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The North Hill Hotel

3.0 star property

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Standard Double King room
Restaurant
Reception
Bar (on property)
Front of property

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

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51 NORTH HILL, Colchester, England, CO1 1PY
  • Place, Mercury Theatre
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Colchester Castle Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Colchester Town Hall
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Twin Room

Deluxe Twin Room

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Suite

Deluxe Double Suite

  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double King room

Standard Double King room

  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Colchester

A stay at The North Hill Hotel places you in the heart of Colchester, within a 5-minute walk of Jumbo Water Tower and Mercury Theatre. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from firstsite and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Headgate Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Mercury Theatre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Colchester Arts Centre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Colchester Castle Park - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Colchester Town Hall - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Colchester Castle Museum - 7 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Colchester Town Station - 13 min walk
  • London (SEN-Southend) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪wagamama - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Carluccio's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Marquis - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The North Hill Hotel

Hotel in Colchester with a coffee shop and a bar
The North Hill Hotel offers 16 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 16 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's coffee shop/cafe, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekends; GBP 12.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 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
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 12.5 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 10 per day

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 cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

North Hill Hotel Colchester
North Hill Colchester
The North Hill Hotel Colchester
North Hill Hotel Hotel
North Hill Hotel Colchester
North Hill Hotel Hotel Colchester

Reviews

The North Hill Hotel Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 217 out of 342 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 99 out of 342 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 342 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 342 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 342 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dee, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Could do better cleaning in bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great. Rooms at the front of property are noisy, traffic and late night passersby. Manager very helpful and friendly. Yes, I would stay there again but would request a Room on the back as I am a light sleeper.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Craig

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

Good option

Nice clean hotel with pleasant staff. Good value for money. Not a big room and pretty warm but they had a small fan: thank goodness!
The castle
Priory
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Basic single room was ok

Stayed in the basic single and that's what it was. No complaints, but be aware that the main Northern road into town is right by the front rooms of the hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brendan

Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claudio, Wareham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice comfortable hotel an easy walking distance from everything in Colchester. The bed was comfortable and the breakfast was good quality. I liked the fact that breakfast is 'a la carte', as that reduces wastage. Cleanliness is good and the staff were friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, welcoming service and the room was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kaye

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely large room. Comfortable bed. Very friendly welcome by Manager and very friendly staff. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

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

Welcoming Hotel

Made to very welcome by all the friendly and professional team. That was really appreciated as I was travelling by myself. Great atmosphere in bar area & space to get work done too. Bed, towels & linen very comfortable. Some road nose as centre to town location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Shelina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is not a place for people who need larger rooms. The hallways are narrow, too. The staff were quite friendly and very helpful. To reach it from the main train station, hire a cab unless you live in an area with steep hills.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Sandra

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

Very friendly staff.

Very friendly staff. Good size king size room. Good value for a good location as visiting the Mercury Theatre 6 minutes away. Didn’t stay for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Handy location and value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Dave

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

They aren't joking about the hill !

Nice period hotel. Lovely staff. My dongle room was absolutely tiny though, on the edge of tolerable for this six foot, 17 stone bloke. Lush breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

K

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

Good value for money

Quick check in and room was small but functional and clean. Overlooked main street but no significant noise disturbances. Lots of places nearby for food & drinks.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Quirky or strange??

Check in was great. Room was a little quirky and a bit mismatched but bed was very comfortable and a great shower. If you want a quiet night this is not the hotel for you. Music was thumping through the room from the time we got there until very late. We were encouraged to pay for breakfast the next morning and although the food was good the service was not great and the coffee was awful. The poor young lady on reception was trying her best and very pleasant but can not see to guests in the dining room and people checking out at the same time. We had to ask for more coffee and would have liked to been offered more toast or a pastry but it didn’t happen.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

M

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Girls weekend

Very friendly helpful staff, room was smaller than expected but was fine for what we needed. Only down side was the phone screen in the room kept turning on about every 30 mins or so in the night hence lighting up the whole room. Breakfast excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

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

An excellent overnight city stay. Value for money.

Friendly welcome. Tidy well proportioned room. Some street noise but not enough to interfere with good comfortable nights sleep. Rooms away from street available. Nice clean bathroom with very efficient shower. Breakfast served to table arrived as order and good quality. Again staff curteous efficient and well presented. Will stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

C

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

Wonderful stay with a nice team

Really lovely property. Friendly staff. Room was comfy and had aircon. Overall a 5 star stay. Would not hesitate to stay again. Great value too. The only thing was, the King Room I stayed in was over the dining room, it was enclosed within the conservatory, which mean the lights from that space were directly in the same "space". Hard to explain but it meant the bedroom was really bright through all the windows. That room could really do with better fitting curtains and even black out blinds.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Eve

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at North Hill hotel during a warm weekend so needed the window open for air. Unfortunately directly outside the window was some kind of extractor fan or generator than ran at changing volumes and rhythms, all night- it was essentially like listening to a washing machine on spin cycle with no end. Add this to the old-style sprung mattress where when sharing you feel every movement the other person makes, plus a wired phone that for some reason illuminates the entire room (enough to read by) at unknown intervals, and sleep was pretty elusive. It’s a shame as the room and bathroom were pretty spacious and extremely clean, plus in a really convenient location. Fine for heavy sleepers, I’d imagine- otherwise I wouldn’t recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024