Curated Luxury romantic hotel deals in Essex

A stay at The Gyle - London St Pancras places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute drive of Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus. This hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from London Eye and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Big Ben.

With a stay at Mercure London Bankside, you'll be centrally located in London – a 6-minute walk from Tate Modern and 11 minutes by foot from The Shard. This hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from St. Paul's Cathedral and 1 mi (1.6 km) from London Eye.

In the Suffolk countryside, between Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury, this beautiful 15th-century building offers 4-star accommodation and a restaurant with 2 AA Rosettes for its fine food.

Lavenham is one of the best-preserved Tudor villages in Britain, and The Swan Hotel & Spa is perhaps one of England's finest historic hotels. The building has been carefully restored and beautifully renovated, with ancient oak beams, large open fireplaces and a minstrel gallery.

Decorated in warm, relaxing colours, the en suite rooms combine period features with modern facilities. Each includes a flat-screen plasma TV and facilities for making tea and coffee. The on site Weavers' House Spa has 6 treatment rooms, 2 relaxation suites, a sauna, steam room, spa boutique and an outdoor vitality pool and terrace.

The Swan Hotel & Spa serves modern British cuisine in its Gallery Restaurant, made using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Prior reservation is recommended. Guests can also dine in the informal Brasserie and historic Old Bar. Al fresco dining is possible in the garden, as well as fine dining in the elegant Gallery Restaurant.

With a stay at The Aviator, formerly Smugglers Cove, Clacton On Sea by Marston's Inns in Clacton-on-Sea, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Princes Theatre and West Cliff Theatre. This inn is 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Clacton Pier and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from The Wheel Experience.

With a stay at Novotel London Blackfriars, you'll be centrally located in London – a 7-minute walk from Tate Modern and 13 minutes by foot from Borough Market. This family-friendly hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from London Eye and 1.3 mi (2 km) from Big Ben.

With a stay at Camden – Randolph Street by Viridian Apartments in London (Camden), you'll be a 3-minute drive from Regent's Park and 7 minutes from The British Museum. This hotel is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Oxford Street and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Leicester Square.

In the heart of London, NYX Hotel London Holborn by Leonardo Hotels is within a 5-minute drive of The British Museum and St. Paul's Cathedral. This spa hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Oxford Street and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from London Eye.

• Super-central London location
• A couple of cocktail bars
• Sustainable freebies in the rooms

The Strand Palace Hotel is in the heart of London’s theatreland, just five minutes’ walk from Covent Garden and just a little further from Trafalgar Square. It’s named after the road it finds itself on, which is one of the capital’s busiest and most famous stretches. The Strand Palace has been hosting guests since 1909 (but don’t worry, the whole place had a head-to-toe revamp in 2019, so it’s looking fresh!).

Rooms are modern and stylish, but the extras are where this place excels. You’ll find Love Cocoa chocolate bars in every room, along with reusable BottleUP water bottles. You can use these to fill up at one of the many water stations dotted all over the hotel’s seven floors. Luxe Rituals toiletries come as standard, too. Upgrade to a Deluxe room, meanwhile, and you’ll have access to a complimentary minibar.

The hotel’s restaurants and bars are popular spots for guests and Londoners alike. Haxwells plates up seabass fillets, crab linguine, burgers and salads, while the nearby tea parlour deals in bites and loose leaf tea. Joe Allen’s is the place to head for live music every Wednesday, or you can venture to the cocktail-cum-gin bar for a pre-theatre drink. And then there’s oh-so-glam Tequila Mockingbird, which boasts seriously Insta-worthy interiors and even better daily happy hours. A gym, business centre and top-quality Guest Services facility round things up.

With a stay at The Academy - Small Luxury Hotels of the World, you'll be centrally located in London, just a 4-minute walk from Russell Square and 6 minutes by foot from The British Museum. This boutique hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Leicester Square and 0.7 mi (1 km) from Royal Opera House.

With a stay at Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Florence Nightingale Museum and Southbank Centre Book Market. This spa hotel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from St. Thomas' Hospital and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Thames River.

A stay at The Rathbone Hotel, Fitzrovia places you in the heart of London, within a 15-minute walk of Russell Square and The British Museum. This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Leicester Square and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Oxford Street.

With a stay at Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Trafalgar Square and 6 minutes by foot from Leicester Square. This boutique hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from London Eye.

With a stay at The Grand at Trafalgar Square, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Trafalgar Square and 6 minutes by foot from Leicester Square. This boutique hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from London Eye.

With a stay at Radisson Blu Hotel, London Leicester Square, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Garrick Theatre and Wyndham's Theatre. This luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Royal Academy of Arts and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from London Transport Museum.

A stay at Sanderson London, a Morgans Originals hotel places you in the heart of London, within a 15-minute walk of Oxford Street and Leicester Square. This luxury hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from The British Museum.

With a stay at The Chalk Hare in Royston, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Imperial War Museum Duxford and Priory Gardens. This inn is 14 mi (22.5 km) from University of Cambridge and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Royston Cave.

A stay at Treehouse Hotel London places you in the heart of London – a 3-minute drive from University of London and 6 minutes from Big Ben. This hotel is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Buckingham Palace and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from St. Paul's Cathedral.

With a stay at Althoff St. James's Hotel & Club London in London (London City Centre), you'll be steps from Piccadilly and 8 minutes by foot from Piccadilly Circus. This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Buckingham Palace and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Trafalgar Square.

With a stay at The Mandeville Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, just a 5-minute walk from Marylebone High Street and 6 minutes by foot from Oxford Street. This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Marble Arch and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Hyde Park.

With a stay at The Comet London Hatfield, you'll be centrally located in Hatfield, within a 15-minute drive of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London and The Galleria. This hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from University of Hertfordshire and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Fielder Centre UH.