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Gonville Hotel

4.0 star property

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Lunch, dinner served; Italian cuisine, garden views
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Lunch, dinner served; Italian cuisine, garden views
Lounge
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Air conditioning

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Gonville Place, Cambridge, England, CB1 1LY
  • Place, University of Cambridge
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Parker's Piece
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Cambridge Corn Exchange
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Double or Twin Room, Bathtub

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Double or Twin Room, Walk-in Shower

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Double Room, Bathtub

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Double Room, Walk-in Shower

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room, Bathtub

Superior Double Room, Bathtub

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Feature Room Premier

Feature Room Premier

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Feature Room

Feature Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Feature Room Deluxe

Feature Room Deluxe

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic King or Twin Room with Bathtub

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic King Or Twin Room With Shower

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Feature King Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Deluxe King Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Superior Double Room 1 Double bed

  • Sleeps 2

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Classic Double Room with Shower

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Coffee and/or coffee maker

Feature Premier Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Cambridge

With a stay at Gonville Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Cambridge, a 1-minute drive from University of Cambridge and 8 minutes from Addenbrooke's Hospital. .This spa hotel is 8.2 mi (13.1 km) from Imperial War Museum Duxford and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Parker's Piece.

What's nearby

  • University of Cambridge - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Parker's Piece - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Cambridge Corn Exchange - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • King's College - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital - 5 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • Cambridge Station - 15 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 103 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Grain & Hop Store - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bould Brothers Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Prince Regent - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Tiffin Truck - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Yim Wah Express - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Gonville Hotel

Hotel with a full-service spa, steps from University of Cambridge
Gonville Hotel offers 92 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. A pillow menu is available. 43-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Cambridge hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 92 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy Italian cuisine at Gonville Kitchen, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Gonville Kitchen - Overlooking the garden, this theme restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Parking on site (GBP 28 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 19.95 for adults and GBP 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics

Restaurants on site

  • Gonville Kitchen

Things to do

  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Full-service spa

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • Coworking space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 4:00 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests with dietary restrictions or food allergies should contact this property in advance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 35 per accommodation, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 19.95 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • Self parking fee: GBP 28 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 35 per accommodation, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Best Western Gonville
Best Western Gonville Hotel
Best Western Plus Gonville
Best Western Plus Gonville Cambridge
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Best Western Plus Gonville Hotel Cambridge
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Gonville Best Western
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Hotel Gonville
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The Gonville Hotel
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Gonville Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 670 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 216 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 71 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 1000 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cy

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

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

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

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

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

8/10 Good

Tervor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Tiny double room, with little space between foot of bed and wall. Tiny bathroom. Wardrobe shallow and only short hanging space. Worst feature was broken air conditioning on a warm humid night. Lift also broken but fortunately we didn’t have heavy luggage. Beware if booking through Expedia that breakfast isn’t included.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

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

8/10 Good

Mieke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would definitely stay again- however would be good if guest could control the AC and having one person at the front desk made wait times long for check in and other needs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in the heart of Cambridge. I would stay again and recommend the Gonville hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Narinder

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm welcome and speedy check in. The room was small and the bathroom tiny. Poor lighting made the room dark and the dark wardrobe without a functioning light in it made it difficult to locate anything in it. There was no ironing board or iron but the steamer worked well. Disappointingly there was no coffee machine. The toiletries smelt lovely as did the hotel upon entry. Breakfast had good choices but unfortunately my cooked breakfast was missing an item. Pleasant stay despite a few small niggles would absolute recommend staying here for the location and the excellent staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rhian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay and a great base to explore Cambridge from.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Lovely hotel. Just a lil slow at brekky.

Lovely hotel. Lovely front desk staff and comfy and spacious rooms. Only minor gripe was breakfast seemed a lil understaffed or just not very on it. Tables that hadnt been cleared. Waited quite a while to be seated. And ran out of coffee cups for a while. Food itself was delicious. Greay hotel planning to stay again. Just an extra pair of hands (or a more motivated pair of hands) at breakfast would make it 10 out of 10.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clive

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

Great stay

Great location and hotel. Bed was very comfortable and staff were super helpful as well. Even the coffee machine produced great coffee with oat milk feature - lovely spacious bar area - clean lines type of hotel with a little bit of chintz
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

John

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

Very grand looking hotel

We stayed at this hotel for one night with friends. Our first impressions were great, from the friendliness of the reception staff, the general look and feel, the room was lovely and the bed comfortable. However there were a couple of things that would have made this 5*. This hotel was quite expensive for one night. As such I expected there to be a nice range of toiletries provided. Instead there were pump dispensers attached to the walls. The pumps were not easy to use and required a good amount of effort to give up any of their contents. Breakfast was not included and we had chosen not to include it when booking. However the morning after our stay we did pay for Breakfast. Breakfast was served up until 11am. When we arrived in the dining room around 10.20 (our friends about 10.30) many of the continental options were either empty or with minimal content. Had these 2 factors not been as expected I would definitely had given this hotel 5* as it's location, presentation and general feel were lovely. We were given a complimentary drink each to use in the bar though which was a very nice touch on an extremely hot day, thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mr Simon

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

2/10 Terrible

Lafane

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is not a 4 star hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

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

8/10 Good

Ian

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Flowers and swans in bedroom

The bedroom was beautifully decorated with rose petals , and breakfast was nagnificent. Thank you for making the stay so memorable for my daughter and Son in law after their wedding.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in heart of Cambridge Every member of staff was incredibly good at their job Will definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Susan, Woodinville

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, boca grande

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean, convenient
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Fran

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Douglas C.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Moderately upscale, only complaint is lack of shower. Only tub and hand held wand. And if only there was a place in the UK or Europe that had wash cloths. Pluses = location, breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025