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.
The Castle Cambridge offers 6 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Castle Cambridge, you're just a quick walk from University of Cambridge. Free WiFi in public areas and a bar are available.
Free WiFi and wired Internet in some public areas
Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
Services include luggage storage
Steps from University of Cambridge and Emmanuel College
The Castle Cambridge offers its guests multilingual staff. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge.
This Cambridge bed & breakfast is smoke free.
Languages
English, French, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet
Food and drink
1 bar
Things to do
Billiards/pool table
Guest services
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Accessibility
This property does not have any lifts
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bathroom
Towels
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The host will greet guests on arrival
American Express is not accepted for onsite payments.
Access methods
Host will greet you
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Payment types at the property
Important information
Fees
Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:
Deposit: GBP 250.00 per stay
We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.
You need to know
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
The host will greet guests on arrival.
Property is also known as
Castle Cambridge
Castle Inn Cambridge
Castle Cambridge Inn
Castle Cambridge Inn
Castle Cambridge
Inn The Castle Cambridge Cambridge
Cambridge The Castle Cambridge Inn
Inn The Castle Cambridge
The Castle Cambridge Cambridge
Castle Inn
Castle
The Castle
The Castle Cambridge Cambridge
The Castle Cambridge Bed & breakfast
The Castle Cambridge Bed & breakfast Cambridge
The Castle Cambridge Reviews
Reviews
4.6
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.More informationOpens in a new window
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.
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.
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.
Felix
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
2/10 Terrible
Morgan
24 Mar 2024
Morgan
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
6/10 Okay
Melanie
Travelled with family and small children
13 Feb 2024
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.
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.
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
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!
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
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.
Alexander
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
6/10 Okay
L
12 Mar 2023
L
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
2/10 Terrible
Mr W
19 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Horrible
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.
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!
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.
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.