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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Chelmsford (25% of total searches to Essex). The next most popular destinations are Stansted (25%) and Colchester (25%). Searches for hotels in Southend-on-Sea (25%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Essex for as cheap as $83 (Colchester) in the last 3 days. The average price is $307.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Essex hotels for tonight for as low as $86 (Colchester). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $102 (Colchester) and 4-star+ hotels from $100 (Colchester).