Name: YHA Cambridge
Address: 97 Tenison Road, Petersfield, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Rating: 8.25

Guest reviews

8.3

Very good

Based on 1,151 verified reviews

Who stays here?

Business

11%

Couple

6%

Family

20%

Group

31%

Solo

30%

What guests think

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Reviews of YHA Cambridge describe a budget, no-frills hostel with a convenient location near the train station, generally clean spaces, and a few drawbacks like basic furnishings and sleep affected by noise.

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4

Seungsoo

11 Apr 2026

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Stayed 1 night

no toilet, no tower, no fridge in the room. only one bed barely

8

anthony

3 Apr 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast menu looked very good with different options.

10

André

17 Jan 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Excelente

10

Samuel

7 Dec 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff were extremely helpful and kind. Room was clean and tidy. Service was very good. 10/10 stay for seeing Cambridge.

6

SIMON

3 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place can get noisy at night when you're trying to sleep - due to noisy doors mostly. The toilets are tiny and small too. The room we stayed in was too hot and you can't cool it down with the window open too well. The beds and pillows were rock hard - super uncomfortable.

97 Tenison Road, Petersfield, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Location

With a stay at YHA Cambridge - Hostel in Cambridge (Petersfield), you'll be within a 15-minute walk of University of Cambridge and Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society. This hostel is 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Newmarket Racecourse and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Mill Road.

Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society(0.1 Miles)

Mill Road(0.2 Miles)

University Botanic Gardens(0.4 Miles)

Anglia Ruskin University(0.4 Miles)

Fenner's(0.5 Miles)

Scott Polar Research Institute(0.6 Miles)

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Check-in

Check-out

From 15:00 to 23:59

Before 10:00

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FAQs

Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee of approximately GBP 10.95 for adults and GBP 5.95 for children.

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 11:59 PM, and check-out is by 10:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including designated areas and facilities. Specific features include step-free entrances and limited wheelchair-accessible rooms.

The hostel is located in Cambridge (Petersfield), within a 15-minute walk of the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society. It is 0.2 mi from Mill Road and 0.4 mi from the University Botanic Gardens.

Children are allowed at the property, and the minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

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