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The Royal Cambridge Hotel is an elegant 3 Star hotel located on the edge of Cambridge city centre - within easy walking distance of the famous colleges - making it the perfect base from which to experience the atmosphere and character of this celebrated University centre. This Georgian building - full of atmosphere - is one of the oldest hotels in Cambridge and was once part of Addenbrookes Hospital. Today it offers comfortable - upmarket accommodation and facilities. Each of the 57 bedrooms is tastefully decorated and furnished in keeping with the heritage and style of the hotel - they are well-appointed with all the facilities discerning guests require. The hotel also offers 6 meeting rooms catering for between 2 and 140 delegates.The High Table restaurant offers menus which reflect the seasonal fresh produce sourced from the surrounding market gardens as well as exotic ingredients from around the world - The friendly and personal service complements both the food and the extensive and imaginative wine list. The Kings Bar serves a mouth-watering selection of light meals and snacks and the extensive and comfortable lounge areas are the ideal place to relax and unwind or meet up with friends.Being the first city centre hotel on route from the M11 - The Royal Cambridge Hotel is also ideal for trips to London and touring East Anglia and we are pleased to offer our guests complimentary car parking.From 1st July all Forestdale Hotels - including the bedrooms - will become completely no smoking when the Smokefree England legislation comes into force. We believe that providing a smoke-free environment will enhance the well-being and comfort of our guests and employees. Located in the heart of Cambridge City

Chain: Synxis

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Average guest rating
3.5

Check in / front desk

3.6

Cleanliness

3.2

Location

4.1

Rooms

2.8

Service

3.1

Value

2.6

Business service

2.5

bartimaeus has stayed here and says:

"I have just spent two nights at the Royal Cambridge. It’s funny (as in funny peculiar) how it’s possible to agree with bits of both the most negative and the most positive reviews already here! Certainly, the hotel will benefit from redecoration: carpets in the corridors look a bit shabby and old..."
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Hotel facilities

General

Parking (fee required)
Non-Smoking Rooms
Safe Deposit Box
Television

Restaurant
Continental Breakfast
Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN

Pets Allowed
Rooms/Facilities for Disabled
Air conditioning

Activities

Fitness Centre

Indoor Swimming Pool

Services

Room Service
Business Centre
Car Rental

Meeting/Banquet Facilities
Ironing Service

Airport Shuttle
Free Parking

Internet

Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel and costs GBP 6.00 per hour.

Guest Parking

Free Public parking is possible on site.

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Hotel policies

Check-In

from 14:00 hours

Check-Out

until 11:00 hours

Cancelation

If you cancel less than 2 days before your arrival date, you will be charged by the hotel as for the first night.
If you do not cancel and do not arrive you will be charged by the hotel as for the first night (no-show case).
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Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.
Children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
Maximum capacity of extra beds/babycots in a room is 1.

Pets

Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

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Location

Trumpington Street

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Attractions

Backs and Punting River - 0.50mi SE

River runs between the colleges

Duxford Imperial War Museum - 8mi SW

Aircraft/Flying Museum

Fenners Cricket Ground - 0.50mi E

Cambridge University Cricket

Fitzwilliam Museum - 0.25mi SE

Arts/Antiques

High Table Restaurant

Location - On-site ground floor. Set in traditional oak panelled College Arms Period Splendour. Cuisine - A wide range of traditional English cuisine and extensive wine list. Hours - Breakfast - Monday to Friday 7.00am-9.30am last orders and Saturday

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Directions

London Stansted Airport

1) Follow Bassingbourn Road for 906 yards. 2) Follow the roundabout Pincey Roundabout for 31 yards. 3) Turn right, follow Bassingbourn Road for 609 yards. 4) Follow Long Border Road for 1 mile. 5) Turn left, follow the roundabout for 14 yards. 6

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Average guest rating
3.5

Based on 25 reviews

Check in / front desk

3.6

Cleanliness

3.2

Location

4.1

Rooms

2.8

Service

3.1

Value

2.6

Business service

2.5

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Great location...tired hotel

Average rating:

3.2

Guest name: avonlady3, Connecticut

stayed in Jul 2008

I stayed here just one (hot) no a/c) night in July with my daughter. Hotel is in a great location to walk into the town and river. We had a room at the back so not on main road. Room size and bathroom OK...Breakfast good.....service at breakfast a little surly, but good at reception. The hotel overall is adequate...clean but a little tired.

