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Star Anglia Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Colchester with a rooftop terrace and a coffee shop

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Travelers find comfort and convenience at Star Anglia Hotel. Enjoy English breakfast, a rooftop terrace, and a café. Practical amenities include free self-parking, dry cleaning, and an on-site ATM.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
In-room safe
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room, Bathtub

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Suite

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed
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About the neighborhood

Map
75 N Station Rd., Colchester, England, CO1 1SB

What's nearby

  • Colchester Castle Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Colchester Town Hall - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Colchester Castle Museum - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Mercury Theatre - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • University of Essex - 5 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Colchester Station - 8 min walk
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Victoria Inn - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Star Anglia Hotel

Property highlights
Take advantage of a rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and a hair salon at Star Anglia Hotel. In addition to dry cleaning/laundry services and a bar, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Free self parking
  • English breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and ATM/banking services
  • 1 meeting room, a reception hall, and a banquet hall
Room features
All guestrooms at Star Anglia Hotel have amenities such as free WiFi, safes, and room service.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
  • 32-inch flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: GBP 7.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 7.50 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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Star Anglia Hotel Colchester
Star Anglia Colchester
Star Anglia
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Star Anglia Hotel Colchester
Star Anglia Hotel Hotel Colchester

Frequently asked questions

Is Star Anglia Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Star Anglia Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Star Anglia Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Star Anglia Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Star Anglia Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Star Anglia Hotel located?

Situated in Colchester, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Colchester Castle Park, firstsite, and Jumbo Water Tower. Tenpin Bowling Colchester and Mercury Theatre are also within 15 minutes. Colchester Station is 8 minutes by foot and Colchester Town Station is 18 minutes.

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Reviews

Star Anglia Hotel Reviews

7.4

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

7.8

Staff & service

6.6

Eco-friendliness

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 83 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 83 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 83 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 83 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 83 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Amenities
We had a lovely stay very comfortable and lovely customer service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Working away so good for local amenities. Clean and tidy. Staff very welcoming and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

gareth

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

Great location

Really friendly staff and great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is not even open!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

PATRICK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms facing road very hot in afternoon. Luckily could open windows a bit and allow the cooler evening breeze in, so had to use ear plugs to deaden the noise from the street both car and humans
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stains dirt and hair under bed covers

A slightly broken toilet seat (offset) in maintained. A shower dial that was really hard to adjust. Which would have been fine but the evening was ruined by me finding stains under the bed sheet including small black peice and hair. For £95 I felt like I had been robbed. Really disgusting . I travel slot for work and put up with alot. But a dirty bed is unacceptable. This is the first time I leave a bad review. I have a photo for evidence but the app is not allowing me to upload
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked a hotel room for a US university student staying in Colchester. When she arrived at the property at 9 pm (one hour after the booking was accepted), she had to bang on the door and wait 10-15 minutes for someone to admit her. She was shown to a room and discovered as soon as the person left that the door would not close completely, so it would not lock. Obviously a dangerous situation. She tried calling the front desk and walking down there. No one was available to help her. She had to leave the hotel (not what she wanted to do) and go to another. The hotel did not respond to email requests for a refund and has denied the refund. DO NOT BOOK HERE IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY OR MINIMUM LEVELS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Great stay

Had a lovely two night stay. Location was great and handy to city centre and restaurants. Staff were great, very helpful & friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

Very good

Good stay, comfy room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Stay okay - Service poor

Stay was okay. Did not receive a receipt which is disappointing. Can’t do business expense claim without a receipt so called hotel. Still not seen a receipt.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

SHELLEY

Disliked: Staff & service

Never Again!

