Cambridge Hotel

Wellington


Built in 1883, the super-central, chocolate-brown Cambridge is a sporty corner pub, with old-fashioned budget rooms above (can you believe that the Queen stayed here in the 1960s?). All of the hotel rooms have fridges and kettles; some have tiny bathrooms. The backpacker wing has a snug kitchen-lounge and dorms with little natural light but sky-high ceilings.


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