About this property

Spacious Accommodation: The Stables offers a spacious apartment in Colchester. Guests enjoy a private entrance and a garden with garden views. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Modern Amenities: The apartment features a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, oven, stovetop, and toaster. Additional amenities include a washing machine, streaming services, and a work desk. Convenient Location: Located 54 km from London Stansted Airport, the property is close to attractions such as Colchester Zoo (3 km) and Hedingham Castle (30 km). Freeport Braintree is 24 km away, and Chelmsford Train Station is 33 km from the apartment. Highly Rated by Guests: The Stables receives high ratings from guests for its spaciousness and excellent facilities.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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1 extra-large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Andy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Incredible attention to detail such as supplies for when you arrived, and clean! All information you'd need provided promptly, and excellent info sheet in the hall greets you with the faqs.
  • Michael
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The property was stunning and certainly lovely to stay
  • Dan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Everything! Beautiful property on a quiet farm setting … Jess (host) left us to our own devices …. We had everything we needed within the property … lovely and clean , close to some nice walks highly recommend
  • Charlotte
    New Zealand New Zealand
    We liked everything. The bed was like sleeping on clouds, the kitchen had everything we needed and then some including a coffee machine with plenty of coffee pods provided. Super hosts and an incredibly quiet location. I would stay here again...
  • Thomas
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location. Very quiet and peaceful. Some helpful provisions on arrival. Jess, one of the hosts was very helpful with information about the area.
  • Andrew
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Tastefully and very comfortably equipped with everything we needed.
  • S
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Quiet location,well furnished. The croissants and jam left by Jess were very nice .
  • Caroline
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I liked everything about my stay. Jess was a fantastic host, the Stables are so tastefully furnished and so very clean. I loved the peaceful location it was so relaxing to listen to the bird’s singing. Very safe for a lone Female. The bed was...
  • Kalie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Tastefully decorated, comfortable, immaculately clean, well-equipped, and our host was very thoughtful with little gestures of hospitality.
  • Anonymous
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The Stables is a unique and beautiful property and location. It had everything you needed and the bed was super comfy. Thank you, we will be back!

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Jess

9.2
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Jess
The stables are a light airy open plan barn conversion finished in 2018. A sumptuous king size bed. Your own private entrance with your own kitchen with a starter pack all ready for your stay including continental breakfast for one morning There is Wi-fi within the barn. We are 20 minutes to Mersea island, 5 minutes to Colchester zoo and 10 minutes from the magnificent Layer Marney Tower.
My husband and I have lived here for 10 years. We live next door to the stables but completely respect your privacy we are always available to answer any questions or help if needed. We have a daughter and also 3 dogs who are normally quiet but for some reason the postman really winds them up! We live in the house very close to the barn, we are normally around but if not you can always call or email us with any questions.
We are close to the oldest recorded town of Colchester with the amazing castle. We have West Mersea 20 minutes away with the beaches and dog walks also delicious fish and chips at the oyster bar in west mersea. 5 minutes from Colchester zoo and 20 minutes from Dedham where you can explore the beautiful Constable country with either a row along the river Stour or a delicious lunch in The Sun Inn. You definitely need your own car or do bring a bike as well
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 10:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 07:00.
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform The Stables in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.