Name: The Essex Golf & Country Club Hotel
Address: Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, Coggeshall, CO6 2NS, GB

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Stuart

The staff was very helpful, the room was clean and comfortable.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

David

3rd time stopping here, great standard all round..

Self

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2026

Joanne

The rooms. at the Essex Golf and Country Club are very nice and super clean. Be aware there is no in-room ac that we could find and just the smallest desk fan in the room but perhaps this is only an issue for 3 weeks a year!

We arrived late (9.30pm) and check was smooth, went to the room and unpacked and notice in the room directory suggested the bar was open until 10.30pm. We meander up only to be informed that last orders was at 10pm so we would only be permitted to purchase one drink. Then had the uncomfortable experience of the bar being cleaned around us as we tried to relax. A hotel bar that shuts at 10pm, really not expected and such a shame!

Breakfast was poor. Firstly, it is not served until 7am. bearing in mind it takes about 40 mins to get into Colchester town centre from the Club, this means if you are here on business, then its a very tight time timeline. Even just 30 mins earlier would make like much more comfortable for guests, I feel. We arrived a 7am but then had to wait another 10 mins for hot food to come out and when it did the quality was very poor. Every member of my group (4 of us) had sausages which were inedible. They were cooked so they could not be cut through. I have no idea what happen in the kitchen that morning but it wasn't good. We were invited to take more and 'give them a try'.

Please don't misunderstand this is nice place to stay but this up to to its cheaper end of the market price tag. Would I return, very unlikely.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2026

Dan

Very nice hotel with great service

Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2026

Gavin

Carpet in my room was dirty. Staff were unable to help with a taxi. Breakfast was 15 minutes late starting which caused large queue.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Denise

Lovely

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

ELAINE

The hotel appears to be in the process of a refurbishment. Some areas were nice but not complete and I felt attention to detail was missing. The newly refurbished bedroom was big, clean and comfortable with a nice bathroom.
Unfortunately the breakfast buffet was poor.
The facility’s were very good.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2026

darren

Rooms need aircon added to give better experience

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Timothy

Great facilities, helpful staff and a nice breakfast

Self

4/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Maria

The rooms are clean but lack basics. No water in the rooms.
You cannot get food after 10pm.
The jacuzzi is designed to kill you. There is so much chlorine it feels like a gas chamber. Its awful. Its supposed to be relaxing but you leave crying. The sauna and steam rooms are great. The swimming is good and perfect temperature. I asked one of the staff to reduce the amount of chlorine but she just said its not my job. She looked like the cleaner. The lady at the spa Danielle was just great. She deserves an award for service.

Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2026

Mark

Hotel had a burst water pipe in the early hours of the 16th Jun so was closed on arrival. I arrived at 19:00 for a two night stay, with no communication stating the hotel was closed for business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2026

Graham

Clean room and helpful staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2026

Margaret

Staff were really friendly and helpful and I enjoyed full use of the pool and spa. Room was clean and comfortable but the bathroom was just showing signs of wear - crack in the sink.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

Grazio

Nice Hotel would easily recommend as was very good value for money. good food and nice staff - rooms are spacious and beds are large and comfortable.

Partner

4/10

Poor

31 May 2026

Shervin

Rooms resembled university halls. No one cleaned our room overnight. Poor condition throughout.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2026

Robert

We booked to stay from Friday the 22nd until Sunday the 24th. However, we had to leave a night early due to unsuitability of the provided fridge for the room.

We have an 8 month old and when booking did discuss needing a fridge for expressed milk feeding which they said was fine for a £30 refundable deposit. However, upon arrival the fridge was a make up fridge which only reduces the temperature by 20 degrees of the room ambient temperature which sadly was not suitable due to the room being very hot (that weekend temperatures were 28-30 degrees and there is no aircon.

Therefore we couldn’t stay for the full length due to the need for feeding the baby. I did ask for some money back as a good will gesture but the checkout employee couldn’t help and the manager was not available.

