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Reviews of Golden Ball Hotel

4 out of 5
Golden Ball Hotel
High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

D

Business traveller
No restaurant or pub!
Arrived on a Tuesday 17:00, place in darkness! Found the owner by knocking on the door, only to be told that the pub and restaurant were closed on a Tuesday. No mention of this when booking - info says 'restaurant'. The room was not worth the money paid - it was OK and clean but NOT a £90/night room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Robin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A good night's sleep and a decent shower.
Stayed here for one night on a business trip. The pub is closed Monday and Tuesday so it was not obvious how we would get into the place. Luckily, I remembered getting an email with a phone number. The phone was answered immediately and the owner appeared moments later to let us into the building. He was very friendly and recommended an amazing Indian restaurant where we could eat (Lalbagh in Bourn, amazing!) The accommodation was comfortable and quiet although a little dated and would benefit from freshening up however, everything worked and the shower was fantastic. A good night's sleep and a decent shower suits me. The final piece of the jigsaw was breakfast which was equally decent; gourmet, no, but fresh and cooked perfectly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Mr S

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

MRS M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb for a visit to Cambridge.
Delightful small country hotel with bags of character and warm, welcoming staff. Delicious breakfasts and evening meal and we found our room and bathroom very well furnished and clean. We can certainly recommend the Golden Ball- ideal for visits to Cambridge. We hope to make a return visit before too long.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Brigitte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful stay at the Golden Ball Inn, the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, and the breakfast was delicious. The Inn itself was a lovely place to sit and have a drink.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good Sarah and Stephen where very welcoming and friendly great place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming and helpful staff throughout stay, good room and facilities, clean, safe and comfortable bed. Excellant food and menue in a pub/restaurant atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lucinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place in a lovely little village
My visit was lovely and really enjoyed the place. Staff were very friendly and welcoming, lots of character in the pub itself and plenty of options for food. Breakfast was included and the food was brilliant. The room was clean, tidy and a very comfortable bed and pillows. The only bad thing that I found was that noise travelled across the rooms/building at times which meant that it was quite noisy. However, at night it was quite. So may need to bring earplugs if you are a light sleeper and affected by noise! Otherwise it was a lovely place and I enjoyed my stay. Will be staying there again in the future!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the friendlyness and that the Proprietor Steven didn't correct me after calling him Peter throughout my stay. Lovely food. Just a little too far from Newmarket for me. But would definitely stay again if my circumstances required it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very personable staff, great food and wonderful place to stay. Would definitely recommend and go again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a gem of a hotel
What an amazing place! Full of character and very caring & thoughtful owners. Couldn’t do enough for us. Would definitely recommend this gem of a hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, good food and good staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous stay
Fantastic stay and stunning food
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding
A warm welcome to a comfortable stay. The hotel is in a lovely quiet position with an excellent bar snd restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbie

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

MARGARET

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Country Pub
Baskets of flowers, thatched roof on a 16th Century Pub! 
Doesn’t more English 🇬🇧💕
Delicious Full English breakfast by Stephen 😄
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lily

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff and service, very clean, beautiful gardens and good food. We were a party of 4 and all loved it, will definitely come back
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hospitality!
Hospitality was like no other we had ever experienced.. amazing staff, went above and beyond, hotel immaculate and everything we needed
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
12-13th March
Fantastic stay, ideally located for easy access to Cambridge, landlord was very helpful and nothing was too much trouble. We had evening meals on both nights as well as breakfast and the food and overall service were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Tanya

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A bit tired, but the staff were awesome and resolved issues quickly and efficiently. I would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such a friendly welcome and so courteous throughout our stay. Food was excellent - We will definitely visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely country put with excellent food and welcoming staff. Slept very well in a very comfortable bed. The matress topper made all the difference
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay!
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Staff were so friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean comfortable and good value for money. Food was great and very reasonably priced. Breakfast was lovely and accomodating of choice if wanted.Throughly recommended a stay here. Sarah the host was really friendly and helpful. Will definitley return as soon as possible.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One nuight stoppover
Great stoppover overnight stay, did not arrive to 9.45pm so had a drink in the bar. Breakfast in the morning was tasty and freshly cooked. Room was a great size, clean and a very comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming, lovely stay. Cracking breakfast 🍳. Steve and Sarah superb hosts
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mr S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant place and value for money
We had visited the property before and was impressed. The second visit can sometimes be disappointing but for this property the standard had not changed. For a round-robin tour of four hotels for this trip - it was the best of them all. Clean - made most welcome - great food and most importantly excellent value for money. We will return again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

mark

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely village location, great food, fabulous host, good rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Edgar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well worth a visit
Great food and very friendly staff. Very clean room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and considerate staff. Couldn’t do enough to help. Lovely food and a beautiful pub garden. The breakfast was particularly good, or made to order, probably one of the best I have a had. Would definitely use again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Race day stay
Amazing service great food can’t wait to come back
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable and clean room. Fantastic friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carlo

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Hugh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpful and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

peter

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quintessentially English
Really pleasant stay in a very pretty village with lovely walks. Food and service was also very good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Barbie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

TRACY

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
COVID-19 AWARE HOTEL
This trip was made in some trepidation, due to COVID-19. The whole establishment was not only spotlessly managed but rules and social distancing practiced. Really felt secure, clean and safe. On top of this the room was very acceptable, the evening meal was very good food and the breakfast was excellent. Will return again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020