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Reviews of The Earl of Derby - Inn

3 out of 5
The Earl of Derby - Inn
129 Hills Road, Cambridge, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 51 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Robin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a good night and will be happy to book again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

john

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bit out of the way but served its purpose
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rukiye

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are located overlooking their private car park (which is barrier code-controlled) and felt both secure and surprisingly quiet. The hotel were very helpful by letting me leave the car for a few hours after the room had been vacated. I'd happily stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fairly busy area but it got quiet later in the evening for sleeping. Otherwise, I recommend for pleasant, convenient accommodations.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great locations and really friendly staff. Lovely pub and we really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Craig

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location. Just a few monutes from the train station.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

LAI

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very friendly staff.
Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff & Service brilliant
Second time we have stayed as handy for my Papworth appts. This time mattress needs replacing, we did inform staff & it was noted. They don’t know unless it’s reported, but otherwise & enjoyable stay. Nice atmosphere in pub with very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Z

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short break in Cambridge
Lovely little place perfect for sightseeing around Cambridge, own on site parking which is a big plus, nice staff who look after you. Would visit again
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This place has wonderful character and the staff were great. The only thing I can possibly fault them on is the condition of the rooms as they are older and the surrounding noise BUT that should not dissuade you. The rooms are very clean and the windows are very good at keeping the noise out when closed.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yat Kwan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
other than the false fire alarms in midnight, the experience was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

john

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was looking for budget accommodation with parking whilst visiting Cambridge Universities with our daughter.Proper pub as I knew in the eighties nit a thing of beauty nor high end but a joy to behold.Very popular with local workmen it seems for their breakfasts, horse racing and football /rugby enthusiasts.Full english very reasonable at Pnds 7.5 .20 minute walk to market square so a good base to explore from and many restaurants nearby plus a convenience store next door.Landlord very helpful and let us to leave out vehicle parked there the day we checked out until late afternoon . Triple room in adjoining building basic but clean -it was warm so we needed to use a fan provided which unfortunately squeaked as it rotated.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and only a short walk into the center of Cambridge. Friendly staff and ideal room with plenty of space for parent and teenagers. Felt very safe and the car parking on site was a great bonus for ease and peace of mind. Will definitely stay again if visiting Cambridge.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Kim

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unruly guests made for a terrible night sleep. Housekeeping needs to improve. Food was good, staff was friendly. Best of luck to the aspiring musician.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mitchell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food was excellent. We had a full English breakfast in the morning and it was delicious and reasonably priced. We ate dinner there one night and that was good as well. The staff people were awesome. The rooms are next to the beer garden so there can be a little noise until the pub stops serving, but it wasn't bad at all for us even having the window open. It is very close to the train station and bus stops.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
One of the mattresses in our room was in terrible shape. The centre of the mattress was basically collapsed. The room was a little “weary”.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Manager was kind enough to let me check in at 2AM despite normally only allowing until 11:30PM
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff & good location
Great location - near station (walking distance) Free car park Greeted by friendly gentleman who showed me to my room & passed on all info well Large room with nice bathroom Only improvement would’ve been a fridge and microwave in the room
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Chris

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Ivars

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location. On-site parking. Lovely breakfast. Comfy beds.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two thumbs up for the Earl.
I often visit Cambridge on business from abroad, and have a limited budget, which often leads to me staying in allegedly quaint bed and breakfasts that inevitably have unpleasant surprises such as shared toilets. This was my first time staying at The Earl Derby, and I can say that for the price, this pleasant tavern by the train station is fantastic. The staff are great, if you are hungry you can pop down to the pub and be treated to interesting Portuguese-inspired foods from Madeira. The place is quiet and has large rooms with nice bathrooms. Definitely a gem.
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staffs
Friendly, helpful, and cleaned hotel. I very recommend it for couples or solo. Thank you for having us.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yanny

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming
We loved this place! The staff was amazingly friendly. Beds were comfortable, the food was amazing, and you just had the feel of being welcomed. They even had a beer garden and bbq the night we were there. Would definitely recommend! Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Dana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Wouldn't go back
The unfriendly woman first told me that they didn't have our reservation for two rooms. Then when I provided proof, another woman stepped in and helped us find our rooms. Unfortunately the room we were in was on the street and very loud. You had to keep the shades down in the bathroom or offer a free show to buses going by! The breakfast turned out to be not included...but that wasn't obvious from the paperwork and hotel signage. It was all very disorganized and not very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant stay
15 - 20 min walk into central Cambridge, Food in pub nice both dinner and breakfast. After resolving accessible shower issue, all was great, staff friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

JOAN

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Poor service although comfortable bed!
Thought we had booked for B&B, however when we got our receipt it was for room only! On our second day the room was never made up and we made our own bed and washed our own cups etc. Not at all what we expected and were very disappointed!! Will not be going back
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Marion

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short-staffed but otherwise great
Nice spot, short-staffed service was a bit distracted but friendly and welcoming. Had to change our room from a double bed to 2 twins ourselves but it was easily done. Breakfasts are fabulous, location is super convenient, and the parking easy. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Excellent from start to finish. Check-in check-out very easy great service friendly staff very enjoyable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Grant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value and comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious Rooms near to town centre
Arrived early on our last leg of a staycation. Managed to order a breakfast in the pub (highly recommend), only £6.95 for full English inc toast and tea or coffee. Don’t bother booking room only thinking you will get cheaper/better, you won’t. Room was ready so we unpacked before exploring. Room huge inc bath, only a short walk to the town centre and the train station is only a couple of minutes away if you fancy a day in London
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very safe parking. Good location. Good food and drink. Staff a bit stern but overall would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Pete

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

kjersti Thorvaldsen

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Berit

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Pui Fung

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Bent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Younghwan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021