Felixstowe Hotels: Where to Stay in Suffolk

Hotels in Felixstowe are few but varied. This Suffolk seaside town has a Victorian hotel near the station, a renamed boutique hotel, a small seafront inn with a sea view terrace, and a chain hotel close to the beach. We checked each one against at least two sources and dropped every old listing we could not find. Below you will find what each place offers, what we could not confirm, and how to choose where to stay in Felixstowe. We state no prices because rates change daily. Use the Expedia link to see current rates and dates.

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Where to Stay in Felixstowe, Suffolk

Hotels in Felixstowe We Could Verify

Four hotels passed our checks. Each appears on at least two independent sources. Two more places, a guest house and a holiday park, appear on only one source each, so we cover them separately further down. The four hotels are The Orwell Hotel, Hotel Coco, The Fludyers Hotel and Premier Inn Felixstowe Town Centre.

The mix suits most visitors. You can pick a traditional hotel with a large restaurant and bar, a boutique hotel with a steakhouse, a small hotel with sea views, or a chain hotel with a bar and grill. Always phone before you book if you need a specific room type, a cot, step free access or an early arrival.

The Orwell Hotel: Hotels in Felixstowe Near the Station

The Orwell Hotel stands on Hamilton Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7DX. The phone number on the hotel website is 01394 285511. The hotel lists 60 en suite rooms in double, twin, family, superior double and suite types. Rooms have free Wi-Fi and flat screen televisions.

The hotel has three places to eat and drink. Westerfield’s Restaurant serves fine dining. The Buttery and Harry’s Bar offer a more casual setting. Elephant and Barrel serves Indian food. A library is open to guests, and a beer garden stays open all year. The hotel also hosts meetings and events for up to 300 guests, so you may share the building with a wedding or a conference.

On location, the hotel website says the building sits near the town centre and the railway station and the beach is a short walk away. Booking.com describes a Victorian hotel about 0.2 miles from Felixstowe Railway Station, with free parking. Reviewers there mention a supermarket opposite. We could not confirm check in and check out times, so ask when you book.

Hotel Coco: A Boutique Hotel on Orwell Road

Hotel Coco stands on Orwell Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7PF. Older guides call the building the Best Western Brook Hotel, and the local tourist board still lists a Best Western Brook Hotel with 25 bedrooms. The Black and White Hospitality news pages and a regional news report confirm the change. The owners refurbished the former Brook Hotel as a boutique style property and renamed Hotel Coco. If you book through an old listing, check the name carefully.

The hotel now has a Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill, which replaced the old restaurant. A Marco Pierre White Ale House pub called The Queen’s Head opened as a related venue. Expedia lists a terrace, a garden, two bars, free self parking and luggage storage. Check in runs from 3 pm to 11 pm and check out is at 11 am according to Expedia. After hours check in is not available, so tell the hotel if your train or ferry runs late.

We found one detailed source for the facilities, so treat the list as unconfirmed. Phone the hotel to confirm parking, breakfast arrangements and room types before you travel.

The Fludyers Hotel: Sea Views on Undercliff Road East

The Fludyers Hotel stands on Undercliff Road East, Felixstowe, IP11 7LU. The listed phone number is 01394 691929 and reservations use 01394 691925. Visit Suffolk lists 12 rooms, plus a mews suite and an accessible mews room. Beds are superking or kingsize. Rooms have flat screen televisions, walk in showers and tea and coffee facilities.

Most rooms, the restaurant and a heated outdoor terrace overlook the water. The restaurant serves modern British dishes and a traditional roast on Sundays. The bar pours real ales and the hotel welcomes children. The East Anglia CAMRA guide agrees the building was extended to add a boutique hotel while keeping a public cask beer bar. CAMRA also lists the regular beers as Lacons Falcon Ale, Lacons Legacy and Wainwright Amber, with free jazz on Sunday evenings.

Because the bar is open to the public, expect local drinkers and live music at busy times. Ask about quiet rooms if you want an early night. CAMRA lists bar hours of 11 am to 11 pm Monday to Saturday and noon to 10:30 pm on Sunday.

Premier Inn Felixstowe Town Centre: A Chain Hotel Near the Beach

Premier Inn Felixstowe Town Centre is the chain option. The Premier Inn website gives the phone number 0333 234 6558 and lists a restaurant and bar called Thyme Bar and Grill, breakfast, free Wi-Fi and accessible rooms with lowered bathrooms. Onsite parking is chargeable and run by Horizon Parking. The Premier Inn site puts the beach and the pier about a 10 minute walk away.

