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County Hotel Chelmsford

4.0 star property

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Suite, 1 King Bed
Suite, 1 King Bed | Living area
Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Private kitchen
Front of property
Suite, 1 King Bed | Living area

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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29 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, England, CM1 2PZ
  • Place, Chelmsford Cathedral
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Tower Gardens
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Bond Street
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Single Room

Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premier Room, 1 Double Bed (Spacious)

Premier Room, 1 Double Bed (Spacious)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room, Balcony

Standard Double Room, Balcony

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 51 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Living area

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • 68 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Economy Double Room (Annex Building)

Economy Double Room (Annex Building)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Economy Single Room (Annex Building)

Economy Single Room (Annex Building)

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Chelmsford

A stay at County Hotel Chelmsford places you in the heart of Chelmsford, within a 10-minute walk of Admirals Park and Admirals Park LNR. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from West Park and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Chelmsford Cathedral.

What's nearby

  • Chelmsford Cathedral - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Tower Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Bond Street - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Forest Drive Shops - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Melbourne Park - 3 min drive - 1.8 km

Getting around

  • Chelmsford Station - 4 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Ale House - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Mr Cavendish - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Ship - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Radio City Social - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Railway Tavern - ‬5 min walk

About this property

County Hotel Chelmsford

Hotel in Chelmsford with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
County Hotel Chelmsford offers 58 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Chelmsford hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and portable fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 58 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. This hotel also features a living plant wall, a banquet hall, and bike storage.
Enjoy British cuisine at Samphire Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 5 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Samphire Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

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
  • Uncovered parking on site (GBP 9 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 10 to 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Samphire Restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 5 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • No lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1928
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Living plant wall
  • Renovated entire property - July 2023
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
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 10.00 to 15.00 per person
  • Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 9 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
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; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

County Chelmsford
County Hotel
County Hotel Chelmsford
The County Hotel Chelmsford Essex
County Hotel Chelmsford Hotel
County Hotel Chelmsford Chelmsford
County Hotel Chelmsford Hotel Chelmsford

County Hotel Chelmsford Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 204 out of 531 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 188 out of 531 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 82 out of 531 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 531 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 531 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

MARIECLAIRE

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff are friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katharine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

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

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A good experience

Excellent reception experience. The young lady was so very helpful and caring. I am 75 and she was so patient. The only downside is £1.90 for soda water. Most pubs charge 0 or a nominal amount. This is a hotel and there was the service of the water but the profit margin must be enormous and I admit to feeling exploited. However room was very nice as was WiFi. I would recommend and stay again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel in a great location. Quietly situated within easy walking distance of both the train station and city centre this hotel also offers onsite parking. Would definitely stay here again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gopalakrishna

The property was comfortable and in a good location
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

James

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

2/10 Terrible

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good service, clean room, staff were very good and breakfast very nice
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room that was really clean and comfortable. The breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chloe

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

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jake

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming and beautiful traditional hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Shahina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property and service is to a good standard however I was charged £18 for parking for a 2 night stay as I had booked through Expedia which was not mentioned when booking through Expedia
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paulette

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

Great hotel!

Stayed for one night for a girls weekend away to go to Chelmsford's Music Festival. Hotel was in a great location with parking. We had a spacious room with great amenities & a lovely lunch in the bar! Would definitely stay here again!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Went for a gig at the Racecourse. Nice central location, easy paid parking. We were in Annexe. Little road noise but overall really happy with the stay. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness
The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast was top drawer. The lift was unique!!! Its a kong time since I had to press and hold the button for the elevastor to move - loved it!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Tamarac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location near the train station and good sized rooms. Bathrooms were newer and functional.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Convient location but too hot bed too small a bit run down ⁹
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel. Room was spacious and had good amenities. The bathroom was roomy and had a separate bath and a shower. The a/c was really good on a hot day and the bed was comfortable.the breakfast was excellent with a wide range buffet options hot and cold and made to order food also included.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025