Is The Oakland Hotel Still Open? The Hotel Inspector Update

The Oakland Hotel in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, was featured in the second episode of series 9 of The Hotel Inspector (Channel 5), first aired on 2012-07-12. Wikipedia's episode list, read on 2026-10-19, titles it "The Oakland Hotel + inn + B&B" and describes a hotel and nightclub run by a family whose members were not pulling in the same direction. A staging note for this entry says TheTVDB carries a separate "The Oakland Revisited" entry for the same hotel; that entry was not read for this summary, and no page read describes the advice given or the changes made after the visit.

The hotel is at 2-6 Reeves Way, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5XF, according to its own website and Google Places. The website, read on 2026-10-19, describes a family-run hotel that is open all year, with an Oakland Bar that has a darts board, pool table and jukebox. It names no owners, does not mention the television series and carries a 2025 copyright footer. "Book Your Stay" buttons lead to an eviivo booking page, and a "Live Music & Events" link led to a page with no content when read. The page text does not mention a nightclub.

The hygienescore.co.uk listing for the hotel shows a food hygiene inspection by Chelmsford council dated 2025-06-20. Google Places showed the business as operational on 2026-10-19.

Trip.com's guest-review page for The Oakland Hotel at 2-6 Reeves Way, South Woodham Ferrers, read on 2026-10-19, lists an overall rating of 8.2 from 108 verified reviews. It shows reviews dated 21 June, 18 July, 17 August, 11 September and 12 October 2026, from couples, a family and business and solo travellers. Kayak's listing for the hotel, read the same day, gives the same address and postcode, shows 1,735 verified ratings and lists current room rates.