Woodview bed only - Colchester

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The rooms themselves are nice clean and so is the shared bathroom, it has lovely views and the building is beautiful. It is out of the way so you hear no traffic. ||However... the doors to all the rooms were thin old wood with just old iron latches meaning anytime someone enters or leaves a room it is very loud and can be herd from rooms down the hallway. You are unable to secure your room from the outside if you go out, there is just a small pin to lock the door from the inside. ||There is also a parrot and dog as pets to the hosts which wasn't mentioned anywhere, this would have been useful to know as I have a mid dog hair allergy. The parrot is also very vocal and can be heard from the rooms through closed doors. ||As we booked on Booking.com it didn't say anywhere that breakfast wasn't included so we got there and we were told that |- Breakfast isn't included|- We cannot eat any food in our rooms|- We cannot use the kitchen to prepare food|- We have to ask for crockery to be left out so we can eat|- We can only use the dining table to eat as there was no outside space for guests to sit without it being the hosts family's space|So we were very restricted for food options while there. Unless you decide to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner out in restaurants which we did not want to do after being very tired and not having slept well from the latches of other doors, other guests being very loud and the parrot. ||Stayed 2 out of our 3 booked nights as we just couldn't do another night of poor sleep.

Daniel Dickinson

A lovely farm house style building, very warm, homely atmosphere, with luxurious rooms! Including WIFI everywhere, in bedroom TV and kettle with tea and coffee making facilities for in room. Very friendly homely atmosphere, excellent customer service! A very peaceful stay, I definitely recommend...

David M

The property is in a great location if visiting Layer Marney Tower, which was our prime reason for booking. However, we were very disappointed with our stay. For £90 per night and being advertised as a B&B, you would expect breakfast to be included. However, all the literature on this property doesn't mention breakfast, which should perhaps have been a red flag. Neither does it say room only. But breakfast is not included and actively discouraged by the owner as "not cost effective". If that was the only disappointment, it would have been OK. The room we had was a converted garage under the house. It was cold and slightly damp, especially in the en-suite. There was no heated towel rail and no light above the mirror and our wet towels were not changed. The only place to sit was in a solitary garden chair by the door and the kettle was showing bare wires and no signs of a PAT test. Seemed rather tired and lacking in care and attention. Not worth the £90pn... Sorry

Anthony Jones

Got here late and the owner was very understanding and very welcoming. The room was homely. Really nice house. Shared bathroom but has a bath and shower.

Radiator was turned to max but was freezing on the night, good job the duvet was thick.

ClarissaCarp

We stayed whilst on a cycling trip and appreciated the warm welcome and comfortable accommodation provided. We chose a cereal/toast breakfast but were offered a cooked one - we were not hungry enough to require the full monty, however the cereal and toast were just fine. Cycles were stored in a locked shed. Tea and coffee facilities and TV were provided as was en suite shower. Overall a very pleasant stay and lucky find. Owner Julie was extremely friendly and welcoming.

snatch15

Very nice accommodation and we had a good nights sleep however and it’s a big however we did not receive B&B, just B. When I confirmed our arrival for the following day the lady said your just bed. I queried this via email and received a somewhat curt reply telling me I hadn’t booked breakfast and that if I wanted to add it we could at a cost of £20 per head!! I was given the option to cancel but only 12 hours before due to arrive this wasn’t really an option. So I checked our booking and could find no where we could opt in or out of breakfast. Who books a bed and breakfast and then has no breakfast. I shall be pursuing this the booking agent but whatever I would urge the Proprietors to review this policy if indeed it is one. I actually went through the motions again of booking a room and again there was no option in or out for breakfast. Sorry but this is really not on.

Jo B

Really enjoyed our stay in this lovely part of rural Essex. Our double Ensuite room was really lovely, peaceful, comfy and spotless. Breakfast cooked and served by our friendly host Julie was really tasty. Would not hesitate to recommend this lovely B&B.

Michael C

Proper oldy-woldy house with floors that undulate gently up and down. Julie was a fantastic house, very welcoming, felt like we were old friends by the time we left the next morning. Breakfast was a real treat as well!||Not only were we made welcome by Julie, but also a very talkative African Grey called Ernie, and two Alsatians who have clearly learnt that guests = cooked breakfast for doggies.||The rooms were spotlessly clean, and really comfortable. I could not recommend Woodview strongly enough, and for the price I really would not look anywhere else!