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Reviews of Shelford Lodge

2 out of 5
Shelford Lodge
144 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, England

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 92 out of 805 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 165 out of 805 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 198 out of 805 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 175 out of 805 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 175 out of 805 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Below basic.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kayode

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to access, the team were very helpful when I called about late check in. Overall a decent night stay.The service matches the price paid
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Stuart

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Checked in quickly. I was able to use a hairdryer that I'd forgotten to pack. Clean and comfortable room. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

ARTHUR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was supposed to be a deluxe room . I would hate to think what the other rooms were like. No facilities at the lodge.Breakfast included consisted of two loaves of bread and a toaster. Absolute rubbish place to stay . More like a hostel . Paid for two nights stayed one as could not face staying another night.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Vincent, Burbank

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here for work and upon checkin the phone numbers did not work and the rooms were quite dirty. Looked under the mattresses and found some dreaded bed bugs. Expedia helped us find a replacement hotel but this spot would not give us a refund and had no one we could even talk to. After supplying them with images of the bed bugs they said we made it up and this is another hotel yet the geo info shows very clearly this is their hotel yet they still would not with with us. I would stay away from this spot and find something different at all costs.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Munhuwashe

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Warren

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Okay for a night clean
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Simon

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get what you pay for (just)
Friendly enough receptionist but room tired, cobwebs and dirty bathroom. The bedding was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

martin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Ligi George

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Shelford Lodge
Booked in online and was met by a lovely lady. We could have as much Tea and Coffee as we wanted available in the breakfast room. Room was warm clean and tidy. We just needed a bed for the night and you pay for what you get. Breakfast was toast, cereal and cold Buffet.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I stay here most weeks. I like it. It’s good value for money and relatively close to work. It’s clean and I can always make a brew when I finish work. Internet is not fast but at least it always works!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couldn’t fault it, great price too!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Krishnankutty

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
I was expecting an English country Lodge. Difficult to find the entrance as it's not well lit. The parking at the back is unlit and somewhat uneven. There was a guy smoking pot at the door to reception. The smell was quite distinct. The advertised Lift does not work. We had 4 suitcases ranging from 18-24 kg and the rooms were upstairs. If the room door is open,you can't open the toilet door and vice versa because they open into each other. The bed fills the room and no way to get in from the other side. Bed is very creaky and one person climbing over another to get to the side close to the wall makes a hell of a racket.Toilet is placed in such a way that you have to sit sideways to avoid knees hitting the shower door and then the knees are under the tiny washbasin.We didn't have a shower as there is no space except for a very small person.so don't know if the shower works.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

M R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I like this place. I’m staying there every week. It’s warm and comfortable and there are tea making facilities on a night. Could do with a restaurant though please!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet inexpensive
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Atif

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple but effective
Nice place, good value for menu.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
tea or coffee making facilities would be nice. Mysteriously a half-drunken cup of coffee appeared in my room on my last stay placed by the TV. Wasn't there when I went to work...!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Heather

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Leslie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tulika

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Tony -

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tulika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place with a helpful manager. You get what you expect and read in the reviews. The building and the door are not accessible for people with mobility issues. They probably have a lift but it doesn't work. Breakfasts were pretty sufficient. Make sure you read a few reviews to prepare yourself for your stay, for example, bringing your toiletries along. They could clean their electric kettles for better hygiene. Rest was fine. I took the private bathroom outside the room option which worked fine for me. I stayed there for a week. Would go there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly
Stay just for 1 night but the stay was good!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There's was no exception about wat to do a breakfast which was a let down
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Oliver

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a closed old folks care home being sold to us as a hotel. For £63/night single it is definitely overpriced. My room was furnished with what I can only describe as junk. It did have half a kitchen in the room but the loo and shower were down the corridor. No carpets.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Juliana

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Rafael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Janusz

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming , no fuss , convenient!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

martin

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities
Tv didn’t want work. Guests have their own toilet and shower room but it’s across the corridor from the bedroom. Rooms are clean. Breakfast is Spartan. No staff visible
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The lady at reception was friendly. The property was clean if somewhat rundown. But considerably cheaper than similar properties in the centre of Cambridge. The basic breakfast was adequate for the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rizwan Liaquat

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There are bed very old and makes noise. Very bad bed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

christian

Disliked: Staff & service
My room which was advertised as having a private bathroom - it did have but it was across a public corridor. I didn’t see a member of staff for my whole trip - for check in the keys were left on a table in reception. Breakfast was disappointing - cereal and toast was available - other food which I think included yoghurt and humus but these were unlabelled and didn’t look fresh. The orange pieces looked like they were days old. The whole visit reminded me of being back in university halls.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nicknamed Listeria Lodge by my colleague who also stayed for this years Cambridge Folk Festival. Seems a very fitting name.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Tim

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Zhao yuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a disappointing place. Old smelly dirty place. Avoid at all cost.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Hans Magnar

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Diane

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst breakfast ever
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient for Addenbrookes. My partner had a surgery and was in over night so I was I. The Shelford lodge. It’s very basic but honestly there’s almost everything you need. I had a room with a private bathroom that was across the door from my room. I was given one towel and there were no products in the bathroom. My fault though as they did say that - I just forgot in the hurry and nerves of my partners surgery. I had a shower using hand soap which was fine. The room had one pillow and really I could have done with 2 but it’s fine. The breakfast room was available 24/7 and there were tea, coffee, milk and cereal available if you needed it outside breakfast time. At 8am some warm options were added - baked beans, I think eggs, then cold cheese, meat, humus, white and brown bread, toasters & microwaves were available all day too. If you’re looking for a cheap room over night this is pleasantly basic.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Different, but don't underate it!
Basic, reflecting the price. Staff very helpful and pleasant. Think individual room (en suite) 1980s youth hostel (without needing to do chores). I guess many others reviews are not too good because people want a bargain. Top value for bottom price. We stopped 4 days and would certainly return. It is good value for what it is, and lovely helpful staff/owners. Dawn chorus a bonus. 17 bird songs identified.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

I

Business traveller
Shelford Lodge
Cheap and cheerful for a Saturday night, close to City centre. Room was a clean basic twin room with ensuite facilities. Breakfast was very basic, cereals and toast with tea and coffee. Friendly staff. If you are on a budget, this place will do!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Adeyemi

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room is dirty with cobwebs all over the ceiling and wall. One towel for 2 adults no bathing soap, the list goes on.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023