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The Waterman

3.5 star property
3.5-star inn near University of Cambridge

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Interior entrance
Lunch and dinner served, British cuisine
Terrace/patio
Breakfast area
Deluxe Double Room (Super King)

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

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Map
32 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, England, CB4 3AX
  • University of Cambridge
    3 min walk
  • Jesus College
    5 min walk
  • St. John's College
    12 min walk
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    12 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Twin Room

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double Room (Super King)

Deluxe Double Room (Super King)

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Individually decorated, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room (King Room)

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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The price is CA $173
per night
CA $207 total
includes taxes & fees
7 Dec - 8 Dec
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About the area

Cambridge

Heart of Cambridge.At this Chesterton inn, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of University of Cambridge and Midsummer Common. Jesus Green and Jesus College are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • University of Cambridge - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Jesus College - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • The River Cam - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Cambridge Corn Exchange - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • King's College - 6 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • Cambridge Station - 11 min drive
  • Luton Airport (LTN) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Thirsty - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Fort St George - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Maypole - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Prezzo - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Stir Bakery - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Waterman

3.5-star inn near University of Cambridge
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. The Waterman also features a terrace, a garden, and an ATM.

This 3.5-star Cambridge inn is smoke free.

  • 8 guestrooms or units
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • ATM
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
The Waterman offers 8 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. These individually decorated accommodations include desks. Smart televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Cambridge inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Smart TV

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free
  • Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

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; cash is not accepted
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. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

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The Waterman Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 201 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 201 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 201 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 201 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 201 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

James

Business traveller
Didn’t bother
Didn’t check in as the outside of the building looked run down. Not as the pictures on the website suggested. I didn’t bother checking in as I am tired of being constantly let down.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Beverley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay friendly staff and would stay again. Good distance from city centre and pleasant walk in
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cierra

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Hélène

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot at a good price with friendly staff
Great place to stay. The pub is cool, the food is excellent, and the staff are super-friendly. The room was nicely decked out and although it was a hot night, there were numerous fans in the room to help out. Great shower. Dog friendly too, with treats and lots of welcome fuss. Location is convenient and there are paid parking spots along the road so it wasn’t a problem. Recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey, Lincoln

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was lovely and clean, the staff are very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Waterman - overnight stay
Lovely pub and room facilities. Stayed during the England Euro game so extremely busy but great atmosphere. Bar and food facilities great - parking quite expensive but that applies to the whole of Cambridge centre. Plenty of room in the double deluxe and everything available in the room for an overnight stay. Only small issue is proximity to busy road and the noise from the road traffic. Ideal for our purposes as we had a late night out.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Shirena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice, shower, sheets, comfy mattress, but a bit spoiled by the damp stains all over the walls. room needs a bit of tlc. Staff lovely and most helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A lot to like
A few issues but can’t fault the staff or the shower! They are both amazing.There is a lot to like.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gregory

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute gem of a place with a great team!
Fantastic welcome, great staff, really friendly atmosphere! Room and food both excellent and great choice of real ales too. We really enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So glad my friend and I booked a room here. It's a lovely building and the pub is great with a very nice deck out back. The lunch we had was great, and the breakfast we ate in the attached cafe was delicious. Staff was EXCELLENT and so kind and helpful. Our room was a little smaller than we expected, but it was fine. We had booked a deluxe double room, so we needed to split the double bed apart to make 2 twins. The hotel didn't have another duvet for us, but we just used a few extra sheets for cover. The bathroom was also a little tight, but nicely done and the shower was good! The Waterman is a bit out of the center of town, but easily walkable and it was surprisingly so quiet at night. Didn't hear a bit of noise from the other rooms, either. I'd surely stay at The Waterman again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location great place to stay and explore Cambridge Nice friendly pub great staff Excellent good and drinks would recommend

8/10 Good

Jean

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent! All the way around.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an amazing couple of nights and would definitely return, lovely place, lovely staff wonderful breakfast , thanks guys
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
One night stay
The Waterman is in a good location only a 10 minute walk from the city centre, parking is not easy the street we was told to park in was full. The staff were friendly, the room was lovely the problem was there was a green safety light near the door that was so bright we struggled to sleep, as we checked out there was nobody available to speak to about our lack of sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Waterman has it all.
Really clean. Lots of facilties (pub/cafe next door/short walk into town). The coffee in room was really good. I slept like a log despite being in a bedroom above a pub. The hubbub had gone by 11.30pm which is reasonable for city accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location and value
Met by helpful and polite staff. Good nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Warrick

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

10/10 Excellent

Lucas

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023