Great welcome, just one small itch as there was a wedding on and no parking places at the hotel, we were directed to the overflow car park which didn't look very secure, but we got a space later on in the afternoon. The welcome was warm, we were upgraded without having to ask and stayed in one of the executive... More

My girlfriend and I spent a night at the R&C on the Saturday evening just gone and had a lovely time. We arrived early, around 10:30am as we had a full day planned out an about in Colchester, and reception were happy for us to check in a little early. We stayed in a four-poster suite in the old part... More

Restaurant food was superb! Compliments to the Chef! Excellent service! A wonderful building and an excellent history a lovely place to stay! The staff very helpful and extremely friendly service provided!

We had a lovely time here, expect creaky floorboard, low ceilings & lots of cold spots!!! Food was lovely the staff were very helpful and friendly. The rooms were quite small but didn't bother us! The room had everything we needed. We will defiantly stay here again

Stayed here for one night over the bank holiday weekend, didn't break the bank, and everything about the hotel was lovely. The staff were really friendly and helpful. The hotel and our room were really clean. Read a few reviews on here from people complaining about the low ceilings and small doorways...?! I think it's quite obvious from the picture... More

A pleasant enough stay in an interesting hotel. Staff were very helpful and although it was a little basic, the room had all the essentials: coffee and tea-making facilities (including de-caffeinated), iron & ironing board, fan (not needed) and hair dryer (definitely not needed). Shower worked well and everything was very clean. I didn't have a cooked breakfast but, contrary... More

The Rose & Crown is the oldest hotel in the oldest town in England. This remarkable claim to fame should make it brilliant. The building is stunning, genuinely interesting and full of character. But the rest is disappointing in a Best Western corners- cut sort of way. The hotel feels tired and the staff fed up. I had a room... More

We stayed here for our first wedding anniversary, as we had actually met in the bar over 6 years ago when we lived in Colchester :-) We had a wonderful four-poster room, which had a great jacuzzi bath and large seperate shower, all decorated really beautifully, and so in keeping with the age of the building (we were in the... More

we stayed in the old part of the building above the bar which was actually not as noisy as we thought it might be but we were there during the week. The room was fantastic and really authentic down to the gaps between the wooden beams and the wall! they were so small though that it did not matter. What... More