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title: "Hotels in Colchester: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 52 hotels in Colchester, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/colchester/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-12
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# Where to stay in Colchester

Colchester has 52 places to stay in our index. 9 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5.

- **places to stay:** 52

- **ranked by guests:** 9

- **average rating:** 8.5

- [Central hotels 6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/colchester/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Colchester

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Wivenhoe House Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/wivenhoe-house-hotel-colchester/)

- **Area with most hotels:** New Town

- **Average guest rating:** 8.5

- **Hotels with a pool:** 1

- **Average walk grade:** 60/100

## Areas of Colchester

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**New Town** 5 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/colchester/?area=New+Town)

## All hotels in Colchester

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Colchester

-     [**St Nicholas Hotel** *vs* **Star Anglia Hotel City Center** Colchester, 8.6 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/st-nicholas-hotel-colchester-vs-star-anglia-hotel-city-center-colchester/)
-     [**Colchester Boutique Hotel** *vs* **St Nicholas Hotel** Colchester, 8.8 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/colchester-boutique-hotel-colchester-vs-st-nicholas-hotel-colchester/)
-     [**RED LION HOTEL COLCHESTER** *vs* **St Nicholas Hotel** Colchester, 8.5 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/red-lion-hotel-colchester-colchester-vs-st-nicholas-hotel-colchester/)
-     [**Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel** *vs* **St Nicholas Hotel** Colchester, 8.4 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-the-rose-crown-hotel-colchester-vs-st-nicholas-hotel-colchester/)
-     [**St Nicholas Hotel** *vs* **The Globe Hotel** Colchester, 8.6 / 7.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/st-nicholas-hotel-colchester-vs-the-globe-hotel-colchester/)
-     [**Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel** *vs* **Wivenhoe House Hotel** Colchester, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-the-rose-crown-hotel-colchester-vs-wivenhoe-house-hotel-colchester/)
-     [**University of Essex - Colchester Campus** *vs* **Wivenhoe House Hotel** Colchester, 7.8 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/university-of-essex-colchester-campus-colchester-vs-wivenhoe-house-hotel-colchester/)
-     [**Colchester Boutique Hotel** *vs* **Star Anglia Hotel City Center** Colchester, 8.8 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/colchester-boutique-hotel-colchester-vs-star-anglia-hotel-city-center-colchester/)

## FAQ: Colchester

### What is the best-rated hotel in Colchester?

By StayVersus score, Wivenhoe House Hotel is the best-rated hotel in Colchester, with a guest rating of 8.8 from 55 reviews.

### Which area of Colchester has the most hotels?

New Town has the most, with 5 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/colchester/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/