My ratings for this hotel are:

3.0 Check in / front desk

3.0 Business service

3.0 Value

2.0 Service

3.0 Rooms

4.0 Location

4.0 Cleanliness

Nice hotel in a good location

Average rating:

4.3

Guest name: jfreeman7, Atlanta, Georgia

Guest type: Honeymoon

stayed in Jul 2008

We stayed here for a week while my husband did some work at the university. Aside from the lack of air conditioning, I was really pleased with this hotel. The rooms definitely seem to differ greatly -- I passed by a single room which was being cleaned and it looked tiny and stuffy, but our double was spacious and lovely (we had room 210). I thought the bathroom was especially nice, with a big tub and a window. The rubber ducks in the tub were cute. The location is great, and the service was very friendly at breakfast (which was good), dinner (also good, for a hotel restaurant), room service (tasty sandwich), bar, and reception. We somehow booked a shorter stay than we intended (our mistake), and they were able to extend our reservation, and were very understanding about the situation. The cleaning service was prompt and very good. The noise from the street was a little annoying during the day, but at night (around 10:00) it really quieted down. It was well worth it for having everything within easy walking distance. Don't eat at Brown's, as someone else on here mentioned. I've never had such insanely slow service in my life. Walk down past the Fens to Rice Bowl, which was easily my favorite restaurant in Cambridge.

My ratings for this hotel are:

5.0 Check in / front desk

3.0 Business service

3.0 Value

5.0 Service

4.0 Rooms

5.0 Location

5.0 Cleanliness

A necessarily mixed review

Average rating:

3.9

Guest name: Ange76, Leicester

Guest type: Honeymoon

stayed in Jul 2008

On arrival, we were fairly pleased with this hotel. Check-in was quick and efficient, the hotel has a free car park, and the room was spacious and well-furnished. Our experience thereafter had both good and bad points. While the room was very comfortable, and contained all that one might need, I cannot help but report a threadbare carpet and mildew in the bathroom. This did not detract greatly from our stay, though, and we enjoyed a good night's sleep. The noise from the road may bother some, though, if the windows are open. I suppose this cannot be helped with such a conveniently central hotel. Our evening meal went well, apart from our waitress's forgetting our wine order. The food was very good, though, and it arrived quickly; indeed the service generally was very good. I was also pleased with the bar staff. Our breakfast was a similar experience. The food was good, and was brought quickly; however neither of us got what we ordered. This was a disappointment, considering the quality of the food and service otherwise. In all, the hotel and the staff are very good, but the whole experience would be greatly improved by a better sense of organisation.

My ratings for this hotel are:

4.0 Check in / front desk

3.0 Value

4.0 Service

4.0 Rooms

5.0 Location

3.0 Cleanliness

A positive surprise

Average rating:

3.3

Guest name: patsandsox, Boston

Guest type: Honeymoon

stayed in Jun 2008

Possibly because of my lowered expectations for all lodgings in Cambridge, I was favorably surprised by the very sunny, high ceilinged executive double we booked for one night mid week (sans breakfast) a room that looked back over the parking lot and the somewhat busy traffic on the Fens but was still surprisingly quiet. Furnishings were very antiquated and worn but of good quality (presumably quite attractive once upon a time), king size bed quite comfortable. I had expected tighter quarters but welcomed the larger than expected size of the L-shaped room, two tall double hung windows with the L portion of th eroom accommodating a sleeper sofa. Reception was helpful, making an effort to get us checked in despite our early (11am) arrival. We booked here mainly since we knew it would be easy to park (free in/out parking, via token for residents). Hotel is very conveniently located on Trumpington, minute away from the Fitzwilliam Museum, and very near the colleges; several easily reached eateries (Browns, pastries, seafood restaurant, pastry shop) and convenience shops very close by. Prices are roughly double the Lensfield a half block away, justified mainly by slightly roomier quarters.

My ratings for this hotel are:

3.0 Check in / front desk

2.0 Business service

4.0 Value

3.0 Service

4.0 Rooms

4.0 Location

3.0 Cleanliness

ok (budget) hotel. good location

Guest name: bruges00, Bruxelles, Belgium

stayed in Jun 2008

With several colleagues went to cambridge for a conference and the whole group stayed in this hotel (for just 1 night). My experience was OK. The common places of the hotel are in typical English (old fashioned) style. It would probably benefit of some refreshing works, nevertheless it is still acceptable. The room is quite basic but was not small and it was clean. The air ios that of a budget hotel however. For info, I was on the 2nd floor. However, some colleagues of mine complained about their rooms. Apparently some rooms are defenitely better than others and I was luckier than others. Staff was helpful and always nice. Breakfast (buffet) acceptable. In brief: main pros are location (fairly central) and price (reasonable fopr the UK). But perhaps we got a lower rate because of the group so this may not be necessarily valid for other people. Main cons: facilities are very basic, rooms (and to a lesser degree the common parts) are somewhat worn out. If I could have, I would have given it 2,5 points instead of 3.

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