SWMBO has booked us into this place in central Cambridge.

Here is her exhaustive research list, from when she was hunting for suitable accomodations there:

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Mostly B+Bs, some hotels.
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"#n" = rating in TripAdvisor for B&Bs.

#5 Warkworth House Warkworth Terrace CB1 1EE L75-L85
central only L85 family room available. wireless
011 44 1 22 33 63 68 2
#15 El Shaddai 41 Warkworth St CB1 1EG L55
central "wireless available" 011-44- 1 22 33 27 97 8
prices include breakfast & taxes, and wireless
Regency House 7 Regent Terrace CB2 1AA L72+3%
500m from centre, busy street, continental breakfast (no wireless?)
Regent Hotel 41 Regent Street, CB2 1AB L109
wireless in lounge, price probably doesn't incl breakfast
Lensfield Hotel 53 Lensfield Rd CB2 1EN L99
incl wireless, breakfast. some quite bad reviews

Just NE of centre ~ 1mi across Cam & park
either the maps mark the addresses wrong or the numbering is whimsical
They are in close -> far order according to multimap
#24 Lynwood House 217 Chesterton Rd CB4 1AN L65-?
1mi from centre on univ. side - walk or bus, noisy street, wireless
#2H Ashley Hotel 74 Chesterton Rd CB4 1ER L75
hot breakfast incl. (no wireless?)
#7 Home from Home Guest House 78-80 Milton Rd CB4 1LA L65-80
1mi from centre on univ. side - walk or bus, noisy street, wireless
Alpha Milton Guest House 61-3 Milton Rd CB4 1XA L90+5%
same locn as above (no wireless?)
#10 Harry's B&B 39 Milton Rd CB4 1XA L55-60
same locn as above, wireless
Carlton Lodge 245 Cheterton Rd CB4 1AS > L60
internet, continental breakfast
Kirkwood House 172 Chesterton CB4 1DA L50-90
getting a bit far along chesterton, wireless
Acorn Guest House 154 Chesterton Rd CB4 1DA L95
same as Kirkwood
#2 Worth House 152 Chesterton Rd CB4 1DA < L55
1mi from centre on univ. side - walk or bus, noisy street, wireless

North of centre
#1 Finches 144 Thornton Road, Cambridge CB3 0ND L60-80
similar distance out to our '06 Oxford one, similar bus service, wireless

Between first ring and RR
#19 Railway Lodge 150 Tenison Rd CB1 2DP L55-60 +2%
quiet st, 2 blocks from rr, thin walls, old furnishings, wireless
#21 Alexander B&B 55 St Barnabas Rd CB1 2DE L70 +5%
800m from station, 1km from centre, continental breakfast (No wireless?)
The Ark 30 St Matthew's St, CB1 2LT < L55
about 1.6km from either centre or rail stns wireless iff stay > 3 days

Between RR and second ring
#22 Rockview B&B 99 Cherry Hinton Rd CB1 7BS
1.5km to train, 2km to centre, easy bus (no website -> no wireless?)
Bridge Guest House 151 Hills Rd CB2 8RJ L65
1km from rr, easy bus, (no wireless?)
#23 Iceni House 171 Coleridge Rd CB1 3PN L60 +3.5%
opp side of rr from downtown. bus OK. taxi from rail stn, wireless
Parkview Guesthouse 116 Vinery Rd CB1 3DT L75
similar locn, but quiet st. wireless
#4 Carolina Guest House 138 Perne Rd CB1 3NX L75
opp side of rr from downtown. bus OK. bus + walk from rail stn, wireless
Ashtrees Guest 128 Perne Rd CB1 3RR L58-65
similar locn to above, wireless
No 56, 56 Natal Rd CB1 3NY L45
opp side of rr from downtown. bus OK. bus + walk from rail stn, quiet road
breakfast = DIY cereal, crackers, jam rated 2.1/5 internet
#26 Aylesbray Lodge 5 Mowbray Rd CB1 7SR L55-85
fair ways out wrong side of tracks, wireless
The Mowbray, 32 Mowbray Rd CB1 7SY L55
similar locn to above, wi-fi
#14 Acacia Guesthouse 157 Mowbray CB1 7SP L55-60
2km from train, easy bus to centre, wireless

#27 -> #62 either reviews older than 2004 or not rated

#11, 13, 20 not in Cambridge!
#3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 25 too far out

No wireless
#8 Benson House 24 Huntingdon Rd CB3 0HH -- NO internet, 1mi to centre

#27 -- no rooms --Dresden Villa Guest House 34 Cherry Hinton Rd CB1 7AA



Edited by mlord (28/05/2008 18:44)