What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

English breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee of approximately GBP 22 per person.

Are pets allowed at the property?

Pets are allowed with a fee of GBP 35 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, and check-out is at 12:00 PM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in the heart of Cambridge, steps from the University of Cambridge and Downing College. It is 0.1 km from Parker's Piece and Emmanuel College, and 0.3 km from the Grand Arcade Shopping Centre.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

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

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Rollaway beds are available for a fee of GBP 55 per night. Advance request or confirmation may be required.

University Arms Hotel in Cambridge

Average nightly price at University Arms, Autograph Collection by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$196
February	$228
March	$258
April	$251
May	$304
June	$337
July	$362
August	$269
September	$364
October	$254
November	$243
December	$226

What guests think

At University Arms, Autograph Collection, guests praise the central location by Parker’s Piece, elegant design, comfortable rooms, and friendly staff, while recurring downsides include slow bar or breakfast service, limited and pricey parking, and occasional maintenance, noise, or temperature issues.

Many enjoy the breakfast and food at Parker’s Tavern, though value and consistency divide opinion. Facilities feedback is mixed, with reports of gym closures, slow or faulty lifts, and occasional Wi‑Fi or VPN issues. Expect a stylish stay with warm service and a few operational niggles.

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Facilities

Attractive bar/lounge and historic public spaces, but on-site parking is very limited and expensive; several reviews mention the gym being closed and lifts slow or out of service.

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10

Matthew

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Modern central location with the river about a 15m walk away. Comfy beds, and quiet in a high room. Breakfast at £25pp is expensive for hot buffet, and doesn't include cooked items on menu which are a further £13 or so. Limited parking on site at £40/day, or within 7 min walk across the green at around £25/day (EV chargers here).

6

Robert

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast is very bad value. Streaky bacon is only the first of many issues. WiFi slow and blocks some VPNs. Low water pressure. One lift broken, the other enraging. Staff are great and if you can get over the unnaturally long pillows the beds pretty comfortable too. Apparently charged me a tenner to upgrade my room without checking with me first. Typically vexing hotel TV.

8

Peter

Sep 12, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Large room. Good security. Gym being closed was a disappointment. No draught beer in anEnglish tavern was surprising

6

Emma

Dec 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel has so much potential but it just comes up a little short. We enjoyed our stay, the bar area was lovely, room room for improvement. - Communication - I was in contact with the hotel in advance to ask about parking, they just ignored me until after we stayed - poor. We turned up see if we could park onsite, took 15 mins to even find a human to ask, they eventually said no & directed us to the nearest car park 5 mins away. FYI walking to the hotel is a across a very dark park, not great for a female on her own. - Breakfast - set up at Parker's Tavern was great, nice continental options, don't bother with a la carte. Took 40 mins to get an avocado on toast delivered. Not what you expect when you paid £200 per night. We added breakfast at check in as staff advised it was cheaper, the restaurant had no record of this so we awkwardly had to explain it to them. - Classic room - we booked a room with twin beds (2 friends). Allocated ground floor - room decor was lovely but the room smelt so bad of sewage every time we walked in. We were only there 1 night, they'd already told us no upgrade to a twin superior room was available & the reception was mayhem so we didn't bother to complain. - Bar access - a main reason to stay was the lovely bar. We went for a drink at 6pm & was refused access very rudely, just told it was full. We looked through the door & lots of bar stools & seats explained we were staying at hotel, they eventually let us in but reluctantly. So strange.

8

Anne

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed overnight as visiting with a friend. I think I was expecting the room to have have a little more old school luxury . I’d upgraded to a king room. All that was in the strange shaped room was a bed, desk and a random settle without the back. I had thought there would be an occasional chair, but maybe I was expecting too much. Bathroom was lovely and sizeable Nice wardrobe with tea and coffee, unfortunately the milk was off which destroyed my chance of a nice cup of tea in bed. The bed though. It was divine. I like firm beds but this one was perfect and the bedding was good quality. Room was quiet although right by stairs. Aircon was not adjustable except to turn it on and off but the temperature was ok. Their idea of 24 hr room service needs work. Sandwiches! The lifts can take forever to arrive and I didn’t like that they appear not to have service lifts so you end up sharing with all manner of things. All in all a nice first experience but I don’t know if I’d stay again.