We would not recommend this hotel if you have a baby or if you like a cool room as there is no aircon provided in any of the rooms. Otherwise, the grounds and facilities were nice.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

28 May 2026

robert

Ground floor deluxe double room next to the car park. Delivery vans and cars made it a very noisy room from an early hour.
Spa and gym were nicely maintained and fully kitted out.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2026

Marie

Lovely location. Amazing room. definetly stay again

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2026

Karelyn

No signs for the exit in the ladies pool changing room, and nowhere to leave your room key, which activates your locker, if you can work out how to do it. Nice pool and jacuzzi though, rooms could do with a deep clean, but daily basics are done and it's comfortable.
Staff are very helpful and happy to help with queries, rooms spacious and mine had a lovely view, plenty of (free) parking.

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2026

Alan

good staff and clean room

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2026

Andrew

The spa and pool was excellent and the gym fantastic. Quiet location, a little out of the way. Nice room and extra large bed. Bathroom a bit dated but acceptable.
Nice bar, golf course and tennis facilities including paddle courts.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2026

Freddie

Nice property, helpful staff, peaceful location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Mel

I stay here most weeks for work and always made to feel at home and comfortable in the room booked
Staff are always helpful

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2026

Elizabeth

Nice overnight stay, easy check in and the pool was good.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

27 Apr 2026

Jamil

I’ve stayed at The Essex Golf & Country Club several times before and have always had a pleasant experience, which is why this visit was so disappointing. Unfortunately, the room did not meet the usual standards I’ve come to expect. The bed hadn’t been made properly, which immediately gave a poor first impression, and the bath drain was extremely slow, making it frustrating to use.

It’s a shame because I’ve enjoyed my previous stays here, but this time the lack of attention to detail really let things down. I hope this was just a one-off, as I would like to return in the future, but improvements definitely need to be made to maintain the quality guests expect

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2026

martin

Staff very helpful, although check inn at 10.30pm proved sketchy
Great leisure facilities, with use of pool etc allowed on the day of departure

Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Apr 2026

Rob

Appreciate they are not attempting to be a luxury hotel but missing on some really key basics.
Pubic hairs were on bathroom side.
Bathroom bin had not been emptied and was full of previous guests sanitary products.
Dirty towel hung on back of bathroom door
No power sockets on either side of the bed
Room stank of cigarette smoke.

In regards to eating, asked to order food at 2031 and was told kitchen closes at 2030. Not much flexibility given I was a minute late.

Pretty dire to be honest.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2026

Eve

The room we had needs updating and cleaning properly
Room 2
The windows had black mould and the shower has lots of black mould - could be easily cleaned away
Be nice if the pool was open earlier at the weekend- we didn’t get to use it

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2026

Mary

Relaxing

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Apr 2026

Oliver

food service was terrible. took an hour in half to get kids breakfast

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2026

Melissa

Hener

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2026

Sukhjit

Excellent

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2026

Saintdevil installations

F

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2026

Sweta

Feedback would be as a women staying on own I didn’t feel comfortable being on ground floor and coming in to a window open

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

Charles

Just brilliant

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2026

Alison

Room cleaning could be improved - our rubbish bin was not emptied and was overflowing, beds were not made. There was no box of tissues in our room but my son's room had one. Other than that, everything was very good.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Mar 2026

ROY

Didn't stay.
Checked and and given room key to a room which was already occupied. Entered room and walked in on other guests.

Given another room which was lesser standard than first room.

Duty manager was difficult and argumentative.

Left the hotel and stayed elsewhere

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2026

BILLY

yes

4/10

Poor

20 Mar 2026

Terry

Facilities were good, the bar food served was appetising. The accommodations we were provided had very outdated decor and the windows were blown out so there was no view and reduced light. I will not return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Daniel

Facilities were good, room was clean - a little disappointment with the bed, as it was just two single beds pushed together. Everything else was fine.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2026

John

Very clean room in ex Ellen condition. On the ground floor near the door was a little noisy.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Maria Teresa

The room was clean and tidy. Great office desk and comfort chair for work

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Pauline

Check in very easy Reception staff extremely helpful All areas very clean Shame about the weather for golf but obviously not down to the hotel but did manage to get 9 holes played Left feeling very relaxed and refreshed

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Mitul

Lovely

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2026

scott

great room and view.

