Bull Hotel by Greene King Inns

The Bull has been a coaching inn in the Essex village of Halstead for 500 years. This traditional pub offers rooms with free Wi-Fi, a lively bar and home-cooked food. The comfortable rooms at The Bull Hotel are decorated in light colors and feature TVs, hairdryers and tea/coffee-making facilities. Rooms include bathrooms with showers. Originally built in 1398, the hotel retains many period features including beautiful exposed wooden beams. The restaurant serves traditional English food and hearty English breakfasts each morning. The vibrant bar has regular live music and karaoke on weekends, and shows all major sports events on large plasma-screen TVs. Please note that bedrooms are affected by noise on weekends. The Bull is a 25-minute drive from Stansted Airport. Free parking is available at The Bull. Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.