Given that the highest rated hotel in Chelmsford (at the time of writing) is a Premier Inn, I didn't hold out much hope for this lower-rated hotel. However, I was pleasantly surprised by my experience of the County Hotel. I arrived in Chelmsford early afternoon and decided to leave my bag at reception until check-in time. However, the receptionist said... More

Overnight stay. Car park - was slightly unnerved by the 'dererlict' buildings backing onto the car park, didn't make you feel safe that the car was being parked there! Checkin was friendly,quick and efficient. The room was at the front of the hotel, you could hear traffic noise despite secondary double glazing. Bed was broken (foot missing from one corner),... More

We booked a room at this hotel as we were attending a party in their function room. Car parking was good and the hotel was easy to find. The hotel staff were very helpful and efficient. The room we booked turned out to be much smaller than rooms in other hotels we have stayed at. The bathroom only provided one... More

First things first....Mahoosive towels...it's a small thing.... but boy does it ever feel good when you get out of the bath and wrap one of these babies around you still warm from the towel rail. Blue/white tiles with a stainless steel furniture flavour give the bathroom the feel of a barbers shop....clinical but clean (ish), the grouting was looking a... More

I booked this hotel last minute as I was meeting friends for the evening in the area and didn't want the hassle of trying to get home. The hotel is around a 10 minute walk to town and has a free car park at the back. I was immediately impressed by the price of a room, as it was the... More

Mine was only a single room, but still a double bed and plenty of room. Best hotel shower in ages! Staff were really friendly and helpful, let me check in early and took my bags up when the room was ready so that I could get on with the day. 3 different reception staff through the day, but all really... More

Stayed in Room 46 a Premium Room. Very comfortable with fruit, water, snacks etc provided. Large bathroom with bath and separate shower. The staff at the County are always very helpful and friendly. Negatives - to use kettle there is no where to plug in but on the floor. Pillows are very hard. But these are minor things which do... More

24 of us try to meet up at least once a year and the County Hotel proved a great venue for us this year. We all stayed over for dinner, bed and breakfast. The staff were friendly and helpful and the service at dinner excellent. The food choices were great and served hot and presentation very good. The rooms were... More

we stayed for two nights. We didn't require a great deal but the hotel came as a pleasant surprise. Nice meals and drinks. There was an event in the hotel to which we were invited to join, as it was a St David's Day celebration, but did our own thing. Staff all helpful. Shower was a little wayward but managed... More