Shelford Lodge

2.0 star property

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Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

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144 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, England, CB22 5JU
  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    4 min drive
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    6 min drive
  • University of Cambridge
    6 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    26 min drive

Room options

Standard Suite, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Single Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Studio, Ensuite (OL)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Shelford Lodge

Bed & breakfast in Cambridge with free breakfast
This smoke-free bed & breakfast features laundry facilities, a garden, and free breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Shelford Lodge offers 32 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
During your stay at Shelford Lodge, you'll be close to University of Cambridge. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet in some public areas
  • Free self parking
  • Amenities include laundry facilities and an elevator
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and a few minutes from The Orchard Tea Garden
Free breakfast is served. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Shelford Lodge also features a garden, laundry facilities, and an elevator. Free self parking is available.

This Cambridge bed & breakfast is smoke free.

Guests are served free breakfast.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Lift

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.

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Shelford Lodge Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 101 out of 873 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 172 out of 873 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 212 out of 873 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 190 out of 873 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 198 out of 873 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lee

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This has to be the worst place i have ever stayed in. Dirty room, Dirty bathroom & toilet with mold all over the ceiling and walls and shower cubicle. No hearing the room was like an ice box and i wasnt suprised when the radiator in the room didnt work. Who ever owns this place needs to take note of all the reviews that i have read and the last thing i wajt my money back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Claire

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disgusting didn’t stay for the 3 nights as it was so bad. Our key was left on the side. Didn’t see anyone on reception. Place was filthy. Mould in the bathroom. Rust and dirty lamp floor was filthy kept our shoes on. Beds felt damp. Windows were wide open when we got there on the ground floor. Do was not locked !! Should be shut down
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I won't go back and i won't recommend it for anyone else.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place to stay run by the loveliest people, feels like a home from home.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NO WARM WATER!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Needs modernisation Mattress in room 9 needs replacing due to age Staff very polite and welcoming Overall a very tired hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

M

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Matt

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful place - never again
Possibly the worst hotel stay I have had, The check in was just a key left on the table in the entrance with a hand written note with my name The room was cold, smelly and poorly maintained The decor of the whole place was in poor condition, this was very obviously a care home previously as there were nurse call points in the hallways half removed The bed was uncomfortable so we did not have a good sleep for the two nights we were there The only member of staff we encountered during our stay was rude to us as we were checking out less than 10 minutes after the 10am checkout time The whole experience of this hotel left a bad impression on both of us I travel a lot for work and stay in a lot of different hotels around the country Although cheap it was not the cheapest I have stayed in but was very definately the worst by a long shot.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Lady on arriving very nice. But private bathroom does not mean en suite it is a separate shower and toilet along corridor which did not look private and needed a good clean. Generally if you want something very basic not fussy about cleanliness and don’t want to spend a lot of money then this place is perfect
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kiran

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It didn’t look as nice as the pictures online and the continental breakfast was terrible
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Lodge looked tired and short of a coat of paint.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrendous
Dirty and disgusting
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

nichola

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
rooms was nice but the halls was like out the shining, breakfast was awful, don’t book if you want to be feed in the morning, it toast and cereal and the butter and jam had been mixed, probably because of the lack of cutlery
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mugdha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this place
Terrible, can’t say much more. Rooms run down, bathroom dirty and metal fittings rusty. Housekeeping was well below par, bedding not particularly clean. The shower was either very hot or scalding, no real ability to adjust. Breakfast was in an upstairs day room, continental buffet, kettle, microwave, no staff just make your own. The place was originally a nursing home that was inspected in 2011 and deemed unsatisfactory. It would appear it later closed down and is now this hotel, but doesn’t look as though any alterations have been carried out to convert it to a hotel, in fact, the nursing alarms are still on the corridor walls. The ambiance of the hotel felt more like a half way house for recovering drug users. I would avoid this place at all costs, don’t even consider booking a room here, you will regret it. I now it’s cheap but we’ve had some good rooms in low cost hotels, if there was a Travelodge near by we would have used that but we had to location specific as we where helping our son move into his new property. It not as though we have never been before to Cambridge itself as our son has lived here for the past eight years. We’ve stayed in other accommodations in Cambridge and never had any issues. If you do decide to stay, may I suggest at least a bottle of wine before you retire as this will help dull your regrets.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Calin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

HUILAI

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Lynn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ligi George

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Ligi George

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Barry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was ok. No tea making facilities, no shampoo, scruffy room, sagging curtains, broken fittings. Warm welcome, easy to park, taxi arrived on time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024