The Tamburlaine Hotel in Cambridge

The Tamburlaine Hotel is a brand new hotel that has opened in Cambridge just seconds from the train station on Station Road. It is not only a hotel but it also has conference spaces, a gym, beautiful restaurant area and bar, Garden room, Steam deli and library. Their name is borrowed from a Persian emperor in a play by 16th century dramatist and Cambridge alumni Christopher Marlowe. Their look is polished and contemporary with subtle accents of Persian influence and echoes of Cambridge’s old school charm.



The dramatic lobby sets the tone with soaring double height ceilings, a sweeping feature spiral staircase and cascading chandeliers. Staff are kitted out in plush velvets, traditional plaids and playful college stripes. Oversized, antique silk rugs and sumptuous velvet and leather armchairs invite visitors to relax by the open fire.



Guest rooms and suites are exceptionally spacious, elegant and generous, with handmade beds and crisp linens. Bespoke furniture and collected retro pieces add character and personality. The rooms come in three types; Freshman (classic), Don (executive rooms) and Dean (suites).

                      
The bathrooms were a bloggers heaven being all marble with exclusive toiletries from The White Company in their Noir fragrance.



They have really thought of every little detail from old fashioned functioning phones to plug sockets by the bed. The desk area is also well catered for with USB ports in the walls and beautiful notebooks. They also have fine china for your own tea making facilities in the room plus a minibar.



Shared spaces flow easily into one another. The lobby is overlooked by The Library. A dramatic light well above the Bar opens up into the first floor.



The Garden Room is where afternoon tea is served and its a different style to the lobby that you walk through to get to it. I tried one of the chocolate macaroons and it was so delicious I am certainly going to go back for an afternoon tea!


We went into the bar after our tours and tried out some of mixologists work. I went for a mint julip mainly for the copper cup it came in. The marble theme continued through to the bar and made it so photo worthy.


The bathrooms in the lobby were also notable for the palm based décor and of course White Company Noir hand wash and lotion.



I'm going to leave the post here because its getting very long because I took so many pictures of the hotel because its so beautiful, but you may see some more over on my Instagram @mycopperhaven