Name: Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel
Address: East Street, England, United Kingdom, Essex, United Kingdom
Rating: 7.85

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7.8

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Based on 1,193 verified reviews

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40%

Couple

22%

Family

20%

Group

16%

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Reviews of Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel highlight a charming historic building, clean, comfortable rooms, and friendly staff, alongside recurring drawbacks like no evening restaurant, limited bar hours, some dated areas, and occasional noise from traffic or events.

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10

Geoffrey

4 weeks ago

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Stayed 1 night

All good Good food optiond

10

Caroline

4 weeks ago

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel but no evening food was served / available so we had to go out after a long journey. Could not fault the staff and our room, nor our breakfast the next morning.

8

dennis

Apr 8, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Convenient for nature persuits st Fingrinhoe and Aberton resevoir

4

Andrew

Mar 29, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Arrived and went to pay for stay but won’t accept cash?? . Not advertised or expected only took cash luckily wife had card. Spoilt whole stay was going to eat and drink in bar , one of reasons for booking this hotel. We found elsewhere but might as well of stayed elsewhere

6

Sukhmeet

Mar 17, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

It was decent

East Street, England, United Kingdom

Location

Centrally located in Colchester, Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Colchester Castle Park and Colchester Castle Museum. This hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from University of Essex and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Mercury Theatre.

Adrenalyze Leisure(0.6 miles)

Colchester Visitor Information Centre(0.6 miles)

Hollytrees Museum(0.6 miles)

The Minories Galleries(0.6 miles)

Colchester Castle Park(0.6 miles)

Colchester Natural History Museum(0.7 miles)

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From 15:00 to 00:00

Before 11:00

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Free self-parking is available on-site, but it is limited.

English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee of approximately GBP 15.95 for adults and GBP 8.00 for children.

Check-in is from 3:00 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including designated areas. However, specific details about accessible rooms and facilities are not provided.

The hotel is centrally located in Colchester, within a 15-minute walk of Colchester Castle Park and Colchester Castle Museum. It is approximately 1.5 miles from the University of Essex and 1.7 miles from Mercury Theatre.

Children are allowed at the property, and there is no mention of a minimum age for children to stay for free.

The property offers cribs for infants at a fee of GBP 20.00 per night. Rollaway beds are also available for the same fee. Advance request or confirmation may be required.

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