The Castle Cambridge

4.6

(111 Ratings)

"Excellent B&B option if you are visiting University of Cambridge."

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4.6 / 10.0

(111 Ratings)

Bed and Breakfast in Cambridge

Reasons to book

Well priced for this locationPriced under area average

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Includes essentialsWiFi/Internet, Bar and more

About this bed and breakfast

Bed & breakfast with a bar, steps from University of Cambridge
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free bed & breakfast has free WiFi in public areas and multilingual staff assistance.
The Castle Cambridge offers 6 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities at The Castle Cambridge

Non-smoking

Bar

WiFi/Internet

No pets allowed

Family friendly

Towels

Map of Cambridge

Nearby attractions

Paradise Wildlife Park

32.7 mi

The Fitzwilliam Museum

0.3 mi

National Trust - Wimpole Estate

8.3 mi

High Lodge

27.8 mi

Available Rooms

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4.6

(111 Ratings)

"Excellent B&B option if you are visiting University of Cambridge."

Husam

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

4.6 / 10.0

(111 Ratings)

Bed and Breakfast in Cambridge

Reasons to book

Well priced for this locationPriced under area average

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Includes essentialsWiFi/Internet, Bar and more

Map of Cambridge

Nearby attractions

Paradise Wildlife Park

32.7 mi

The Fitzwilliam Museum

0.3 mi

National Trust - Wimpole Estate

8.3 mi

High Lodge

27.8 mi

Available Rooms

About this bed and breakfast

Amenities

Non-smoking

Bar

WiFi/Internet

No pets allowed

Family friendly

Towels

Ratings and reviews

4.6 / 10.0

(111 Ratings)

1.0 / 10.0

Run-down rabbit warren. Felt like a fire hazard Good location, though.

6.0 / 10.0

This is a very old hostel in an excellent location right in the centre of Cambridge. It depends what you are looking for. The hosts were very friendly and helpful; they just aren't on site all day and had to be contacted by phone at times. The hostel rooms are in a maze of hallways above a pub, with lots of doors and turns that you have to remember to find your way up through the building to your room. That adds historical interest but is not great for convenience and fire safety. The hostel room itself was very old with carpets worn and stained, not a great experience. The shared bathrooms were recently renovated and looked great.

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent B&B option if you are visiting University of Cambridge.

4.0 / 10.0

Read other reviews. I do not regret staying here, but I wouldn't recommend it either. It is a bare bones room. We stayed 3 days and I liked it better over time. Good location. Easy keypad access to the building and you don't have to go through the bar to get to your room. We came in Saturday afternoon and checked in at a bar filled with drunken college students. The family with small child waiting before us looked very unhappy to be there. You go upstairs through a labyrinth of fire doors - seriously I've never seen anything like it. The rugs are very worn and stained. I was worried we wouldn't find our way out or back in. Our room had a nice bright duvet, broad windows, and nothing but a bed, small table with tv, and some kind of blocky thing I am not sure what it was. No chair. Rugs were stained - I looked for bugs. But the place was quite meticulously clean and freshly painted, as were the halls. We were on the top floor so there was noise outside and downstairs, but not particularly in our room. The bathroom was a floor down, spotlessly clean, and we literally never saw anyone else there except the person cleaning. The owner was helpful. It's a crash pad. I've stayed in worse. And many many better.

8.0 / 10.0

Steven was very helpful, beds comfy, able to leave bags during the day. Quite noisy due tobeing on main road but very convenient for town centre.

2.0 / 10.0

We were unable to get ahold of the hotel attendant to check in, perhaps a USA phone problem. Perhaps informing connecting via WhatsApp. The construction was loud. There was no sheet on the beds and the pillows were small. The communal bathroom worked out just fine though.

3.0 / 10.0

On the positive side, great location: about 1min from the park and ride bus stop, about 5 mins walk from the Corn Exchange venue. Super friendly and helpful staff. In the negative side: ultra basic accommodation and very noisy from the bar downstairs, until the early hours.

