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Riverside Inn

3.0 star property
Adults-only hotel in Ely with free parking

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (River View)
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The Riverside Inn provides a convenient base near Ely Cathedral with breakfast included and free WiFi in common areas. Guests can take peaceful walks along the river or visit local cultural attractions like the Babylon Gallery and Ely Museum within easy reach.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
The current price is ฿3,154
฿3,785 total
includes taxes & fees
2 Nov - 3 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
Separate bedroom
Fan
Heating
Blackout curtains
Premium bedding
Hairdryer
  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (River View)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Fan
Heating
Blackout curtains
Premium bedding
Shower/bath combination
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double Room, Ensuite | Bathroom

Classic Double Room, Ensuite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

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

Map
8 Annesdale, Ely, England, CB7 4BN

What's nearby

  • Ely Cathedral - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Ely Museum - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Wisbech - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Ely City Golf Club - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve - 15 min drive - 18.5 km

Getting around

  • Ely Station - 5 min walk
  • London (STN-Stansted) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Cutter Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪3 @ 3 Terrace - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Drayman's Son - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Peacocks Tearoom - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Wildwood Kitchen - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Riverside Inn

Hotel near Ely Cathedral
Located close to Babylon Gallery and Ely Museum, Riverside Inn provides free continental breakfast. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Free self-parking
  • An electric car charging station, smoke-free property and a front desk safe

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Conveniences

  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

This property welcomes adults only

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit/debit cards
This property uses solar energy, plus eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including stag and hen parties

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Frequently asked questions

Is Riverside Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Inn?

As of 1 Nov 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Riverside Inn on 2 Nov 2025 start from ฿3,153.77, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Riverside Inn?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Riverside Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Riverside Inn?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Riverside Inn located?

Situated in Ely, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Babylon Gallery, Ely Cathedral and Oliver Cromwell's House. Ely Museum and Ely City Golf Club are also within 2 mi (3 km). Ely Station is 5 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

Riverside Inn Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.8

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

9.0

Staff & service

8.6

Eco-friendliness

9.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 159 out of 222 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 222 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 222 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 222 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 222 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Attractive charming property
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthea

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.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

MP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Calls itself an inn, so a olde pub with rooms and a cosy bar was anticipated. The closed front door, opened by means of a phone call, and the discovery that one was staying in an apartment block, was therefore disappointing. However all was clean and comfortable and well appointed, so full marks in all other respects.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay, what a find
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in great location. Staff very helpful and room, breakfast excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely clean and well presented guest house. Great location within a short distance of the town centre. Would definitely book again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room, everything looked new and great quality. Great location for exploring Ely.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Avis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great quality classy accommodation and breakfast - early checkout at 10am will not be for everyone.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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).
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Location

One night stay. Very nice room and lovely breakfast. Bit stingy with milk in room - only enough for one tea each
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Amenities
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
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable stay with excellent breakfast. If you book the single room, it has bathroom for sole use (described as 'private bathroom'), not en-suite. However, it was very clean and fine. The bathroom light is inclined to plunge you into darkness if you stay in there too long - a conventional pull switch might be a more practical (though less elegant) solution than the electronic pushbutton!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Nadine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

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
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A very lovely place for a mini break Ticks all the boxes
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid

Lovely location and beautiful place
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic stay. Room beautifully appointed. Bed comfy. Bathroom really lovely. Breakfast plenty of choice from full english to cereal fruit and pastries,all self service but a very smart breakfast room. Pay for parking contactable by e.mail link. Definitely will be back. Wonderful stay. Thank you Lily.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful comfortable small guest house right by the river. Very well equipped. Good breakfast. A great base to explore Ely.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025