property. Our room was pretty with a beautiful view and a spacious and tasteful bathroom. The “Small” English breakfast was delicious and sufficient!

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2023

Sue

Lovely rooms

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2022

Colin

Fabulous stay

Beautiful room and location. Bed exceptionally comfortable. The staff were lovely-friendly and helpful. Tasty breakfast. 10/10!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2022

m

Absolute gem of a hotel

Absolute little gem of a place, cannot find fault with anything. Would go as far as to say it's the best hotel/accommodation we've stayed at in UK. Right on our doorstep,we never knew it was here.
Good luck to all of you for the future, you deserve to succeed. Thank you

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2022

P

A beautiful building in a lovely location. We found it a little noisy but in fairness to the hotel they were preparing for a wedding the following day.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2022

Mr Daniel

Very clean room/bath room, friendly staff and atmosphere

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2022

Robert

Very well appointed would happily stay again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2021

S

Lovely country house hotel

Reasonably priced, well maintained and great service

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2020

S

Lovely country house

Pros - beautiful building, lovely room, great service, really nice breakfast

Cons - it was slightly cold in our room but cosy under the duvet

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2020

ANN

Excellent and friendly service and even though there was no one to serve breakfast the first morning the girl working in the kitchen served us.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2020

Janet

The Hall is full of character and in a lovely rural setting.B and B with anice cafe.Very clean and staff very friendly. Good eating places nearby. 7 miles from centre of Basildon.

Business

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2020

Julian

Loved The Room But No Bistro..🙁

A beautiful place in a wonderful setting. We booked for lunch in the “Bistro” before check-in but couldn’t find a menu on-line so called a day ahead to be told that there was a new chef who was just settling in and there would be a menu on the day we booked. Unfortunately, when we were shown to our table we were told that there was only toasted sandwiches or jacket potatoes available for lunch, not really what we expected from a bistro. Otherwise, the staff were friendly and helpful and the room was splendid.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2020

I

Amazing from start to finish

We enjoyed our stay from the beautifully appointed bedrooms and refreshing rainshower, to the delightful meals (eating both lunch and breakfast at the property).

Attentive and respectful staff made the stay all the more enjoyable. Nothing was ever too much trouble. We were saddened to leave as we caught a view of the property through the rear window, travelling along the long drive, homeward bound.

This is a hotel I would gladly travel another 20miles out of my way to stay at again and it should be encouraged to support an independent business that is well run and provides such excellent accomodation and service.

Friends_and_family Family