Last-minute luxury hotel deals in Essex

Located in Maidstone, Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel is a 4-minute drive from Leeds Castle and 6 minutes from Mote Park. This spa hotel is 6.3 mi (10.1 km) from Hazlitt Theatre and 6.3 mi (10.2 km) from Kent Life.

With a stay at Holiday Inn London - Watford Junction by IHG, you'll be centrally located in Watford, within a 10-minute drive of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London and Watford Palace Theatre. This family-friendly hotel is 16 mi (25.7 km) from Wembley Stadium and 16 mi (25.8 km) from Alexandra Palace.

With a stay at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London -Tower of London, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 10-minute walk of St. Dunstan in the East and Sky Garden. This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Tower of London and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from St Katherine's Dock.

With a stay at The Lancaster Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Kensington Gardens and 7 minutes by foot from Hyde Park. This hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Marble Arch and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Oxford Street.

This modern Orida hotel has spacious rooms, an indoor pool and a well-equipped gym. Maidstone town centre is within a 10-minute drive and the M20 motorway is less than 0.5 miles away.

Orida Health club has a steam room, a state-of-the-art sauna and a spa bath. There is also a treatment room offering beauty therapies and massages.

The rooms at at Orida Maidstone feature 49-inch TVs, work desks and tea/coffee facilities. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service.

Seasons Restaurant serves both modern and traditional dishes. Guests can also enjoy coffee and evening drinks in the café and bar.

A wide range of hot and cold options are provided with the buffet breakfast.

Orida Maidstone is 4 miles from Leeds Castle. Gatwick Airport is within a 45-minute drive.

Located in Ipswich, Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell by IHG is in the business district – a 1-minute drive from Suffolk Coast and Heaths and 6 minutes from Jimmy's Farm. This hotel is 3.3 mi (5.3 km) from Ipswich Waterfront and 3.4 mi (5.4 km) from Ipswich Regent Theatre.

A stay at Holiday Inn London - Kensington High St. by IHG places you in the heart of London, within a 5-minute drive of Kensington Palace and Royal Albert Hall. This spa hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Olympia Events and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Buckingham Palace.

A stay at Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington places you in the heart of London – a 4-minute drive from Hyde Park and 8 minutes from Buckingham Palace. This hotel is 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 3.5 mi (5.7 km) from Trafalgar Square.

When you stay at Holiday Inn Colchester by IHG in Colchester, you'll be near the airport and within a 5-minute drive of Colchester Zoo. This family-friendly hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Birch Grove Golf Club and 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Manifest Theatre.

With a stay at Chantry Hotel in Bury St Edmunds, you'll be just steps from St Mary's Church and Greene King Brewery. This guest house is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Theatre Royal and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

A stay at The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton places you in the heart of Cambridge, within a 10-minute walk of University of Cambridge and Midsummer Common. This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from River Cam and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Jesus Green.

With a stay at Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock by IHG in Brentford (Syon), you'll be a 5-minute drive from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and 6 minutes from Twickenham Stadium. This hotel is 6.9 mi (11.2 km) from Harrods and 7 mi (11.3 km) from Wembley Stadium.

With a stay at DoubleTree by Hilton Dartford Bridge in Dartford, you'll be a 4-minute drive from Thames River and 7 minutes from Bluewater Shopping Centre. This hotel is 15.3 mi (24.7 km) from O2 Arena and 15.8 mi (25.4 km) from ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

• 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 Manor Elstree in Borehamwood (Elstree), you'll be a 5-minute drive from Elstree Film Studios and 10 minutes from Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. This luxury hotel is 8.2 mi (13.2 km) from Wembley Stadium and 8.4 mi (13.6 km) from OVO Arena Wembley.

With a stay at Mermaid, Ipswich by Marston's Inns in Ipswich, you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Portman Road and New Wolsey Theatre. This inn is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from St Mary at the Elms and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Chantry Park.

With a stay at The Petersham in Richmond (Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Thames River and 6 minutes from Twickenham Stadium. This hotel is 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Hyde Park and 8.8 mi (14.2 km) from Wembley Stadium.

With a stay at Hampton by Hilton London Croydon in Croydon (Fairfield), you'll be 9.9 mi (16 km) from London Eye and 10 mi (16.1 km) from Big Ben. This hotel is 10.6 mi (17.1 km) from Trafalgar Square and 10.6 mi (17.1 km) from Buckingham Palace.

Located in London (London City Centre), Hilton London Olympia is within a 5-minute walk of Olympia Events 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.

Located in London (Southgate), Southgate Hotel London is within a 10-minute drive of Alexandra Palace and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This hotel is 9.5 mi (15.3 km) from The British Museum and 9.6 mi (15.4 km) from St. Paul's Cathedral.