Channels Hotel

Just returned from a gorgeous stay at Channels hotel for our 3rd wedding anniversary. We stayed in Willow and its so cute. Great amenities! So many plug sockets and lights facing the mirror in the bathroom.. make up never looked so good!! Gorgeous fluffy towels and probably one of if not the best hotel bed weve ever slept in. Super clean too. Guys thank you for being so welcoming and spoiling us! Petals on the bed, congratulations message and chocolates, so sweet. We cant wait to come back and spend a bit more time in the gardens and exploring its such a lovely place. Staff are a credit to you too. Take care, the Coriglianos

Have now stayed twice in July in a shared room with my daughter, who is also my business colleague. On our first visit we were upgraded to the Maple Suite, where the bed was divided into two twin beds which were comfy - hard but not too hard. The room was spacious, had a bath, the air con worked well and it was quiet, convenient and well equipped. My daughter /colleague has severe asthma and we were able to open the window and have the air con on in between. Everything about the room was good - no quibbles here, good value for money and everything went well. However, our next stay 29/30 July 2024 proved less positive - we stayed in the Poplar Room. Again, the beds were divided into twins, but this was another experience entirely! The mattresses were hard and bouncy, narrow and uncomfortable. The air con was impossible to switch off from both fanning and cool air, so it was either on, which drove me mad due to the noise and fanning motion, or off, and my daugther had an asthma attack from the heat. Needless to say we had a very bad nights sleep which is absolutely not the point of staying in a business hotel to get to a destination early for work the next day in a rested and positive state. So, my summary of the great points of the Channels Lodge, staying Monday nights in Summer 2024 on a business trip to Chelmsford for 2 people are: 1) Good car parking not far from your room 2) Efficient internet 3) On site bistro with the best ever waiter/ server Dan. Its worth staying just to have his funny style of customer service. Food is good, fresh and not overpriced. Small selection of food and drinks but perfectly chosen, and you can eat in the lovely quiet courtyard in the summer 4) Both the Maple Suite and the Poplar Room have good baths (particularly Poplar), with fresh towelling robes and loads of products and fluffy towels 5) Each stay we had an amazing breakfast which we chose as a takeway on stay 1 and on stay 2 we had delivered freshly to our room at no charge by the amazing Dan! 6) Lovely fields outside in a safe environment for walks 7) Quiet, no noise from roads and the whole estate felt very safe as female guests Less good points: The air con situation in Poplar. This might be us misreading instructions, but it was a sleep depriving experience and I would not want to repeat that so will probably have to pay for a suite, which is annoying as we are staying for the next 10 weeks The main restaurant is not open on Mondays and Tuesdays Horrible uncomfy beds in Poplar The use of a health club/ non on site gym: Looks good on the offer for Channels Lodge, but you will have to drive 20 minutes into the town centre of Chelmsford to use the Nuffield Gym or pool, after having been had to go to or phone the Reception team at Channels for permission. Its not relaxing to have to drive out of your venue, negotiate the one way traffic system in Chelmsford, just to get to that nominated gym and then drive back. Also, one of the lovely things about

Excellent place to stay, the rooms are furnished to a very high standard and the owner and staff are really helpful and professional. Breakfast was also excellent! Overall a great place to stay - we only had one night but I'm sure it's a great place for a longer stay too.

Channels lodge is a perfect hotel for all occasions. I work away a lot for work and always find the staff very friendly and always accommodating. There is a restaurant that offers very good food and the breakfast is fantastic. I would high recommend this hotel.

The most amazing lodges The most amazing location So peaceful Fantastic check in Awesome decor of my room Plenty of working away from space The best shower The best bed The best sleep quality Nice free car park Absolutely stunning This was a amazing experience working away from home

We stayed overnight after our wedding and also reserved five other rooms. We had great communication with Tom who was so friendly and helpful with the whole process. We also had early check-in for a couple of rooms which was really helpful and reasonable. Breakfast was also great and again very reasonable! Would 100% recommend and stay again. Thanks again Tom! :)

What a fantastic Hotel! I have stayed in many what with work or weddings etc… however Channels Lodge really stands out from the rest, fantastic food, superb staff! I have a wedding hear next year and cannot wait to return! Cannot rate highly enough! Thank you for such an enjoyable stay.

Having stayed on many occasions over 12 years there is a noticeable decline. Breakfast options very limited. No continental breakfast offered and inadequate fresh fruit selection. Room not cleaned properly without usual attention to detail.

I stay away a lot with work, I have stayed at Channels for years. Its Perfect!!! Lovely staff, food and accommodation. I even stay here when I need to be in London. Worth the travel. I don't have any negative feedback at all. Only place to stay for value for money. Stunning rooms, there isn't a bad room to be seen.