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Dragonfly Hotel Colchester

3.0 star property

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Breakfast and lunch served
Exterior
Lounge
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Lounge

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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A12/A120 Ardleigh Junction, Colchester, England, CO7 7QY
  • Place, High Woods Country Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, University of Essex
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Colchester Zoo
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(35 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Colchester

Located in Colchester, Dragonfly Hotel Colchester is within a 10-minute drive of Colchester Castle Museum and firstsite. .This hotel is 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from University of Essex and 5.5 mi (8.9 km) from Mercury Theatre.

What's nearby

  • High Woods Country Park - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • University of Essex - 8 min drive - 8.2 km
  • Mercury Theatre - 9 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Colchester Castle Museum - 9 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Colchester Zoo - 10 min drive - 14.3 km

Getting around

  • Colchester Great Bentley Station - 10 min drive
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 63 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Oak Tree Coffee House - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Paddy & Scott’s - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wooden Fender - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Dragonfly Hotel Colchester

Hotel with free parking, in the vicinity of Colchester Castle Museum
Dragonfly Hotel Colchester offers 50 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Stay in one of 50 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At Dragonfly Hotel Colchester, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Dragonfly Hotel Colchester has a restaurant serving breakfast and lunch.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 12.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 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.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 per person

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Dragonfly Hotel Colchester Reviews

7.8

Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 279 out of 852 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 322 out of 852 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 151 out of 852 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 63 out of 852 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 852 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tarik

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

Wagwan61

Great friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel and staff but the restaurant was closed both nights so I had to order on just eat. Location wasn’t great tbh but still a nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

REZA

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Stay in Colchester

Nice hotel on the outskirts of Colchester with easy access to the town and Ipswich. The room was nice but was very dusty on the curtains behind the chairs and lots of our spider webbing in the corners. Shower was hot and powerful enough and the breakfast was 4 out of 5.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a lot better than it looked in pictures tbh. Our only issue was our shower, the cold tap did not work so very much a boiling hot shower! We told the staff the next day who wrote it down to have a look.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Nice to have the bath and not just a shower. Breakfast was limited on options.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fatima, Nuneaton

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing, reasonably priced and idealistic hotel! With breakfast included, it was worth returning again and we shall do. Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

charu

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hot Breakfast buffet items were ok but food was cold on both days.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little hotel if you’re working in the area. The staff are great. Don’t be staying in travelodge’s when this is here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was nothing to like. the cleanliness of the common areas was well below par. the cleanliness of the bathroom left much to be desired and the carpets were not hoovered.The room was not serviced at all during our three night stay,.No dining available on Sunday evening, about which we were not aware. Breakfast choice was abysmal. This was an experience not to be repeated.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel entrance is lovely which belies the real state of the decor which is very outdated and carpets, particularly in the hallways really old and smell. Room was fine, fan provided which was welcome. The staff were welcoming, and hardworking. Continental breakfast was a disaster as there was nothing left when we went down at 9am Sunday morning. Not even a toaster . No croissants or yogurt or fruit. Staff were embarrassed but management should ensure there is enough food when breakfast has been paid for in advance. Its a beautiful setting and quiet . Bed was comfy and water hot so lots of positives too.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ricardo

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

Unusable Room and No Refund

I had a very disappointing experience at this hotel. The room I was given had a strong and persistent smell of cigarette smoke, which caused me a headache within minutes. The receptionist acknowledged the issue but the hotel was fully booked, so I had no choice but to leave and find another place to stay. I was told a refund would be arranged, but it was later refused. Poor customer service and no accountability. I wouldn’t recommend this hotel based on my experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately thenpeople in the room next door were loud and there were no other rooms available.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Roy

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

Good accommodate at sensible price

Nice stay and reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Alexandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The hotel was ok for the price paid. Plenty of car parking spaces. Room was passable for two nights. It was cleanish, carpet could’ve done with a thorough hoover and not just where people walk. Bed was hard. Room was very hot but at least there was a fan but couldn’t have it on to sleep. Shower curtain was mouldy and trying to get the shower to a temperature we could shower under was tricky. The USB sockets didn’t work in the room so had to go and buy a desktop plug in adapter so we could charge our devices. Breakfast wasn’t great. Reasonable selection but the milk for cereal was warm and so was fruit juices. On both mornings they had no white bread for toast I was told they had run out on the first morning but still none on the second morning even though there was a large supermarket five minutes down the road. We ended up going to a fast food restaurant for breakfast. So we had out of pocket expenses which could’ve been avoided. Overall it was ok for the money but I will stick with my usual chain hotel in future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Suzanne, Sleaford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great option to split the journey home after a late arrival off the ferry. Staff are amazing. There were not many guests in the bar when I arrived so was very quiet. I would have liked there to be dedicated motorcycle parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean quiet hotel good for the price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

T

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Colin

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dawn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not many staff on this morning for brekkie but it was fine x
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Hayden

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Very Disappointing

Our 2 night stay in room 122 was not the best. The room was generally clean except for the persistent odour of stale urine (which was unsuccessfully treated) in the bathroom. Very warm nights were the main cause of restlessness. There was no cooling aprart from keeping the window open to the still night air on the first night. The second night was better with a mild breeze. No fan or air conditioning was present. Breakfast was uninspiring with low quality sausages and a scrambled egg mass. The toaster was very ancient and needed some studying to find out how it worked. The toasting was very hit and miss. Tea was OK and coffee from a vending machine (no payment required), really not a good substitute for a good filter or espresso machine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025