Takeley Street Hotels from S$68

"Had a choice between this motel, which was a little out of the way, or a motorway chain. This did take extra time from the M11, but was it ever worth it. Roydon could be straight out of Thomas the Tank Engine, the railway is right there (but not too noisy), you can walk to the little station, a canal on your doorstep, two very decent pubs, a coffee bar for sandwich or coffee in the marina. Staff were friendly, unit was clean and looked purpose built and not that old, room and bathroom very large by UK standard. It did take a bit to get the room warmed up in late Dec, but maybe didn't understand the heating. Roydon is a very little station - lots of trains through, but not many stop. To go to London you want to go backwards one stop up to Harlow, about five minutes by train, then lots of fast choice every few minutes from there to Stansted, London, and Cambridge. Just note trains stopping at Roydon end early and are lots frequent - you can drive to Harlow station easily but all the usual station problems of crowding and limited parking, so take the little train there if you can. Overall really good, a nice change from places with no soul. And where else could you sit beside a canal in a modern room with your car steps away, all in a quiet village with easy parking, and still hop a train into London in 30 minutes? And a shoutout to the New Inn pub on the high street - what a perfect small pub with fantastic staff and locals that love life. The White Hart may be good too."

"All good"

"Incredible, my friend stayed here for nearly 3 weeks whilst recovering from surgery, they were absolutely brilliant from the moment she got there until she left. Fabulous hotel, fabulous staff. The whole experience was amazing, thank you ♥️"

"Very nice service, place is amazing "

"Very warm and friendly welcome and room comfortable and clean"

"The staff were the standout for this stay, from Check In to Dinner in the evening to Check Out they were all superb. Jo and Val in the restaurant in the evening were great had everything you need for"

"Friendly staff and comfortable bed"

"Staff were great, room was good value"

"Everything was excellent "