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Novotel Cambridge North

3.5 star property

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Lunch and dinner served, international cuisine
Meeting facility
Exterior
Fitness facility
Indoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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2, Cambridge Square, Cambridge, England, CB4 0AE
  • Place, Cambridge Business Park
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Abbey Stadium
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Cambridge Science Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Queen with Single Sofa Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(42 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Executive Queen with Single Sofa Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Family Room Queen with Double Sofa Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Queen | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Queen

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Novotel Cambridge North

Pet-friendly hotel connected to a railway/underground station in Cambridge with a sauna
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a fitness centre. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli and a sauna are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
Novotel Cambridge North offers 217 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a hairdryer. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

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

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna and a fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Novotel Cambridge North. During your stay, you'll be connected to a railway/underground station and within walking distance of Cambridge Business Park. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus an indoor pool and a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, 6 meeting rooms and a lift
  • On-site recreation includes a gym and a sauna
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the breakfast
  • 8 minutes by car from Scott Polar Research Institute and 9 minutes from Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Novotel Cambridge North offers its guests an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness centre. Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

There are 6 meeting rooms available. Novotel Cambridge North also features dry cleaning/laundry services, a front desk safe, and a porter.

This 3.5-star Cambridge hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
On-site venue – This restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.

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 and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from 29 December 2025 to 31 December 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Sauna
  • Swimming pool
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimise noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from 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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • 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

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 628 out of 988 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 221 out of 988 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 75 out of 988 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 988 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 988 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

alan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in a family room which was very dated. The queen bed was comfortable but the Sofa bed was really poor! It was basically an old sofa with no mattress and the duvet was far too small for the bed. When we complained we were told there was no replacement sofa bed that we could be given! Not really acceptable for 3 nights and when paying so much for the room I’d expect everyone to have a comfortable night!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel on outskirts of Cambridge would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Faye Georgina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for a very quick stay and very large nice room. Paid extra for breakfast and that was the only disappointment. Poor quality ingredients and very basic for the price we paid.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Warrick

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Abdullah

not bad, not great.

I was disappointed with my stay at this Novotel, as I expected a higher standard from the brand. The hotel lacks an on-site car park, forcing me to pay £10 for daily parking. Despite informing the hotel in advance about our early check-in, we were not told about an additional fee until arrival, which felt misleading. While our room was upgraded, it was underwhelming, with a poorly designed bathroom featuring a door that didn’t fully close, making it uncomfortable for my wife and me. The breakfast was satisfactory, and most staff were courteous, but overall, I would have preferred staying elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice pool
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

libby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lots of kids running in rooms above and hallways made it quite annoying , also had no shampoo or body wash in the dispensers luckily we were only there for a night so not a big deal still very nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Louis

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
There was a few issues with the room there was a list of the following items : telephone, shampoo, bottle opener, toilet brush which was disappointing to find there was also no notice to hang on the door also my room was not made at all and had to request for it to be made when I returned in the evening finally there was no lock on the bathroom door.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice, clean, modern property at good value for money. The rooms are all quite nice, with lots of essentials like bed-side USB charging. The only two gripes are paid parking (punchy at over 14GBP/night), and the tragic Nescafe in-room coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Benjamin

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

Regular Visitor Returns

The junior suite was clean, comfortable and businesslike. The staff were helpful and excellent. However, the conditions of the bar area could be refreshed, as some of the sofas are stained and tired, and others look faded, as befits a hotel that hasn't had a refit since opening. My coffee machine was leaky, which was disappointing. Other than that, all good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jogjit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Cambridge North railway station next door. 3 trains an hour to cambridge central, a 10 minute train ride. Gym and pool were a nice touch and good breakfast options. 24 hr bar for hotel users.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

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

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

ON KIN ALEXANDER

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Jade

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

Mediocre

Check in isn’t until 3pm they charge £10 per hour to check in early, we have two infants and had requested two travel cots, I rang before booking to see if this was possible and told yes and emailed 3 weeks before to check again told both times absolutely. We were attending a wedding that day so couldn’t check in until 10pm and then messed about as only one travel cot was provided. The team didn’t seem to understand that we literally had nowhere for our son to sleep, he ended up having to go on the sofa pulled against the bed. Shambles if you ask me as if they couldn’t provide it we could’ve brought our own, for the price I think it was a joke - no compensation not even an apology breakfast which is £18.95 PP!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good staff. Solid hotel. All feels nice and new. Pool area good too.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carmel

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chavanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A quiet, family friendly hotel. Plus the pool which we were surprised it's a saltwater then a good buffet breakfast with friendly staff. We ordered vegetarian sausage as my husband is a pescetarian
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Warrick

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

peter

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

6/10 Okay

Chintan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property's overall condition appears satisfactory. However, the front desk support was not optimal. There was a lack of essential amenities in the room, including toilet paper, toiletries, and water. The checkout process was positively resolved by Gemmi.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025