The Guildhall was the centre, once, of this wonderful Essex village. It was a wonderful sunny day…read moreso a trip out was needed to revive the spirits. Finchingfield, with its duck pond, nice pubs, tea shops and church is worth a visit. Wander around and check out the windmill, the oldest in Essex and the only one of originally seven that survives. As I have said, a nice choice of tea rooms around the green at reasonable prices. But, if you wish a stronger beverage, The Fox pub will draw you in. A nice afternoon stroll so relaxing. Lucky people that live there.

Review number two. The Mulberry House is a very nice venue for a wedding or afternoon tea. I had…read morewanted to treat my mother and sister to a traditional high-tea, but had struggled to find a location in London that was within my budget. Most places in London cost around 25GBP or more for an afternoon tea. The Mulberry House, probably because it's not in London, was much more reasonable. Having afternoon tea here is definitely an experience. It was very relaxing to drink endless cups of tea, chat, and have a light bite. The dinning room is beautiful with lush high back chairs. The waitstaff are friendly and accommodating and the atmosphere is peaceful. In fact, there was quite a large group in the dinning room, but the atmosphere almost demands quiet and even the children complied. I definitely recommend having tea here as it reacts the earlier sentiments of a slower paced life with afternoon tea--most likely, and definitely in our case, followed by afternoon naps.

me and family went to a wedding here, the wedding venue was an amazing setting and the evening…read morestaff were wonderful , very polite and efficient and extremely accommodating. The food was amazing and because the evening was going so well, we decided to get a room for the night which we retired too. the beds were okay, the room was furnished to a minimum for the money that we spent. it was very dated and very basic for the price, to be awoken on a Sunday morning at 9:40 am by someone with a hammer breaking glass in an adjacent room , it transpired during the evening a window had been broken and maintenance felt the need to change it at this time because it was an ' emergency'. we promptly went to the reception to file a complaint because we thought it was unnecessary and inconsiderate to all the guests who paid to stay at this property, to be woken in such a abrupt and unnecessary fashion, when it could of just been done once everyone had check out. so going back to out complaint at the reception, we tried to make this point and get them to note that incidences such as this needs to be dealt with in an appropriate manner, the reception staff (greg) became very abrupt, rude and arrogant and told us we HAD to leave. I am applauded at the manner in which our complaint was dealt with (disgusting)

This place gives me a headache but my daughter loves it. there are all sorts of soft play…read moreexperiences including a giant volcano that you can climb up and come down via a tube slide thing. They sell food and have a licensed bar. The car park can get quite full when the place is busy. You have to pay once to become a member and then you pay on each visit.

Nice size place. Very good food and tea and coffee facilitiesread more

we stopped for fish & chips. traditional pub with huge indoor and outdoor seating (ocean view)…read more staff is very friendly and helpful, food was fresh and served very fast. only con - if you order food you have to go to the hotel since the bar will only serve drinks.

Thanks again to Posh Garden Marquee Hire for the brilliant service. I hired a marquee for my…read moresisters 21st Birthday and they made the whole experience hassle free. After calling a few marquee hire companies, Posh Garden Marque Hire were the best by far! And will definitely be using them again.

been here many times always loved it just the food has gotten smaller but the price has gone up…read more.with the service i have no complants they are alwys nice and helpfull to people who have only been there a few times or anyone . the ambiace is ok lust wish they had music and it was louder

The Haywain is a Beefeater restaurant attached to the Premier Inn in Basildon. I've been here a few…read moretimes now and have always enjoyed by visit. The layout in the restaurant is lovely, they have upstairs and downstairs and the majority of tables are booths which are a bit more private. The service we have had has always been good. The food is nice here too considering it is part of a chain. I had the steak last time it was here and it was cooked to perfection. Just a warning - the plate or profiteroles you get for dessert is massive - enough for two to share!

Staff was lovely and nice. We used hubby's points to stay. So I can't complain about the price. The…read moreroom was clean except every time we left; when we came back there was always a smell. Very musty. The first noticeable thing was how dark the room was. At one point we had literally every light on and still found it to be dark and shadowy. The first morning hubby went to make coffee, that's when we learned the coffee maker didn't work. It couldn't hold water. Another night we were phoned that our room service was ready. That's how we learned the phone was not only not working but there was an oily fluid leaking from it. I love the no waste bottles for shampoo, soap lotion, etc. But would be nice if they were all checked ahead of time to make sure they worked (the one for lotion did not- it was fine, but again). Upon checking in we were asked about room service. Would we like daily service. We declined. Being extremely jet lagged we went to bed that evening and then was awoken by pounding at the door. Room services were there to clean. Might have been our misunderstanding but when we declined the service we thought that was enough.

Stayed at this hotel for 2 nights when we went to england for my grandsons wedding . room average,…read more service about the same nothing special about this establishment . come on its a 4 star marriott hotel what do you expect :-) not my personal choice for overnight stay but rooms were reserved at a discount price for those of us who where traveling from out of town . now for the good part // the rate included breakfast which was catered for in a large nicely furnished dining room and included most dishes you would expect to find on a breakfast table i i had a full english both mornings and that really started the days of fine with me for those of you who dont know dont *a full english breakfast * consists of eggs .sausages, bacon, fried tomatoes , mushrooms beans and toast , oh boy did that fill me up so the average hotel gets a 4 rating because of the food .

I choose 2 stars and as the yelp strap line says "Meh. I've experienced better"…read moreI generally stick with premier inns as you know what you are getting - and thats a clean room with a comfy bed and decent bathroom. Thats what I got here. However the staff were not as nice as other premier inns I have stayed in recently, the lady checking me in wasnt bothered in my opinion. The £8.00 breakfast wasnt good and we were the first ones down so it should have been cooked to order really. The pub next door is handy but be warned its rough - Basildon as a whole is a "lively" town and you do need to keep your wits about you. The Pub is called the watermill and consists of a small bar area and a small eating area - i dont recomend either. I was with a couple of local lads so felt OK - I can see some more timid out of towners being intimidated by the edgy atmosphere. There is another Premier Inn in Basildon at the festival lesure park - its much better than this one at East Mayne. If I am stuck then I would stay here again but I know what to expect in the pub.

Never had a bad stay here. Great rooms very clean and fairly quiet. Staff always polite and well…read moremannered