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GreyFriars

3.5 star property

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Duplex Suite | Courtyard view
3 bars/lounges
Duplex Suite | Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, desk
Exterior
3 bars/lounges

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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High Street, Colchester, England, CO1 1UG
  • Colchester Castle Museum
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Colchester Castle Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • University of Essex
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Suite | Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Suite

  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Duplex Suite | Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, desk

Duplex Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room | Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, desk

Superior Room

  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes, slippers

Junior Suite

  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Signature Suite | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Signature Suite

  • 581 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room | Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room

  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

GreyFriars

3.5-star Colchester hotel with free minibar refreshments
This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, 3 bars/lounges, and a snack bar/deli. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, 24-hour room service, and a business center.
GreyFriars offers 26 air-conditioned accommodations with free minibar items and minibars. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Colchester hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes. Additionally, rooms include espresso makers and complimentary bottled water. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 3 bars/lounges. Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room.

Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

GreyFriars is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 17.50 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • 3 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 17.50 per person
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

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GreyFriars Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 443 out of 567 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 94 out of 567 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 567 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 567 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 567 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very nice hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

alan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Hamish

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hamish Macalaster
I was generally pleased. Staff were very good, although service was a bit slow, possibility due to to staff shortages
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Fiona

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
GreyFriars was a lovely hotel and I would stay there again. I would consider eating at the restaurant again if they improve the vegetarian options
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel. Friendly staff. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good weekend break
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming
Right in the centre of Colchester with its own car park! Smiling and efficient staff, with high quality and choice of food.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time staying at GreyFriars, found it to be better than expected. Staff were attentive, nothing too much trouble. Room had great facilities and the place was spotless.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Carleton Van

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were fantastic. The hotel is clean and well presented. My only niggle was that we chose the Marcella Suite as it was my wifes birthday (thank you to the staff for the welcome chocs) and the room was not as shown on the website. The very 'boutique' style of gold wallpaper with burds and the large bay window curtains with beautiful feathers was diluted fairly new tartan carpet. Just a bit of an eye squeezer. Breakfast and dinner for the time we were there was in the 'rose room'. Again the service was great the food was good everything was clean. There are large glass chandellier and wall sconces in rose style (murano?). Against these are pretty bulk standard tables and chairs and one of those carpets designed not to show stains. I can not fault the staff or the way I was looked after. I had the feeling that what had been a bespoke designed boutique hotel had been taken over by very efficient but very corporate management and things that were faulty or dirty have been replaced by smart efficient, durable furniture, carpets, bedding and although this is clean and servicabke it has lost somthing of the glamour Id been hoping to enjoy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Everything about this hotel was excellent! Great location, comfortable rooms, lots of parking, lovely breakfast. The friendly and helpful staff deserve a special mention as they made a great stay even better. Great value and would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel with friendly staff
Comfortable hotel with friendly staff, breakfast was excellent and included in our room rate. Evening meal was ok with a reasonable choice. Parking and directions provided were good and really helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay me and my wife really enjoyed it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place to stay and eat!
Grat hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness
The location of Grey Friars is fantastic for walking to the High Street, shopping and public transportation. The room was large and beautifully decorated. It was quiet and very clean. I had two major issues with my stay, however. There was a blinking red light on the ceiling over the bed that made sleeping without a mask difficult. I was told it was part of the fire system and could not be covered/turned off. The second issue was that the room was way too warm and the thermostat could not be adjusted so they brought me a fan after I asked twice for the thermostat to be repaired.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel
This is a good hotel, well run with good food. The only thing they could improve on is the information on their restaurant. It is Egon Ronay recomended but only the table d'hôte menu (excellent but limited) and bar menu is available Monday to Thursday. A full a là carte menu is available at the weekend. I was told by different staff that the restaurant was closed Monday & Tuesday (untrue) fully open (untrue) and, correctly, open all week but the full a là carte menu only available at the weekend. The hotel is well positioned with its own car park.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was amazing! Wish we had stayed for more than one night!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
If you go to Colchester and you want a hotel that is centrally with ideal parking and a little bit above the rest,Greyfriars is for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Amenities
Very comfortable room. Breakfast was excellent. The staff very pleasant and helpful. Couldn’t have asked for better.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024