The Visit Felixstowe directory calls the hotel a short walk from the seafront and mentions a bar, a restaurant and onsite parking. The two sources disagree on whether parking is free, so check the booking terms before you drive. We did not find check in and check out times on the pages we could read.

Guest Houses and Holiday Parks in Felixstowe

The tourist board directory also lists smaller places. We found only one source for each, so we cannot call them confirmed. Treat these as leads and phone to confirm they are open and suitable.

The Grafton Guest House is described as a three storey Victorian guest house with direct sea views and a four star VisitEngland rating. Felixstowe Beach Holiday Park is described as a park a few minutes from the seafront with a heated indoor pool and a flume. The directory also lists self catering stays, including Honeypot Cottage with views over the River Deben, a chalet called Harbour View at Felixstowe Ferry, and a group of six properties under the name Suffolk Secrets.

Old Listings We Could Not Verify

An earlier version of this guide named five places. We could not find a current hotel for several of them, so we removed them. We found no hotel called The Grand Hotel Felixstowe, Felixstowe Beach Lodges or The Chilton in the tourist board directory, on Premier Inn or on Booking.com. We also could not find a Felix Hotel. If you know of one open today, tell us and we will check the place.

The Orwell Hotel is the one old entry we confirmed. Its website is live and lists rooms and restaurants. The old text also claimed a spa, a swimming pool and tennis courts at places we cannot find, so we dropped those claims too.

Where to Stay in Felixstowe by Travel Style

For a traditional stay with plenty of food choices on site, look at The Orwell Hotel. For a boutique feel and a steakhouse, try Hotel Coco. For sea views from your room or terrace, ask The Fludyers Hotel about its water facing rooms. For a predictable chain stay close to the pier, pick Premier Inn.

Families should ask each hotel about family rooms and cots. The Orwell Hotel lists family rooms and the Fludyers says children are welcome. Couples who want a quiet seaside break should ask the Fludyers about room position, since the bar is public.

Things to Do Near Your Felixstowe Hotel

The seafront is the main draw. The Edwardian promenade runs past colourful beach huts and about four miles of beaches, according to Visit Felixstowe. The South Beach mixes sand and shingle and suits families, and you can watch container ships head into the port. The Seafront Gardens have unusual planting and views over the water.

Felixstowe Pier opened in 1905. The landward end now holds an entertainment centre with cafes and a bar, and Visit Felixstowe lists games and slot machines. The Spa Pavilion first opened in 1909 and its Art Deco auditorium seats more than 900. The venue hosts comedy, dance and musicals.

Landguard Fort sits on the Landguard Peninsula and has guarded the approach to Harwich Harbour since 1540. The current fort dates mainly to an early 18th century rebuild. You can climb the Harwich Bastion for views of the port. Felixstowe Museum is housed in the old submarine mining establishment at the fort, and a nature reserve boardwalk overlooks the port nearby.

Felixstowe Ferry is a fishing and sailing hamlet at the mouth of the River Deben. One source puts the hamlet about three miles up the coast from the pier. A foot ferry runs from there to Bawdsey, and two Martello towers stand on the waterfront. Check the ferry timetable before you go, since we did not find a current schedule.

Getting to Felixstowe and Getting Around

The Orwell Hotel sits near Felixstowe Railway Station. We did not find a route description on the train operator page, so check a journey planner before you travel and ask your hotel for directions from the station. Hotels with parking differ in cost and rules, so ask first if you drive.

The seafront hotels sit close to the promenade, so you can walk to the beach, the pier and the gardens. The ferry hamlet is further north, so plan a taxi, a bus or a longer coastal walk.

What We Checked and What We Could Not

We checked the hotel websites where we could read them, Visit Suffolk, the Visit Felixstowe directory, the East Anglia CAMRA guide, Booking.com, Expedia, Premier Inn, and news pages about the Hotel Coco refurbishment. We did not confirm check in times for three of the four hotels. We state no prices and no drive times. Hotel Coco facilities come from one detailed listing. The guest house and holiday park each appear on one source. Always phone to confirm before you pay.

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Conclusion

Hotels in Felixstowe are limited, but the choices are real and open. Pick The Orwell Hotel for a station side stay, Hotel Coco for boutique style, The Fludyers Hotel for sea views and Premier Inn for a simple chain stay. Phone before you book, since we could not confirm every detail. Compare current dates and rates for Felixstowe on Expedia above.

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