Last-minute bed and breakfasts deals in Essex

A stay at Brook Red Lion Hotel places you in the heart of Colchester, steps from Colchester Town Hall and Tymperleys Clock Museum. This inn is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Xtreme Gaming and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Colchester Castle Museum.

Located in Maidstone, The Black Horse Inn is in a rural location – a 1-minute drive from White Horse Wood Country Park and 5 minutes from Vinters Valley Nature Reserve. This inn is 5.1 mi (8.1 km) from Leeds Castle and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Bearsted Golf Club.

Located in London (London City Centre), Hilton London Olympia is within a 5-minute walk of Olympia Conference and Exhibition Centre and within a 5-minute drive of Westfield London Shopping Centre. This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Kensington Palace and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Royal Albert Hall.

With a stay at DoubleTree by Hilton London - Greenwich in London (Greenwich), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Greenwich Market and University of Greenwich. This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Cutty Sark and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from National Maritime Museum.

A stay at Westow House places you in the heart of London – a 1-minute drive from Crystal Palace Park and 6 minutes from Dulwich Picture Gallery. This inn is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Horniman Museum Aquarium and 8 mi (12.9 km) from London Eye.

Located in Colchester, Premier Inn Colchester - A12 is within a 5-minute drive of High Woods Country Park and Colchester Community Stadium. This luxury hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Dedham Vale and 2.8 mi (4.4 km) from Colchester Visitor Information Centre.

With a stay at Best Western Mornington Hotel London Hyde Park, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Kensington Gardens and 5 minutes by foot from Hyde Park. This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Marble Arch and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Kensington High Street.

• 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 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London ExCel in London (Docklands), you'll be a 1-minute drive from ExCeL Exhibition Centre and 11 minutes from London Stadium. This eco-friendly hotel is 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from O2 Arena and 5 mi (8 km) from Westfield Stratford City.

Located in London (Hammersmith and Fulham), St Paul's Hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Kensington High Street and Olympia Conference and Exhibition Centre. This hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Hyde Park and 4.3 mi (6.9 km) from Buckingham Palace.

With a stay at Best Western Victoria Palace, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 5-minute drive of Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park. This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Victoria Station Travel Information Centre and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Big Ben.

A stay at City Sleeper at Royal National Hotel places you in the heart of London, steps from Russell Square and University College London. This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from The British Museum and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Tottenham Court Road.

A stay at Point A Hotel - Paddington places you in the heart of London, within a 5-minute drive of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Sherlock Holmes Museum. This eco-friendly hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Hyde Park and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Portobello Road Market.

easyHotel Paddington offers accommodation a minute's walk from Paddington Rail and Tube station and St Mary's Hospital.

Every room at this hotel comes with a flat-screen TV, en-suite bathroom and free toiletries.

WiFi is available for a surcharge.

There is a 24-hour front desk at the property.

Hyde Park is 1.1 km from easyHotel Paddington, while Lord's Cricket Ground is 1.4 km away. London City Airport is 16 km from the property.

With a stay at Hyatt Centric Cambridge in Cambridge (Castle), you'll be a 5-minute drive from The River Cam and 5 minutes from Trinity College. This hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from University of Cambridge and 3.3 mi (5.3 km) from Fitzwilliam Museum.

With a stay at Lamington Apartments - London Hammersmith in London (Hammersmith and Fulham), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Kensington High Street and Westfield London Shopping Centre. This apartment is 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from Hyde Park and 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Marble Arch.

With a stay at Novotel London Canary Wharf Hotel in London (Canary Wharf), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Thames River and 7 minutes from Tower Bridge. This eco-friendly hotel is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Tower of London and 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

With a stay at ibis London Stratford, you'll be centrally located in London – a 9-minute walk from Westfield Stratford City and 15 minutes by foot from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. This eco-friendly hotel is 4.8 mi (7.6 km) from Tower Bridge and 5 mi (8 km) from O2 Arena.