You may’t cost £249.50 for a room and never know which aspect of the constructing it’s on.
We expressly requested to not be on the busy foremost street resulting in Cambridge station and reverse a large development website — but certain sufficient, that’s the place we’re put.
The lady on reception says she’s solely been within the job 4 days, so we don’t blame her. However the place is the supervisor to verify every little thing is operating easily, particularly as this can be a new opening and the primary enterprise within the UK for the Dublin-based O’Callaghan Resort Group?
Arrival: The Tamburlaine Resort is the primary UK enterprise for the Dublin-based O’Callaghan Group
Once we sit down on the bar and order two gin and tonics, a male member of workers suggests we go straight to our desk as a result of he’s anticipating a big group to come back in.
‘Can’t we simply sit right here and order whereas we’ve got a drink?’ I ask.
‘It will be greatest in the event you went to the desk,’ he says.
No giant group arrives. And nor do our drinks — till lastly we flag down an Italian waiter who takes pity on us.
Among the many spires: The Tamburlaine is a helpful addition to Cambridge, however has a lot to show
It’s he who helps us when our chips arrive under-cooked (he takes them again); when our white wine is room temperature (he replaces it promptly); when my spouse asks for a ribeye steak with nothing else on the plate and it comes with mushrooms and tomatoes (he apologises).
Once we requested for some background info on the Tamburlaine Resort we discovered it’s named after a play by Corpus Christi fellow Christopher Marlowe and there are 155 rooms, suitably described as Brisker Rooms, Scholar Rooms, Dean Rooms and so forth.
Our Brisker is huge, with a floor-to-ceiling window, king-size mattress and marble lavatory. It’s comfy and spacious, as is the downstairs of the lodge, with a double-height foyer and a welcoming mezzanine degree.
However, regardless of some unique artwork and well-stacked bookcases, the entire ensemble feels unusually company.
Cambridge will not be well-served by motels and the PR blurb calls this the ‘most fun lodge opening to come back to Cambridge in years’ — however it must show it.
