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Clayton Hotel Cambridge formerly known as The Tamburlaine Hotel

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Overview of Clayton Hotel Cambridge formerly known as The Tamburlaine Hotel

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Clayton Hotel Cambridge formerly known as The Tamburlaine Hotel

4 out of 5

4.6/5 Wonderful

Guests rated this property 4.8/5 for cleanliness.

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Restaurant
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Cleaned with disinfectant
  • Contactless check-in
  • 24-hour vacancy between guest room stays

Explore the area

  • Popular LocationAnglia Ruskin University15 min walk
  • Popular LocationParker's Piece17 min walk
  • Popular LocationUniversity of Cambridge18 min walk
  • AirportLondon (STN-Stansted)39 min drive

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About this area

Cambridge

Located in Cambridge, Clayton Hotel Cambridge formerly known as The Tamburlaine Hotel is near a train station. Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences and Cambridge Arts Theatre are cultural highlights, while Church of St Mary the Great is a notable landmark. Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club and Scott Polar Research Institute are also worth visiting.
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What's nearby

  • University Botanic Gardens - 5 min walk
  • Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club - 9 min walk
  • Anglia Ruskin University - 15 min walk
  • Parker's Piece - 17 min walk
  • University of Cambridge - 18 min walk

Getting around

  • Cambridge Station - 2 min walk
  • London (STN-Stansted) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • Where to eat
  • British all-day Brasserie – Restaurant offering British cuisine. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

About this property

Clayton Hotel Cambridge formerly known as The Tamburlaine Hotel

4-star hotel near Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness centre and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café, a snack bar/deli and 24-hour room service. All 155 rooms offer comforts such as premium bedding and pillow menus, plus in-room free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with digital channels. 24-hour room service, coffee makers and hairdryers are among the other amenities available to guests.
Clayton Hotel Cambridge formerly known as The Tamburlaine Hotel offers 155 forms of air-conditioned accommodation with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include a shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Cambridge hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness centre.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures

Disinfectant is used to clean the property
Property is disinfected with electrostatic spray
High-touch surfaces are cleaned and disinfected
Sheets and towels are washed at 60°C or hotter
Guest accommodations are sealed after cleaning
Follows the regional cleaning and disinfection practices of We're Good To Go (UK)
Follows the industry cleaning and disinfection practices of Bureau Veritas (third-party expert - Global)

Check-in

Contactless social distancing and check-out
Cashless transactions are available for all charges at the property
Protective shields in place at main contact areas
Guest rooms kept vacant for 24 hours between stays
Social distancing measures in place
Contactless room service is available.

Safety measures

Gives staff personal protective equipment worn by staff
Masks are required at the property
Hand sanitiser provided
Enhanced food service safety measures are in place
Individually wrapped food options available for breakfast, lunch, dinner and through room service
Reservations are required for the use of certain on-site facilities
This information is provided by our partners.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Off-site parking available (GBP 12.50 per day)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: GBP 19.50 for adults and GBP 9.00 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Fitness centre

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Languages spoken

  • English

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Braille signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • Roll-in shower (select rooms)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in from 3:00 PM - anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 35 per night.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at the time of service, check-in or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: GBP 19.50 for adults and GBP 9.00 for children (approximately)
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 12.50 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 35 per night

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 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, debit cards and cash

Property is also known as

Tamburlaine Hotel Cambridge
Tamburlaine Hotel
Tamburlaine Cambridge
Tamburlaine
Clayton Hotel Cambridge

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4.6
Wonderful
Rating 5 - Excellent. 513 out of 768 reviews
5 - Excellent 67%
Rating 4 - Good. 197 out of 768 reviews
4 - Good 26%
Rating 3 - Okay. 47 out of 768 reviews
3 - Okay 6%
Rating 2 - Poor. 6 out of 768 reviews
2 - Poor 1%
Rating 1 - Terrible. 5 out of 768 reviews
1 - Terrible 1%

4.8/5

Cleanliness

4.5/5

Staff & service

4.5/5

Amenities

4.7/5

Property conditions & facilities
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5/5 Excellent

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

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Stayed 1 night in May 2021

5/5 Excellent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good!
Great stay during covid for essential work travel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

5/5 Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

5/5 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020