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Reviews of The Marlborough Dedham

3.5 out of 5
The Marlborough Dedham
Mill Lane, Colchester, England

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 66 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Misha Denise

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charming building from the 15th century, with features preserved. The staff were accommodating and friendly. Food was excellent, with superb local ales! Plus, it’s dog friendly and ample parking for residents. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem of a pub/hotel in picturesque village
This traditional pub had a nice large room with loads of rustic charm. The staff were brilliant and the breakfast was amazing! For the price it was well worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Marlborough Dedham
Lovely hotel and pub.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Lovely building and room with great staff and really good food. The only slight downside was the noise in the room overnight, as the charming-looking windows are gappy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew Coates

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were super friendly & helpful - nothing was too much bother. Room was good. Food is good - service was excellent Will stay again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

D

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice pub in a great location.
Stayed at the Marlborough for one night. Room was comfortable and clean, nice bathroom with very powerful shower. We ate in the restaurant and found the food very good value with excellent service. Breakfast was also good (the "Big Breakfast" lived up to its name!). Will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay in the heart of Dedham
We had a really lovely stay here. The room was lovely and a good size, comfortable bed and great amenities. The bar and restaurant had a great atmosphere and the food was really nice. We thought the breakfast was a continental only but its not, and they offered a great range including full English, so that was a nice surprise and made the overall price even more value for money. We would be happy to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good...I would recommend.
Lovely modern room and excellent breakfast. Staff welcoming and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Richard P

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Marlborough Dedham
Very Nice accomodation. Slightly Overprice for what was offered. Dinner was good, but Breakfast was a bit mundane.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very welcoming staff, friendly and helpful. Excellent location in the heart of Dedham. Delicious breakfast: plenty of choice, served with smiles.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely night at the Marlborough and would gladly go back .Great coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Ralph

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although the property is old it is very well maintained and all the bedrooms have been recently upgraded.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay at the Marlborough
Wonderful, friendly excellent service, breakfast and comfortable. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Very comfortable in a historic building in old Dedham. Highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay!
Amazing stay! Room was spacious, clean and lovely. Large bath. Lovely view of the square and church! Staff are very friendly and accommodating! Food was absolutely delicious with large portions, we had breakfast included but also had dinner which is very reasonably priced! Nice to sit on the sofas right by the open fire if you're having a drink! Great location as set right on the high street and lovely walk to Flatford. We will definitely be back! The only thing to mention was the traffic noise, we were woken at 4am with people parked on the high street (maybe deliveries?) and an unusual amount of traffic going by at that time, however, this wouldn't deter us from returning!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Imogen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice pub/hotel
Enjoyed our stay. Everyone was very friendly. It was alovely old historic place with real fires.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful character hotel
beautiful character hotel with open fires going all day, excellent food and service, rooms very comfortable with everything you need
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

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

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked the way the rooms had been decorated with a clean and modern look yet still retaining some of the original features.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely overnight stay. Staff were incredible, polite, helpful and nothing was too much trouble. The rooms were immaculate and had everything we needed. Would definitely stay again and would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
COMFORTABLE STAY
Very friendly staff, they seem to be a good team. Comfortable bed and seating.good food good quality breakfast. we had a problem with our room but it was delt with professionally to our satisfaction . and we had the bonus off having Adnams ale on tap what more could you want
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We found the room uncomfortable and the shower room was not very clean. Breakfast was not included and we had to go across the road breakfast which was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Jeremy, Peterborough

