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Riverside Inn

3.0 star property
Adults-only hotel within walking distance of Babylon Gallery

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Riverside Inn, near Ely Cathedral, offers a warm welcome with breakfast and free WiFi in public areas. Unwind with a stroll by the river or explore nearby Babylon Gallery and Ely Museum.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Electric vehicle charging point
  • Non-smoking
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi

Main amenities (2)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front-desk safe
The current price is R1 850
R2 220 total
includes taxes & fees
16 Nov - 17 Nov

Room options

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Deluxe Single Room, Private Bathroom (River View)

8,8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Heating
Fan
Bathrobes
  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (River View)

9,6 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Heating
Fan
Private bathroom
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Bathroom

Classic Double Room, Ensuite

9,4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Heating
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
  • 13 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

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8 Annesdale, Ely, England, CB7 4BN

What's nearby

  • Jubilee Gardens - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Ted Coney's Family Portraits - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Ely Cathedral - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Ely Museum - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Ely City Golf Club - 2 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Cambridge (CBG) - 34 min drive
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 65 min drive
  • Ely Station - 5 min walk
  • Soham Station - 18 min drive
  • Cambridge North Station - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪3 @ 3 Terrace - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Cutter Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Peacocks Tearoom - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Prince Albert - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Wildwood Kitchen - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Riverside Inn

When visiting Ely, Riverside Inn is a great choice to consider. Free self parking is an added perk, and guests looking to stay active can check out the nearby hiking/biking trails.

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 7 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM
    • Contactless check-in and check-out are available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out
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Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Free on-site self-parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site
    • Electric vehicle charging point on site
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Other information

    • Smoke-free property
    • Caters to adults only
    • No stag or hen parties

Property amenities

What to do

  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Fishing nearby

Facilities

  • Safe-deposit box at front desk

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

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  • Daily housekeeping

Fees & policies

Policies

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
This property does not have elevators.
This property uses solar energy, plus eco-friendly cleaning products.
This property accepts credit/debit cards.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express

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Frequently asked questions

Are pets allowed at Riverside Inn?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed.

Is parking offered on site at Riverside Inn?

Yes, there's free self parking. Electric vehicle charging is available.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Riverside Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM. Check-out time is 10:00 AM. Contactless check-in and check-out are available.

What is there to do at Riverside Inn and nearby?

Have fun with nearby activities like fishing and hiking. Additional recreation nearby includes birdwatching.

What's the area around Riverside Inn like?

Riverside Inn is a short 5-minute walk from Ely Station and 10 minutes' walk from Ely Cathedral.

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Riverside Inn Reviews

Reviews

9,4

Exceptional

9,8/10

Cleanliness

9,0/10

Staff & service

9,0/10

Amenities

9,6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8,6/10

Eco-friendliness

Popular mentions

Breakfast
Room
Location
River
Bathroom
View
Service staff
Parking
Check-out
River view

What guests liked

  • Breakfast was described as lovely, excellent, good, great, and plentiful with a wide selection. (17 reviews)
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Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Great stylish clean room, very comfortable.
Stephen, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Room with a veiw

A lovely place to stay for our anniversary. Lovely big room, very clean and excellent condition. Massive bathroom. All with great view of the river and places to eat on the door step.
M c, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great stay

Really enjoyed our stay at Riverside Inn. Had a lovely downstairs room beautifully furnished and spotlessly clean. Super view over the river and boats. Breakfast was great too and no problems when asking for gluten free bread. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Anthea, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Lovely hotel in great location. Staff very helpful and room, breakfast excellent.
Steve, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Location
Dan, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Noone there to check us in. Ring doorbel person who answered no greeting very abrupt not very helpful. Had to try and figure out parking Interior and room excellent. Same with breakfast again no good morning when asking if tea or coffee. Food lovely No sauces or water
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Extremely clean and well presented guest house. Great location within a short distance of the town centre. Would definitely book again.
Nigel, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Lovely room, everything looked new and great quality. Great location for exploring Ely.
David, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great quality classy accommodation and breakfast - early checkout at 10am will not be for everyone.
Avis, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Excellent room and service but faulty TV and WiFi.

