Located just off the A12, Holiday Inn Express Colchester offers air-conditioned, modern bedrooms with satellite TVs. There is a restaurant and bar. Each en suite room at Colchester Holiday Inn Express features free WiFi, tea/coffee making facilities, powerful showers and work desks. Holiday Inn Express Colchester provides a continental breakfast each morning. Guests can also make use of the ironing room, available in the lounge area. The Holiday Inn is just a 14-minute drive from the award-winning Colchester Zoo, which is rated one of the finest zoos in Europe. Guests can enjoy over 260 species of animals and reptiles, along with 60 acres of beautiful parkland and lakes. The nearest airport is Stansted Airport, 61 km from the hotel. Parking is now chargeable at £8 per day.