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Characterful historic inn in a honeypot location
We enjoyed a hassle-free 2-night stay, ate one night at the inn: a brilliant meal. Quirky place, we had the Constable Suite which had a v comfortable 4-poster, nice armchairs, tables, bedside cabinets, dressing table, big wardrobe, big TV, kettle & stuff to make hot drinks. Heating was erratic: storage heaters and an oil-filled radiator, meaning it was either boiling or freezing but oh well. The bathroom was a little gross: no shower, extractor fan didn't work and the loo used a macerator which made the room feel like there was an earthquake every time you flushed. Avoid that in the middle of the night...! A couple of light bulbs had burnt out. Breakfast not in the inn, but (by arrangement) in the tea room across the road. Niggles apart, it was a great place to stay - with all its crooked walls and mazes of corridors.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old woolen mill
Great experience. I loved staying in a building from the 1400. Floors sloping, halls narrow, ceilings low. If you want a Holiday Inn, this. Is not for you. I loved it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Satisfied Couple
Nice staff, quiet town. The bed is comfortable and clean. The staff is friendly and service is fine. The WiFi could be better but isn't generally the point of going away to the countryside. Had dinner at the pub down the street since they had a Michelin rating but got after dinner snacks (chips) and drinks here for a better price. The building is old and has its charm. Things are generally outdated but comfortable.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very nice Old building in idyllic English village
B & B needs decorating and bring the rooms up to standard. Mould in shower cubicle, Clean towels with dirty marks on them.

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great service - he couldn't do more to help me

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Relaxing break for two
Very friendly new landlord / host who cooks a great breakfast. Good sized room.

4/10 Poor

Disappointed, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not good
Very basic. The en-suite was small, not very clean and the door didn't close properly. No breakfast facility. Didn't dine there.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I appreciate a 15th century building
Lovely staff etc. Historic building but could do with major upgrading decor wise. Adequately clean and comfy but some may be disappointed.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Toilet needs to be cleaned and one of the mattresses needs to be replaced

8/10 Good

Erica, North London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Character 16th century hotel/pub
Very good. Warm welcome, lovely old building. Ideal, just what we wanted

4/10 Poor

amanda, london

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cheapest option available
Staffing problems meant that we couldn't get a meal in the evening and when we went back for a drink after eating elsewhere, the bar was closed and lights out - 2 hours before expected. The following day we had a drink in the bar but didn't stay because we felt uncomfortable listening to staff moaning about work. The shower was feeble, running on low water pressure. The macerator unit on the toilet produced a horrible cabbage smell most of the time. The room door was loose in its frame and rattled noisily if the window was opened for ventilation, keeping us awake. Deliveries and breaking glass (from rubbish collection) woke us at 7 each morning, not normally a problem, but breakfast not available in the pub. In the in-room information it says the pub has an arrangement over breakfast with its neighbour, the Essex rose café. When we asked them about this ( open at 9am) they knew nothing about it. It was clean and the bed was comfortable but we won't be back.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
go to The Sun Inn just arount the corner
bathroom was smelly and not very clean. the rooms need a good clean and revamp. Food was ok'ish the Sun Inn just around the corner was more friendly, cleaner and food was 100% better than the Marlborough

8/10 Good

Daniel

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

8/10 Good

Julie, Beccles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky historic pub with rooms
Friendly staff. No breakfast but pub has arrangement with tearoom opposite where we had a fantastic breakfast. Rooms have their own access which was great. Really good value for money.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

David, St Neots

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for money
Great little inn. The building has a great deal of charm due to its age. Good value for money.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs Investment
This hotel could be wonderful it needs a massive investment throughout. Our meal was good the room clean but the finer detail is missing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location in Dedham, an interesting village,
We were staying for three nights in what was called "en-suite". There was a slope on the floor of eight inches from the window to the door. My Wife's bed was supported by two inch blocks on one side to make it level. The "en-suite" was 2 feet six inches wide with a toilet and a very small wash-hand basin and small shower. Next day we complained and were rehoused in a totally different bedroom. No complaints at all! The accommodation was described as Bed and Breakfast, but breakfast was served over the road by a separate restaurant. and paid for there. the room was not expensive and after the first night, was comfortable. The only other hotel we could find in Dedham, the Sun, was twice as expensive, so the best deal would appear to be the Marlborough head, but check which room by phone before booking. The second room was acceptable for the price.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

good
basic but clean and very friendly and accomodating