Is The Railway Sleeper Lodge pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 10 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What time is check-in at The Railway Sleeper Lodge ?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Where is The Railway Sleeper Lodge located?

Situated in Colchester, this guesthouse is within 1 mi (2 km) of High Woods Country Park and Tenpin Bowling Colchester. Firstsite and Colchester Castle Park are also within 2 mi (3 km). Colchester Station is 8 minutes by foot.

The Railway Sleeper Lodge Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the neighborhood

Located in Colchester, The Railway Sleeper Lodge is near a train station. Jumbo Water Tower and Colchester Town Hall are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Tenpin Bowling Colchester and Birch Grove Golf Club. Xtreme Gaming and Colchester Natural History Museum are also worth visiting.

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10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Aug 28, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Really nice stay the room was lovely and the bathroom was spacious

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Jul 1, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Clean and inexpensive

Overnighter so just wanted a bed. On the plus side it was basic clean and good value. Hall could do with some air freshener but room was great. No staff but the check in and out worked. One other nice touch was a fridge and microwave in the room.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jenny

May 23, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Nice room with large ensuite. Only stayed 1 night but room was quiet and very comfortable. 20 mins walk to main centre. Only bad thing was roadworks and diversions everywhere but not property's fault!

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Feb 12, 2025

Excellent

Excellent very clean room

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Dean

Feb 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

This was a thoroughly enjoyable stay, thank you.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

M sadler

Mar 19, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Night away

I was really good but needed a bit of a deeper clean and some repairs need to be done

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

AJAYKUMAR

Jan 30, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent in one word, Very good stay so far, I love their perception about their guests, they made room warm before we get in there which I liked the most and everything available in the room itself from tea to iron box (Small fridge, Microwave with clean bowels, fan, luggage rack, refreshments in fridge). Good experience

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aziz

Sep 26, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I stayed for 2 nights Room was nice, clean and well ventilated Had no issues Would like to stay again

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Oct 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic

fantastic place to stay. nice and cheap, which is always a bonus. would definitely stay again.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonas

Jul 4, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Clean, simple, great.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kath

Sep 22, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Given the type of arrangements that the property offered, we found it clean and comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christiana

Aug 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent reception keep it up, we were supposed to lodge in at 15.00 pm , but were allowed to enter in earlier that was great.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Jan 3, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect stay

Room was bigger than expected. Easy self check in and out Hassle free and good stay Would stay in the future

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

mark

Feb 23, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice and easy no fuss

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sudheeshkumar

Oct 5, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Well-arranged room with clean toilet.good facilities like fridge, Owen. And a quiet room and a good night's sleep.Thank you

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Timothy

Jul 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent budget accommodation.

Compact room but with everything you need for an overnight business stop. Comfy bed, plenty of power points, fold down table, fridge (with complimentary drinks), and a microwave. Room was spotlessly clean as was the ensuite. Off street parking.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Catriona

Jun 28, 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Poor limited parking, terrible noisy fridges. Stairs extremely difficult,

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Oct 18, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Had a hard time figuring out how to adjust the temperature. It was warm in the room, but I did open the windows more which helped a great deal. Wouldn’t recommend for elderly people or anyone with difficulty climbing stairs.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

May 21, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value

Super convenient with self check in which is great when arriving late. Radiator was on full so room was super hot but it cooled quickly with the window open and radiator off. Unfortunately this let a lot of marijuana smoke into the room from somewhere. Shower was surprisingly good Reasonably convenient for the train station.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Wanshika

Nov 5, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Too loud at night

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Douglas

May 9, 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness

Okay for price & 1 night stay

Our stay was okay. The bed was a bit lumpy when we sat on it, but we seemed to sleep okay. The bathroom was huge, with 2 sinks, a toilet, bidet & separate shower, but there is no way we would’ve used the shower, so was glad there was a bath to use, which was bigger than average! The shower looked like it would’ve been a good experience, but the shower heads were mouldy & the outlets were so full of limescale, it just made us cringe! In fact everything had lots of limescale on it, which indicates inefficient cleaning! The room had a kettle, but it was made of plastic and smelt awful when boiling water in it & affected the taste of the tea. It really should be replaced by a metal/glass one, or one with a different type of plastic. We have stayed in many hotels/b&bs and have never experienced this before with a kettle, or the state of limescale/mould in a bathroom. I would’ve asked for a different kettle if we stayed more than one night! Pro’s: Good sized room & bathroom for 3 people. Complimentary bottle of water each in fridge. The use of a small fridge & microwave and 3 bowls & spoons to use which we found handy as we ordered a takeaway. Complimentary tea/coffee/milk sachets. Parking space on property. Plenty of sockets for appliances. Con’s: Cheap plastic kettle giving off plastic fumes when boiling water. Terrible limescale and mould in shower and on taps, shows lack of care to cleaning. Wasn’t aware our room was at the top of a steep flight of stairs.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Philip

Sep 7, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

chinonyerem

Apr 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Jan 14, 2025

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Dec 17, 2024

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

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