Receptionist was very polite and helpful. Evening meal and breakfast were OK but nothing special. Hotel public areas are a bit tired and could do with a complete refurb. Our room was a good size, comfortable and clean but again very tired and in need of modernisation. Bathroom was definitely in need of a refit and the shower unit was... More

Having read some of the reviews after we had booked we were a bit worried about our stay. But from the moment we got there we found the staff very helpful and very friendly the walls are a little bit thin but no worse then most hotels of this age.The room we had was clean and had a four poster... More

Just come back from another lovely weekend at this hotel. Customer Service is excellent and we had an enjoyable stay. Our thanks to Bertie, family and team.

A group of 5 of us used easyjets new service to Southend to take in the fa cup semi final at wembley, after scanning the net for Southend hotels, I chose The ilfracombe house, what a great decision! The owner Bertie has to be one of the friendliest and accommodating hoteliers I've ever met, he made us welcome from the... More

My wife and I have stayed at the Ilfracombe House Hotel 4 times now and we have found it a really nice place to stay, speacial thanks to Bertie and Michelle and everyone for making our stay really really good, wonderful service, nice room as always and everyone is very pleasant and they go the extra mile for you, highly... More

I wouldn't agree with hotel's the 4* rating, however I was quite comfortable staying there for a couple of nights. I had a single room on the ground floor and my first impressions of the room were so so, not disappointed but not that impressed either. It reminded me of a bedroom in a shared house. What was really good... More

I stayed here for 2 nights for a birthday getaway, I was drawn to ilfracombe hotel as it looked a lot better than the other hotels in the same price range. I decided to pay a little extra for a luxury room as the photos on the website looked lovely. However, when we arrives there it was nothing more than... More

I recently spent two nights at the Ilfracombe hotel with my husband. We had decided to pay out a bit extra for a ‘luxury’ double room, after being sold by the pictures of large spacious rooms on their website. Well the Ilfracombe's idea of luxury and mine are very different. Our luxury room (number 16)  consisted of a very small double... More

Stayed for one night prior to a business meeting in Southend and thought I would try somewhere else other than the usual chain hotels outside of the town centre. The location is excellent - close to the seafront and not far from the high street. The hotel itself is a typical older style seaside town hotel that has seen better... More