Inns in Essex

"Can we have exactly the same as the smugglers cove here in Banbury please, the carvery would be a sell out! Beautifully clean and fresh rooms, and well decorated. The pub rooms and food especially the carvery are to be recommended. "

"The whole experience was great from start to finish. Gladly visit again. "

"Convenient late check-in. Nice room, excellent breakfast with friendly staff. My only 'complaint' was not with the hotel but the exhorbitant cost of the taxi from the airport. The staff told me about the local bus in the morning as it was impossible to get a taxi or uber."

"The staff and food at dinner were lovely. Breakfast wasn’t run at quite the same standard with a lot of mistakes and delays on orders. The room was nice, although the finer details could do with a bit more attention (dust in corners, dirty grout in bathroom). Bed nice and comfy, unfortunately we were near the road so a bit noisy but that can’t be helped. The resident cats will wake you up early whilst they’re waiting for breakfast though if the traffic doesn’t! We were charged £25 extra for...

"It as a beautiful 1400 Grade 1-listed building, which was great, but I had problems with the shower. In my initial room the water was lukewarm at best. I was moved to another where the water was hot but the shower was weak. The staff were excellent and the breakfast was good. They had soya milk for my coffee."

"The propert was lovely, our room was modern and up to date. The beds and pillows were so comfortable and clean! The bathroom was so lovely and clean. I loved that you didnt have to go through the pub to get to the rooms although there was a walkway into the pub at the bottom of the steps if you wished too. Staff were friendly and very helpful. "

"Nice friendly bar staff lovely food great"

"All the staff extremely pleasant and attentive so near our wedding venue as well lovely visit "

"We had a wonderful time at the event evening. The staff are amazing, so friendly, professional and very accommodating. The food was excellent. Would definitely recommend."

"Absolutely fantastic!! Highly recommended. Wonderful, friendly people. Nice wine & the food looked great (we wished we hadn't eaten earlier 😁). Great room, clean & lovely. We'll be back."

"Terrific stay, lovely room with a fantastic view from patio. Great breakfast baskets which included all sort of quality goodies. Only negative was no food available in the evening midweek. Overall fantastic place to stay."

"The staff were awesome made me feel very welcome. "

"Friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable room and bed. Quiet night. The stylish roll top bath needed a stool for access by customers with old joints!"

"Fabulous. Go there "

"Perfect Pub stay. Walking distance to train with only one stop to airport. Stansted is lovely historic town. Bed was very comfortable and it was quiet at night. Staff were lovely. My only critique is cereal was offered in the room, but not enough milk packets to enjoy it. We would definitely stay here again. "

"Great welcome, room was spotless and comfortable. Evening meal and breakfast top notch - Service great, will definitely stay again"

"A really welcoming group of people and a quick check in. Typical character building with wonky creaky floors but loads of charm. A bit cold in the room at first but soon warmed up with the heater. Lovely amenities and a great bathroom too. Good pub food for dinner, breakfast was OK (hard boiled poached eggs will always get a point deducted I’m afraid). Will definitely stay again though."

"Very comfortable 1 night stay. Didn’t get to try the food but the beer was good. Will definitely be back."

"Nice spacious clean and modern room! Contact from host really good when needed. A great stay."

"Room was clean and owner provided everything for our one night stay. Pub had a lot of character although needed some tlc in some areas. Bed was very comfortable."