Very friendly staff, spotless room, luxurious bed, tasty breakfast, great facilities. Just a shame that the very basic TV could barely hold a signal and became unwatchable, and the WiFi wasn't working (after logging in, there was no internet available).
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Lovely Location

One night stay. Very nice room and lovely breakfast. Bit stingy with milk in room - only enough for one tea each
Gary, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good facilities in the room, although the decor was a bit overpriced! The breakfast was slightly disappointing in that there was no granola or muesli, some of the fruit offered was tinned, and the bread was rather ordinary. But nice to feel as if we were all in our own home, with a front door straight onto the river
Catherine, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

The hotel and the location next to the river is beautiful! Overall, very good. Our room was very warm. After we adjusted it as best we could it was still uncomfortably warm. The bed was described as a King, but I would describe it as a queen size. In other words too small for my husband and I. Everything else was very good. Breakfast was lovely.
Pam, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

The only issue i had was the parking! We arrived at check-in and there was no parking and the public parking was for limited time only. I feel the description stating free parking is misleading. It's free if you can find it. Otherwise the location and room were very nice.

4/10 Fair

Overpriced, disappointing breakfast

I don’t mind self check-in at all and this one worked well. The room was lovely though with no view at all I would class it as overpriced. Breakfast didn’t make up for that whatsoever. The cooked breakfast was cold on both mornings we stayed and the bread was dry so my sausage sandwich was far from enjoyable. Little touches could be improved on eg more than one toilet roll for a couple staying for 2 nights. When paying as much as we did for the stay I don’t think rationing the sheets per toilet visit is very fair. Also, if I had realised that there was a need to grab a croissant at breakfast before the other guests took one, rather like having to be up early for a sunbed abroad, I would have got in there! Sadly, every opening and closing of door below goes through you as you try to sleep and you can pretty much hear every word being spoken in the room below All in all I would say the stay was an expensive lesson in not selecting to stay here. The location is lovely right on the river. But not being able to see it and being disappointed by the breakfast mean it could have been anywhere and certainly not worth paying for the privilege
Nadine, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

I missed the fact that the bathroom, although for my personal use, was not ensuite. Maybe it was in the small print. Everything else very good.
Robert, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

The property is a self check in property. Unfortunately, we did not realise that details of check-in were sent via email the day before which went straight into my junk box. We arrived around 2 hours early in the hope we could drop our bags off especially because it was the day of our daughter's wedding and were rudely told via the ring bell that all check-in details are on the email. There is no O2 coverage in most of Ely so I could not access these details. When I asked about parking, I was told this was also on the email. For over £175, this is not service I would expect. Check-in is too late and inflexible and check-out is 10am. We had to carry our cases through Ely town late at night. Just what you need after a long day. On top of that, what you would expect is a nice quiet night is instead geese honking in the night, trains going by and bottles being emptied out by the neighbouring restaurant in the early hours. Definitely not worth the money.
Sue, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Clean, easy check in, great facilities.
Mark, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Not what we expected

We were expecting a four star hotel but its really a bnb with self check in via keysafe . Room was spotless but quite small. Breakfast was good
Stuart, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Delightful gem in a beautiful setting

This is a delightful little gem in a beautiful setting. We were attending a concert so needed to arrive early and wouldn’t be back to the room until very late. Not a problem staff were very accommodating.
John, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good for 1-2 nights in

Nice decent sized room. Good restaurant next door. Nice views near the canal. Could be a little noisy with outdoor pub seating nearby. No common sitting area.
Michael, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

A lovely location! Was in small single room, perfectly fine. Comfortable bed, clean nice decor, good air conditioning, vital given current hot weather!.The well presented reasonable size bathroom for sole use was separate and was a few steps across a small landing, it had a bath/shower. Breakfast OK, choice of cereals, orange juice, pastries plus some fruit and also small buffet style hot choice of scrambled egg, bacon, sausage & tomatoes.
John, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

A wonderful comfortable small guest house right by the river. Very well equipped. Good breakfast. A great base to explore Ely.
Frank, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great location, clean and comfortable

Great location although we were in front of hotel which has seating area outside for the restaurant next door. Closed at 8 so quiet but I expect in the evenings it can be noisy to stay in room 1. Decor great, very clean, large bed, spacious bathroom. Tv signal awful, kept dropping out continuously . No hotel parking as we thought, it’s free street parking but it was very very busy so we had to park in a car park a good 15 min walk away carrying luggage
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Lovely room guest hous
Hazel, 1-night trip