Gatwick Cambridge Hotel

Gatwick Cambridge Hotel descritpion

The Grade II registered historic Gatwick Cambridge Hotel offers rooms with private bathrooms and 24-hour transportation to and from Gatwick Airport for a fee. The hotel's Kemal restaurant serves fantastic Mediterranean cuisine.
Once a former home of the Duke Of Cambridge, rooms are spacious with private bathrooms. Features include fresh flowers, hair dryers, telephones and LCD satellite TVs.
The Gatwick Cambridge can also provide laundry, ironing and dry cleaning services for guests. Private parking and free Wi-Fi are available in the hotel.
The Kemal restaurant features dishes from Britain, France, Italy and Turkey. With high ceilings, marble floors and Victorian sash windows The Duke Of Cambridge Bar offers a great selection of wines and spirits.
Gatwick is a 10-minute drive and transportation can be arranged at the front desk upon arrival. Redhill Golf Club is just 3 miles away and Central London is only 20 miles from the Cambridge Hotel.

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Facilities of Gatwick Cambridge Hotel

Pets ：Pets are not allowed.

Food & Drink ：Restaurant | Bar | Restaurant with Dining Menu

Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：Private parking is available on site (reservation is needed) and costs GBP 6 per day.

General ：Facilities for Disabled Guests | Family Rooms | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Languages Spoken ：Turkish | Russian | Spanish | English

Reviews for Gatwick Cambridge Hotel

Review 1：They advise that waiting time for transfer on return is circa 20 minutes. We had to wait for 40.

Review 2：Chosen more for the parking than anything else - we only wanted the room for a few hours. Check-in was simple, room was comfortable, transfer to terminal was efficient.

Review 3：- Parking is not free, I paid £6 - Wifi doesn't work in the rooms, 3G signal is very limited - Hot water is warm (not hot) and very slow running - Toilet products are very low quality

Review 4：Location near the hospital The hotel is clean Rooms has kettle, TV, Coffee slashes and hair dryer

Review 5：Nothing to dislike.

Review 6：Close to Gatwick, with parking and a 24hr shuttle transfer. Good food, reasonably priced,in the restaurant for an evening meal, good breakfast, very nice staff. Bedroom clean and comfortable. Will use this hotel again.

Review 7：Doubts about damage to car during two weeks parking Inability to book available upgrade room through Booking.com.

Review 8：Convenience for parking and access to Gatwick Airport. Good restaurant in hotel

Review 9：Tiny bedroom with an en-site shoe-horned into one corner. Never ending traffic noise (hotel is on a very busy main road. Breakfast - allegedly "hot" food was mainly luke warm and delivered to the table without any choice!

Review 10：Dinner in the Dining Room - good food, good service and value for money.

Review 11：Nothing

Review 12：What a gem of a hotel. Friendly, helpful staff; great location; comfortable, spacious room; trouble free transfers to the airport plus secure parking all at a very reasonable price AND the restaurant menu and breakfast was good and reasonably priced as well. I would definitely recommend The Cambridge as the place to stay if you are flying from Gatwick and need overnight accommodation in the vicinity of the airport.

Review 13：Notbing

Review 14：Stayed here before a flight so use the room and the parking facilities rooms are great they are old fashioned but always spotlessly clean and large and fairly comfy all what u need just for a night or twos stay!would recommend to others definitely

Review 15：This was the first time I decided to have breakfast. I was asked to pay for it in advance at the reception desk. I arrived in the diningroom and a cooked breakfast was put in front of me without me being asked what I wanted. This is the first time I have ever experienced this and I've stayed in many hotels, guest houses and lodges. There was no fresh fruit, not even tinned! No croissants, cheese, nor cold meat. I can't understand why it is assumed everyone likes 2 boiled eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, beans and mushrooms! What about vegetarians and people with allergies to eggs ? Such a waste of food! I left most of it and wished I'd stayed in bed for an extra half hour! A help yourself buffet would be a far better option.

Review 16：The room I requested. Being helped with my cases by th manager. Enjoyed my dinner.

Review 17：Well organised for late and very early arrival. Efficient process and got to room quickly after having travelled for a coupe of hours it was just what we wanted.

Review 18：My partner met we at the hotel and then we were charged 2s for parking £6 each. I don't think you should be charged for parking when you are staying at the hotel

Review 19：The location was great and the room was clean

Review 20：They were 30 minutes late picking us up to leave for the airport,even though reception knew we were ready and we were 10 minutes early for our transfer.You wait in a room off reception so it is easy for them to forget about you

Review 21：easy access to airport,safe place to leave car while away,pick up from airport good.

