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Reviews of Rectory Farm This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB23 7PG, United Kingdom

#21 of 37 hotels in Cambridge

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 4441 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    7.6

  • Value for money

    8.5

  • Free Wifi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: June 11, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very pleasant room, everything yoy need. Very well organised, clean and luxurious for a good privé.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 11, 2024

    7.0
    Great position walking distance to the park and ride.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Large kitchen without fridge, toaster or microwave. Breakfast was available from a plant nursery down the road except the days we were there. The noisy front door was no fun. Coffee “breakfast” was available via a coin operated dispensing machine.

    Very spacious room and bathroom.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2024

    7.0
    Fine
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Bad location if you don't have a car, especially if you arrive at night. No reception. Dated furniture.

    Nice area

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2024

    8.0
    Nice building in lovely countryside. Very comfortable and clean. Staff wise a little impersonal but understand they are
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not allowed to use fridge which would have been useful

    Lovely building in country setting

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 10, 2024

    8.0
    We booked 2 rooms for 2 nights. The rooms were great, but the lack of breakfast was disappointing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No breakfast was available sadly... We had to drive a number of miles and at extra expense, purchase breakfast for the three of us.

    The rooms were great.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    8.0
    Enjoyable stay, hugely annoying (or virtually none) WiFi
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The property offers free WiFi - it is rubbish WiFi, virtually no signal and keeps dropping out. It’s 2024, the property should be offering WiFi that works

    This is a good place to stay, good location, easy to find, easy parking, comfortable and I would stay here again.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    8.0
    Ideal base for visiting family at Papworth/Addenbrookes
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No staff interaction. Limited head height in bathroom.

    The setting of Rectory Farm is beautiful. The room was good value and very clean.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful grounds & big comfy beds
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The £50 holding fee

    Beds were really comfy & the grounds were beautiful

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    8.0
    Immaculately clean accommodation
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Luckily it wasn't warm when we were there as if you had the windows open you would hear the motorway. The bed was very hard too, and the automated checking in system was a bit confusing generating 15+ emails

    Immaculately clean, lovely situation, great parking.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 6, 2024

    9.0
    Nice place.. peaceful...
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely grounds and room... Ample free parking.. Very good value.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2024

    9.0
    Stunning place take shower gel with you
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    NO SHOWER GEL ! I called the owner and they said it’s to keep the price low and I could drive a mile to Sainsburys to get some but there’s a small bar of soap ! I was so angry he said it was in the print but we booked last minute & I didn’t see it I can’t understand why they sold snacks but no shower gel just weard !!! A real let down as everything else was perfect 👌🏽 on a positive the water was soft so the soap did foam up and was adequate

    It’s stunning great value for money lovely location would go again bunnies outside our room highly recommend

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2024

    9.0
    Excellent stay and value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely place

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2024

    9.0
    Excellent value for money, incredibly comfortable and a beautiful place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It would be good to have access to a fridge for longer stays as there is no catering in site.

    Check in and out was easier. The room was very clean and comfortable. It exceeded my expectations. The grounds are beautiful- I can undertand why it is an attractive location for weddings. It is easy distance from the park and ride, which makes transportation into town easy and much cheaper than parking.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2024

    7.0
    surreal
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no human staff on site... it feels very very creepy.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: June 2, 2024

    7.0
    A quick but comfortable stop on a much bigger journey.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There is nowhere to get food on site and we didn’t fancy going to the pub for dinner. So we ended up with sandwiches. If there was access to a microwave we could have expanded our options.

    Great location, just off the M11. Chalet rooms are small but clean, warm and well equipped. The contactless check in and out was a bit confusing at first. Loads of parking. Excellent garden centre close by that has good food and a farm shop.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2024

    9.0
    Stress free. Clean and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    n/a

    Room was far better than i expected. Spacious with good size en suite. Great location. Clean and quiet

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    One needed to have access to the internet to use the app to get into the building. Even if one had been in the house and had the password, it wasn’t possible to connect outside the building.

    The rooms were lovely and the bed comfortable. We enjoyed the walk to the Ploughing after a long day of driving.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 31, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No remarks.

    Nice room, Lively bed, clean.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 29, 2024

    9.0
    Fantastic value for money. Highly recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    No-one on reception when we arrived around 4.30pm. We wouldn't recommend staying in the main building to anyone who doesn't have a smart phone (or if battery flat!) or doesn't know how to download apps (like us) as the main building has digital access to the main door and room (luckily there was someone around to help us otherwise we would have been ringing up the owner/manager). Next time we'd stay in the chalet rooms as they have normal keys in envelopes waiting for the client at reception! The bed was a little soft for us, but that is just a personal thing - bedding/pillows were great.

    Unbelievable value for money. The location is perfect - just on the outskirts of Cambridge, yet it feels like you're in the countryside. Gated access to long drive leading to plenty of parking - enough for car and trailer if needed. Not far to the accommodation which was a beautiful old building set in lovely well kept grounds and a few animals surrounding the property. The decor was very tasteful and in keeping with the age of the property (we stayed in the main building) and it had everything we needed (even an iron and ironing board). The building was lovely and warm, even though the heating wasn't on. Everything was spotless, and the shower was amazing. We would definitely recommend this to anyone, and if in the area, we would definitely stay there again.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Low roof/beam in room meant that I banged my head a couple of times. Room was very hot all night, needed to open the window to cool down so heard the music from the late night function.

    Location was very nice.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2024

    7.0
    Brilliant room, can’t complain on the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff were very robotic- didn’t like to talk to people For some reason, the shower was freezing cold but as I was only staying there the night it wasn’t a problem

    Stunning location and beautiful elegant rooms, not this modern crap

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    During the check in there was one envelope with a wrong name of mine, but later I realised it and sorted it out by myself.

    Everything was really new, clean, beautiful.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    One staff member very rude and no help at all when trying to check in Another tried but was unsure on the new checking in system. Not much else to do other than relax in room!

    Rooms comfy. Beautiful setting

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: May 25, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Challenge was the digital key; the system saw our first name as the surname so we struggled to access the digital key using our legitimate booking surname. The establishment are not communicable after hours via the booking.com site so please ensure mobile network is online and do not rely on WhatsApp data. Friendly staff when in contact.

    Beautiful English room superbly clean absolutely gorgeous location with immaculate gardens. Very comfortable and a rating 10 out of 10 for comfort and location. Wifi available at the front door of the main house so easy to access.

    Stayed in May 2024

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