Brook Red Lion Hotel

It’s a lovely building with lots of character and has Tudor beam work throughout, the location is in Colchester Town itself with everything you need practically on the doorstep. You definitely get a historic feel as well as a good vibe of the hotel itself and its staff member (daytime and night staff members were amazing), I particularly liked overlooking Lions Walk as I walked through the corridors, with the lights of an evening. The bed was very comfortable and the staff themselves were very helpful and couldn’t be more welcoming, as well as informative.

Beautiful historic building in need of a little TLC. I understand this is a Grade-listed property with beautiful period features and restrictions around renovations. However, a lot of the interior currently feels worn down rather than historic. A gentle refresh not a modernisation, but a replacement of tired items would go a long way. The room I stayed in was not aesthetically pleasing due to how worn down certain things looked (the bed was clean and comfortable), as well as generally seemed to be just put in the room rather than any decor plan or cohesion to it. Unfortunately the bathtub was heavily stained from age, the housekeeping staff clearly cleaned it well, but it has reached a point where no amount of scrubbing will make it look clean. It simply needs replacing to match the potential of this charming building.

The hotel was extremely well maintained, in a great location for the town centre and not too far from transport options. Rooms were clean and staff were friendly and helpful

The rooms were a bit warm, however there was a fan in the room

Lots of character and loved my room. Bed was really comfortable. Staff very friendly. Great location. Good value for money

A little run down. Shower was faulty but immediately offered a different room.Would stay again.

Location, and character of an old building. Breakfast was excellent. Quiet in the room despite a very noisy High Street.

Our room was very small and we had to rearrange to get access to both sides of the bed. We did observe that there were larger rooms available. Also the many staircases made it difficult for someone of limited mobility.