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Crystal Hotel

3.5 star property
3.5-star Victorian hotel near University of Cambridge

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Standard Twin Room
Front of property
Front of property
Banquet hall
Lobby

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
167-169 Hills Rd, Cambridge, England, CB2 8RJ
  • Cambridge Junction
    4 min walk
  • Mill Road
    18 min walk
  • Parker's Piece
    19 min walk
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    13 min drive

Room options

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Exterior

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Pet-friendly
Parking included
Free WiFi
4.2 out of 5, Very good, (1110)
The price is CA $135
per night
CA $162 total
includes taxes & fees
12 Dec - 13 Dec
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About the area

Cambridge

Queen Edith's stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Queen Edith's hotel, you'll find Cambridge Junction and University Botanic Gardens. Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society and Our Lady and the English Martyrs are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • University of Cambridge - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Cambridge Corn Exchange - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • King's College - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital - 5 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 8 min drive - 6.2 km

Getting around

  • Cambridge Station - 11 min walk
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tenpin - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Mina Steakhouse - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Five Guys Cambridge Leisure Park - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Chicken Rush - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Wagamama Cambridge Leisure Park - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Crystal Hotel

3.5-star Victorian hotel near University of Cambridge
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. Crystal Hotel also features a garden and express check-out. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Cambridge hotel is smoke free.

  • 18 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Dining venue
Crystal Hotel offers 18 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 25-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Cambridge hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 25-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, debit cards, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Crystal Hotel Hotel
Crystal Hotel Cambridge
Imperial Cambridge Hotel
Crystal Hotel Hotel Cambridge

Crystal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 371 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 132 out of 371 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 371 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 371 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 371 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely to stay, stairway should be mentioned on viewing the site for booking
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice relaxing stay and welcome from the moment I stepped into the hotel. Food was good and 20% off food an unexpected bonus!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired
Although the room was generally clean and the bed was okay the shower cubicle showed signs of black mould but was mainly clean. Attention to detail is required
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Flynn

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good little hotel, do not offer breakfast option anymore. walking distance from the train station,
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

SHIU YAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Louiza

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location good. My room downstairs 216 terrible. Very dirty with sellotape holding lampshade and basin shelf together. Smells of oil and filters so blocked with dirt. Linen and towels v clean. Bed comfortable. TV dreadful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jacob

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

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok for the price. But of our 21/2 weeks in Europe probably our worst night stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

DENNIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice quiet room, friendly staff and atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Joud

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xiaodong

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean and quiet, nice restaurant downstairs, check in was quick and hassle free
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was straightforward and the receptionist friendly and helpful. Room was clean and tidy. The only negative point was that the bed was hard which caused some discomfort to my wife. Overall, for a last minute booking, we were very happy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Economic and lovely experience
Super friendly and helpful staff, and easy checkin, comfortable room (if a bit old-fashioned) but clean, and all working. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable rooms and friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Keely

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable bed but room in poor condition
I thought the room was in poor condition. The bathroom in particular was disappointing and many floor tiles were cracked and loose. The room carpet doesn’t quite meet the carpet runner at the bathroom door so the spikes of the runner aren’t fully covered - I found that out the hard way. While the restaurant is open, the room smells of oil which gave a bad first impression that is impossible to get past and has contributed to my overall negative opinion. The curtains in the room do give privacy but don’t block out light in the slightest. To be fair the bed was comfortable and it didn’t feel unclean. And the room was spacious. But I wished I’d booked somewhere else and even paused for a few minutes upon arrival to consider whether I could afford to write off the booking and find somewhere else (I couldn’t and didn’t). I thought this place was quite expensive for what it was offering. Perhaps other rooms in the hotel aren’t quite as disappointing so don’t just rely on this review, please do check out the others.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly
Overall a nice hotel, staff are lovely and friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

NESRIN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We made a late self check in but it was so easy. The directions for self check in were so clear , no difficulties. Very responsive and helpful! There were kind to save our luggages after checking out until we leave the town. It was a nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Juliet

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The person at the front desk was very helpful and accommodating with my change in itinerary. I appreciated it very much.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024