The first UK opening from Dublin-based O’Callaghan Hotel Group has arrived in the Tamburlaine, a 155-room hotel named after a Christopher Marlowe play.
The Cambridge hotel’s entrance has a double-height lobby with staircase and overlooking library above, with four different food and drink areas available on the ground floor.
Tamburlaine’s general manager, Zac Pearse, previously managed a number of leading London hotels, most recently Malmaison’s flagship property in Charterhouse Square. The hotel’s executive chef, Alan Dann, previously worked at The Waterside Inn, Restaurant Pierre Gagnaire and Restaurant Michel Geurard, among others.
The property’s main restaurant, the Brasserie, serves locally sourced, seasonal dishes in an environment with natural light, leather banquettes, an open kitchen and floor to ceiling windows.
The hotel has a horseshoe shaped cocktail bar in addition to The Garden Room, which is decorated in a Colonial style and which serves afternoon tea, champagne and cocktails.
There’s also a deli, Steam, which has a modern feel with vibrantly tiled floors and neon lighting. Freshly made salads are served in patterned bowls and daily-changing sandwiches and yoghurt and fruit pots are on offer, as well as breakfast options and locally roasted coffee. In the evening Steam transforms into a wine bar serving an extensive list of wines by the glass accompanied by charcuterie and cheese plates.
Tamburlaine also boasts five conference rooms next to the library, which can be hired for drinks, receptions and events. All of the communal areas have been designed by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio.