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University Arms Hotel, Autograph CollectionvsArundel House Hotel
Both Arundel House Hotel and University Arms Cambridge are rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, University Arms Cambridge scores significantly higher than Arundel House Hotel. University Arms Cambridge is ranked #5 in Cambridge with positive reviews from 3 reviewers such as The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Lonely Planet
Star Service
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
The Guardian
Independent Independent Independent The Guardian
Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AD
From $203/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Lonely Planet "The grande dame of Cambridge hotels, this huge Victorian mansion hunkers down beside bustling Parker's Piece green as though fondly overseeing his great-great-grandchildren's cricket skills."
Star Service "On the main shopping street, near Downing College, about a kilometer from the rail station, this hotel offers plenty of Edwardian ambience and a fine location." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The oldest hotel in Cambridge, built as a coaching inn alongside the city common, Parker’s Piece, in 1834." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Set the scene.Clatter clatter ding ding! Curses. Nearly bowled over by a cyclist. Ah, Cambridge. Always a bikers' town. But what's this pristine, creamy, be-columned building on the..." Full review
The Guardian "There’s a classic gentleman’s club feel to the library at the University Arms: burnished leather sofas, glass-fronted wooden cabinets lined with books, window booths and, in winter months, a roaring open fire"
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Independent "Marble-adorned communal areas, a restaurant helmed by Gordon Ramsay...and 192 rooms each filled with curated books and art, it’s Cambridge accommodation shifted into a higher gear."
Independent "Cambridge’s oldest hotel is also one of its most elegant...its 192 book-filled rooms recall the Edwardian era in its décor, but come with a few mid-century touches. "
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Try to get a room that looks out over the greenery of Parker’s Piece next door, and take a ride on one of the hotel’s free bicycles.
Independent "With a grand new porte-cochere as its entrance, marble-adorned communal areas, a restaurant helmed by Gordon Ramsay protege Tristan Welch, and 192 rooms"
The Guardian "Guests can sleep in suites named after locally affiliated writers such as Lord Byron and Christopher Marlowe, browse bookshelves curated by Heywood Hill of Mayfair, sip a Bloomsbury Boozer in the bar"
Arundel House Hotel Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Chesterton Road, Cambridge CB4 3AN
From $60/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
Lonely Planet "Victorian decorum meets bland 1990s business hotel in this handsome pile overlooking the Cam River." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This hotel, created from a terrace of late 19th-century Victorian houses, overlooks the River Cam and is a short walk across the park from the city centre."
Rough Guide "One of the better mid-range hotel choices, in a converted row of late Victorian houses overlooking the river and Jesus Green."
