Wivenhoe House Hotel

Good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????

The hotel bedroom was spotlessly clean and very comfortable with everything you need in the room for a pleasant stay. The staff we encountered all seemed very friendly and helpful. Parking is easy and the hotel is surrounded by beautiful grounds. We always choose this hotel when visiting our relatives in Colchester.

Alright in general.

Really friendly check in (and out), staff throughout the hotel were friendly. Grounds were really nice to walk around, breakfast was nice and having the additional cooked to order elements was great. Room was lovely. Minor feedback would be that the pillows were not great, but all in it was a really lovely hotel.

This is a great hotel. The staff are some of the best hotel staff I’ve met. Nothing was too much trouble. The room was huge so big the tv remote didn’t work from the bed. We had a garden room with a balcony looking over the grounds. We stayed during one of the many heat waves this year so the view was more like Africa than Essex. On that note there was no AC in the room. They’d provided fans and an air cooler already when we arrived and the room had a ceiling fan which kept the room remarkably cool. So it wasn’t an issue but worth mentioning as I could be for some.

Bathroom was lovely and modern but could do with a better shower, like a rainfall head. Breakfast buffet was not replenished quickly, partner gave up waiting for beans and the Natural/Greek yogurt was absent. Strangely there was too much ham on the eggs benedict, which made the dish cold quickly. Could also do with being extended. 9.30zm finish is too early for someone enjoying a night away from home. The hotel check in is 3pm unless you offer the £40 early check in fee, not great for customer service. Fair amount of parking and never had an issue, even on graduation event day. I would stay here again definitely.

Room was clean, although I was put into a room in an annex that didn't look like the one in the photo. Some of the staff were very nice, but one was not friendly or accommodating, at all. For example, arriving after a 14-hour journey, I was not allowed to check into my room 30 minutes early. I had to wait in the lounge with all my luggage until the clock struck 3!

Excellent place to stay the staff were amazing food was outstanding rooms so clean the only slight disappointment was there was a few weddings a day which restricted us from enjoying the gardens

Beautiful building that has a beautiful sitting room, but unfortunately the rest of the hotel was a bit tired. Cobwebs on windows on the exterior, the room doors are begging for a wipe down. The room inside was very clean so kudos there, but again the door to restroom could really use a clean. The staff were so helpful and kind so I hope the grounds can do them proud.

This was our second stay at Wivenhoe House Hotel and we will definitely hope to stay again. The first time we stayed in the main house, and the second time in the new extension, and both times the rooms were fantastic, every amenity supplied and excellent service from the staff in both housekeeping and the restaurant. Only an overnight stay but so relaxing, thank you.

Great Hotel. We had a lovely night stay. Will definitely be coming back. x

Absolutely gorgeous room and friendly, helpful staff. Delicious breakfast. Lovely grounds and easy walk to the university campus. Would definitely stay again when in the area :)

Gorgeous accommodation, with lovely views

Lovely clean hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. Good quiet location and easy parking. Food and beer was also nice. Good breakfast. Will return when back in area for sure.

excellent, highly recommended

Lovely location within easy reach of Wivenhoe and colchester. Our room was in the main house so the room was period therefore furnished with old furniture which is not really to our taste. The bathroom was modern however and spotless. We tried the restaurant for dinner, unfortunately only Sunday roast menu and a few other mains. We both had roast but unfortunately not the best 4/10 and patchy service too. Nobody asked if we liked it but mandatory 12.5% service charge! However the breakfast was very good and lovely service, good selection of hot and cold plus special orders from the menu. Overall a really nice stay but with a few niggles.

Lovely hotel and lovely staff but there were too many people on the Saturday afternoon when our group of ten arrived. The comfortable lounge was unavailable to us as it was reserved for a wedding and the restaurant had no indoor seating available on a very wet, cold day. We were, however, provided with hot water bottles for our stay in the terrace gazebo. Otherwise cannot fault the hotel or the staff.

We stayed for two nights and enjoyed our stay. This was a lovely hotel, with a nice atmosphere. However. We were disappointed with the food offering. We had dinner both nights, the burger and chips were just nice, and quite basic. The chicken pie was not chicken! , struggled to find the chicken. The potatoes and gravy, sauce, were puréed. We were not sure whether to use a knife and fork, or a soup spoon! Please can the chef reconsider puréed food, it seems a lazy way to serve a dinner .However, we do have a sense of humour with most things, and really found the funny side!

Lovely grounds for a walk Huge room Good restaurant

We had an overnight stay at Wivenhoe, we had early drinks at the bar and Isaac was super attentive, polite and friendly. Isaac is a credit to the team and came across hard working and conscientious The room was clean and well maintained, bed was very comfy and we had a very peaceful and restful night. The grounds are beautiful we took a walk around the lake then went for more cocktails at the bar. It was an easy drive back into Colchester to see the historic castle the following day. Would highly recommend to all and would love to visit again 😍👏