4.0 / 10.0

This is a very very basic hotel. Quite literally a place to rest your head in central Cambridge. At £100 per night it is not cheap. The sheets of my bed were not clean and the curtains did not cover enough of the window to block out the sunlight. That being said, the room itself was not horrendous and the shared bathroom was not revolting. Overall I think it was expensive for what you get but not the worst travelling experience of my life.

6.0 / 10.0

The location is excellent. The room is clean and staff are helpful. However, avoid booking on Fridays and Saturdays if you want to sleep at night. The bar plays very loud music 'til 3am and it's impossible to sleep.

1.0 / 10.0

As all the other reviews, this is just a room over a bar, shared bathrooms and no breakfast. I was aware of this (and that it’s way overpriced), but there’s also no one around in the bar in the morning in case anything goes wrong. I forgot to take my room key to the bathroom with me, and was locked out my room from 4am to midday, which was when someone appeared in the bar downstairs. I was then informed I had missed the checkout time. Really wished I had booked somewhere else.

8.0 / 10.0

You're above a pub, but right in the city centre, for real cheap. It's highly convenient, clean bathrooms and bedding, but be warned, it's above a pub. Its a bit noisy until late, but that's expected. Can't complain really. We left some headphones and keys behind but they were very kind to ship them back for us! Would recommend if you're in for a couple of nights and just need a bed. Gud price

1.0 / 10.0

This is not as advertised at all, you literally get just a room with a tv in it. No amenities at all. The room was dirty, smelled like urine, one window was broken, the door didnt lock, one of the beds was broken. And the bathroom was a floor down, which wasn't very clean either. We did not end up staying as felt unsafe!

4.0 / 10.0

Someone tried to break into my room. Brakes brothers lorry parked outside with its engine on from 4 am Taps all on a timer so 15 secs is not long enough. Very expensive for shared toilet and shower

2.0 / 10.0

The room was cramped bathroom two lots of stairs down though clean. Walked out went to Premier Inn. Paid the full price so would like a refund please.

4.0 / 10.0

Clean and tidy. It was as shown on description: upstairs with 2 twin beds and a full size bed. The bathroom was shared and clean. The location was amazing -- thumbs up --and it made it easier to go and get around Cambridge. Being in City Center becomes noisy in the evening. This was a short and brief stay on our way to mainland Europe to catch an early flight out of London. I would stay again. Thanks for lettings us unload our luggage prior to check-in time.

1.0 / 10.0

Terrible place. Room without any comforts. None! Not even light except a cold ceiling light with a pull-cord. Shared toilet. Shower on different floor.

2.0 / 10.0

Old staff quarters above a pub

8.0 / 10.0

A little noisy at night.

2.0 / 10.0

I’ve never felt so unsafe staying away with work. After a warm enough welcome, things went downhill! Two women staying on one floor without a working shower, expected to use the one the owner used and another guest on another floor. One of the room locks didn’t work properly and looked as though it had been tampered with! Left me feeling extremely vulnerable. Window wouldn’t close so extremely noisy night! Room was in poor repair and there wasn't even any tea making facilities or even a glass in the room. For the price paid, it was a disgrace. Would recommend you avoid this place!

1.0 / 10.0

On arrival, I discovered that it was not really a hotel but a pub with rooms above. this in itself was not a problem as I was working and would not be returning until around midnight but after the person who seemed like the bar manager showed me the room, he returned to say as I didn't book through bookings.com, maybe I wasn't aware that there would be a dj on until 3a.m. and offered me ear plugs. As it was graduation week and everywhere was booked up and / or very expensive plus I had to get to work, I decided to let it go as what else could I do at that point? It was very loud but finally did get to sleep after 3 only to be woken again by a bottle bin being emptied at around 6 a.m. I would advise anyone thinking of staying here to check with other websites or even the property itself to see what closing time is over their stay. Hotels.com should really be held accountable for this. Also, shower wasn't working on my floor apparently one above was ok but I just left as soon as I could.

2.0 / 10.0

5.0 / 10.0

Very friendly helpful staff

2.5 / 10.0

Very friendly helpful staff

10.0 / 10.0

Nice and clean place to stay. Great location to explore Cambridge.

