Hotel du Vin & Bistro Cambridge

Not cheap but good value. The breakfast was the best we've encountered anywhere and we travel a lot. The room was larger than the photos suggest, the bed huge and comfortable, the bathroom new and spacious and there's a bath in the main room. Use their valet parking if you have a car - 30 pounds a day is expensive but the "cheap" alternative is 28.5 pounds a day, no 24 hour access, no valet and it's the other side of the centre of the town. Location is excellent, any close and you'd be in Kings College. The staff could't be faulted - did everything we asked with a smile -but the clash of accents made communications interesting.

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The hotel has an atmosphere, an old vine cave and a good choice of vines, but no draft beer. We had as well a fantastic kiwi-lime cider in the bar at the basement. The bistro at the ground floor seems cosy and fine. The location is just perfect. The beds were big and comfortable, the bathroom was as large as a room and contained L'Occitane toiletries.

It was not too easy to get in with the luggage as there are stairs at the entrance and nobody helped us. The car parking service was nice and not too expensive (30 Pounds per day), but it takes 10 mins to get the car back. We told the exact time when we need the car for the checking out, but the car wasn't there at the demanded time. So you have to double check this if you are in a hurry for an appointment.

Characterful property in a central location - great for exploring Cambridge.

Decor is lovely and the bar has a nice atmosphere also a great area to relax or work in the day in the library. The location is very central to good restaurants and the city centre.

The post code on the web site does not actually work in car satnav The parking around the hotel and Cambridge is very difficult to find and be aware of the deep gully’s on the side of the road that is hard to spot in the dark or when the leaves have fallen.

They accommodated our request for another room, and the room we settled on was great.

We left a hairdryer in our original room, and it took days to retrieve it.