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Orwell Hotel

3.5 star property

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Front of property
Library
Reception
Triple Room | Living area | Flat-screen TV
Luxury Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Laundry

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Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, England, IP11 7DX
  • Felixstowe Seafront Gardens
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Ocean Boulevard Fun Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • The View
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Twin room 1 | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin room 1

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Luxury Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Triple Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Orwell Hotel

Hotel in Felixstowe with 2 restaurants and 24-hour front desk
2 restaurants, a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/cafe are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a business centre, dry cleaning and a 24-hour front desk.
Orwell Hotel offers 60 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Orwell Hotel. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Felixstowe Seafront Gardens. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and 2 restaurants are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy British cuisine while dining at Westfield
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, luggage storage and wedding services
  • 13 minutes on foot from Felixstowe Seafront Gardens and a 2-minute drive from Ocean Boulevard Fun Park
There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/cafΘ. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A business centre and meeting rooms are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. Orwell Hotel also features a garden, dry cleaning/laundry services, and room service (during limited hours). Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Felixstowe hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast on weekdays from 7 AM and 9:30 AM.
Westfield – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner.
Buttery – This restaurant specialises in British cuisine and serves brunch, lunch, dinner and light fare. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi, Moldovan, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekends; GBP 10.95 for adults and GBP 6.95 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Buttery
  • Westfield

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 10.95 for adults and from GBP 6.95 for children

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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; cash is not accepted
Guests arriving after 11:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

Orwell Hotel FELIXSTOWE
Orwell FELIXSTOWE
Orwell Hotel Hotel
Orwell Hotel Felixstowe
Orwell Hotel Hotel Felixstowe

Orwell Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 189 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 187 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 79 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 502 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay was nice, the only negative was the old bedding, pillow cases & duvet cover were bobbly so felt quite rough
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Krzysztof

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for a business trip
A nice sized room, comfy bed - had everything I needed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juliette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kate

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location for the beach areas. The hotel smells as did the room of dirty drains. Be careful about the car park, you must register your car yourself or you will be fined as we witnessed someone who had a £100 fine. Our booking emails clearly document an 11 o’clock check out but house keeping were trying to get into our room at 10am. They said check out had changed and was 10am. It took 20minutes to check out as the manger was having an argument with someone at the front desk. The area opposite the front desk was used as a doss hole, someone had bedded down and was sleeping on a couch and the area smelt- not a very good look for the hotel. This hotel has a stunning potential under what is a shabbily run place. It does deserve better and could be a fantastic destination to visit and enjoy. Sort out the shabby decoration, respect customers and provide clarity of the hotel’s procedures, don’t let a main area be used for a doss hole that looks like a street corner, improve the smell in the place and be proud to have your hotel in Suffolk. The desk manger should not be so smug, learn how to handle complaints and resolve them with adult style. There are ways to deal with unhappy comments and these should be learnt.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Rose

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
I have known The Orwell for the last fifty years and find it sad that it has gone down hill. Lack of staff and attention to service is noticeable. Badly in need of redecoration and a spring clean. Light bulbs need replacing. Would be good to see the reinstating of real table service in the dining room.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

keith

Nice and clean staff were very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very traditional Hotel
Very traditional older hotel close to the centre of town Staff were very helpful and friendly The room was a little dated but was clean & comfortable Breakfast buffet was plentiful and well prepared Evening meals were good but not a huge menu
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Alison

Travelled with family
I booked 4 rooms as we were attending my father in laws funeral. All rooms were superior doubles, my son decided to add an additional night in his room. Myself, other son and daughter checked in after the funeral, Friday and it was very obvious that the standard of “Superior Double Rooms” varies greatly. The first sons room was very dated, bath with shower over, peeling wallpaper, dated furniture, rusty radiator, old windows etc. other 3 rooms were lovely and a higher standard. We complained and advised all rooms were superior doubles. After much debating and looking at 2 more rooms, my son moved at no additional cost, although this was originally mentioned and took a lot of negotiations as the receptionist was a tad unhelpful. Be wary of what room you receive. Also problem with coffees and milk or the coffee on the bar, although this was sorted once they were aware.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jean

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful ground floor rooms and lounges, my bedroom a bit dated but clean and a comfortable bed. Reception helpful and dealt with a complaint satisfactorily. Would use this hotel again with a great location opposite the railway station.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Philip

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Vince

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The Orwell is an old school hotel with some modern extensions...I stayed in room 102, part of the original building I would think...the room was a great size but the decor was tired, curling wallpaper, cracked paintwork and unfirm sash windows (especially in the bathroom which I could only hold open by wedging in a spare loo roll). The bed was very comfortable, unfortunately my nights sleep was wrecked by a family struggling to silence and control what sounded like a prebusecent unruly boy who was screaming, shouting and repeatedly slamming the door butting onto mine. Adults, I presume his parents, joined in the fun and games arguing loudly - the shenanigans continued almost unabated from eleven until one...Why reception/night staff didn't intervene I can only scratch my head over as the volume would surely have gone down to the front desk given the positioning...and before any points a finger at foreign influence the voices were very English...the repeated "f@@@ offs" were unmistakably native.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Poppea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our first time in this beautiful hotel. Rooms had lots of space and were comfortable and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sukhbir

Cold breakfast not good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Justin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Straight out of train station to hotel which was opposite which was so convenient Staff friendly, hotel clean and tidy and rooms were perfect for both of us Bit of a walk to the beach but was a nice chilled walk and felt safe walking around area i didnt know
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay,well situated, friendly Staff all nice and tidy,I will definitely go back there again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The Orwell unfortunately is rundown, and is in desperate need of a refurbishment. 40 years ago it was lovely. I'm giving it a 3 only because of the staff would were very good, not the hotel. Our room (124) overlooked the hotel garbage bins, dirty carpet, old mattresses (you could feel the coils), dirty cracked bathroom tiles, paint peeling from tub surrounding, and worse yet was the shower (moldy shower head which I believe gave me imflammed rash on my arms and legs which I still have and will have to make an appt with the doctor now that I'm back, plus hardly any water come out of it). Food not very good. I suggest going to 'Hotel Coco' which is half refurbished, beautiful restaurant and pub. Hopefully the Orwell gets the place back to what it used to be, but it's going to take a LOT of work sadly!
Stayed 27 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Francesca

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Hilary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jackie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well positioned hotel. We had a superior room which was very reasonable and I think it would be the best choice at this hotel. I would stay again. The bar staff weren't overly welcoming, but it was quite late when we ordered a drink. I guess they wanted to go.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel in a good location for shops and beach. Clean and comfortable room but a bit dated both furniture and bathroom. Bar area is nice and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

clifford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024