The Oakland

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Triple Room, Ensuite (with shower over bath)
Miscellaneous
Lobby

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
$108
$90 nightly
$108 total
Total with taxes and fees
Apr 29 - Apr 30

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2-6 Reeves Way, Chelmsford, England, CM3 5XF
  • Place, Marsh Farm Country Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Hylands House and Park
    ‪31 min drive‬
  • Place, Chelmsford City Racecourse
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪59 min drive‬

Room options

Basic Double Room, Ensuite (with shower over bath)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room, Ensuite (with shower over bath)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite (with shower over bath)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room, Ensuite (with shower over bath)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Premier Double Room, Ensuite (with shower over bath)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, Ensuite (with shower over bath)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Suite, Ensuite (Shower over bath)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the neighborhood

Chelmsford

Located in Chelmsford, The Oakland is a 2-minute drive from Marsh Farm Country Park and 6 minutes from Battlesbridge Antiques and Craft Centre. .This hotel is 14.3 mi (23 km) from Thames River and 7 mi (11.2 km) from Danbury Country Park.

What's nearby

  • Marsh Farm Country Park - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Chelmsford Cathedral - 26 min drive - 17.9 miles
  • Hylands House and Park - 31 min drive - 20.2 miles
  • Chelmsford City Racecourse - 38 min drive - 28.6 miles
  • Bluewater Shopping Centre - 58 min drive - 41.4 miles

Getting around

  • Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers Station - 15 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Town Crier - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Gardener's Rest - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Frasers Garden Cafe - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Oakland

The Oakland offers 35 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 35 guestrooms.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as karaoke or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Oakland, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is included.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
The Oakland has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Karaoke

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

Oakland Chelmsford
Oakland Hotel Chelmsford
Oakland Hotel South Woodham Ferrers
Oakland South Woodham Ferrers
The Oakland Hotel
The Oakland Chelmsford
The Oakland Hotel Chelmsford

The Oakland Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 208 out of 517 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 192 out of 517 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 74 out of 517 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 517 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 517 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was clean and what I was expecting. Staff were friendly and kind and as I was running late due to the distance I had to travel
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Darran

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Wendy

Room was perfectly adequate for the money we paid. Breakfast was good. The location is good. Car park is too difficult to find we gave up. Staff lovely and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

2/10 Terrible

Callum

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Earlier in the afternoon I needed a new tyre as drove over a pothole, so I was delayed by over 2 hours and my ETA as a result was about 9.45-10pm, I rang them about 6pm to say I was going to be late, to let them know to watch out for me and apologise and ask what the procedure was for such situations, and their checkin time was 8pm and I wasnt going to make it for then, and noone answered but they said please leave a message as someone will get back, so i did. Noone responded and i ended up sleeping in a friends kids bed in Colchester as by the time i got to Essex (i had travelled from Cheshire) it was getting a bit late and id had no response from the Oakland, and I needed somewhere to sleep! i rang them the next day to explain what had happened, just so they knew, and again got no answer or response to my message. I am not happy, Ive tried to keep them informed and communicate with them and got nothing.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Rajvinder

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was all perfectly good.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Smalll room but all that was needed was in it. Good staff, and breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was clean and warm. No complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous value for money. Staff really friendly. Room was super clean. We had a comfotable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

David

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant venue
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Diane

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was really basic, tired and freezing cold as the heating wasn't put on, despite me requesting it. It was a budget double. However the bathroom wasn't bad and I enjoyed nice hot baths. The staff were pleasant, and the breakfast was good. The bar was dingey and I didn't like having to go in there if the reception wasn't manned. Parking was a lottery, but I was mostly lucky. The location was convenient to ASDA and lovely sea walks at Marsh Farm and Burnham on Crouch.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 points that's where a niggle. Not wrote the stay off as we did really enjoy our stay. But sadly didn't know about the live bands on Saturday nights. Even though we was top floor it was impossible too go to sleep prior too it finishing. If I knew prior me being a light sleeper would of brought ear plugs and room was quite chilly was the other niggle. Did love the room, the location for us was perfect, friendly staff, clean and comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

David

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic staff Great Breakfast and very convenient location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Russ

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good Honest hotel, no frills, but spot on for cost

Good value for money hotel..... rooms are clean and the breakfast is as good as you get for this sort of budget.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Luisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kenny

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

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Lynn

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very friendly easy check in, nice pub, rooms clean but very dated but very reasonably priced and was very busy
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Dennis

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good for the price

Second visit here. No complaints except no food!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place to stay

This was a decent place to stop , good breakfast, nice hosts and reasonably priced .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff here are lovely and very helpful . Rooms clean with comfy beds. Breakfast great . Great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Decent little hotel

Really good overall. Breakfast was also out fact and good. For the money I paid it was decent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Adam

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025