ibis Cambridge Central Station

The Radical Truth

Directly at the train station, its location is perfect for early-morning departures and late night arrivals at Cambridge's Central Train Station. It is a perfect location for someone visiting the local corporate offices.

Room Reality

Town is easy to by foot, but walking the direct route can be busy, especially along Hills Road (the direct route into town).

Local Insider Hack

The food vans outside the train station offer some excellent non-hotel food while short walk (less than 10 minutes) will have you on Mill Road with an eclectic mix of global cuisines. A few minutes further and some real gems of local pubs can be found.

The Vibe

Corporate Functional

The Neighbourhood Reality

The Ibis Cambridge Central Station is a logistical victory if you want to at the train station. It'd be hard to be any closer to the train station.

If you're looking to capture the vibe of Cambridge during your stay, this isn't the one for you. But, for the traveller visiting one of the many corporate or law offices in the immediate area, this could be just the right place for you.

Access from the station is superbly easy. There are no steps, road crossings, or any real hurdle from exiting the station and arriving at the hotel. Surrounded by lots of commercial properties, some of them high-end international firms (reflecting Cambridge's hub as a global business centre), there is also a strong residential presence in the area. Along with the commuters, this stops the area from becoming too quiet and ghostly into the later evening hours. It's quite easily walkable but with a fair amount of slow moving traffic.

Right out the front is a taxi rank, making personal transport anywhere in the city very easy, and access to the expensive but handy station car park adds to the traffic, and the surrounding noise. The nearby bus stops for the train station are near by and also many local amenities within easy walk of the hotel.

The Sainsbury's local (for food, snacks and bits and bobs) along with the Pret sandwich shop and Caffe Nero, all within direct view of the front door, give you the options if you don't want to choose the local vendors.

Grabbing a drink in the evening? The Station Tavern is right next door with the Old Ticket Office (OTO) beside that, offering some outside seating if watching the commuters drift by is your vibe. The OTO is a nice addition as it really is what it says, the old station building.