Is The Oakland Hotel Still Open? The Hotel Inspector Update
Current status
As of October 2026, The Oakland Hotel is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed October 12, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Trip.com's page for The Oakland Hotel, 2-6 Reeves Way, South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5XF carries guest reviews dated 21 June, 18 July, 17 August, 11 September and 12 October 2026, with no closure notice.
- Season / episode Season 9, Episode 2
- Original air date
- Address 2-6 Reeves Way, South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5XF
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What happened after The Hotel Inspector?
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.
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- The Hotel Inspector
- Original air date
- Episode title
- The Oakland
- What was featured
- Family-run hotel and nightclub in Essex where relatives were at odds
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Oakland Hotel
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Visit info
- Address
- 2-6 Reeves Way, South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5XF
- Venue type
- hotel
- Official website
- theoaklandhotel.co.uk
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Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Hotel_Inspector_episodes
- theoaklandhotel.co.uk — http://www.theoaklandhotel.co.uk/
- hygienescore.co.uk — https://www.hygienescore.co.uk/business/the-oakland-hotel-cm3-5xf
- trip.com — https://www.trip.com/hotels/chelmsford-hotel-detail-6077478/the-oakland-hotel/
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