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3 out of 5
The Globe Hotel
71 North Station Road, Colchester, England

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 69 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Room comfort
Hotel needs updating and don't leave money in roo
I book this hotel for the location, as my friend lives a 10 minute walk away, l got there and was given my card door key, and was greated pleasantly, I went to my room on the 2nd floor, the room was dated, but ok as I would not be in there that long, l got myself ready for the evening, and I decided I would only take Bank card out with me, I left my wallet in one of the drawers, and then went out for the night I returned at 4 a.m. in the morning and went to sleep I woke up at 10 and got myself ready, I left the hotel at 10:50 just before check out, I gave the key he card to reception I left the hotel, when I got home I realised that I had left my wallet in the drawer so I called the hotel & ask them to look for me, I got a reply back saying there was no wallet left, so I've had to to cancel my credit cards, I was told if it turns up or is found they would get in touch with me I received a voicemail message saying that the wallet was found just outside the front of the hotel by one of the cleaners, also was told that I must have dropped it this was not the case because I never took it out with me.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite friendly helpful, warm room good size
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, clean warm room, quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The room was cold, the curtains were a poor fit. The kettle was covered with lime scale so unable to use. The furniture was in poor condition stool had paint on the seat ,missing door handle on wardrobe.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple little hotel, but quite nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Daisie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was such a lovely room for such a good price, room was quite hot even with heating off but other than that we really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Check in was at the partner hotel next door, friendly enough chap on reception. I was travelling as a solo female so it was a little intimidating to have the entrance door blocked by a man smoking on a couple of occasions. Perhaps a designated smoking area would have been good. The room was clean and tidy, bathroom cupboard sized but clean. Furnishings very dated. The bulbs were too dim in the room and bathroom, impossible to out make up on properly and the full length mirror was hung over the dressing table so you couldn't see your bottom half! This room was definitely decorated by men! Although described as 24hr reception, I left at 7am and there was no-one to leave my key pass with, hopefully someone found it in the foyer! I woukd probably not stay again but that was more about me feeling vulnerable on my own. Overall , value fir money in an ideal location for colchester town centre or the railway station
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Adele

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hidden gem of a hotel lovely owners my only criticism is my room was by the main road where you could hear everything and everyone and the joining doors to the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is very near Colchester town centre, which was the main reason (plus the price) to choose it. The building felt secure, and the room was decent size. The mattress was way too soft and bouncy for us, which resulted in not a great night sleep, and some of the pillows felt very hard, almost like sleeping on rocks. We quite liked the bathroom even though it was a bit claustrophobic, though it could have benefited from a lower step - even my partner struggled a bit, and he hasn't got mobility issues. Overall - not bad, though bedding, mattress and towels could certainly do with an update.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

thomas

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness
Horrendous
In all my working life I have stayed in hotels once or twice a week and in all that time no one has asked me for a copy of driving licence when checking in , but this hotel did and took a copy, when I asked why they informed the local police had requested them to do as standard practice , Totally unbelievable, he showed me two my room which was out the Maine reception area to what looked like a abandoned pup , through various security doors to arrive at my room , which looked like something out of the 60s , the toilet and shower approx 2meters by 1meter in what looked like a pod dropped into the corner of the room , which sat above a busy road . How hotels .com approved this hotel I have no idea , but I will probably start booking my rooms with another site , if this is what they think is acceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy camper
I had just a one night stay in a single room and had no complaints at all,good sized clean room and everything worked as it should. Buffet style breakfast was all good and staff very friendly,would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed in room 12, huge room! Comfortable bed. Bathroom a bit basic but nice and clean. Overall could have done with air conditioning but in general a good value for money hotel. Staff are very helpful and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best large room in Colchester
Xl size room with basic kitchen equipment, large bed , room 12 , disabled room but very comfortable. Also sofa and armchair
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, highly recommend
Very clean and tidy hotel, the location is great and the service was nothing but *****. The decor was a bit outdated, apart from that I cannot fault.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Buddha Lamichhane on 18 Jun 2019
Dear Customer, Thank you for providing feedback on your stay. We value customers feedback and take every opportunity for improvements. I look forward to the pleasure welcoming to hotel. Thanks, Regard,

