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Riverside Inn

3.0 star property
Art lovers appreciate the nearby Babylon Gallery while river strollers find their perfect pace at this welcoming spot near Ely Cathedral

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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

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Housekeeping

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
Heating
Fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
  • 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
Separate bedroom
Heating
Fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double Room, Ensuite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

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

About the neighborhood

Ely is home to Riverside Inn. Oliver Cromwell's House and Ely Cathedral are notable landmarks, and if an activity is on the agenda, check out Ely City Golf Club. Babylon Gallery and Ely Museum are two other places to visit that come recommended. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails.
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8 Annesdale, Ely, England, CB7 4BN

What's nearby

  • Babylon Gallery - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Ely Cathedral - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Ely Museum - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Oliver Cromwell's House - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Ely City Golf Club - 2 min drive - 1.5 miles

Getting around

  • Ely Station - 6 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪3 @ 3 Terrace - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Cutter Inn - ‬1 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 premises, and a front-desk safe

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 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 elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Smoking not allowed

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 available

Check-out

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

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

This property welcomes adults only

Property payment types

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 elevators
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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Riverside Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

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?

Check-out 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 6 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

Riverside Inn Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.8

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

9.2

Staff & service

9.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 164 out of 228 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 228 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 228 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 228 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 228 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, easy check in, great facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim McGuire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good breakfast. Location was perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location and view . Big room and comfortable bed . Super bathroom. The room was too hot overnight and we couldn't adjust the heating or have a window open as on ground floor . Light in hallway bright all night wbich also disturbed sleep
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Stuart

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

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
Stayed 1 night in Sep 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

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

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet rooms, very clean, excellent shower, slightly old fashioned decor. Breakfast could be better for the price paid for the room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan

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

Beautiful hotel

We had a lovely stay. Our room was immaculate and spotlessly clean. The river view was beautiful. Breakfast was lovely with plenty of selection. Would definitely stay again even though train noise was quite disurbing at times
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room, breakfast and view from room. Couldn’t ask for more
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean accommodation staff helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

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

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two night stay good location, close to train station. Easy walk into town to visit the cathedral.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable room. Ideal for one person. Exceptionally clean. Very helpful staff. Good breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 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

Christopher

Great B & B

Great place to stay free parking nearby and a short walk into town. Good places to eat nearby and generally lovely and quiet. Room is clean and comfortable and the breakfast was brilliant, we would definitely stay there again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were very impressed.The room and en-suite seemed like new. Exceptionally clean .Nice touch with the safe and Ironing facilities although we never used them .Would definitely recommend and come again .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 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

Rosanne

Liked: Amenities
Loved the location especially the bedroom's own little terrace overlooking the river. Very comfortable and quiet. Lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Agnieszka

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

Comfortable stay in great location

The room was very clean, good size bathroom with underfloor heating, bed and pillows were very comfortable. For me the duvet could have been thicker as I turn the heating off overnight but that’s personal preference. Overall a really good stay and will come back soon.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and secluded part of the city. Lovely environment around the waterways and only a short walk from the cathedral.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 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

Hector

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable , handy location. Friendly staff
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 traveler

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