We have recently returned from a very pleasant 2-night stay at the County Hotel, Chelmsford. We only booked a standard room which although slightly on the small side was clean, well furnished and had all that was necessary for a comfortable short stay. Lighting was good and although the room didn’t have air conditioning a large fan was provided. Our room was very quiet, the bed comfortable, and we both slept well. The bathroom was spacious, clean and had the added advantage of natural light and ventilation – something I always appreciate. On the first night of our stay, we enjoyed dinner in the hotel’s Samphire Restaurant – an attractively decorated, clean, comfortable venue. The food was well cooked and tasty and service was excellent, thank you Grace (hope I have remembered your name correctly!). Prices were average for a restaurant of this class in this area. One can also dine in the hotel’s Rainsford bar – there is a degree of menu overlap between the bar and the Samphire restaurant particularly for the more popular dishes, but the menus do differ so it maybe worth looking at both before deciding where to eat within the hotel – the bar seemed to offer more pub style favourites whilst the restaurant choices tended to be more up-market. The bar also has quite a lot of outside seating – whilst this only offers a view of the car park the opportunity to sit outside might be welcomed on a hot summer’s day. We chose to stay at this hotel due to its central location as we needed to catch a very early train from Chelmsford station. Within 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the hotel one can reach the station and the town centre with its shops, restaurants, cathedral and theatre. The hotel has a large car park but to ensure that this is reserved for hotel users (and not used as a free car park for the station etc.) a charge is made – you need to enter your car’s registration number when entering the hotel to ensure that you do not end up with a parking fine. Currently, (October 2024), the charge for overnight parking is £9.00. Overall, this was a very good stay and if we needed to stay in central Chelmsford again it is highly likely that we would return to this hotel.
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