Review 22：Arriving so late, it would have been nice to have had the option of having breakfast a bit later. A cut off time of 9am is a bit early when you have only had a few hours sleep.

Review 23：We only stayed one night and didn't arrive unit 2am. The staff were polite and helpful.

Review 24：Restaurant did not cater formy needs - small meals - entree size. Phone in room not connected so no way of contacting reception or dialling out.

Review 25：Room comfortable. Staff on arrival considerate.

Review 26：lack of lift, although staff very helpful in offering to store large cases, and help carry others up No real ale in the bar!

Review 27：less impersonal than most airport hotels

Review 28：Reception was poor. Although I had pre booked there was no record of my name. No booking for car parking and no booking for transfers. The lack of English by the reception staff was not helpful

Review 29：Food was exception nal

Review 30：Room felt cold and damp, kettle had to be placed on the floor to boil because electric cable was to short to reach from plug to table, no bedside cabinets on which to place water or alarm etc, shower fluctuated between very hot and cold. Breakfast not as advised the night before.

Review 31：Great service to and from Gatwick airport with parking

Review 32：We did not know our way around shuttle buses at airport, how and where the stops are, phones. Could customers be given a plan, to help them find the stop for the bus? and details about phoning the hotel? The hotel was excellent, but the airport aspect was difficult.

Review 33：As elderly travellers, who are not familiar with airport hotels and shuttle buses we found the hotel most suitable.

Review 34：We had a room in the attic garret. It was very warm and stuffy. We can't imagine being there if it was a warm day/night. The toilet didn't flush - handle broke. Shower knobs were strange and difficult to figure out. Front desk clerk wasn't friendly.

Review 35：Location was fine.

Review 36：There was a communication problem with some staff whose English was poor. The service in the restaurant was slow.

Review 37：Pleasant bar area and dining room. Rooms were adequate and shower was good. Good connection to Gatwick with regular minibus. Food was fine with a Middle Eastern theme. Good value for money overall.

Review 38：Breakfast is good but could be better, i.e. no marmalade and no alternative options for cooked breakfast.

Review 39：Rooms in the new annex are great and easily accessible. Great for transfer to the airport & car parking, offering car wash/valet on your return.

Review 40：Really good value for money. Easy to find park and stay. The room was very clean but the decor was fairly dated. The staff were very helpful when I called to confirm we needed a travel cot. Also the room was very cool on one of the hottest days of the year.

Review 41：Fantastic meal in the restaurant in the evening. Used the hotel the night before we flew from Gatwick and they stored our car for the 3 weeks were away. excellent shuttle service to and from the airport and with the overnight stay, excellent value for money.

Review 42：Staff were very helpful.not faised by my disabled son at all.if anything were more helpful including him in everything that was going on with the booking in.

Review 43：We had no hot water in the evening or in the morning. We complained to the manager who said Luke warm water was fine. The manager was rude, unhelpful and seriously lacked customer service skills.

Review 44：Thought a 2 o clock check in was quite late especially as we had a wedding to be at by two o clock so was a nightmare convincing reception to let us just put our bags in the room

Review 45：Clean room

Review 46：When I booked, back in May, I remember having read that the return fareto Gatwick was £4. Good value I thought, at the time. When I got to thehotel though it was much more expensive and when I showed my print outto the guy behind the desk, he informed me that the rate had changedlast October! &Quot;So, why did you not update your info" I asked.He was totally non-plussed, as if to say "why should I dothat?" I was not impressed.....

Review 47：The evening meal was rather good.

Review 48：I miss read the booking site so had to pay extra for parking but this was my own fault. It just means read small print. Like I said not sites fault I should have read it thoroughly

Review 49：Easey for purpose of getting to gat wick on time for early flight. Car kept at hotel and curtesy blue to and from hotel for small price.

Review 50：3rd floor attic room , It was too hot in the room, Very noisy when other residents moved close by as walls are thin. TV was not working properly the screen is stuck in Zoom mode - No hot breakfast available at 6.30am.

Review 51：Bed was comfortable - food was good

Review 52：Noise from adjacent room, broken stopper in the bathroom sink, dealing with heavy bags to reach my room on the third floor, with no lift, narrow stairs, heavy doors, and no offer of assistance from staff

Review 53：Convenient location to Gatwick Airport with good 24 hour shuttle service, comfortable bed, and free Wifi.

Review 54：tiny room, hotel is suited as a stop over for people travelling to Gatwick Aiport. Tiny room. Bar and restaurant poor, no atmosphere or decoration. Poor wifi.

