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Old Ferry Boat St Ives by Greene King Inns

3.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star St Ives inn

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Single Room
Restaurant
Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Bathroom

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
Back Lane, Holywell, St Ives, England, PE27 4TG
  • The Manor at Hemingford Grey
    10 min drive
  • University of Cambridge
    23 min drive
  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
    25 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    42 min drive

Room options

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is CA $129
per night
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includes taxes & fees
8 Dec - 9 Dec
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About the area

St Ives

In St Ives .Within 6 miles (10 km) of this inn, you'll find Raptor Foundation and Hermitage Marina. The Manor at Hemingford Grey and Somersham Local Nature Reserve are also within 6 miles (10 km).
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What's nearby

  • Trinity College - 22 min drive - 26.5 km
  • University of Cambridge - 23 min drive - 27.1 km
  • King's College - 25 min drive - 31.1 km
  • Cambridge Corn Exchange - 25 min drive - 31.3 km
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital - 28 min drive - 35.7 km

Getting around

  • Shelford Station - 27 min drive
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's St Ives - Bramley Road - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Three Tuns - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Tom's Cakes - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Nook - Swavesey - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Three Tuns - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Old Ferry Boat St Ives by Greene King Inns

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3-star St Ives inn
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at Old Ferry Boat St Ives by Greene King Inns. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star St Ives inn is smoke free.

  • 7 guestrooms or units
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Old Ferry Boat St Ives by Greene King Inns offers 7 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. This St Ives inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

  • No pets allowed

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 major credit cards
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 major credit cards, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, and Eurocard.

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Old Ferry Boat St Ives by Greene King Inns Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 147 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Veronica

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very dated. Could do with a makeover.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Tina

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Janet

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

ANDREW

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room beside the loud kitchen extractor fan
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Lewis

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Samantha

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If i start with the positive, I received a friendly welcome. I was shown to where the rooms are, and thefirst thing that hit me was the smell. Not a pleasant welcome at all. I was directed to my room and after navigating the narrow, creaky stairs and a creaky landing i arrived at my room. It was not only freezing because i think the window had been left open to manage the smell, but it was also underwhelming, especially given the price of the room. The creaky floor theme continued, unable to move anywhere in the room without making a racket. The bathroom was tiny, filthy, and the shower had obviously not been cleaned. Having squeezed past the end of the bed to close the window and reach the one plug socket near the bed, I found a collection of dead flies between the window and the fly screen (of sorts). Though I'm not from the area, I didn't think there were that many flies around at this time of year. The room comes equipped with a decent ironing board with a good, padded cover (a rarity in most hotels I've stayed at over the years) and a tiny travel iron which offers heat but no steam. The bed, feeling damp from the cold, was quite comfortable but the pillows were flimsy and lumpy. With paper thin walls you can hear all tvs in other rooms, people moving about and conversations. So, after a very poor nights sleep I was woken by what sounded like a generator/vent at 430am and unable to get back to sleep. This is a very tired looking inn. Over priced, and very basic.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Catherine

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benita

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location right on the river bank. We had 2 nights at this amazing hotel. Our room was large, clean and extremely comfortable. The was a great choice for breakfast. The location is stunning with a large beer garden. The staff are friendly and helpful. They arranged a 6 seater taxi for us into St Ives which is a beautiful town which happened to have a jazz an and blues festival and a food market. The menu offers a good choice of food in this historic pub. We will definitely be retuning. Thank you Ben and the team
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Claire

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Lovely setting. Rooms tired, horrible smell around stairs to bedroom. Very noisy fan noise for a while, may have been above kitchen? Bed comfortable, linen and towels professionally laundered. Just needed a bit of an update.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Weekend break
Lovely spot. Rooms are comfortable if functional. Food was OK with good sized portions but supply issues meant some items unavailable. Some parts of the pub look tired but main bar area cared for. Biggest problem is service. Pub seems to be run with a skeleton crew. This is particularly evident during in breakfast service with one person trying to deal with guests, walk-ins from moored boats and early arrivals for a car meet. Likely kitchen had similar staffing level. Accommodation is value for money but be prepared to wait for service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Colin

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a nice stay
Not a very clean hotel lovely location let down by management
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness
It was fine, relatively clean, a bit dated and the breakfast fruit was a bit whithered. No bedside light but the fan was useful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Stewart

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The table for breakfast was sticky, the knife and forks didnt look clean. The room was so hot, we didnt have any water to drink as the water was warm from taps. Couldnt get a drink from the bar.. cobwebs in the room, brown stain in toilet. Not happy as we were staying there after our wedding.Would never stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eddie

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great staff and pub. Rooms are very tired and require some TLC to bring up to spec. Walls of the rooms are not exactly sound proofed so expect to hear your neighbour. Pleasant food and good menu to choose from.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Volta

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was smaller than expected but clean and bed was comfortable, shower was blocked so i could only have a very quick shower before water level became too high. Food in the pub was terrible, came to my table in 10 minutes so obviously frozen produce microwaved.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
In a great setting but quite remote. Staff helpful. Let down by quite tired rooms considering the price for a one night stay. Food good but continental breakfast very basic…simply cereal and juice / hot drink.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Ronald

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Ron

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022