Self

4/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

David

Basic amenities like a spare toilet roll, 1/4 of a roll left in the bathroom on arrival. The ‘double’ was two singles put together and moved apart continuously throughout the night.

Mattresses were rock hard and both got up aching from the poor bed(s)

Sadly wouldn’t return, no towels in the health club so told to take our own wet towels from the room.

Room felt like it hadn’t had a good service for a while.

Club company really not living up to expectations.

4/10

Poor

21 Feb 2026

Sharon

Stayed at hotel recently and unfortunately it was a very disappointing experience.

On arrival, basic amenities were missing. There was no shower gel in the shower and no hand soap in the bathroom, both containers completely empty, with the box of tissues also empty…. Nothing had been refilled. Small touches you would expect as standard, such as biscuits and hot chocolate, were also not provided…. Again was told they should have been and had not been added by house cleaning. The extra duvet for the spare bed was tiny; we asked for another, but it never arrived.

Breakfast was frustrating on both mornings. I asked specifically for runny eggs and they were hard each time. The overall food quality wasn’t great, and the service in both the bar and restaurant was very slow. To make matters worse, the hotel seemed to be completely out of bottled water. The vending machines were you could purchase bottles was also out of order.

The gym and pool were nice and probably the highlight of the stay.

Overall, very disappointing. The manager said she would be in contact following our stay, but we’ve still had no email correspondence 48 hours later. Not the level of service we expected. ⭐⭐

Business Family

4/10

Poor

19 Feb 2026

Andy

Don't be fooled by the reception image!! Arrived at 9.15 after being stuck on the M25 for an hour then had local road closures due to the flooding, nobodies fault but I would have thought the hotel would have been a little more welcoming given the road closures. Room was tired, noisy and on par with a poor dated Travel Lodge.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Olivia

Value for money.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Melanie

Great welcome despite a late check in
Comfy room

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2026

Claire

Room was good. Spacious, quiet, comfortable, bed. A bit dated but fine.
Staff nice.
Easy parking.
I would stay again

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2026

Kevin

Clean tidy comfortable bed and Emma the receptionist was very helpful well presented and lovely with a happy smiley face

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Sharon

Room was spotless, very comfortable, free upgrade.
Facilities were great; gym was amazing, great pool, bar, restaurant.
Staff were accommodating and friendly.
Loads of free, on-site parking.

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2026

Robert

Good housekeeping staff

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2026

Alistair

Friendly Welcome on arrival. however the bathroom in my room was covered in long black hairs all over the floor, and the toilet was stained and dirty.

Business

4/10

Poor

18 Jan 2026

Colette

Staff on checking were great.
Although later the TV did not work and we were in a disabled room? Beds were small and uncomfortable. Got woken up by a fire alarm😕. Strange no really communication ?

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jan 2026

Richard

unfortunately I was given an old room carpets were a bit threadbare and TV signal kept buffering. the sports facilities were very nice, great breakfast. had I had a new refurbished room stay would have been lovely

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Emmanuel

Large room, with a good view. Staff could have been more friendly. Options were limited for breakfast. All in all, great value.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Iweriaha

Staff very courteous

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Paul

Nice room and staff and good breakfast and hot tub nice!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2026

Rob

All ok

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Jason

The room was spotless , we love the hotel and the spa . Highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

julie

Really lovely stay. Friendly and professional at reception. Room for family for four was perfect. Facilities wise we went to the Strike Shack for the driving range and bought 50 balls to play around with which was really fun and also visited the pool twice during our stay. Great to have the family swim times as felt comfortable to be amongst other parents and young children in the pool. Overall a really lovely stay.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2026