On arrival and after we had checked in and given our room we were told there was going to be a party on our 1st night. We had no advance warning of this or any email to let us know. The music/noise was very loud and was still going on at past 1 o clock in the morning. We tried to call reception many times and it was closed. On telling them at the desk the next day they didnt seem to care. If we had been forewarned we would have made other arrangements or been prepared. The room was small and dated. The carpet hadn't been hoovered and there were sweet sticky bits all over it. For the price we paid we could have stayed elsewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

A

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

Lovely stay

We had a lovely stay at the Star Anglia, very welcoming. Great room and facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Philip

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

Never again (for me)

Easily the worst hotel I have stayed at in a very very long time. Room was freezing cold, had to, more or less beg for some form of heating (Fan heater supplied eventually), no food, no bar, no breakfast, no wake up call (staff don't arrive until 09.00 hours), room very grubby & on need of TLC
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lee

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

Great stay.

On arrival the staff were very helpful and great you with a smile. The room wa very nice and very clean and comfortable. Would definitely use again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lee

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

Dirty COVID UNFRIENDLY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICES

Disgraceful. Booked pay at hotel only to get a notification from my banknyheyd tried to take a random amount of £85 out of my bank with no authority. Spoke to the guy on the desk and he was blasé and uninterested. Got to my room and it wasn’t cleaned. Bed still left from previous guest. Again complained and was told it wasn’t his fault. Given a twin room and one of the beds was messy. Tv don’t work properly. Absolutely disgraceful. I do not recommend this place in any way. Have they forgotten about COVID. I would say a massive yes. No customer care and dirty
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay friendly efficient service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Ali

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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Would definatly use again

the Hotel looks like it has been built or refurbed very recently and the Beds are really comfortable ( Firm Mattress and pillows). The rooms are tastefully equipped and all worked as it should. The hotel is right on the edge of the town so plenty of places within a short walk to eat and drink. The car park is a decent enough size and is well lit at the rear of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Lindsay

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not really open

Hotel not manned, no hot water, shutters down and allowed to use the tradesman entrance to get out to get food. Only guest in the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointed with our stay, for the price the room was pretty dirty and had several issues. Upon entering reception I had to present my ID which a photo was taken on an iPhone? Not sure why. I asked to book two breakfasts for the next morning at 7am, this was a deciding factor when I first made the reservation as my partner was leaving for work at 7:30am and I had seen online that breakfast was from 7am-9am which was ideal. I was told that this was not possible due to covid, and that the staff don’t like to come in that early?! But it states 7am still online and even in the rooms? We had to go and buy breakfast cereal and milk from the shop, however there was no fridge to put the milk in. I tried to put it in the sink in cold water, but the sink tap would only run hot water. I called and asked if we could have two bowls and spoons in the room, the bottom bowl was dirty inside. There was no hand towel nor floor mat, and the floor became dangerously slippery. Two towels were left on the bed, one had marks all over it, and when I pulled back the duvet there appeared to be two dirty shoe prints on the bottom sheet (towards the bottom corner). The room was stuffy when we entered, and my partner tried to open the windows- which are covered in condensation (right window) dust and cobwebs. The left window right latch will not open and the safety cord was just left dangling - assumed that this is the reason one of the window latches is locked? Chair is also wobbly and dangerous.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

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

Would recommend this hotel to anyone

Fantastic stay, nice hotel and very nice owners
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

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

What a find!!

From the outside we were not sure what to expect from this hotel but very pleasantly surprised. Close to town centre so an easy walk in, on-site parking, free WiFi, really comfortable rooms: booked the double deluxe as really wanted a bath but upon arrival found we were upgraded free to a large family room. Breakfast was nice, continental options and cereal set out buffet style along with help yourself tea, coffee and juice. Full English or Indian breakfast cooked to order. All staff we interacted with were friendly and welcoming, couldn’t have asked for a better stay. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and new inside. Room big enough for a solo guest. Breakfast OK although the bread items may not have been the freshest.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short walk or bus ride to all amenities, friendly staff, bad point no air conditioner when spend £360 you’d expect they’d have one, good thing I bought my portable chillmax air led was a life safer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean and looked nicely decorated. Room was a good size, bed was comfortable and had a good night’s sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019