Review 55：Convenient location, clean room

Review 56：Next to a busy road lots of road noise,used car park for 15 days.When we returned home car has a 3 inch scrape on the front bumper passenger side cannot prove it was done at the hotel but it looked new,Did not check car prior leaving hotel, my fault in not checking car.

Review 57：Good service from staff ,evening meals are good and friendly service, transfers to airport and back are good

Review 58：This is our 2nd visit and we did have a nicer room in the hotel the 1st stay but all fine for a quick stop over.

Review 59：Easy and quick transfers to and from airport quick access to car on return room fine

Review 60：Attic room, awful. No wifi available up there, shower hardly worked, sink taps back to front, beds uncomfortable, room tatty . Needs major investment.

Review 61：Bar and common areas ok

Review 62：Breakfast finishes a bit early when you have had a very late return to the hotel !

Review 63：Convenience of shuttle service to and from the airport. Good evening meal.

Review 64：Beds so uncomfortable it was barely possible to sleep in them, especially the children's ones in the family room. Breakfast expensive and average.

Review 65：Checking out.

Review 66：When I booked this stay I phoned up to check that the room was suitable for three adults and one child and was told that the room I would get was very large with large bunk beds to suit adults plus a double bed. The room we were given was up in the roof and it was not possible to walk in the room without bending over to avoid hitting your head. Two of the beds were very close to the roof and you dare not sit up.

Review 67：location and parking included

Review 68：The bed pillows and quilt were unsatisfactory. Infact there wasnt even a quilt just a sheet and a blanket. The bed was very springy and cheap feeling and the pillows were thin.

Review 69：First room door lock broken, moved straight away without issue, but neither room had good internet connection, overall very average for business usage. Although can see benefits for airport convenience.

Review 70：The receptionist was very unsmiling and not very welcoming on arrival. On departure, there was no enquiry about my stay at all.

Review 71：The public rooms were smart and the fillet steak was delicious, served by efficient smiley staff.

Review 72：Our bedroom door had no means of shutting securely or locking. We weregiven a key but there was no contact of fixing bar with the wallfitting, I.e the hole. We used a chair under the handle and a very heavytable to hold the door shut during the night.

Review 73：The staff were welcoming and efficient, we didn't have to use timefor formalities ..Airport transfers ran smoothly.

Review 74：Not a big issue - but be nice to have more pillows available in the room... As I state...not a big issue...

Review 75：After a long flight the object of staying here was just to catch up on sleep so nearly didn't book a table for an evening meal. We are so glad we did though... The food was outstanding. Jack the head waiter was very professional and ensured we were well attended to... Definitely recommended.

Review 76：Room was shabby with electric socket hanging off the wall and dirty wet patches on carpet. Shuttle bus revved up outside our window several times during the night. Long wait for shuttle at airport bus stop then nearly didn't get seats when all the late comers rushed forward and got on first ! Nearly had to wait another 59 mins in the cold !

Review 77：The restaurant evening meal was excellent quality and value.

Review 78：On our last 2 occasions, when we contacted the hotel from Gatwick North No 8 bus stop, our car was not "ready at the front for you" as we are usually told and then we had to go and find it ourselves somewhere round the corner near the hedge !!! Other than that all is good.

Review 79：Room down in basement, had to carry heavy bags down stairs. Receptionist got times mixed up so we got a wake-up call at 05.00 instead of 07.00.

Review 80：Value for money especially as it included parking for a week. Simple menu but very nicely cooked food at reasonable price.

Review 81：The location. The attitude of the staff and their friendliness. Bedroom of good standard, nice towels etc. in ensuite. Yes, we would stay there again and would recommend it.

Review 82：in the attic so natural light only by velux, which offered no real light, but then didn't need curtains. I have no idea what is up on the roof but a bad night sleep by noises from the roof and the wind moving things up there. I doubt it was a tree, but that's what it sounded like.

Review 83：Family room, actual beds, not z bed or pull outs Clean and tidy, even if bedspreads( not really needed), carpet and furniture in room a little dated. Transfer to Gatwick incredibly cheap No airplane noise

Review 84：Some double beds are quite small so twin beds is perhaps an option

Review 85：Efficiently organised. Have used several times without problem. Good shuttle service to airport. Good value for money,

Review 86：Absolutely nothing, honestly

Review 87：Clean comfortable room, not too much fiuss for an overnight stay, prior to flying out the next morning from Gatwick. Efficient bus transfer journeys, and having the car safely kept for 2 wks is excellent value. Turkish food is to die for

Review 88：We needed a hotel for the nights before and after our holiday and the Cambridge was perfect. Very reasonable price which included the parking and the transfer to and from Gatwick was only £4 and was very easy and quick. The food in the restaurant was very impressive and the service throughout faultless. We would stay again if we ever travel from Gatwick again.

