No breakfast, as was announced. Kitchen facilities were inadequate to make up for this, though: there was no difference in sharpness between the two edges of the single knife that was available. Fellow guests smoked and set off the fire alarm, it took an hour for the alarm to be turned off. The lounge has no windows, so hardly any daylight. The lights in the corridor stay on all night, and there was a lot of light coming into my room below the door. It is illegal to eat in your room. On our last morning, there was no hot water.

Close to the river Cam, yes, but not quite as close to the city center as this suggests. Number locks instead of keys give individual freedom when you share a room. There is an outside area to use. There is a lounge. There is a microwave and a kettle. The room has windows that open.

Stayed in July 2025

Neighbours were very loud every night. Not the property’s fault but still annoying

Affordable all straight and proper. Good budget option!

Stayed in July 2025

More information re accommodation when we booked, eg. 3/4 hour walk from railway station. TV was so small. Any more than 2 nights would have been too long. Entry door took figuring out.

Quiet location.

Stayed in September 2024

i found the interior of the property to be shabby and depressing. the carpet in the upstairs hall had iron burn marks on it. poor sound insulation, i could hear guests coughing and talking in their rooms when i was in my room. and not just the room next to mine but other rooms. there are clearly people who live there long term, which feels like an awkward match for short term travellers paying that amount of money even if the market demand supports the kind of price point we paid. the wifi was very good in the early morning but stopped being usable at all after 10am, presumably because many other guests woke up to also use the internet.

the host allowed us a very early check in. their communication skills were very good. the facilities were functional. most surfaces were well cleaned, but a couple of out of the way places the cleaner had forgotten, and to be fair i did not tell the host until i checked out, they probably would have cleaned them immediately as their communication was prompt. on the one hand, it didn’t smell like strong cleaning chemicals, but on the other hand the hallway did smell like something - not unpleasant, it smelled kind of like biscuits. because of how shabby the place looked though, i would have preferred to smell cleaning chemicals!

Stayed in September 2024

Shower had not been cleaned and toilets and sink not cleaned either. I had the "superior private bedroom" with shower and toilets included. TV was not working, whats the point of leaving it the room..? Very bad insolation (as everywhere in the UK) and noisy people so not a very good sleep. Smells of kitchen or something burnt went through the room with all doors and windows closed.. Quite expensive given the altogether middle quality of hygiene etc.

Comfortable bed and very good heating system, floor and furniture clean. Friendly landlord who sent me info via WhatsApp as emails via booking did not come through. Very good location, 20min by foot to get to the centre and 6 min by bus, bus stop is 3min by foot from the hotel. Good WiFi connection

Stayed in March 2024

The The owner was very abrupt. The window wouldn't shut the TV remote didn't work so he changed the battery's to dead ones. When I asked about a coffee it was 50p out of a machine. NO PEOPLES SKILL. WHAT SO EVER AND CERTAINLY NOT PROFESSIONAL. I NEVER STAYED AT ALL. TRIED CALLING HIM NO REPLY EMAILED HIM CAME BACK NOT THE RIGHT ONE. I PAID & 115.00 FOR TWO NIGHTS FOR A BED!!! DISGUSTING AND A RIP OFF

Nothing

Stayed in January 2024

Room, service, comfort, facilities in general

Location was good

Stayed in September 2023

The whole property smelled really bad. The kitchen facilities were useful but not particularly clean. The sponges were so old that they were mouldy.

The room was clean and quite comfortable. Accessing the building was very easy.

Stayed in September 2023

TV has faults making it impossible to watch. Toilet hard to flush

Proximity to River and walk to University

Stayed in July 2023

It was perfectly adequate

It was a convenient location and served its purpose

Stayed in July 2023

Bedbugs left bites all over our hands and feet, only noticed on the second night. Seemed clean at first but in hindsight questionable cleanliness if theres so many bugs (too many cluster bites everywhere)

Good location, easy to check in

Stayed in July 2023

The bathroom has seen better days and could do with a splash of paint.

I needed a no-frill accommodation for a reasonable price and that is what the Lantern House has provided. The car park is conveniently located right in front of the hotel. The check-in instructions sent via email were clear and correct. Entering the building and the room was easy and convenient. All descriptions on the booking.com website were correct. I stayed over a weekend and to no surprise some other guests came back early in the morning noisy and without any care for other guests, but that is not the hotel's responsibility. I appreciate the service provided. Thank you.

Stayed in July 2023

Bed need to change

Safe .clean. location .price

Stayed in June 2023

Just a little more crockery/utensils would have been great. No forks, so I ended up eating a bought salad with a teaspoon. I never did work out whether the chap who let the couple who arrived shortly before me into the proprty was staff or a resident.

Was their breakfast? If so, I missed that. Location good (walking distance from centre of Cambridge)

Stayed in June 2023

The shower was grimy, and the toilet wasn't very clean. The kitchen had a weird smell and dirty sponges for washing up. There was a lot of banging and door slamming throughout the night which woke me up a lot. The residents could have been more considerate of sharing their space with others who may have been sleeping.

The location was perfect for our needs, very close to town, the lido, the university, points of interest. It was only a 15 minute walk into town. The beds were comfy, rooms clean, and it was very easy to access and enter.

Stayed in June 2023

The communal room decor is old. One bed slat was broken. I saw insects in room.

I liked the location and the fact we had access to small kitchen

Stayed in May 2023

The TV in the room I stayed was not clear. And the landlord said I can't eat in the room. So these two I don't like.

I like the house and the toiletries.

Stayed in April 2023

Good if you just need a simple place to sleep & shower, don't expect anything fancy. Mattrasses can be slightly uncomfortable.

Very basic accomodation, but clean and tidy, works with self check-in/out (i.e. flexible arrival times, not dependant on reception hours). Location is a short walk from centre.

Stayed in April 2023

cold room window could not close completely

Breakfast was their breakfast???

Stayed in April 2023

next door neighbour was noisy after 8pm dirty bathroom with women’s hair on the tiles all over sink not clean smelly kitchen area

clean and comfy bed with tub

Stayed in March 2023

Heating was not on. The first night the temperature in the room was the same as outside.

Good localization. Flexible check-in and check-out times.

Stayed in February 2023

Bathroom could be cleaner and more secure and kitchen could be cleaner

Stayed in March 2023

It's not that I didn't like. but the rooms and facilities need updating and replacing. But all I needed was a to literally sleep between work. So happy

I had a issue with someone having a party on the first night. It turned out being a next door. The owner/manager messaged and called me and I'm guessing sorted the issue out as I never herd them for the remaining time of my stay. It was only 10 minutes away from my job I was doing. Thanks

Stayed in March 2023

The duvet was extremely thin, almost just a cover! Although the room was nice and warm, I still had to sleep in a jumper and was a little cold getting to sleep. And no staff around to ask for a blanket

Clean, warm, nice atmosphere, great location,,extremely good value for the area.

Stayed in January 2023