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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Stansted (34% of total searches to Essex). The next most popular destinations are Southend-on-Sea (31%) and Clacton-on-Sea (18%). Searches for hotels in Chelmsford (17%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Essex for as cheap as £8 (Stansted) in the last 3 days. The average price is £141.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Essex hotels for this weekend for as low as £60 (Colchester) per night. Users have also found 3-star hotels from £60 (Colchester) and 4-star+ hotels from £78 (Colchester).