10

Tina

Jul 8, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent facility.. Limited parking and tiny forecourt.

8

David

Jun 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall the hotel is a nice play to stay, with beautiful decor and comfortable rooms. It is well located, being walking distance to the centre. However it is let down a little by some staff. We were hurriedly checked in on arrival and given no information on where to find the lifts, where our room was located, dining information etc. Yet later on when I wandered around looking for the car park , the young man on Concierge greeted me with a smile and I insisted on taking me there, and then give me a complete tour of the facilities. There is parking under the hotel. Not cheap at £40 for the night, but very convenient. Service is slow in the bar, and I had to walk up to pay my bill after waiting too long for a waiter to come. Little things, but when you pay a premium to stay at a good hotel, you do expect a premium service. I would stay again. The hotel just needs to get the staff better trained.

8

Jon

Feb 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, seconds from shops and restaurants and minutes from the central colleges. Gorgeous view our across Parker's Piece from the park view rooms. Only problem is very very limited parking on-site, which means parking in the nearby multi-storey, which fortunately is open 24/7

10

Kathryn

Aug 7, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location - nice hotel nice bar helpful staff - oh and free bikes to tour

6

Martin

Sep 27, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

ve: Rooms are nicely decorated and clean Good location -ve: Staffs are not proactive — had to push to get my room at 4pm checkin time Gym was shut, one elevator is shut No parking space No bell boy to help with luggage

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Cleanliness

Generally very clean with many noting spotless rooms and well-kept spaces; a few reports of stained carpets or minor maintenance issues in rooms/bathrooms.

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Caroline

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a lovely stay. The room was lovely, clean & comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

10

Sarah

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff couldn’t be any more helpful and friendly! Super clean, very comfortable beds and in room facilities excellent.

8

Katharine

Oct 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It is beautifully decorated, but need to keep up with the maintenance to keep it at the right level. eg carpets are pale and starting to look stained.

10

Kerry Leanne

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent service, spotless, spacious room, great food. Close to amenities. Highly recommend.

10

Nitin

Oct 25, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Very clean and well maintained. Rooms are specious. Service was excellent. Decor is elegant. Very attentive staff. A special shout out to Denzel and Anna at front desk!!

10

KIMBERLY

Aug 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I loved the English charm of the decor, the comfortable beds, immaculate rooms, gracious staff.

10

Shontel

Feb 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place, great breakfast, clean rooms.

10

Kwok Wai Kenneth

Jun 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice and clean room. Hotel staffs are very helpful and friendly

6

Robert

Apr 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Although the hotel was welcoming we were disappointed about some minor things. In our room 431 the bathroom door had water damage to the bottom causing it to swell and paint to peel. The toilet flush was not working well. The left hand bedside light was not working. Only two teabags and one portion of milk for tea in the room. All of which was a shame for the money we paid.

10

Henk

Apr 25, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything was well done, solid, friendly, clean, nice food, pleasant lounge

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Rooms

Rooms are stylish and generally comfortable, with some quiet options and park views, but several guests cite worn finishes or layout quirks, noise or light leakage, hard-to-control or faulty A/C, and slow or restrictive Wi‑Fi.

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10

gary

Aug 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and nice rooms.

8

Mark

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice location next to the park. Cambridge is small so the main hotels are all close. Room was big but finishes a bit worn. Shower was nice size. Breakfast was nice

4

Robin

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel. Friendly staff and excellent location, but air cond' in my room didn't function well and moved from 14 degrees (very cold) to about 27 degrees (very hot) after three calls before I finally turned it off at 2.30am. Terrible night's sleep as I had an early start. Fortunately, we have a choice. I got a sense there were issues with the technology as other issues were happening.

10

Paul

Sep 9, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

A lovely hotel that's very convenient for everything in Cambridge. The rooms are comfortable, the bathroom is spacious and well-equipped.

6

Robert

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast is very bad value. Streaky bacon is only the first of many issues. WiFi slow and blocks some VPNs. Low water pressure. One lift broken, the other enraging. Staff are great and if you can get over the unnaturally long pillows the beds pretty comfortable too. Apparently charged me a tenner to upgrade my room without checking with me first. Typically vexing hotel TV.

