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The Earl of Derby - Inn

3.0 star property
3-star guest house near University of Cambridge

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Towels
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Front of property
Twin Room (Extra Large)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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129 Hills Road, Cambridge, England, CB2 1PG
  • Place, Cambridge Junction
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, University Botanic Gardens
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Cambridge
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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Triple Room

Triple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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Double or Twin Room

Double or Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room (Economy)

Double Room (Economy)

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room (Extra Large)

Twin Room (Extra Large)

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Quadruple Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Cambridge

Trumpington stay.You'll be steps from Cambridge Junction and within a 10-minute walk of University Botanic Gardens with a stay at this Trumpington guesthouse. Cambridge Muslim Welfare Society and Mill Road are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Cambridge Junction - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • University Botanic Gardens - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • University of Cambridge - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • River Cam - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Cambridge Corn Exchange - 3 min drive - 1.8 km

Getting around

  • Cambridge Station - 5 min walk
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Old Ticket Office - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mina Steakhouse - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pret A Manger - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Bould Brothers Coffee - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Earl of Derby - Inn

3-star guest house near University of Cambridge
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Earl of Derby - Inn also features a garden, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a television in a common area. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Cambridge guesthouse.

  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Garden
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Earl of Derby - Inn offers 12 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with digital channels. This Cambridge guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

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 credit/debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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 credit or debit cards, Visa, and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

The Earl of Derby Inn
The Earl Of Derby Cambridge
The Earl of Derby - Inn Cambridge
The Earl of Derby - Inn Guesthouse
The Earl of Derby - Inn Guesthouse Cambridge

The Earl of Derby - Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 132 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 132 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 132 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 132 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 132 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Goutham

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was very nice. But the rooms were very bad. They had black and red bed sheets seemed clean but I couldn’t dare to sit or sleep in the bed. I checked in, saw the room, checked out right away.
The bad was made.. It looks unmade here because I moved the pillows etc
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kalyan

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

VINA

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

10/10 Excellent

ANJONG

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room is very quiet and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly welcoming staff, comfy beds and a clean room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jenifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was clean and spacious. The lighting in the room was not great. One day, no housekeeping was done. The hotel is very close to the Cambridge train station and there are lots of coffee shops near the hotel. We ate our breakfast there one morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Chuan Hsin

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Karl

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tracey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Soooo welcoming

Welcoming! Julie was the perfect host, lovely young gentleman showed me to my room, loved that as I had a long journey. Paul was friendly and had a nice breakfast. Would love to stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Loh

Travelled with family

Okay

The hotel is convenient and walking distance to train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

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

4/10 Poor

Yuyan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lot of noise at night from outside roads and bars . No AC super hot, but the staff is nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Go to hotel when working around Cambridge
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

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

Traditional City Pub, good value, good location.

We were given a room at the front of the pub, above the bar. The pub is on a busy road junction and so there is traffic noise! It was hot so we had the windows open, it was noisy, however, the windows are double glazed and there were ear plugs provided. There’s no air con but there were 2 fans in the room. There were also plug in radiators, hair dryer, iron, full size kettle and plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits. The room and bathroom were clean and well presented. We stayed on a Monday and Tuesday night so cannot judge if the pub would be noisy as there was nothing going on. We didn’t use the bar, however it looked clean and the staff were all happy and polite. You can walk into the centre of town in about 15 minutes alternatively the buses all run from the station which is only two minutes away. Big plus is the gated free parking in the car park, as there doesn’t seem to be much car parking in town and what there is is expensive. We had a good stay in a traditional town pub. For the price of the room, it’s great. There’s a block of rooms behind the pub which must be quieter, if you’re a light sleeper, I’d definitely ask for one of those! We had a great couple of days in Cambridge and Derby was a great base to work from.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central for what we wanted, quick check in, friendly staff, clean and comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daria

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpful hosts. Great location. Great breakfast for very good price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Stay

Great location, such nice friendly staff. Let us check in early. Also let us leave car after check out so we could make the most of our time. Great stay. Would recommend
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

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

A really lovely place

We stayed for a night and had a lovely time. The people who worked there were so lovely and accomodating. The room was really clean, the bed was super comfy and the coffee/tea station in the room was really nice. We had breakfast in the morning and it was absolutey delicious. Overall a 10/10 stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

HENRIK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Great Staff

Great location, onsite parking rare in area so a massive bonus. Staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. Rooms look recently refurbished. Only downside is the location is on a very busy road so rooms facing this are noisy most of the night. Recommend requesting a room at the rear.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025