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Reviews of The Waterman

3.5 out of 5
The Waterman
32 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 172 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location great place to stay and explore Cambridge Nice friendly pub great staff Excellent good and drinks would recommend

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent! All the way around.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Warrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucas

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location with a short walk along the river to the main town. Good clean rooms and a great bar to spend some time in. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Warrick

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

R. Ellen

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

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, great location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

sally

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable cosy room, a good shower with lovely gels and creams. Great pub with friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sadie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay in Cambridge
Hospitality excellent, room service excellent, room immaculate, decor lovely, bed, sheets and linen to die for, food very good, location perfect, pub itself is tradional, comfortable, uniquely quirky and atmospheric. I don't know when I'll be coming to Cambridge again but when I do, this is where I want to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Jenny

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent! We will stay here again. It was quiet, beds were comfortable, delicious coffee downstairs. All good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fergal

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kirsty

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely accommodation - would highly recommend!
Good sized room set above a lovely pub with a great beer garden and food options for both breakfast and evening. Good location near the river to easily walk into town.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great pleace to stay!
Nice comfortable room except from it being uncomfortably hot when I arrived. As the main window had the handle missing, a fan in the room was a huge relief. Service was friendly and the food in the pub was good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Amanda

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and comfortable

8/10 Good

Eugene

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from LJ on 19 Dec 2022
Thank you so much for your rating/review, we hope to welcome you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Perry

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed
Nice room. Liked the location. It was a tad loud in the morning being above the kitchen, but wasn't a deterrent. Just got us up :)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay. Very friendly staff. Lovely food and great location. Would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Hsuanwen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very old pub just has 8 rooms hotel on top in walking distance to all interesting points! Food are delicious and garden is nice and crowded. Everyone worked there are friendly and helpful, especially l have a wheelchair to be stored down and forced to abandon it when our rental car couldn’t pack it in. Apologize to the managers! If you cannot take the noise, this street corner is not for you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs a facelift
Really nice staff but definitely not worth the price. It was ok, but the room was really tired, paint chipped, tiles chipped, frayed furnishings. The room was also on a main road & it was hot so windows were open & the traffic is relentless as we’re people shouting & chatting although the night. Overall we were tired the next day so never a great stay if that’s happened. Didn’t try the cafe as it was shut for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nadine

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

8/10 Good

Dongsuk

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, food and location.
Fabulous staff, great food. Perfect location if you are wanting to go to a gig at the Portland Arms, which is a great little venue! We found out on arrival that we would have got better rates - and breakfast included - had we booked direct with them.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Friendly staff, nice pub, lovely room. Good breakfast. They let us check in early so we didn’t have to carry our bags around and they kept our bags for us after we’d checked out. Can’t fault the stay at all. Would def come back if in the area again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Zoe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place, nice atmosphere, rooms good
We had a lovely 2 nights at The Waterman, the room was nice if a little cramped. The bed was very comfortable and the facilities were good. The room was very clean, maybe looking a little tired in places but that's really being picky. The free parking is a 5 mins walk away, would have been nice to at least unload bags from outside but couldn't find space. On 2nd night managed to park right outside the door which was much easier espcially on departing in the morning. We ate in the pub on 1 night and it was very good. Breakfast was also lovely. Overall we'd definitely be back and recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was above the Pub. I really didn't hear much below. The room looked out onto a busy street and the traffic in that area was slow by 7pm so the traffic was not a problem. Our stay was for 3 nights and we wish it was longer. Everything was great. Check in was flawless and as simple as you can get. The great draw was the pub. No need to walk or drive around. Good food, great company. Very nearby dining options. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

jesus

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Looks good, pub downstairs is good. Great shower. Fairly convenient location for city
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely and holly enjoyed
I arranged for my grandaughter and her mate to stay a couple of nights. They were well impressed. The hotel staff at reception brilliant. Breakfast was a bit of a conundrum as we booked it via hotels, in the end the hotel staff gave them free meals. Excellemt service.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay .great service . Great food great room . Shower was a bit poor .will xome back again .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Will definitely come back. Had the best sleep. Really enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, modern & Well located for central Cambridge
Decent accommodation near to everything in the centre of Cambridge. Good modern clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Last minute booking
Staff were super friendly, room was modern and comfortable with a great shower. Would absolutely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Clive

OK stay.
Short stay visiting an elderly relative. Pleasant room with nice big bed. Shame cooked breakfast unavailable as the chef had resigned. Wash basin was too small and had a shelf directly above it, making cleaning teeth a bit awkward. Shower controls were loose and not easy to adjust. No hanging space. Also no lift so bags had to be carried up a small turning staircase. Very handy location though and lovely food and atmosphere in the pub.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Craig

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and friendly staff
Friendly welcoming staff, traditional settings, clean and boutique room. Good location to walk to city centre and historic sights, restaurants and theatre. If you book direct you get better room rate and free breakfast is included. Can be a little noisy as above a traditional pub. Overall a good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

olivia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My go to place to stay in Cambridge
Very comfortable rooms. Great value. The staff here are really friendly, welcoming and accommodating. They go out of their way to make you feel at home. Always well looked after. Good food, great location and the cafe next door for breakfast is also great with good coffee!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021