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Novotel Cambridge North

3.5 star property
3.5-star eco-certified hotel near Scott Polar Research Institute, connected to a rail/subway station

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Enjoy a sumptuous spread of international cuisine at our dining area, featuring a variety of dishes on display.
Exterior
Relax in this stylish room with a large bed, seating area, and ample workspace.
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.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

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
  • King's College Chapel
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

Relax in a serene space with a large bed, a comfortable sofa, and a potted plant.

Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Enjoy a refreshing shower in the bathroom, featuring a glass-enclosed shower, large mirror, and white sink.

Superior Queen

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

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Relax in a spacious room with a large bed, flat-screen TV, and comfortable seating area.

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

View all photos for Family Room Queen with Double Sofa Bed

Relax in this stylish room with a large bed, seating area, and ample workspace.

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

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Features a sleek vanity with a large mirror and integrated lighting, a glass-enclosed shower area, and neutral-toned tiles.

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed

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

View all photos for Superior Queen with Single Sofa Bed

Relax in this stylish room with a large bed, seating area, and ample workspace.

Superior Queen with Single Sofa Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(41 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Relax in a stylish room with two beds, a comfortable armchair, and a small seating area.

Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

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

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About the area

Cambridge

In Cambridge .You'll find Scott Polar Research Institute and King's College Chapel within 3 miles (5 km) of this hotel. Also, Fitzwilliam Museum is within 3 miles (5 km) and Addenbrooke's Hospital is within 6 miles (10 km).

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

3.5-star eco-certified hotel near Scott Polar Research Institute, connected to a rail/subway station
Novotel Cambridge North offers its guests an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. 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.

  • 217 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Deli
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Front-desk safe
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
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.

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

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Property amenities

Family friendly

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

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite 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

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in stairways
  • 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 elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchairs on site

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

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

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: 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.

Property payment types

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: 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

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
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. 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 Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, mobile payments, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay. Cash is not accepted. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
    Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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. 561 out of 889 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 203 out of 889 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 889 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 889 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 889 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

8/10 Good

M

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

4/10 Poor

Pierre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is nice but the bed and cover provided for children is not great. The restaurant is quite expensive for what you get, the staff was very nice though. Registration for parking is quite complicated.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Memory

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

Immaculate

Excellent services throughout our stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel. Friendly staff and perfect location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

GEMMA

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

Would recommend for Cambridge trips!

Friendly welcome, reception staff were knowledgeable and helpful, communal areas clean and comfy. Parking was a decent price and convenience shop opposite which was handy. Location for train station was amazing with just 1 stop to Cambridge centre. Room- Nice linen, comfy beds, very clean, nice toiletries (though I think the shampoo was actually just shower gel and no conditioner). Great TV with radio and ability to cast from devices. Effective blackout blinds, and despite proximity to train station was very quiet. Temperature control was good. Poor hospitality try! Breakfast- poorly staffed, cereals/ bread/ pastry options were basic, juice machine was poor quality, coffee machine had good options. Cooked breakfast was nice. Continental had a nice variety. Bar/ Restaurant- poorly staff, but nice food, adequate drink selection Leisure facilities- nice pool, adequate gym, changing room cramped with little room for sitting/ putting things down. Lockers were difficult to lock. No spinners or bags for wet swimming costume/ trunks. Loads of towels.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel. Ideal for the train station.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Rosanna

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed my stay here. I find it hard to advocate for myself in person about room preferences so emailed a 5 days before my trip and then again via Expedia app a couple of days before and received no response. I did call and they said a note would be added but when I arrived to my room I could see that my preference wasn’t noted so I think communication could be improved. Otherwise, I felt comfortable rooms were very well sound proofed and curtains definitely blackout so I had a great sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helge

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hans

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Sean

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

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

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

8/10 Good

Dave

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great as a functional stopover and much better than a Premier Inn. Dinner was fine, although clearly pre prepared in some way. Breakfast was great. Rooms modern, clean and with decent beds.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

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

10/10 Excellent

Rose

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pool and great gym! The wellness centre was amazing in general! The breakfast was excellent too! The room was lovely and the bathroom was stunning!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lee

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

A lovely hotel that could be outstanding

We arrived at the hotel late in the evening and were disappointed to find that there was some confusion over the payment of our hotel (and nearly got charged the full amount again until we flagged it) when we had booked and paid in advance through hotels.com. The reception were pleasant and said they would call hotels.com in the morning and clear everything up. We received no confirmation formally that they had done this. We ordered room service on one night and didn’t receive an update/reply through the WhatsApp service so had to keep calling reception to check it had went through. Overall however, our stay was a lovely one. The staff were friendly and helpful when approached and the food at breakfast was plentiful with good choice for kids and adults (as well as healthy options too). We took our dog and the hotel was really well set up so that the whole family was comfortable. We used the swimming pool. Facilities were lovely and clean, although the changing room can get a bit cramped. The swimming pool itself is lovely, however we found that some families were allowing a group of children to flip into the pool causing huge splashes, risk of injury to them and scaring our two very young children each time, so maybe a member of staff popping in and out every so often could resolve this type of behaviour. Overall however, a great stay, perfect location and comfortable for the whole family.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

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