OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford

3.0 star property

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Reception
Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Front of property
Reception

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$79
includes taxes & fees
Sep 14 - Sep 15

Explore the area

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Rivenhall End, London Rd, Witham, England, CM8 3HB
  • Forrester Park Golf Club
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Colchester Zoo
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Chelmsford City Racecourse
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 110 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Multiple Beds

  • 110 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford

3-star Witham hotel with free in-room WiFi
A 24-hour front desk, wedding services, and free self parking are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free.
OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford offers 59 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Witham hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
This property's restaurant closes at 6 PM on Sunday.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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 debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 207 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 207 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 207 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 207 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 207 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Helen

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
For the price ..£78 and an extra £25 for early check in is a joke ...the quality was not good and the whole place needs refurbishment...2 tea bags and 2 tiny towels ...a lick of paint would cost nothing
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Vincent, London

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Went well. Comfortable rest. They were excellent hosts.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Rivenhall in need of a lift

This hotel was just a two night wedding stay so didn't need to be great. Price suggested it wouldn't be. It is a bit run down trying to get back on its feet. Staff were as helpful as they could be. No restaurant so no breakfast. A lot of the rooms not in service it appears. Room wasn't serviced between days. So did it's job at the basic end, nothing more.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Callum

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beware, this does not look like the photos, staff will make you uncomfortable. Expedia do not help when you complain
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Ben

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Photos were much better then the actual place.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

ROBERT

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

DENNIS

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
property was was in a state of disrepair whilst the room was comfortable and clean the reast of the site was like a building site nd being remote had no falcilities to eat or relax
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was ok with a comfy bed and decent en-suite. Decor was not good and everything was very basic. As renovation work is under way it was a bit of a strange environment. Staff on reception were pleasant and helpful but there were not many people around. No restaurant facilities at present.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Alison

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

A work in progress - A warm bed, TV & Bathroom

This is a difficult review to write as we have very mixed feelings about our stay, When we arrived we thought that we had come to the wrong place and we had driven into a derelict site that once was a hotel, there were no cars or people that you would expect on a Saturday afternoon 1 hr after check-in. We did find someone and he ushered us to reception asked our name and produced a key. We were certainly getting a little concerned at the condition of the hotel but decided to go to the room and see, we could always leave if it was bad. The gentleman showed us to the room and to be fair he was pleasant and pointed to a non existent notice with the Wifi password. The room itself seemed ok so we grabbed our cases. In fact the room was Clean and warm, bed was obviously pretty new and a modern TV hung on the wall (sadly it only had online channels so were limited to 4 Freeview channels, this didn't matter as i never stay in a hotel without my trusty firestick..... and I stay in a lot of hotels for my job). The Bathroom was very clean and honestly it was fine. The only issues we had were 1) only 1 power socket with the tv plugged in, 2) No Bar or restaurant even tho the booking website show a fully stocked bar. 3) The main gate is locked after 10pm and we arrived back at 12.15 having to wait 10 minutes and 3 phone calls to the displayed number for a chap to come and unlocked the gate. All in all the essentials are there but its not a hidden Gem ....... Yet - A work in progress
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean and staff friendly, hotel needs a bit of TLC to be honest. Shower worked fine in the room on day one, next morning after a run there was no water and then intermittent bursts of cold water
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place! I use it for work purposes and it provides exactly what I need!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Obsa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Sophie

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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

Overall it was ok but wouldn’t return

Site was not well signed so thought I had arrived to a private property not the location of the hotel. Bathroom was really nice and modern but the rest of the room was not the same style. Unfortunately the fire alarm was set off during the night and no guests knew what the procedure was so this could be reinforced on arrival of future customers
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ugur

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice bargain recommended
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I use this place a lot when away for work and it provides exactly what I need for that purpose
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah

Traveled with partner
The staff were very nice. The room was clean and comfortable. Unfortunately the lead for the kettle could only b plugged in if you took the plug out of the tv. But I believe they r addressing this. Also I couldn’t get terrestrial tv, but that was possibly me. I had to go through apps. The bed was really comfy and the room was what ever temperature you wanted it to be. I would stay again. Although it might b good if they get slow closing doors, as you do hear your neighbors
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
the Staff was very friendly, available and went above and beyond their duty to aid a senior couple, especially Mr. Iqbal. if we ever go back to UK, we would not hesitate to stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

NARU

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

8/10 Good

Andrew

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