Review 89：Only comment would be that I would have preferred car not to have been moved from where I parked it on arrival but relies thisis not practical for the coming and going of so many cars!

Review 90：Once again we had a very good stay at Cambridge Hotel and also meal prior to our flight. Transfer was good and at time requested, and also on return. No problems with parking of car for holiday period.also stayed night of return as late arrival back.

Review 91：This is not a hotel for people that are traveling for business. I stayed 2 nights and I wanted one bill for the total stay. I think I ended up with 7 receipts for one stay. I had to pay for the room on arrival and then again in the bar. I was told that I have to spend £10 if I wished to use a card. I explained that I was going to eat in the restaurant and then found that I had to pay separately again!!! I also asked if I could eat in the bar area and was told it was not possible. Poor service. The only hotel that I have stayed in that is not able to link the till systems. A small investment for a hotel of this size. The room was very old fashion and lacks investment. Bed was not comfortable at all.

Review 92：Not much to be very honest

Review 93：The bed was not comfortable. The staff was absolutely impolite and rude. This is not really appreciated when you spent a day to travel. I will never go back there.

Review 94：The room was simple and clean

Review 95：bathroom cold, no heating, no extra pillows in the room, only one chair in tatty condition, noisy toilet when flushed, car lights lighting up the room early hours of the morning, breakfast not that great, no choice on the cooked breakfast items had to ask for tea, sauces bottles empty

Review 96：Greeted straight away, lovely room size, good décor, quite, comfortable bed. price better than other popular hotels.

Review 97：Understandably no lunches available in view of the particular service provided

Review 98：Always convenient and comfortable for an early morning flight. Good restaurant for breakfast and for dinner.

Review 99：Basic room. No telephone, so had to walk to reception if you needed anything. Room furnid shings old and past their sell by date. Frugal with heating. None at all in the morning and through the day. So if you have to work in your room, take a coat. Complained twice, nothing done. Dinner was average

Review 100：Bar and restaurant decor. Good staff on desk. Excellent service in bar and restaurant. Good quality cooked break fast.

Review 101：This hotel caters for wedding parties at the weekend. Travellers with early flights would get little sleep. We would have prefered to have been informed of this, so could have possibly relocated.

Review 102：Location Transfer facility adequate

Review 103：Placed in the basemwnt and everytime a car drove in the car park it was heard in our room :( service and staff were good but the room was awefully located nd i didnt sleep at all.

Review 104：The staff

Review 105：Pokey room, poor breakfast, very expensive side salad. I have never paid £14for aside salad and I have eaten in some very nice restaurants. As I had to keep asking for confirmation that my requests for parking and breakfast were taken both from the hotel and Booking.com, this special offer ended up a lot more expensive

Review 106：Transfer to and from airport

Review 107：We had a room at the front of the hotel and were kept awake on and off by the constant traffic noise.

Review 108：Polite and helpful staff, clean and tidy room.We dined in the evening in the restaurant and had full English breakfast before our departure. Excellent food and good value. The lift to the airport was on time and delivered us to the departures in good time for our flight.

Review 109：Did not sleep at hotel as had late night flight from Gatwick. Used hotel as a base to start our holiday. Had dinner in restaurant which was excellent and very good value. Left car at hotel and used their transfers to and from airport. Would definitely recommend using this hotel to start and end your holiday and to leave your car. An excellent experience all round.

Review 110：Rang hotel on return informed of 10 min wait 30min later rang again told 10 min again in total we waited 1.hour not acceptable. This is second time at hotel so very upset this time will look at other hotels next time.

Review 111：Dinner breakfast very good

Review 112：Prepaid for 8 nights parking. No space so told to park on main road. Staff rude. No sleep due to noise. Overbooked shuttle bus. Nightmare!

Review 113：Value for money

Review 114：1. Totally disorganised parking, cars everywhere, uneven ground, no proper allocated bays, cars three and four deep in places. Seeing this, we nearly cancelled, wish we had.2. Took over 45 minutes to pick us up from airport on our return. No apology whatsoever from the arrogant self defensive chief receptionist, in fact, she suggested it was our fault because they had no record of us coming back on that day!!!!! 3. Customer's car keys 'stored' in plastic open boxes and hook board, all on view behind the counter, really easy for any thief to steal. 4. It took 20 minutes to find our car keys after they tipped them out of boxes and had to ferret through them all. 5.When we got the keys, we found the car was boxed in and had to go back to reception to ask the surly chief receptionist to get us unblocked. 6. Wish we had looked at the Google reviews about this hotel. Apparently they are not insured to drive your car, which they do and then disclaim responsibility for damage. Those reviews also state the surly defensive disinterested attitude of the receptionist that we encountered. Only one receptionist was really nice but seemed to be made the scape goat for this unprofessional, disgracefully organised, disastrous hotel that treats its customers, their cars and their car keys with no duty of care whatsoever. Finally, our car door was damaged, so overall, it cost us more in time, stress and money. Big lesson learnt.

