resently traveled up to essex for a family wedding booked 2 nights at stifford clays farm through booking.com wen arriving at 4pm there was no room availible due to it not being ready when we eventualy did get our room it was nothing but a bug infested shack in the back yard was dirty no clean towel the staff were... More

This is, without doubt, the worst hotel I have ever been to. The pictures on the website bear no relationship to the actual place. I wrote to the the Thurrock Trading Standards about this hotel, but got no reply. It's dirty, damp and unwelcoming. The staff are untrained and speak very little English. My advice........avoid this like the plague.

We found the website for this "Farmhouse B&B" and liked the look of it so booked up for two nights. Really wish we'd read some reviews first! On arrival (4pm) we were greeted by someone who clearly wasn't used to customer service. He spoke poor English and did not know anything about our booking. After his hasty telephone call to... More

This is the worst hotel I have ever had the chance to stay in. The staff were really unhelpful didn't speak english. The rooms were damp and very basic. A lot of shifty people coming and going. No breakfast was served and the main farmhouse was very rundown and dirty. the only thing that was half decent was the bathroom... More

This hotel is a great place to stay at if you are looking for a room for a night at a reasonable price, staff are very friendly and polite, breakfast was fine. Make sure you have directions already prepared to as the sat nav was unable to tell us where to go once we reached the A13!

What ever you do, do not stay at this 'Hotel'! Do not be fooled by the lovely photo's. Where is the owner? Where is the 'Customer Service'? Why was the room not serviced? Who are all the strange people that wonder around looking unkempt and shifty? Where was the beautiful Farmhouse as advertised? The main house is dark, tatty and... More