Colchester Boutique Hotel

Boutique

Booked on Expedia. When we got there the General Manager said breakfast wasn't included even though we had booked it with breakfast. He wouldn't budge and even had the cheek to say we could have breakfast for £10 each because I'm a lady and he likes to keep the ladies happy. He said we should be satisfied that we got the room for half price. I told him that's not the point. If I book a room with breakfast, I expect it. He thought that constantly telling me how amazing the room was would make up for the lack of breakfast. The room was nice but small. No bath, only a wet room. Nicely furnished. Good location within town centre. Getting into the car park is extremely narrow. We just managed it in an Astra with our wing mirrors turned in. Be warned! The heating stopped working in our room while we were out. I had to sleep in two layers and a coat on a freezing cold night. I told the receptionist next day and he said I should have told the night porter and we could have changed rooms. I had come back to the room at midnight, got into bed and then noticed as I tried to sleep. My husband was still out. I could hardly change rooms when we had all our bags unpacked, my husband wasn't there, and I was in my pyjamas! Mainly, I didn't want to have to face another person patronising me. I expect there will be a response from the hotel making it look like this was all my issue and not theirs. That's how I was made to feel when I was there. It's a shame as it's a nice enough place.

Perfect location for dinner on a Saturday night. Quiet, great tapas food, very friendly! Me and my friends went out for a meal without booking a table, so we were very lucky to find that the Blue Ivy Hotel had a free table. At first sight you wouldn't think they take bookings for non residents but to our joy they had a free table. Daniel (or Danny for the ladies) was a very entertaining host he kept us laughing the whole night. Thank you Daniel! The Tapas food was amazing! We asked Daniel to pick a good selection of plates for us, he certainly knows the menu well. We were all very pleased and left feeling comfortably full. Great wine menu, we also left comfortably drunk! Overall, a great location for a meal with friends and to skip the manic Saturday night rush. We will definitely visit again. Highly recommended! Thanks for reading~ Adam.

This isnt a glowing review BUT… I like this place and would definitely stay again. I'm not going to give details of what room I stayed in as I have a couple of grievances like the bathroom/room was cold, even though there was heating but it didn't heat the room up that much and Unfortunately I think the heating on a timer so when we woke up in the night it was really cold. We have a small SUV and getting into the car park is nerve wracking as we had to put the winh mirrors in or they would have been scratched (I love my Car) so I wouldnt have been pleased if I couldn't move my mirrors. Its an Old building and as an old building there are a few issues that old buildings have I didnt bother me as I understand that thats just what old building do. Breakfast was great, eggs are done to perfection. Apart from my issues of the heating an car park, its a very nice place, nicely decorated in-offensive. Will deffo stay again if ever in the area again.

Fantastic attentive service, lovely food and a welcoming relaxed atmosphere. Great value.

Every single touch is considered down to a T with perfection. Yet the best hotel in Colchester and worth the price. Wonderful rooms, perfect for a visit to the town with a solid night sleep with black out curtains and no worry about the view. Great food.

The fat owner of the business drives exotic cars but won't pay his staff. What else can we say.

Great tapas food, attentive service and the owner very helpful, open and welcoming. Nice classy decor and furnishings. Will be back for more and an overnight stay.

I have just spent the weekend here with my 5 yr old daughter and sister for my best friend's wedding. The Blue Ivy made it the perfect weekend. Lovely comfortable rooms, gorgeous bathroom, friendly and helpful staff. Everyone was charming, helpful and genuinely wanting to please us. The food was delicious, too! The breakfasts are out of this world… Most of all though, wonderful staff. The family feel to the place and the gorgeous period features gives it a lovely friendly ambience. The owner chatted away to us, and Daniel, Aaron and the dark haired chap who served breakfast were all a delight. Aaron especially went above and beyond staying late two nights running until the stragglers stopped drinking! He deserves a medal. Would go back again, love it!

Loved the place, pretty nice rooms and friendly staff!

Stayed here for 2 nights 16th and 17th June. Excellent choice. Lovely hotel, great staff, very friendly. Breakfast was probably the best hotel cooked breakfast we've ever had. Only thing that did surprise me was that the bar closed at 9.15 on Saturday night? Did have an enjoyable glass or two of wine in the beer garden before the barman told us he was closing.

Quiet but still service was good excellent range.

We had a fantastic tapas meal here in January. Staff were all so lovely. Daniel gave us a tour of this beautiful boutique hotel. We are definitely going to be booking an overnight stay soon.

Quality would highly recommend. Food is fabulous.

Hidden gem of a place serving great Spanish tapas in comfortable surroundings. Pleasant staff.

Blue ivy hotel is a great place to stay it's less that a minute away from the high street, the staff are very attentive and friendly and the food is delicious they also offer bar snacks and have a great selection of craft beers, wine and champagne. The decor is superb keeping to its roots with a modern touch very warning. I've stayed here many times and have seen the care and upkeep first hand and would definitely recommend this charming hotel to anyone 10/10