This is a usual Beefeater restaurant with a Travel Inn attached. It is a large place on 2 levels…read morewith plenty of room in the restaurant for large parties as well as having the ability to accomodate children nicely. The menu is nothing special and the food is not brillaint, but it serves a purpose and is at leats edible. The staff are usulaly helpful and friendly. This place does have a good sized outside area with lots of tables and this garden area overlooks Foxes Marina on the outskirts of Ipswich. It's therefore super for sailors and those who like to be near the water. It is also situated a few hundered yards from the A14 and about a mile or so from Jimmys Farm, so really well situated. The Travel Inn is as usual, but the two places do have an extremely large free car park.

Average restaurant close to A14 slip road, food is average but at lunch time you can get food at a…read moredecent prize because a lot of the food are reduced to £5,99. Check your cutlery as I have had some really disgusting cutlery on my table.

Close to the Tower Ramparts and the shopping district of its city centre, this historic hotel did…read morenot escape my notice. I had read a lot of Dickens in high school, and I recalled the Pickwick Papers. The brilliant author had visited the town in 1859 for one week, and had made mention of this historic inn in that novel, and when walking around and passing it, I insisted that we go in and have a look-see about. It was *definitely* historic, and I wish so much that I still had the photo that I snapped of it. Love bits-o-trivia like this!

Location is walking distance to the train station, football stadium, food and shopping. Room was…read moreclean and comfortable. Love that its kid and pet friendly. They provided a cot (pack and play) for our baby. Parking is small and food is a bit pricey. If you read on Trip Advisor many complained about this, so knowing this you know what you're getting yourself into. We planned to arrive early and there was plenty of parking. We were going to eat out but after a long day adventuring we decided to eat downstairs. For the price of convenience, I'd say it was well worth it. Would we come back again? YES

If you find yourself visiting Ipswich you should, first, reflect on the life choices that brought…read moreyou here and, second, book a room at Pentahotel Ipswich. Pentahotel Ipswich is wonderfully located within walking distance of the Ipswich train station. The rooms are clean, modern, well-maintained, and generously sized. This is a well-managed, excellent, two star property that is (in terms of relative quality and style) a cross between an Ace Hotel and a Holiday Inn. A few very minor criticisms follow. The free wifi is rather slow (there is a higher-speed, paid option available). Check-in is, oddly, located at the hotel bar so you may need to wait for the staff to finish mixing a whiskey and soda before they can give you your room key. Corridors are slightly dreary. The retro telephones inside the guest rooms, while very hip, are essentially impossible to use. UPDATE - I stayed there a second time in January 2017 and nothing has changed, it's still a great value, well-kept, and centrally located. Really, the only downside is that it's in Ipswich.

Having changed jobs this year, I am finding myself staying in and looking at Hotels again. In days…read moregone by, I was a little excited by staying in hotels. There seemed to be a certain intrigue about finding out how they catered for your needs. This excitement paled quite quickly and, having stayed in this box a few times, the people in charge are obviously not bothered about bringing back that feeling. The hotel is bland with a capital B. There is a pool table just to the side of reception! Why?? The rooms are comfortable enough but, if the hotel is busy, you will be so exhausted from dragging your luggage halfway across Ipswich, as the car park can cater for about one third of the guests, that a horse hair mattress would seem comfortable. The food is some of the blandest that I have ever tasted and, if you dare to get down to breakfast more than half an hour after they start serving, you are likely to have a plate of luke warm, congealed mush. Basically, unless you are really stuck - don't go there!

The big hotel overlooking the double round about in Ipswich. Close to the cinemas and several…read morerestaurants. From personal experience I would advice to call and haggle when booking a room because we saved £40 on a double room from what is displayed in the foyer. Rooms are basic franchise hotel décor with nothing extravagant but sufficient for everyday and business travel.

It's very easy to be cynical about "cookie cutter chain hotels", but this offering from IHG's…read moremid-range Holiday Inn brand is one of its better attempts, offering larger rooms than average (by UK/Europe standards, at least!), and a couple "bonuses" that lift it above 3* mediocrity: - An indoor swimming pool with reasonably long opening hours - Air conditioning that actually works in 25C+ ambient! The only minor criticism I would level against the rooms is the lack of doors on the wardrobe - I always associate open-front wardrobes with "2* cost saving measures". But really, that's just me being picky. Locationwise, its on the outskirts near the A12 junction, and has a large car park, so really its more useful if you have a car. A large, 24 hour supermarket is conveniently situated just down the road. So overall it would be one of my "3 1/2*" nominations if such a banding exists, but as it doesn't I'll stretch to 4*.

