Novotel Cambridge North

3.5 star property

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Indoor pool, pool loungers
1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing
Exterior
Exterior
Meeting facility

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
2, Cambridge Square, Cambridge, England, CB4 0AE
  • University of Cambridge
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Fitzwilliam Museum
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Queen

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Queen with Single Sofa Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Family Room Queen with Double Sofa Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Queen with Single Sofa Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Cambridge

Located in Cambridge, Novotel Cambridge North is connected to a rail/subway station, within a 10-minute drive of Scott Polar Research Institute and Fitzwilliam Museum. .This eco-certified hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from King's College Chapel and 5.4 mi (8.7 km) from Addenbrooke's Hospital.

What's nearby

  • University of Cambridge - 6 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Fitzwilliam Museum - 9 min drive - 4.9 km
  • King's College Chapel - 9 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital - 13 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 13 min drive - 8.2 km

Getting around

  • Cambridge North Station - 1 min walk
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Nando's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Mermaid - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Codfather - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Papa John's Pizza - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Novotel Cambridge North

Eco-certified hotel with a sauna connected to a rail/subway station in Cambridge
Novotel Cambridge North offers 217 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and hair dryers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 217 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and LCD televisions are provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Novotel Cambridge North, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. This hotel has 6 meeting rooms available for events.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • 24-hour offsite parking (GBP 12.50 per day)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 18 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • 6 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 18.00 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 12.50 per day (open 24 hours)
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and mobile payments; cash is not accepted
Mobile payment options include: Apple Pay and Samsung Pay
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Parking height restrictions apply
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Novotel Cambridge North Hotel
Novotel Cambridge North Cambridge
Novotel Cambridge North Hotel Cambridge
Novotel Cambridge North (Opening May 2021)

Novotel Cambridge North Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 540 out of 855 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 195 out of 855 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 855 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 855 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 855 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

DAVE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ben

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

Familiar Territory

I have stayed at the hotel many times. The rooms are comfortable and the staff are excellent, and consistently so. Some of the lounge furnishings are a little careworn and seven or so odd years after opening, they could be replaced while the range of spirits on the bar could be wider. But as a place to stay the connections are excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

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

Great stay

Very friendly staff, everything spotlessly clean, great shower, comfy bed, very good breakfast selection. Hotel is convenient for the train and buses into Cambridge. I attended a meeting and the conference room facilities and catering were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

Nice hotel

Nice hotel, good pool and sauna
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The hotel was very quiet and homely.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Dean

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Great Hotel but not the best night sleep

Hotel was clean and modern, as the weather was fine it felt bright, sunny and airy. Swimming pool small and a tad chilly but still a lovely modern space, with a sauna, obviously full of families if you go on a Saturday but fine for us, it really made it a fun trip for the kids. Hotel room was nice but the sofa bed for the kids was hard and not divided evenly in two so one child had a really slim hard bed to sleep on (the back of the sofa) so we had a terrible night sleep, I ended up having to sleep on it, then the alarm went off on the tv at 6.30am which was really rather upsetting!! It would have been a brilliant stay if not for the bad night.There are regular buses into Cambridge from outside the train station so very well situated.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vera

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room with plenty of space for us all! Really comfortable and cosy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Gordon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely located close to Cambridge. Situated next to Cambridge North station so good train links. Car park £15 charge per day. Hotel is modern and airy but felt all a bit informal with no real reception desk & staff on laptops. Stayed 2 nights but had no room cleaning which was disappointing. Pool was nice & kids enjoyed using it. Breakfast had nice selection but cooked breakfast was very very greasy. Generally a nice stay but for the price didn’t feel like anything amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

Recommended.

Lovely modern hotel with great transport links into the city Centre making for a very affordable but convenient alternative to staying in the Centre itself.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hans

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Dave

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

YIK KAM

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Salma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ramona

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable with wonderful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

M

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Disappointing stay

Ordered room service at 9:52pm only to be told that the kitchen closed at 9:45pm despite the fact it was advertised as 10pm on the room service menu. You could thne only order Pizza from 11pm... so for some reason you can order anythign between 9:45pm and 11pm... but then was told the ovens were being cleaned and so earliest I could order was 2am! Complete stupidity and makes zero sense. The pool area, changing rooms and sauna was disgustingly dirty and looked like it had not been cleaned in ages, and was full of kids.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vishal

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

Valentine getaway

Hannah helped me plan our Valentine getaway, and she was amazing with sorting out flowers, which I got delivered there. She also decorated the bed with petals and swans. The service was exceptional. The only small improvement we would like to suggest is regarding the swimming pool. It was hard to find, so maybe add a sign for the pool along with the current signs. Additionally, there were only a few chairs to sit around the pool, so perhaps consider adding more. Lastly, the showers outside the sauna did not work properly as the shower heads were partially blocked.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very handy for Cambridge
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025