5.0 / 10.0

Nice and clean place to stay. Great location to explore Cambridge.

1.0 / 10.0

The b and b is not a b and b. There is a bed but no breakfast. Why is it advertised as a b and b. It even says on the front door b and b guests call the number shown on arrival. Misreprentation.The room is basic. The bathroom is dirty. The walls are paper thinMy advise would be to spend another 75 pounds and go stay at the Hilton.

2.0 / 10.0

The b and b is not a b and b. There is a bed but no breakfast. Why is it advertised as a b and b. It even says on the front door b and b guests call the number shown on arrival. Misreprentation. The room is basic. The bathroom is dirty. The walls are paper thin My advise would be to spend another 75 pounds and go stay at the Hilton.

4.0 / 10.0

Location location location - if you need a clean stay near to city centre that doesnt break the bank this place ticks all the boxes. Friendly team made sure all was as expected. Room was basic but respected in the price - all good.

1.0 / 10.0

Lousy place. Extremely loud disco-music saturday night.

10.0 / 10.0

Staff was always there to help and the place was clean, though loud, because it’s above a bar - but I knew that before I confirmed my booking! So I would give them a good grade!

2.0 / 10.0

The room was spacious, clean and had a nice bed. There was a large closet available. The washrooms were shared and down a flight of steps, but were nice. Given its central location and its cheap price its very reasonable. There was some confusion about my booking as I checked in, but I did book just over 24 h in advance - so this may have been instrumental. Overall a good hotel for a budget stay in central cambridge

3.0 / 10.0

Amazing weekend very busy but we were told it may be noisy as it was a bank holiday weekend but with the very friendly staff it was a very pleasant stay will be back

2.5 / 10.0

Amazing weekend very busy but we were told it may be noisy as it was a bank holiday weekend but with the very friendly staff it was a very pleasant stay will be back

2.0 / 10.0

Noice on fridays and saturdays because off disco those nights, otherwise quite.

4.0 / 10.0

The hostel is very well located right in the centre of Cambridge. It is a rabbit warren of rooms and we had to climb about six flights of stairs to get to our room. I had not realised that there was no ensuite bathroom and all the rooms shared just two bathrooms. There was no water in our room and no hairdryer. The bedding looked tired. The common parts were rather shabby. Some guests in the room next to us cleared there throats noisily. We were there in a heatwave and being just under the eaves the room felt hot. There was certainly no air conditioning. It reminded me of my student travels in India. I must check more carefully next time I book somewhere!

8.0 / 10.0

this hotel is just a few moments from shops and restaurants. historic cambridge and the river cam being just down the road.

4.0 / 10.0

B&B without the breakfast. The barman checked us in. No one to check us out until bar opened at 11am so we had to find cleaning lady to store our luggage. Bare essentials: bed (bad mattress), towel, shared bath (updated, clean). We were on top floor (3) with only one way out; this was very unsettling. No a/c, hot night, had to keep only window open which is above entrance to the bar so very noisy until 1 am then the delivery truck noise started about 6 am.

2.0 / 10.0

0.5 / 10.0

grotty room with constant noise all night. So noisy we got up at 0430hrs and left

0.5 / 10.0

Check in at 4PM, dirty room. Noise!!!! Never more this place.

FAQs

Is parking included with this bed and breakfast?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Castle Cambridge. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this bed and breakfast?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this bed and breakfast. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Castle Cambridge pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this bed and breakfast is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Castle Cambridge?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes non-smoking, bar, wifi/internet, no pets allowed, and family friendly.

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The Castle Cambridge

Bed and Breakfast in Cambridge

Reasons to book

About this bed and breakfast

Amenities at The Castle Cambridge

Map of Cambridge

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Bed and Breakfast in Cambridge

Reasons to book

Map of Cambridge

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

About this bed and breakfast

Amenities

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

Is parking included with this bed and breakfast?

Is there a pool at this bed and breakfast?

Is The Castle Cambridge pet friendly?

What amenities are available at The Castle Cambridge?

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