The Dorrington

It’s been running for years, lovely building but never really managed to have a soul to it. Inside, clean and spacious, good beer selection and Kingfisher on draft which is quite unique and very nice. There is a cafe part of the building, food looks nice and as I say, nice and clean. There is a nightclub attached but no sure how busy that part is if still open to be honest in the current climate. Accommodation is good, clean and reasonable with parking. We have put friends in here and they said it was ok, breakfast also ok and no complaints. Is it a destination, maybe not, but is it good for a pint or a snack, or to stay over when in the area - yes

I booked a party in the Trinity Suite function room for my special birthday. The room is a lovely size. The staff were amazing. They went out of their way to accommodate and to make my special birthday a huge success. The DJ was great too. The price was very reasonable. One small criticism they could do with somewhere to hang coats but highly recommend this venue. Well done to the staff 👏

Absolutely disgusting, filthy dirty, dusty dirty pillows & beds. Very bad smell, I wouldn't even leave my cat there. Very rude owner told us to leave as we complained about the room. We was staying there the night before my Daughters wedding & had to find another venue last minute. Will NOT or never stay there.

The room was so awful, dusty, dirty floors just couldn't stay there, seriously needed updating, no one seems to care about it unfortunately. Will stick to well known hotel chains in future, with staff that are welcoming.

I booked a family 'Room' for 2 adults and 3 children in July 23, as we were visiting to attend a wedding at the castle nearby. I paid £250 for us all for 2 nights. We were expecting a room with 2 single beds a double and a sofa bed. Which I did think the price was a bit steep, however I booked it as my step daughter and I needed to be close to the castle due to being bridesmaids. However upon arrival, I paid the balance and was greeted by 2 lovely ladies, at midnight, who provided us with our key and very clear instructions on where we could park and where our accommodation was. It was not even a 2 min walk to the side of the pub, it was called The Savoy and we stayed in room 1. Though when letting ourselves in, we only then realised we had a whole apartment, with 2 rooms, 3 single beds and 2 double beds in total, one bathroom with a bath, shower and toilet and a on suite coming off of the master bedroom, a lovely living room, dining table and kitchen area, which had a fridge freezer, dishwasher, kettle and condiments... if I had knows it was more than a room with a kitchen, I would have taken my own cereal amd milk etc, but there is a little shop right next door if needed. There is no cutlery, tea towels or bowls etc, so if you have this apartment be sure to take them if needed. Only think I would advise to make the apartment stay better, is to add WiFi, though this wasn't a massive problem as we were only staying for 2 nights and wasn't in there much due to the wedding. I enjoyed my stay and would definitely book again, thank you

On arriving at The Dorrington in Halstead , we booked into room , found out where to park car, and was then shown to our room, was told it’s one of the better rooms, by bar person. £60 for two for one night. On first look it look ok , but when I took a closer look at the bed covers there were signs that it had dent been changed from previous persons stay. So my husband went looking for bar person and said the bed sheets had not been changed, he did offer to come and change them , but my husband said we would do it so he was given clean sheets and with that offered us a free drink ( which we had ) The rubbish was still in the bin, coffee cups in different rooms, ie bathroom and one in main room/bedroom, and no clean towels either,,,, not a good start to our stay. Other than that you expect a bit of noice when the bar closes at 2 am ….