One of the better mid-price hotels I have stayed in for a while!…read more The hotel itself is located at half an hour walking distance from the town centre, with free parking, so great for travellers. The rooms are spacious, and equipped with the regular hotelroom commodities like a fridge, watercooker, tv and an iron. Besides the 'obligatory' bar and restaurant the hotel also has an indoor swimming pool, which is ideal for relaxing. The food served is better than your average hotel meals, and relies on the local cuisine and suppliers. The staff is without exemption helpfull and friendly, which is a great plus. Last but not least: free coffee in the morning near the reception!

I fell in love with this brand new hotel in Margate (UK)!…read more What I loved about Crescent Victoria Hotel: - Charming and cozy hotel, "so British", - Clean and fresh bedroom and bathroom: luxurious & modern furniture and decoration, high-end equipment (TV, wifi, plug adapter, toiletries, coffee and tea,...),... - Ultra friendly staff at your service, books and leaflets with information about the hotel and the area/region at disposal in the room and at the reception (nice touch and attention)! - Great and ideal location: in front of the beach, the bay and the Margate Winter Gardens (Concert Hall), - Nice restaurant and service for dinner and breakfast (english & continental are both delicious)! Small (very small) disappointments about the hotel: - Really small room but adequate and acceptable for a weekend, - No parking (street parking) Conclusion : You have to go there! The region is great when the weather is nice! Perfect value/price ratio: +-90£/room/night breakfast incl. I will return for sure!

latte was pretty strong, the little brownie was a nice touch too. the breakfast bap (sandwich) and…read moresmoked salmon benedict were good but nothing special. the staff also forgot our side bacon and vegan eggs at first :(

Booked a non ocean view room for one night in December. Lovely staff. Good restaurant and…read morewonderfully comfortable rooms. As someone who doesn't have a car I found it a bit difficult to get to the hotel so that's kind of an inconvenience. My radiators could have worked better but overall such a lovely hotel. Definitely recommend it!

I run a local software business but live in Cambridge and therefore I stay over at least once a…read moreweek. The Melverley is THE best guest house in Ipswich! Great owners, excellent rooms particularly rm 4 & 5, reasonable parking spaces, good price and finally the best full English breakfast anywhere - all locally sourced product cooked beautifully. A must stay venue!

From the owner: Melverley Guest House is a large Victorian property situated in the peaceful Christchurch Park…read moreconservation area and only a 10 minute walk away from Ipswich town centre.

There is something spectacular in knowing that people still live in places where a neighbour, or…read morefriend of a friend, can be called on for a favour. That was "The Case" at "The Case." Ha ha. I make myself laugh. But really, in the villages of England, places are few and far between, and during the holidays even more so. We're talking the old world where sometimes places are still closed on Sundays and heaven forbid you should want a hairdressers on a holiday Monday! Not like the States, that's for sure. The Brit and I stayed here one Christmas in 2009, and the owner made sure we had a lovely stay as a favour to The Brit's Dad. Typically she wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of giving us breakfast and tea and biscuits to have in the morning and such, but they did for us. The hotel is lovely and the restaurant a great place for a good meal. There is a little seating area for you to wait to be seated where the owner will happily greet you and take your drink order. The drinks were a bit slow coming, but we had time to waste. Things go slower in the UK don't they. Kick back and enjoy your libations my friend! I think the owner was quite proud to have us sit in the seating area before we sat down for our meal, as that seemed her focus despite a predominantly empty restaurant only due to the time of year. I enjoyed a proper English Christmas dinner even though we were going to have another one in a day's time (I love parsnips!) and The Brit had a tasty steak. It takes some time, but it was yummy! The morning after Christmas we were the only ones it seemed in the hotel. Our biscuits were really tasty, but the tea not as good. Breakfast was a proper English and perfectly prepared. I loved our room and found it nicely styled and decorated. If I remember correctly, each room is named a different colour, or at least styled in a different colour. We had purple. It really was a nice place and felt luxurious. The price was great and I would definitely stay here again if ever in the area and in need.

Linda is amazing! She made our evening so welcoming (we went for dinner on a Monday)…read more The food was delicious, they had bottled ale, and they catered really well for vegetarians. We even accidentally binned something that we later realised we needed, and we called up Linda and she fished it out for us! Open Monday Evenings, unlike a lot of independent places. Fantastic experience, do go see for yourself!