County Hotel Chelmsford

“Great hotel ”

Really good hotel, breakfast was amazing (Thank You Peter for great service, your friendly smile cheered me up). Rooms ok and good location. The rooms are not huge but clean and functional. The location is very central indeed. The breakfast really was perfect.

“Special Birthday Afternoon Tea-Top staff & Venue”

I booked this for my 50th birthday. From the very beginning they made things easy offering us the use of the Suffolk Room as there were quite a few of us. Communication was excellent by the events staff and when I arrived the table had already been decorated and the chairs looked beautiful with cov… more

I booked this for my 50th birthday. From the very beginning they made things easy offering us the use of the Suffolk Room as there were quite a few of us. Communication was excellent by the events staff and when I arrived the table had already been decorated and the chairs looked beautiful with covers on them The afternoon Tea was absolutely lovely and we had the room from 1pm-5pm (afternoon tea at 2pm) They asked about dietary requirements when booking and these were adhered to. Its free parking but also near to the train station. Lovely sandwiches with a good choice plus quiche, also a selection of mouse, scones and copious amounts of cake and tea or coffee all served beautifully and by attentive staff who kept checking in on us. So friendly and welcoming and we all thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. They were happy to give us a take away box too when we had stuff left as so many different selections of cake etc. I also had a surprise of a dessert bought out saying Happy Birthday. We could also order alcoholic drinks (additional charge) if we so wished. What a wonderful place to celebrate and would definitely go back again even for afternoon tea or lunch. Thank you County Hotel we all loved it and had a wonderful time thanks to your great service and attention to detail Staff were really lovely, helpful and friendly and took some lovely pictures too for us. We were made so welcome.

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“An enjoyable stay”

We have recently returned from a very pleasant 2-night stay at the County Hotel, Chelmsford. We only booked a standard room which although slightly on the small side was clean, well furnished and had all that was necessary for a comfortable short stay. Lighting was good and although the room didn’t… more

We have recently returned from a very pleasant 2-night stay at the County Hotel, Chelmsford. We only booked a standard room which although slightly on the small side was clean, well furnished and had all that was necessary for a comfortable short stay. Lighting was good and although the room didn’t have air conditioning a large fan was provided. Our room was very quiet, the bed comfortable, and we both slept well. The bathroom was spacious, clean and had the added advantage of natural light and ventilation – something I always appreciate. On the first night of our stay, we enjoyed dinner in the hotel’s Samphire Restaurant – an attractively decorated, clean, comfortable venue. The food was well cooked and tasty and service was excellent, thank you Grace (hope I have remembered your name correctly!). Prices were average for a restaurant of this class in this area. One can also dine in the hotel’s Rainsford bar – there is a degree of menu overlap between the bar and the Samphire restaurant particularly for the more popular dishes, but the menus do differ so it maybe worth looking at both before deciding where to eat within the hotel – the bar seemed to offer more pub style favourites whilst the restaurant choices tended to be more up-market. The bar also has quite a lot of outside seating – whilst this only offers a view of the car park the opportunity to sit outside might be welcomed on a hot summer’s day. We chose to stay at this hotel due to its central location as we needed to catch a very early train from Chelmsford station. Within 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the hotel one can reach the station and the town centre with its shops, restaurants, cathedral and theatre. The hotel has a large car park but to ensure that this is reserved for hotel users (and not used as a free car park for the station etc.) a charge is made – you need to enter your car’s registration number when entering the hotel to ensure that you do not end up with a parking fine. Currently, (October 2024), the charge for overnight parking is £9.00. Overall, this was a very good stay and if we needed to stay in central Chelmsford again it is highly likely that we would return to this hotel.

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