Marc

The room was what expected , no issue . Bathroom couldve been decorated better , paint splashes on the floor.was disappointed with the resturant ,was closing at 4 , asked for food at 14-50,only to be told. The kitchen was closed .if you clise at i still expect to get cooked food an hour early. Also no fried breakfast on our last day , as there was no one to cook supposedly , However whilst having cereal ,members of staff were coming out with bacon sandwiches. This is not acceptable ,i paid for breakfast for both days , we were not told about this . There was also no fruit or yoghurts . Even before last orders , i asked for a beer and a flat white, the member of staff ,rolled her eyes and told me whilst emptying the taps that she had turned off the coffee machine. This was before last orders. I am a guest and a paying customer ,i expect a better service and still able to get a hot drink on a freezing cold day..
However , on the positive side ,the staff were friendly ,the gym and pool were excellent . We enjoyed our stay away.it is just the little things that are important , and it left us a little disappointed

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Anita

Everything was fab about this hotel, it's location for us was absolutely key. Room was really clean, separate to the the main building and amenities for pool, bar and

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

Joanne

We didn’t have breakfast

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

Ian

Friendly staff and a lovely room looking out onto the golf course

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Andy

Very friendly and accommodating place. The pool area is a great asset

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2025

Liam

All ok

Bring back choc chip cookies lol

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2025

Wendy

Our room was really

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Michelle

Amenities, staff just a pleasurable stay

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2025

David

Family weekend break - Nov 25.

This is more of a sports club with rooms rather than a hotel. Our hotel room was modern and clean. Staff generally friendly and helpful. Pool and spa were very good. Golf was good but the fairways were not as good as my local courses. Racket sports and gym facilities looked great. Food quality was surprisingly good but the breakfast is totally self service and very limited.

The bar, dining area and lounge areas are a major let down. Rooms were cold and uninviting and the bar closed at 10:00pm on Saturday night !!!

Nice enough but don't go expecting Hilton and Marriott style service and facilities - The Essex could do much better.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2025

Kim

Rooms were good staff friendly bar area wasn't very clean table not wiped down

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Samantha

Lovely rooms very clean and comfortable. Great amenities and very helpful staff.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2025

Taiyeba

My partner and I stayed at this hotel from the 3rd to the 4th of November. Although the staff decorated the room for an extra charge (which my boyfriend arranged for me for my birthday), the overall stay was disappointing.

We stayed in the County Suite, which was spacious, but the sleep experience was terrible. There was no air-conditioning, and the room was unbearably hot all night. The fan provided did not work, and when we tried calling reception there was no answer. The pillows and mattress were also old and very uncomfortable, leading to a restless night.

To make matters worse, when we checked out, no one asked if we enjoyed our stay — otherwise I would have provided this feedback directly. Unfortunately, we would not return. Awful stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2025

Rob

Facilities not available due to Halloween????

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Jack

Amazing place amazing staff a great hidden treasure

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2025

Perveen

Cleanliness, more towels and toilet roll. TV volume kept going up and down

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2025

Simon

Room comfortable and clean. Bathroom spotless.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Terece

Good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2025

Alan

Upon first arrival the hotel and room looked modern and nicely decorated. However the bed for our teenage daughter was a Z frame bed, which was uncomfortable it meant she slept on the floor! The noise from the room above, them walking about was a constant distraction due to unsubstantial insulation between floors. It sounded as if they were walking in your room. This meant we didn't have a restful night.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2025

Emily

Room was spacious. Clean. Could do with a bit of a refurb perhaps. Spa and pool were nice. We didn’t take the pre paid breakfast option. There is a far better offering in the restaurant of all day breakfast which is table service and higher quality/ better options. The pre paid breakfast would have been wasted on our two very young children.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2025

Mr Kevin

One nights stay

Room was a bit dated, no usb sockets and no power sockets. Bedside table to one side of bed only which was odd.
Bathroom dated and would benefit from refurb.
Staff friendly and helpful.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Samantha

Perfect stay

Business

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2025

Aimee

Accessible room. Bathroom very dated and fairly grubby. Walls and windows dirty. New reception areas looked nice and bar/restaurant good. Lots of noise from rooms above, reported to night porter.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Lesley

