Battlesbridge Vacations from $647

Everything was as i expected

Great location, easy to reach transport means to London.

Charming and beautiful traditional hotel.

The Holiday Inn Express in Chelmsford was a great stay. A wonderful welcome by staff on arrival and very friendly and helpful throughout. The local Town centre is only 5 min drive away with many different stores which include a large Tescos and many more shops also. A convenient clean and comfy room which is more than adequate for any stay. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Chelmsford and surround areas.

The room we were given (no.6) was adjacent to an external walkway so during the evening particularly busy. There was a drip leak from the ceiling sprinkler system that had stained the quilt prior to our arrival. When the staff were informed they quickly changed the quilt but didn't consider tge cause. The next morning the quilt was wet. On the second morning there was no hot water for a shower. Breakfast was very good. We also had dinner on our first night and that too was good, although a coach party arrived shorytly after we had been seated and ordered so, despite the friendly staff, the speed of service suffered. The billing system applied an automatic 12.5% service charge rather than the customer deciding the %. The surrounding area is quite messy. There seemed to be a lot of young adults attracted to the balcony bar on Saturday evening, although we saw no trouble they were rather noisy so we couldn't sit there for a quiet drink.