Great location. Many restaurant to choose from if want to dine out.

Breakfast wasn't great. Daughter wasn't allowed to swap sausage and bacon of extra egg. 3 of us all left our breakfast. Wasn't asked if everything was OK.

The Oakland is a good, simple hotel. It is wonderfully clean, and is exactly as expected and as advertised. You get what you expect. The staff were lovely and welcoming.

However be very careful if your stay includes a Saturday night, because there is a live band in the bar/pub that is part of the building. It was unbelievably loud. We had a guess (wrong it turns out!) that they surely must stop at 11pm…but unfortunately it was midnight. In the rooms on the first floor it is deafening, even the radiator vibrates! You can hear everything, even the guy who shouted “one more song” at midnight and put our possible sleep off by another five minutes! A poster says that there is a live band every Saturday night through March so be warned.

Hotel was excellent on price, friendly, help fullness, good supply of coffee, milk and toilet rolls . Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Very clean room . Breakfast was a sausage, 1 rasher, fried tomato, mushrooms, fried egg. Baked beans which you could ask to be altered for choice. Cereals, toast, butter, marmite etc were provided. Coffee, soft drinks serve yourself. Clean towels provided daily as required. Staff allowed me to have my brought food in my room on their plates and cutlery as they realised my mobility was poor and it was hard for me to get down to get food. Shops outside the hotel gives every take away you could want and a nearby Asda allows for extra shopping.

The problems are there is no lift. Two flights of stairs of 8 and 7 both with strong handrails. No luxury bath goods but liquid soap over sink and bath are provided. Shower is in bath so you must be able to get over bath side to get in. At night it is very lively outside as it is also a pub. Some days they provide entertainment in the evening. They do not serve any food other than breakfast . These are all comments overheard from other guests .

Room and bathroom was very clean and spacious with lots of storage space. Fan was provided and the TV was a very decent sized and well placed in the room. Mirrors were a good size especially at the dressing table and the stool was very comfortable. Shower pressure was great and easy to use. Pillows were very comfortable. Pub downstairs had a wonderful vibe and the live band were amazing as well as reasonable priced drinks(which they had a large range of). Ofsite parking was plentiful and reception staff were very helpful with directions to this when we checked in as we had parked in the wrong place to start with. Breakfast was very tasty and they had plenty of choices of food and drink.

Two very large dips in the bed, both sides so we slept on top of the duvet, upside down to try and get comfortable. No spare plug sockets so had to unplug the TV and fan just to charge our phones. Decor was quite outdated but everything was lovely and clean. One of the bedside lights flickered and buzzed so we just turned it off.

Nice warm welcome, very comfortable spacious room with all you need for my one night stay. I checked in too late for an evening meal and left before breakfast so cannot comment on the food. I did though have a very pleasant hour in the bar with some of the other clientele. Again very warm and friendly.

This is not a dislike, It was that the property is not the easiest to find. A short phone call to reception and I was guided into a large free car park less than 100 yards away from the hotel.

The room was vey clean and the staff was excellent very pleasant and helpful.the room on arrival was not suitable for my age and disability (my fault on booking) it didn’t take them long to sort it out very satisfactory. Thank you Andy and all the staff for making our stay a pleasant one regards pat and bob!

Parking was an issue but that was other visitors inconsideration parking illegaland across two bays.small lorry driver using disabled space.

Always (have stayed here several times before) very welcoming, friendly and helpful staff. Nice size room. Comfortable bed. Decent bathroom. While the Oakland does not serve food, that's absolutely NO issue as within a very short (couple of minutes) walk of lots of excellent restaurants.

Given the heat and lack of much in thge way of breeze this weekend, it would have been handy to have a slightly larger/quieter fan in the room. But that's only a minor grump. And with the way our Summer is going, unlikely to be repeated.

The Oakland Hotel offers exactly what it says on the tin…. The location was perfect for us and we had a very comfortable night’s stay. Staff were attentive both on check in and at breakfast. The hotel is great value for money when you consider a full English breakfast is included in the price and overnight parking is free just a stones throw away (we were actually lucky enough to get one of the hotels own parking spaces at the rear of the property)

Nothing to dislike …you are getting excellent value here :)

Location is excellent for a stay in South Woodham as it is right in the centre of town. Breakfast was good and served promptly in the bar. The band playing on the Saturday were good and created a lively atmosphere. There is no food served during the day/evening, however we were able to bring food into the courtyard for lunch and sat outside which was nice. There are many eateries around to choose from for evening meal.

Be aware, there is very limited parking on site, so you are directed to another local parking area. This didn't cause a huge problem, just something to consider.

Breakfast was good. Tasty food. Drinks prices in the bar were good. Live band v2 were excellent. Room was clean and tidy. Bed was very very comfortable.

Had to park my car behind some shops. Sound proofing between rooms is poor-I could hear lads in next room clearly urinating! TV screen a little small.