Name: The Blue Anchor Feering
Address: 132 Feering Hill, Colchester, Colchester, Colchester, CO5 9PY, United Kingdom
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

No elevators

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Cable TV

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Iron and board

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Kettle

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Free parking

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Pool and beach

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Meeting and presentation facilities

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Pets Not Allowed

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London Southend Airport

Stansted Airport

Cambridge Airport

Rochester Airport

London City Airport

Tower of London

Tower Bridge

The Shard

The British Museum

London Eye

National Gallery

Big Ben

The Blue Anchor Feering

Colchester

Attended a relative’s birthday celebration here in the function room, staying overnight in one of the rooms above.

From the moment we arrived in the afternoon and checked in we could not fault a thing. We had a few drinks in the restaurant area and nothing was too much trouble for the staff.

The party was a real success with plenty of exquisite buffet food .  The room had its own bar and the staff were brilliant.

Our bedroom and en-suite were a good size, clean and in good condition. The bed was very comfortable and considering the restaurant is situated on a busy road, had a brilliant night’s sleep.

The full English breakfast the next morning was again excellent and the service was great.

Highly recommend

Outstanding

Have visited the blue anchor a couple of times now and have not stopped raving about it to friends and family etc. who have also visited from my amazing reviews. Lovely food, great staff, so we thought. 

I called on 22 November 2023, and can see from my call log that I have a 5 minute phone call with them. I double checked I could use my Tastecard whilst booking my next visit on 5 December 2023, I triple checked as there was 6 of us coming and money is tight at the moment. The young man on the phone reassured me that I will be able to use my tastecard, he even took my tastecard number down as I read it out. 

Fast forward to 5 December 2023, we have a lovely meal, all have a starter main and dessert as we had been promised the 2 for 1 deal with the tastecard. Go to pay, and they tell me that the tastecard is not applicable. I cannot tell you how upset I was. It was embarrassing. I could not afford to pay for this whole meal when I had been promised the deal. The manager was rude, did not apologise for any miscommunication etc. when it was his staff telling me that we would get the deal. He explained that it said on the tastecard app “Not applicable in December” but when ringing up and TRIPLE checking with YOUR staff member, they reassured me it would. They then were assuming that I was lying about giving my tastecard number? The most awful customer service I think I have come across. 

To think I was recommending the pub to so many people, I am truly gutted and so upset that what was meant to be a lovely family meal turned into nothing but stress due to the cost of it. 

Will now be telling those friends and family not to return. Appalled by the customer service at this place.

Awful customer service, so disappointed

Stayed for one night, as attending a family function. Lovely cosy room, comfortable bed and soft pillows, with extra ones in the wardrobe. Bathroom was fine  complimentary shampoos etc. Staff were very helpful and friendly.  Would definitely recommend it and would stay again if needed.

Traditional Country Pub/Hotel with modern touches.

Nice place, comfortable and decent sized toom. Friendly service & easy parking just across the road.

Nice place, comfortable & friendly.

All was good apart from the bed being 2 feet to short and extremely soft which is no good for people with minor back issues.Very noisy road with no deflection of sound till after works traffics gone , I’d use again but would want a room that does not back onto the road

Poor nights sleep

Staff were lovely, great location for what I needed

My only issue was bedroom size and noise from garden on my windows but I didn’t stay long enough to rate or notice anything bad. Location is very good and easy to access. Didn’t have time to try the meals but smelled delicious and atmosphere seemed very inviting 🙏

The beds were very comfy and the room was spotless  Food was pricey but worth every penny very delicious, only problem I would say is that I felt a bit unsafe in the shower no hand rails to hold on to and no non slip mat in the shower plus no bath handles to get out of shower and no mat on the floor when you step out of the shower

Shower problems

A warm welcome on our arrival and was checked in quickly and escorted to our room. Staff were terrific, dinner plentiful, warm ambience and fairly busy.The room is small but fine for one night and price. The only thing was the headboard in room 2 was flaking off. Such an easy fix but very visible when you first walk in - an impression that makes you think what else is wrong here. Also a couple of cleaning products left in room. Again, not a big deal, but careless. Would recommend to stay for a night or two but fix the obvious.

The rooms are tired and need to have a refurb.  Headboard damaged, carpet dirty, dust in radiator, holes in the ceiling, grouting bad around the sink.  Main complain however - which of course is not the owners fault - was the noise from the road.  We were room 5 - which sadly the girl who checked us in said was a quiet room.  I believe the "superior" rooms overlooking the garden are quieter.  Breakfast was not available but the evening meal was surprisingly very good.

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