Is The Castle Cambridge pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Castle Cambridge?

As of 31 October 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Castle Cambridge on 2 November 2025 start from $105.22, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at The Castle Cambridge?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

Where is The Castle Cambridge located?

Located in Cambridge City Centre, this bed & breakfast is steps from University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College, and Downing College. Parker's Piece and Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences are just steps away. Cambridge Station is 17 minutes by foot.

The Castle Cambridge Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Alexander

8 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Felix

28 April 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

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.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

3 February 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Give it a miss

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.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Conny

12 August 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

This is a very old hostel in an excellent location right in the centre of Cambridge. It depends what you are looking for. The hosts were very friendly and helpful; they just aren't on site all day and had to be contacted by phone at times. The hostel rooms are in a maze of hallways above a pub, with lots of doors and turns that you have to remember to find your way up through the building to your room. That adds historical interest but is not great for convenience and fire safety. The hostel room itself was very old with carpets worn and stained, not a great experience. The shared bathrooms were recently renovated and looked great.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Husam

26 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent B&B option if you are visiting University of Cambridge.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Nancy

2 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Read other reviews. I do not regret staying here, but I wouldn't recommend it either. It is a bare bones room. We stayed 3 days and I liked it better over time. Good location. Easy keypad access to the building and you don't have to go through the bar to get to your room. We came in Saturday afternoon and checked in at a bar filled with drunken college students. The family with small child waiting before us looked very unhappy to be there. You go upstairs through a labyrinth of fire doors - seriously I've never seen anything like it. The rugs are very worn and stained. I was worried we wouldn't find our way out or back in. Our room had a nice bright duvet, broad windows, and nothing but a bed, small table with tv, and some kind of blocky thing I am not sure what it was. No chair. Rugs were stained - I looked for bugs. But the place was quite meticulously clean and freshly painted, as were the halls. We were on the top floor so there was noise outside and downstairs, but not particularly in our room. The bathroom was a floor down, spotlessly clean, and we literally never saw anyone else there except the person cleaning. The owner was helpful. It's a crash pad. I've stayed in worse. And many many better.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025