10

Robin

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I’ve stayed here many times. I went for Room 202 which was nice and quiet. I would stay again.

6

Emmanuel

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Food at the Tavern is truly amazing. Rooms aren't great - curtains don't close properly so you get woken up early. Also, no sound insulation so we can hear every step from the person staying the floor above. Breakfast options are very limited. Drinks/mocktails at the bar are not great - too sweat.

10

Laura

Nov 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

My favorite hotel in Cambridge. Good location, stylish rooms, nice staff, good food and drink options.

8

Nigel

Jan 27, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel is good, but the rooms could use some renovation. Staff were fabulous.

6

Shelagh

Jan 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very dark dingy room. No mirror above dressing table. Television on a side wall so couldn’t be seen from the bed.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly and helpful, though several reviews report slow bar or restaurant service and occasional lapses at check-in or communication.

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8

Nick

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here for a friend’s birthday celebration, rooms great, service in the cocktail bar was very slow. And not being able to be served at the bar, only table service was a pain.

10

Katharine

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is a first class hotel, beautifully designed and with superbly comfortable beds. The staff are uniformly helpful. We have stayed several times and look forward to coming back - it's a wonderful treat.

10

Katharine

Jan 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our second stay here recently and, honestly, it's a superb hotel. The staff are well-trained and uniformly excellent, the rooms are beautiful, recently refurbed, with wonderful beds and gorgeous bathrooms. We can't fault it and look forward to our next visit.

10

Emma

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly staff. Beautiful hotel.

10

Raymond

May 24, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The University Arms is truly a fabulous experience. For us the staff were attentive and friendly. Alway available to help. The breakfast experience was the one of the best. The staff have a great team spirit to watch.

8

Helen

Oct 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Service in bar and restaurant slow on this occasion.

6

Emma

Dec 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel has so much potential but it just comes up a little short. We enjoyed our stay, the bar area was lovely, room room for improvement. - Communication - I was in contact with the hotel in advance to ask about parking, they just ignored me until after we stayed - poor. We turned up see if we could park onsite, took 15 mins to even find a human to ask, they eventually said no & directed us to the nearest car park 5 mins away. FYI walking to the hotel is a across a very dark park, not great for a female on her own. - Breakfast - set up at Parker's Tavern was great, nice continental options, don't bother with a la carte. Took 40 mins to get an avocado on toast delivered. Not what you expect when you paid £200 per night. We added breakfast at check in as staff advised it was cheaper, the restaurant had no record of this so we awkwardly had to explain it to them. - Classic room - we booked a room with twin beds (2 friends). Allocated ground floor - room decor was lovely but the room smelt so bad of sewage every time we walked in. We were only there 1 night, they'd already told us no upgrade to a twin superior room was available & the reception was mayhem so we didn't bother to complain. - Bar access - a main reason to stay was the lovely bar. We went for a drink at 6pm & was refused access very rudely, just told it was full. We looked through the door & lots of bar stools & seats explained we were staying at hotel, they eventually let us in but reluctantly. So strange.

10

Panayiotis

Oct 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Overall an excellent stay at this historic hotel. Large, 5 star quality room. Friendly staff and a perfect location for everything.

10

Panagiotis

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Friendly and accommodating service, the team was always helpful and efficient. Great interiors and location.

8

David

Jun 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall the hotel is a nice play to stay, with beautiful decor and comfortable rooms. It is well located, being walking distance to the centre. However it is let down a little by some staff. We were hurriedly checked in on arrival and given no information on where to find the lifts, where our room was located, dining information etc. Yet later on when I wandered around looking for the car park , the young man on Concierge greeted me with a smile and I insisted on taking me there, and then give me a complete tour of the facilities. There is parking under the hotel. Not cheap at £40 for the night, but very convenient. Service is slow in the bar, and I had to walk up to pay my bill after waiting too long for a waiter to come. Little things, but when you pay a premium to stay at a good hotel, you do expect a premium service. I would stay again. The hotel just needs to get the staff better trained.

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Location

Central spot by Parker’s Piece, walkable to colleges, shops, and sights; guests consistently find it convenient for exploring Cambridge.