Stayed at the hotel as I was attending a birthday party in nearby Earls Colne. The hotel was easy to find and location to the village was excellent. Staff were so helpful from check in to check out. Was a slight issue with my room during my stay but this was sorted expeditiously by the duty manager and housekeeping. Would recommend a stay here and would certainly stay again next time I visit the area.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Rebecca

Good place to stay if you want access to road links. Golf course is busy and the lawn mowing starts at 7am so if you want a lie in that's not always an option.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Der

Hotel and staff were lovely. Showers are a nightmare though, the design is terrible as they just leak constantly all over the floor.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2025

Sweta

Old area not the best

Stayed in the old part of hotel ,no 1 corridor was not clean at all fire door cobwebs and dragon flies by the fire exit
Please mention to staff I don’t want to hear conversations outside my door in morning
Receoption was friendly
Lovely warm pool

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Melody

Clean and quiet hotel lots of parking .. arrived late so missed dinner so only downside was no real bar meals or snacks

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

simon

Nice hotel stayed many times before can’t go wrong staying here

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2025

Megan

I enjoyed my stay at The Essex, I was a female solo traveller and stayed for 2 nights, I couldn't fault the spa facilities they were lush! The breakfast buffet was a bit small but you could order what you liked from the menu at no extra charge with plenty of options!

Unfortunately there was a problem with the electrics in my room and they had to be rebooted a couple times. The electrics had damaged my hair curling tongs. I mentioned this to the manager and she even tried fixing them which I really appreciated. When they couldn't fix them she stated they would buy me new ones as a replacement! The manager Elaine, emailed me the next day with the order number on Amazon stating they would be delivered the next day, so I am so so chuffed at the help I received from her and couldn't be more grateful I have had the curling tongs replaced. The staff also moved me rooms to another deluxe double to solve the faulty electrics. I am very happy with the staff who were lovely and really helpful.
Would really recommend this hotel.

Thank you again guys 🙏

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2025

Craig

Nice stay spoilt by minor niggles unfortunately

It was a pleasant stay with clean modern room and bathroom. We were on the ground floor and was woken up at 5am with the person upstairs going to the bathroom and having a walk around on the creaky floor - not ideal when away for a relaxing break. We fell asleep again only to be woken up by golfers with noisy caddies walking right past the open bedroom window as the room window opens out onto the golf course walkway + this happened on Saturday and Sunday morning. EV charger outside kept cutting off part way through charging and only managed 11 miles of charge in 2 days.

On a more positive note, the room came with access to the swimming room, sauna and hot tub which was lovely.

Staff all very pleasant and will return (albeit in an upstairs room] if in the area again - we stayed to attend a nearby wedding at Gosfield Hall. Uber to wedding venue averaged £22 each way

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

Ben

Great place

Brilliant hotel with excellent staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

Ben

Lovely hotel

Nicely placed hotel with reasonable room rates, looked like the pictures. Very happy.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

Katie

Lovely hotel and nice pool steam sauna.. just not near any shops etc

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2025

Claire

A pleasant stay

We had a good stay - the pool is a welcome addition - check times families can go in so you’re not disappointed. Staff friendly and helpful. Also we didn’t realise food stopped at 8:30pm so we got a take out. Staff helpful with ordering and gave plates and cutlery etc so no problem. Fire alarm in the middle of the night so all evacuated. It was dealt with efficiently and calmly however not much communication or apologies for disruption from staff the following day. That would have been my expectation. Overall a pleasant stay in nice grounds.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Katie

Swimming pool wasn’t open. Hot room with no air con, just one fan. Asked for another as it was so hot but they didn’t have any more.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

David

2nd stay here, great place. Bar only being open till 10pm the only negative for me.

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Lovely Relaxing Stay!

Lovely quiet relaxing stay.
Lovely room with nice modern decor. Spa facilities great but unfortunately the pool was closed during our stay but we made use of the hot tub, sauna and steam room.
Only reason I haven't given five stars is because the pool was closed and the room (mainly bathroom) could have been slightly cleaner.

All in all, a lovely stay, great price for what you get and we will definitely return once the pool is open!

Partner