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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Southend-on-Sea (87% of total searches to Essex). The next most popular destinations are Stansted (10%) and Colchester (1%). Searches for hotels in Chelmsford (1%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Essex for as cheap as $13 (Stansted) in the last 3 days. The average price is $123.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Essex hotels for tonight for as low as $38 (Stansted). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $45 (Clacton-on-Sea) and 4-star+ hotels from $38 (Stansted).