YHA Cambridge Reviews

Breakfast was good

YHA is an OK youth hostel near train station. Rooms are clean and cosy, but do not have enough outlets. Facilities mostly good, nice living/TV rooms, cafeteria, vending machines, but self-catering kitchen only mediocre. Can be noisy and annoying if school classes are staying there. Room rates are good considering the area, but do NOT include anything, so be aware of EXTRA COSTS for WiFi (5BP/day), breakfast (6BP), lockers (2or3BP per one-time use), Towel rent (2BP+deposit)etc. Adds up.

I was shocked to find out that this hostel is asking for 25 Pounds for a dorm bed. I was more shocked, when I found out that this hostel doesn't even run on a profit, but receives money from some large donors. How can a hostel be run so inefficiently? I believe a hostel that receives donations should feel obliged to offer dorm beds at the lowest possible price. This was clearly not a priority for the YHA Cambridge. That said, the staff was friendly and helpful, everything worked.

I spent 3 sleepless nights because of doors slamming really loudly every 2 to 4 minutes, except for the time between 1:30 am and 5:00 am. Talking to the receptionist I was promised that the loudest of these doors would be fixed the next day; it wasn't. Bathrooms were not particularly clean, for sure not as clean as those in German or Dutch hostels charging about half of the same rate per night. No power socket for a hairdryer in the bathroom. I would recommend you to stay elsewhere.

fantastic place to stay good location the only down side the showers not very warm good value for money...

The internet costs 5£ per day and the connection is very poor. Breakfast is about right and the bunk beds are wooden and therefore very noisy. I couldn't rest very well there.

There were no lockers in the rooms, the Wifi was expensive, no lightbulbs in the room, the roomkey was broken. Tap water was only drinkable on a selected few taps.

Very disappointed with the hostel. Compared with other YHA we stayed in the condition of the rooms was very poor. The communual rooms were fine but the condition of the rooms bad. We were there for two nights and only one of us managed to get one hot shower. It was almost impossible to get suitcases up the narrow stairs to the top floor. The postition of the hostel is excellent: close to station and the bus routes but the hostel itself needs a good overhaul.

Overall not impressed. I had bed bugs and they were not overly helpful nor apologetic. The lockers were very expensive and since it is the only hostel in Cambridge they can charge an arm and a leg for everything.

Unbelievable charges for everything from wifi (which by the way doesn't work in most bedrooms) to towels. Pretty rude staff, and a bad location pretty far from town. Unfortunately there aren't many other options in Cambridge.

I loved this hostel and will definitely stay at more YHAs in the future. 5 minute walk to the train station but a 15-20 minute walk to the city centre. Easy to get to though once you know where it is. Everything was really clean and well kept. The amount of facilities was excellent - i.e. massive self catering kitchen, lounge, luggage storage etc. There is bar&cafe attached with a delicious £5 buffet breakfast. Staff were beyond excellent!! Wifi is £5 for 24 hours though - way too much

I have stayed in better for less

You need to pay for wifi, £5 for 24 hrs. Otherwise there is no internet at all. You also need to pay £2 for luggage storage after check-out.

I spent a night in the 8 bed dorm. The place is clean, that's a plus, however, the bunks were rather cheap and shaky, the room damp and some mould on the wall next to the window, with the paint slowly coming off the wall. The showers aren't great, actually most public swimming pools have nicer ones. WiFi costs extra, of course. All of this is a joke for the price of almost £20 a night. Unless physically forced to I will certainly not spend another night there.

It's clean but all the things sold in the hostel are expensive.

The common room was freezing cold. Only one of the heaters worked in there. The price is pretty high for one night. I paid £20 to share a room with six random people. I think that is more expensive than some of the local hotels I saw to have a room by myself.

They try to rip you off for everything. The staff was really helpful though. There is nothing in the surrounding area, you have to walk pretty far to get a decent meal. The facilities are freezing and really bland atmosphere.

I received a very friendly and welcoming greeting on my late arrival, by a lady called Jan I think. The breakfast was great value for money, filling and well cooked. Rooms and showers were clean and it's in a good location: very short walk from railway station and 10 mins walk from town. Would definitely stay here again.

The common areas were quite accomodating, and I found the self-catering kitchen very useful. My stay was quite satisfactory and I found the staff to be very helpful! The dinner served at the connected cafe was really great, and I was thankful that the hostel was such a short walk from the train station, seeing as I had to leave at 4AM. Thankfully, the area felt very safe, and security was no concern during my stay in Cambridge.

Hostel very poorly furnished, but clean. Rooms small, only 2 showers for the entire floor. Friendly and helpful staff.