When I arrived there was no one to greet me. I spent 15min outside ringing the bell. The room was below the standards I would expect from a 4* rated accommodation. Owner was repeatedly rude and unfriendly when I had to phone him to ask for the Wi-Fi password and for a room with a dressing table (surely a standard for most rooms). After 4 hours, I had to leave Aylesbray Lodge and book into a local hotel. Aylesbray Lodge still charged me the full amount for my room - whatever happened to courtesy?

They wanted to know when we arrived so we rang the day before and told them - 4:30pm. Arrived spot on time - nobody there. Forced to phone and they were "10 minutes away". We waited almost 30 minutes before someone arrived and then it was denied that we had agreed a time followed by a strong of excuses! Difficult to recommend.

My daughter and I came down to Cambridge to look at colleges. Our room was pretty, large and very clean (I could have easily been a room at the Hilton!).

Another plus was the staff. They were very friendly and helpful; the owners' daughter studied her BA at Oxford University and sat with my daughter for almost an hour giving her interview advice with which my daughter was delighted.

Would highly recommend this quaint pretty guesthouse to anyone.

After being badly let down the night before by another b&b, we were lucky enough to get into Aylesbray lodge. George was very friendly and helpful. He showed us to our room (which was in the house next door but one) though it was small- it was very modern, clean and fresh. The power shower was really good and we had lovely fresh soft towels(with a chocolate on top) The flat screen digital tv was an added extra. It was a bit of a rush to be down for breakfast as it was served between 8.30-9.15. After a late Saturday night we could have done with it going on till 9.45. But it was well worth waiting for- we chose full English and we were offered more toast and drinks if we wanted it. George spent time chatting to us and made sure we were happy with everything. Overall a lovely stay but was a little over priced £85 per night . £70 would have been nearer the mark.