Review 115：The only good point was the room. Clean and well furnished.

Review 116：The lack of hot water. No shower mat. No mat by shower. Impossible parking (if you could find a space, your car would be blocked in). No welcome at all by stressed staff being harassed by the staff at their sister hotel. No information on food!!!. I describe this as a car park with bedrooms. No bedside table to put your tea. T.v affected by generated!! Rubbish!!!!

Review 117：The clean bathroom.

Review 118：Staff were grouchy, room poorly furnished, no phone, no hotel info book, no nightstands, bare walls, only furniture two twin beds and two dining table chairs, tv on wall to side of beds so difficult to see from bed. Built in very small wardrobe, no shelves and just two hangers. The hotel car park was jammed with cars left by guests who used the airport, extremely difficult to park each evening for staying guests, no spaces and no organization, it was like trying to park at a music festival !

Review 119：New bathroom

Review 120：Booked 2 double rooms but got twin bedded which.staff then.pushedtogether and covered with a sheet that didn't fit!!. Damp in therooms water damaged. Industrial fan on the dressing table. Staffapproached had a bad attitude and offered sub.standard alternative. Ifwe had wanted to stay in what was a car park it would have beenmuch.cheaper to stay in a ncp. Parking is surely health and safetyissue. Would not recommend a complete waste of money!!. Never again!!

Review 121：Nothing!!

Review 122：The service in the bar in late afternoon is slow.

Review 123：It is convenient, the restraunt is good for both menu selection and service. Our transfer experience to and from the airport was good.

Review 124：I never saw so many cars around...... The owner makes a deal with passengers facing Gatwick as their destination; offering parkingspace, room end transport to/from Gatwick Airport. During nighttime it was very busy swapping cars around.

Review 125：The room was OK and clean, but very simple. The restaurant was fine as well as the food they were offering.

Review 126：Mistake re wrong night booked discovered 24 hours in advance but no refund. Upon return, I tripped on your mat at the bottom of the steps in the front of the hotel. Receptionist gave me plaster but was too busy to refer me to senior member of staff for me to show where the mat had curled up as I wanted to prevent someone-else falling and hurting themselves. The fall ripped my trousers at the knee and a massive bruise resulted. Took a long time for transport to arrive at airport to collect us and 2 of our party were brought back to the hotel by Days Inn, a hotel opposite. This was absolutely fine, but surely, as we had paid for transport, this should have been available.

Review 127：Rooms booked in on wrong date in error by ourselves. Hotel able to accommodate us by immediately cleaning out alternative rooms Very clean rooms. Ideally situated for airport and great food,

Review 128：Where do I start? 1) Rooms too small for number of people 2) Bunk beds unsuitable for guests over 1.4m high (or 5Ft tall.) 3) Fitments not fitted properly - towel rails hanging off, picture downlights used as bedside wall lights fitted too close to guests head? 4) Shuttle drivers driving dangerously - including sending a text one-handed while driving with guests in minibus.

Review 129：Great price and location to Gatwick Airport. Helpful Front Desk staff.

Review 130：Room at front was too noisy with people departing for early flights. Nothing for kids to do, two families were obviously there to catch a flight the next morning and they had nothing to do other than charge around on the terrace. Food was expensive, need to do snacks and sandwiches.

Review 131：Convenient for the party we were attending

Review 132：Bar prices

Review 133：Respectful service Helpful Reception Desk staff Restaurant menu & food Prompt collection from airport On site parking with reasonable rates

Review 134：Room comfortable but suffered from noise from the road. Curtains tasteful but too thin, hence too much light in the morning.

Review 135：Very convenient and a good service all round for a reasonable price. Generous supply of tea and coffee in the room. Pleasant, helpful staff.

Review 136：Just one waiter at breakfast possibly wasn't enough, although he did his best to accommodate everyone's needs as quickly and as courteously as possible.

Review 137：Helpful, friendly staff. We had a good night's sleep in a comfortable room, and the breakfast was ample. We will definitely stay here again.

Review 138：Excellent accomodation. Wonderful food. Pick up at Gatwick good.

The Fine Print

Please note that the airport transfer costs GBP 3.00 per person each way.