Novotel Cambridge North

3.5 star property

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Enjoy a sumptuous spread of international cuisine at our dining area, featuring a variety of dishes on display.
Enter a clean and minimalistic space with polished floors and a reception area.
Relax by the pool surrounded by a tactile floor and comfortable seating areas.
Exterior
Relax in this stylish room with a large bed, seating area, and ample workspace.

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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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

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

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

Family Room Queen with Double Sofa Bed

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

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed

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

Superior Queen with Single Sofa Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(40 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

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

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About this property

Novotel Cambridge North

Eco-certified 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 location
  • 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. The eco-certified 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.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education) – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and 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 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

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

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 558 out of 883 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 201 out of 883 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 883 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 883 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 883 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

6/10 Okay

Natalie

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

Has potential

Beautiful looking hotel, lovely inside. We stayed fri to sun, on saturday we all showered after swimming and there is nowhere in the room to hang the towels, we came home saturday night after being out for 9 hrs with a please make my room up sign, room was not made towels were still wet, we explained at reception what had happened and asked for some dry towels, they said they'd be straight up, didn't come at all. Breakfast on the saturday was lovely, the sunday was a disaster, too many people not enough seats, getting people to wait on the couches before going in but no system to it so everyone going in the wrong order as they were just trying to remember people by face, ran out of everything and the guy with the beard being snappy when guests asked for refills of things such as ketchup, which is only available in a bowl with a spoon near the hot food counter, not bottles or sachets.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Shaun

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only criticism would be the cooked breakfast. The eggs were very hard and hash browns warm, both had been cooked prior and just left under heat lamps.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tiago

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant place. Really lovely, modern decor. Rooms were great. Breakfast was outstanding. The pool/sauna is small, but fine. Gym is also small but with good equipment. There’s a bus and train station within the grounds of the hotel, so super convenient for transport into the city. There’s also a co-op shop, inclusive of Costa, on site. We travelled with kids and they were well looked after by the hotel. Also saw a lot of dogs around the place
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Nicoleta

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

Modern, basic great hotel

Their main picture is their swimming pool so I think many people pick it for this reason. I personally just wanted to use the sauna and at the weekend, it was practically impossible. Swimming pool and sauna were very busy, with kids even at 8:50pm (closes at 9pm). If you have kids, great. But otherwise, I'd only stay here if you don't want to use these facilities. They have a great gym (all Technogym equipment) but you can only access it by requesting a separate card which is an unnecessary faff. Really nice decor so good value overall. Our room was right across from station platform which was fun and unexpected.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Nishant

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sonak

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hollie

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet location, easy parking.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Muhammed

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

Travel / Stay - Family Visit

The stay was really nice and comfortable. Unfortunately there were quite a few dog hairs on the carpet in our bedroom. Although it’s pet friendly I think the cleanliness was not to the standard it should be. Staff were excellent and rectified the problem straight away in particular a member of staff called “Jenny” a real gem.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Niall

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ziggi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, super friendly and helpful staff. Rooms were spacious and the location is conveniently right opposite a Co-op and right next to the train station. Parking was cheaper than expected with an off-peak weekend tariff. Lovely breakfast. Leisure facilities were good and maintained but the pool did get very busy at times and it isn't a huge pool. Overall a very pleasurable stay and we would definitely go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Merry Ednorice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was amazing. The staff are friendly and accomodating
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeffry

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Visiting Cambridge

Our two-night stay in Cambridge North was satisfactory. The kids enjoyed the indoor pool and breakfast. The room was adequate for our family.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grant

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

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay, cannot fault the hotel or the staff. Only issue we had was the aircon was faulty in the room but staff were happy to help.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danny

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

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

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed at the Cambridge Novotel several times and it is always a pleasure. I have family in the area so it is very convenient for visiting but it is also my hotel of choice for all the reasons mentioned in the questions above.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Duane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellently placed hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

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

Great stay

Fab hotel and wonderful staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Andreas

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Tarek

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025