The Cambridge Hotel

Really clean, very spacious bedroom. We were pleasantly surprised how nice the place was for the price. Felt so fancy and boujee for us little backpacker rats. The receptionist was so lovely and helpful, I wish I'd asked his name but he had brown curly hair and I think he was Canadian? big thumbs up to that dude. Location is great if you wanna go to bars and such, would recommend the Welsh bar just down the road.

Stayed with a mate for a week & had a great time. Location is very central to all the bars, eateries and shorefront action that you would want to visit. Our (twin) room was compact but had everything required and the beds were comfortable. (Worth noting that residents get a 10% discount on all food and beverages in the bar and restaurant, and there are also offers on every day/evening - do try the Sunday Roast). Staff were super friendly & helpful - step forward Phoebe, Theo, Hili, Liz & reception folk (whose names I didn’t get) - plus a special mention for The Boss, Jeremy, who went out of his way to accommodate us and made us feel ‘at home’. Overall our stay was great fun, great value and we leave having made friends, so would thoroughly recommend.

Was only there overnight but enjoyed my stay, none the less. The shared bathroom was fine, only issue I had was the distance from the room, however, I survived. The shower was great, good water pressure, only problem was the small space & the seals around the bottom of the shower door could be replaced to prevent the leakage onto the floor. Parking my car was a wee bit of an issue, but managed all the same. Thanks heaps. Would definitely consider coming back in the future.

I was very impressed with this hotel. It’s very reasonably priced. It’s well positioned for the centre of the city, buses, the beach and a supermarket. There is a cinema nearby and plenty of places to eat and drink. I asked for a quiet room when I booked and was given a single room on floor 2 which was perfect to recover from jet lag. It’s spotlessly clean. The shared bathroom was also very clean. The showers could do with upgrading but they were ok. The bed was really comfortable. I stayed for 6 nights and was really pleased that there was a good sized fridge in the room. The staff were friendly, helpful and available when needed. There was a 10% discount on food and drink in the bar. I ate there one night. The food was reasonably priced and I enjoyed it. I’ll stay again on my way back through Wellington at the end of my trip. Well done.

Great twin room for myself and my daughter. Well done spacious room kind of old fashioned in a really well done way. We could make coffee/tea and had a basin, so just needed to pop out for the shared bathroom occasionally. Great location and really clean. I would book in here again! 🌞

The hotel is located just a short walk from the waterfront. There are shops and bars close by. It is close to the airport too. The rooms vary. I stayed in a 4 bed and 6 bed dorm. The 4 bed was more spacious and comfortable. There is a noise a night time from doors creaking and people moving around. There is lots of toilets and showers. The kitchen was quite small though and there wasn’t a lot of cutlery, utensils or plates etc. the hotel has a bar and serves food too. The hotel and rooms are old fashioned though. Checked in late and the process was smooth for us.

Love staying at the Cambridge, have been doing so since 2012, great location, good value and friendly helpful staff. And you get to love the quirky Cambridge vibe, low water pressure in the showers, electric jug coirds that don't reach the power outlets, some of the toilets out of order for months and cooking element controls in the kitchen that take some figuring out! Deferred maintenance, unresponsive management - who knows, but Hey it's tough in the hospitality sector. And people like me keep coming back! :))

The location was great, and I can’t really comment on the service because I stayed one night. But the rooms were extremely basic, with one super small cubby for each person, beds were comfortable and clean, but extremely loud when moving around. Bathrooms felt like out of a horror movie, although not super dirty, there were no windows for ventilation, shower drain was clogged so it turned into a tub. For one night is bearable, but would not stay there for longer than that.

My first time to Wellington, we spend a few days here. It is a lovely hotel. Rooms are clean and tidy . You do however have a shared bathroom. This hotel caters for backpackers too. There is a shared kitchen you can use as well as a washing machine and dryer. Down stairs is a bar and restaurant that serves delicious meals.

Right on the river front and part of a wonderful hotel, this hostel is unique in my experience. Essentially, the owners have provided posh hotel rooms, and equally nice but non-suite hostel rooms. They even have teasmaids and TVs! If I had one quibble it's that the lights in the bathroom are on a timer and go out after a few minutes - usually just as you're trying to get the soap out of your eyes. The bar on the ground floor is great and they do backpacker specials like a BBQ once a week which are great value. Failing that, there's a cracking Chinese a few doors up ;)