The B&B is not only owner run but it is a lovely family business. It is located in a quiet and quaint North Essex village overlooking a community cricket ground. With excellent local amenities. The breakfast is beautifully prepared by hand and cooked to order with an exceptional range with economical benefits as most items including the table sauces are made and sourced from local farmers and businesses. Alicia (owner) was so pleasant giving us a tour of the cottage, ensuring at every moment that our stay was perfect. Not hard to see why this place has the rating it does.

If you give this property anything less then 10 you are lying to yourself

What a lovely little gem of a place! Alicia was so welcoming, we were made to feel at home right away. Lovely little touches that really made our stay brilliant. The building is old and has so much character. We loved everything about it. The breakfasts were absolutely delicious, fruit, yoghurt, pastries and cooked options. Presentation was lovely too. Perfect location as it's just around the corner from the train station too.

we loved everything about the property - the location is brilliant (we took our two mini schnauzers to walk on the village green there, which is right outside the front door), the host greeted us and gave us a “guided tour” of the suite - and showed us all the historical features. she was contactable throughout our stay and did everything possible to ensure we were cosy and happy, and is rightfully proud of her beautiful and unique property. The (500yr old) floor in the bedroom is slightly sloped, which added to the charm - we really did feel like we were somewhere magical. Or “quaint”. But with good wifi. (it’s important to be able to post all the super photos we took of the area! haha). cleanliness was immaculate. Breakfast was phenomenal - thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful. All locally sourced and home cooked. Yum. The jacuzzi bath was a delight after a long day’s walking, and the walk-in shower was handy for mornings. despite a thick layer of frost outside, the suite was toasty warm, and there were lovely wool blankets on the sofa to snuggle under. There’s also a pub next door (no noise pollution from it, hurrah) and a fine dining restaurant under five minutes walk away. plenty of small shops to explore too. The whole experience was an utter joy, and thoroughly relaxing, and we look forward to going back again soon.

this comment isn’t a “didn’t like” but a little tip for anyone visiting in winter - downstairs is tiled throughout (with lots of lovely rugs) but a pair of slippers will keep your tootsies toasty warm. :)

Very friendly owner. Parking right in front of the property. Lovely pub restaurant 1 minute walk away. Jacuzzi bath was excellent & bath robes provided. Breakfast served in the lounge at a time requested by you the night before & very filling :-) We would return if we were back in the area

Overall an excellent B&B, our only minor quibbles were as follows: 1) Lighting in the lounge area - three lights, but difficult to move & none covered the table, so it was quite dark when we were trying to play a board game 2) Sloped floor in the bedroom - I assume can't be altered due to the heritage listing of the structure, but nearly fell over a couple of times & the room had more than enough space for a king size, but only had a double bed - might have been due to the sloping floor 3) Very weak shower

We were greeted by a very warm welcome from Alicia who proceeded to show us around and point out some of the amazing features. The Jasmine Room is a wonderful place full of unique charm and character, (400+ years) . Jacuzzi bath was wonderful, the room also has wifi and Netflix. Breakfast in the morning was amazing, plentiful and made with locally sourced ingredients. We feel so lucky to have found The Jasmine Room and host Alicia, we will definitely be returning.

Nothing not to like.

This quirky beautiful 350 year old cottage is a little piece of magic tucked away in Great Bentley. It’s absolutely stunning and a perfect restful break. The host Alicia is an absolute credit to the property. The perfect hostess who makes a delicious breakfast and pays attention to all the small details. It’s extremely clean, smells divine and is really homely. It’s the perfect staycation.

It’s faultless…it has so much character and charm.

The Jasmine Room was wonderful, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay as it was such a beautiful cottage with original features. It was cosy, very clean and Alicia was a wonderful hostess, it's true about the breakfast (its great)!

There wasn't anything we didn't like, honestly such a lovely place with a lovely host. Great breakfast and a great village location.

It is a very comfortable, well equipped accommodation, looking out over the green and close to the shop and pub etc. Very welcoming host who is most helpful about the area. A huge, varied, delicious breakfast is supplied to your timing. There is a large bathroom with walk in shower and whirlpool bath. A lovely place to stay.

Wi-Fi slightly slow at times.

Lovely, friendly and helpful host, made us feel welcome as soon as we arrived. The morning breakfast was lovely and lots to choose from. We loved the jacuzzi and overall a very relaxing stay, nice and quiet and we were close enough by car to travel to Colchester and other seaside towns were close by in the car.

The sofabed could have been a bit bigger, but it was okay for two kids. Would have been nice for a slightly larger fridge to store drinks and things.

The cottage is beautiful and quaint with endearing nooks. Love the feel and ambiance of the environment. The host was superb and catered to our every need.

It would have been nice to have an extra key (was only given 1). The only other thing is that the cottage is not suitable for people who are 5'8" and over.