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gary

Aug 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and nice rooms.

8

Dimitrios

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. 15 minute stroll to the centre.

10

Steve

May 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Renovated old building located on city green close to colleges and shops. Ideal spot to see Cambridge.

8

Michel

Jul 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very good location

10

Matthew

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Modern central location with the river about a 15m walk away. Comfy beds, and quiet in a high room. Breakfast at £25pp is expensive for hot buffet, and doesn't include cooked items on menu which are a further £13 or so. Limited parking on site at £40/day, or within 7 min walk across the green at around £25/day (EV chargers here).

8

Carol

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Walking distance to city center and major spots.

8

Stephen J

Mar 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good hotel, very helpful staff, reasonable location 10-13 minute walk from the center of town and the Backs. Didn’t try the restaurants or bar.

10

Claire

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautifully appointed hotel, excellent service great location

10

Benjamin

Oct 13, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great hotel close to the city center!

8

Jon

Feb 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, seconds from shops and restaurants and minutes from the central colleges. Gorgeous view our across Parker's Piece from the park view rooms. Only problem is very very limited parking on-site, which means parking in the nearby multi-storey, which fortunately is open 24/7

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Dining

Many praise Parker’s Tavern and breakfast quality, but feedback is inconsistent: some found dinners or breakfast disappointing, value high, a la carte slow, bar drinks underwhelming, and late-night room service limited.

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Nick

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here for a friend’s birthday celebration, rooms great, service in the cocktail bar was very slow. And not being able to be served at the bar, only table service was a pain.

10

Deborah

Jun 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel and restaurant!

10

Raymond

May 24, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The University Arms is truly a fabulous experience. For us the staff were attentive and friendly. Alway available to help. The breakfast experience was the one of the best. The staff have a great team spirit to watch.

6

Robert

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast is very bad value. Streaky bacon is only the first of many issues. WiFi slow and blocks some VPNs. Low water pressure. One lift broken, the other enraging. Staff are great and if you can get over the unnaturally long pillows the beds pretty comfortable too. Apparently charged me a tenner to upgrade my room without checking with me first. Typically vexing hotel TV.

10

Frank

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Great location, delicious breakfast, nice bar

6

Emmanuel

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Food at the Tavern is truly amazing. Rooms aren't great - curtains don't close properly so you get woken up early. Also, no sound insulation so we can hear every step from the person staying the floor above. Breakfast options are very limited. Drinks/mocktails at the bar are not great - too sweat.

10

Shontel

Feb 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice place, great breakfast, clean rooms.

8

Anne

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed overnight as visiting with a friend. I think I was expecting the room to have have a little more old school luxury . I’d upgraded to a king room. All that was in the strange shaped room was a bed, desk and a random settle without the back. I had thought there would be an occasional chair, but maybe I was expecting too much. Bathroom was lovely and sizeable Nice wardrobe with tea and coffee, unfortunately the milk was off which destroyed my chance of a nice cup of tea in bed. The bed though. It was divine. I like firm beds but this one was perfect and the bedding was good quality. Room was quiet although right by stairs. Aircon was not adjustable except to turn it on and off but the temperature was ok. Their idea of 24 hr room service needs work. Sandwiches! The lifts can take forever to arrive and I didn’t like that they appear not to have service lifts so you end up sharing with all manner of things. All in all a nice first experience but I don’t know if I’d stay again.

8

Nick

Mar 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel. Restaurant meal was excellent but breakfast was just buffet and would skip that but I don’t like buffet breakfasts and prefer it cooked to order. But great location and nice atmosphere.

10

Chris

Jul 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great hotel, very conveniently located however, we were a little disappointed with the restaurant. We’ve stayed there before and had a wonderful dinner at the restaurant but this time it was a little disappointing unfortunately

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1 $243	2 $334	3	4 $402	5 $368	6 $367	7 $288
8 $267	9 $322	10 $720	11 $369	12 $305	13 $334	14 $372
15 $303	16 $311	17 $334	18 $312	19 $297	20 $294	21 $311
22 $246	23 $302	24 $316	25 $318	26 $321	27 $334	28 $355
29 $272	30 $307

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