Chelmsford (Boreham) hotel

Less than 15 minutes' drive from V Festival at Hylands Park and the beautiful RHS Garden Hyde Hall

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732 reviews

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4.5

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Main Road, Boreham, Chelmsford CM3 3HJ

Sat Nav Directions: CM3 3HJ What 3 Words: ///bridge.piles.tester

Directions: From the M25 J28, follow teh A12 to Colchester. Exit the A12(J19) and follow signs to the B1137 to Boreham. The hotel is on the left. Next to the Grange.

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Transport and local information: Chelmsford Cathedral
Town Centre Shopping
Hylands House Historic Site & Events
Chelmsford Train Station 3 miles

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Hotel Parking: Free on-site parking is available at this hotel.

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16 Sep 2020

zoemO9938RQ

Trip Type: Couples

"Rooms too hot"

If your looking for a place with a good aircon system in the warm weather this is not your place as aircon doesn't go below 19°. I hardly had any sleep due to the heat. The hotel itself was very clean and staff are very friendly and welcoming. If you go for the breakfast included then either get down fist or leave it a while as was very busy and got sent away twice due to the restaurant being to full capacity.

15 Sep 2020

878rayp

Nailsea, United Kingdom

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"Although the room was spotless, there were disappointing features of our stay"

My comparison point is Travelodge (another budget hotel chain and typically slightly cheaper). We booked for three nights at this hotel - were advised on check-in that the lift was out of action; but were not offered a ground floor room although my wife was using a walking stick. The room itself was well up to standard, and the bathroom spotless! The 'Grange' pub next door serves breakfast but not before 0900. The disappointing aspects were:- [1] lift out of action for the whole weekend - it appears from other reviews that this was the case during the previous week! [2] there is no shaver socket in the rooms; which is a very usual fitting in all hotels [3] Our Breakfast service was very slow with repeated requests for the 'missing' components (we were only having 'Continental' breakfast!) The staff were being run ragged trying to cope. [4] there was quantities of litter outside the entrance including a plethora cigarette ends - this entrance needed a really good sweep and tidy-up. (yuk!)

12 Sep 2020

406claired

Trip Type: Family

"Not up to usual standard"

I arrived early evening on 9th September after battling with the M25 looking forward to checking in and having a rest. Reception was completely desolate and with a sign saying to press a buzzer for assistance. I pressed it expecting after a moment or 2 for someone to appear, pressed it again and several more times. In total we must have waited 10-15 minutes until a very unapologetic receptionist finally appeared. She gave us the key card and explained breakfast is served next door from 9am onwards. This was far too late for us as I'm sure it would be for most choosing to stay in a premier Inn so we cancelled it. We were then given directions to our room and casually told the lift was broken so we'd have to take the stairs. In her defence she did ask if we needed any assistance with luggage, which had she have appeared more athletic I would have taken her up on but decided between myself 5'4 moderately fit female, my 73 year old mother and 4 year old son we would manage to drag it all up 1 flight of stairs. Our room was as expected, clean and tidy. I did have to ask for more tea, milk and toilet roll but that wasn't a problem. We went for dinner in the Grange pub next door which was very nice and the staff were friendly, and made an effort to chat to my son. We decided to reinstate our breakfast for our second morning as the pub was so nice, even though it was a bit Kate being that my son is up at 0530ish most mornings. Once back in our room we settled in for the night and it became apparent everyone else was also dragging their cases up (and down the stairs in the morning) as all we heard while trying to sleep was the bumping of luggage on the staircase which was adjacent to our room. This occured both nights that we were there. I don't know how long the lift had been out of action but at no time did I see any sign of an engineer looking at it. On our second morning we went to the pub for our breakfast. Again the staff in the pub were friendly, attentive and the food was of a good standard. Just a shame breakfast was late. I was also disappointed that there was no food option within the hotel at night as we didn't want a full meal both evenings at the pub. A minimal snack menu would have been ideal within the hotel. Needless to say I chose a premier inn as I've stayed in them often and as a brand you know what you are getting so I didn't research the specifics of the hotel. I had just assumed it would be the same as previous trips. I won't make this mistake again and next time I travel to Chelmsford to visit family I will stay elsewhere.

12 Sep 2020

S8437TPpeterb

Trip Type: Business

"Worker"

Noise from other rooms bad like someone coming coming in in the middle of the night complain and they were not interested don t stop here so please please don’t waste your money as you will not get any response from customer services

8 Sep 2020

MrTR4

Redditch, United Kingdom

Trip Type: Business

"No breakfast "

The hotel is fine and in a nice rural location. Usual pi standard and there is a lift. I was told on arrival that breakfast was 9-11 am. Not sure if this was a COVID reason, but obviously only any use if retired or unemployed. Effectively no breakfast, so had to go out and buy something. There is a pub in site, the Grange, which serves food similar to beefeaters. This was ok the first night, but on the second they left me standing at the door for far too Iong so I walked out. Overall, not impressed with the experience, but may not be the fault of premier inns.

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Hotel description Whatever your reason for visiting Chelmsford, our Premier Inn Chelmsford (Boreham) hotel is the perfect base for enjoying the city. Music-lovers will only be 20 minutes away from RiZe Festival at Hylands Park - the new summer event that's taking over from V Festival. From guided tours to exciting events, the scenic Hylands House and park is perfect for fun family days out, while the RHS Garden Hyde Hall is a must-see for gardening fans. In the evening, you can look forward to a tasty meal back at the Chef and Brewer restaurant, before relaxing on a super-comfy Hypnos bed.

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