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Buddha Lamichhane on 18 Jun 2019
Thank you for your valuable feedback on your stay. Hope you had a wonderful stay. I will look forward to the pleasure welcoming to the hotel. Thank you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly and helpful staff. Wonderful breakfast with a wide range of food available.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Globe Hotel
Reasonable, would have been better if the lift was working.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ok for a night
The hotel was ok, but a bit dated and tired. It was mostly clean, but a bar of soap was left in the caravan style shower cubicle. The bed was very comfortable and large. The breakfast was very good (and I could have had two as no one checked)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Great value for money hotel
The hotel is in a good location away from the main hustle and bustle of the town centre. However, it's just a short walk to the pubs and eateries which are in plenty of supply. The main tourist sites are all within easy walking distance. Breakfast was offered but as we had an early start the following day we declined. Staff very polite, hotel very clean and excellent car parking provided. Helios
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value for money
Problem with room but given free upgrade, very friendly and helpful reception staff
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Levan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and spacious with yummy food, could have AC.
The staff were incredibly lovely, the breakfast was delicious and not a bad price considering it is all you can eat. The only down side was that there was no air con, in this heat wave that we're having that would have been the cherry on the cake. Everything else was wonderful, the bathroom was very small but SPOTLESS so I feel like that's fair. The room was very big with lots of room and a large bed, a TV and storage. We only stayed one night but would have happily stayed for more. Colchester town centre is a bit rowdy at night, but I'm pleased to say that this hotel is away from it all!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I booked this for my sister and she said it was a lovely hotel and would go back again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
No problems at all! :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

D

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Poor show
I remember the Globe from 20 years ago, which is why we chose to stay here. Unfortunately the place has zero character any more. There are no directions to where the rooms are and its like a maze going up and down stairs. The bathroom in our room was so small you had to twist around the sink to use the loo! The shower did not drain either, meaning you could only have a 30 second shower before it flooded. The lights were all on one switch so there was no chance of a reading light. It was either glaring or nothing. There was no tv remote (not that important I know) and when we asked about it, the ladies could barely be bothered to respond. As there had been an error when booking we had one room rather than two but when we asked to change rooms to the other one they said the hotel was fully booked! This was within 5 minutes of us cancelling the second room. Clearly she didnt even check and was unaware that we had 2 rooms booked initially. Overall a rather jaded trip down memory lane and not one I will be making again.

8/10 Good

Blair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great budget hotel
I was happy with my stay at The Globe, certainly for the price it was absolutely fine. A little dusty in the corridors and the shower drain was a little slow but nothing that would affect the experience. Very nice, friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Ioan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Linda, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was just fine. The bathroom was a wet room setup and the water didn't drain away to well. And they changed my TV remote straight away when I found it didn't work.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
clean well cared for hotel
Good clean hotel

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, Friendly and very convenient
Booked a single room for a one night stay in Colchester. The reception staff were very friendly and helpful. The room and facilities were very clean and comfortable and just what I expected. The free parking was very handy in this busy town. Breakfast was available but I didn't have one, although from what I saw it would have been very good value

6/10 Okay

Glenn

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Globe
I don't think they do much about upkeep. The carpet in my room looked like it hadn't been vacuumed in a couple months.

8/10 Good

Steve, Queensland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Colchester Stopover
Refurbished hotel close to centre of old town, close to a nember of restaurants and for the energetic to the castle. Hotel restaurant serves a great breakfast but for dinner unless you like Indian food head up the road to Bar and Bistro Down Under for a fantastic time a la carte meal with efficient and friendly service.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here
It's the worst ever! Poor service and lack of manners from the manager. He tried to give me a twin room when I'd booked a double. The room was uninviting, linen was grey (once white), noisey location and above an Indian restaurant so the whole hotel smells. The breakfast is also in the Indian restaurant and the furniture is poor quality. Stay away from this. There are lots of good quality hotels in Colchester and this isn't one.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Close to town with parking
Close to town and short walk yo station has car park

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey, Gloucester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would definitely stay again
The first thing that struck me was the fact that a lot of money and effort was being put into the hotel. This was heartening, as many hotels seem to have the attitude that the fact that you've booked is enough and they don't really need to bother after that. The room was adequate, although the bathroom was very small. At said, it's comparable to the bathrooms on cruise ships. Bed was comfy and everything was very clean. Locations is handy for town and the parking plentiful. My only niggle is that, as I was there on business, I wanted to check out at 8 and the reception was locked, with no-one about. There was no phone in e public area, so in the end I had to go into the kitchen and find the chef, who seemed to be the only member of staff on the premises. Luckily I had prepaid so didn't have a bill to settle, but had to go back to the kitchen a second time to get the chef to open the car park.

4/10 Poor

Jamal, Manchester

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for
Water pressure was very weak