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Duke HousevsThe Varsity Hotel & Spa
Both properties are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, The Varsity Hotel & Spa ranks significantly higher than Duke House. The Varsity Hotel & Spa comes in at #1 in Cambridge with approval from 4 reviews including Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler and The Telegraph.
Duke House
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Independent
1 Victoria Street, Cambridge CB1 1JP
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Free Parking
- Breakfast included
- Flatscreen TV
Fodor's "Guest rooms at this beautifully converted town house...look like they've been copied from the pages of a lifestyle magazine. ... The house is a 10-minute walk from King's College." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"There is plenty to please the eye and comfort the body in this opulently converted townhouse in the centre of Cambridge." Full review
Independent "The property currently offers five en-suite double bedrooms and a self-catering apartment. Its central location next to Christ’s Pieces, one of the city’s oldest green spaces"
The Varsity Hotel & Spa
Insight Guides The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
The Guardian Independent
Lonely Planet Independent
Thompson's Lane, Cambridge CB5 8AQ
From $205/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Insight Guides "This attractive contemporary hotel is by far the most stylish place to lay your head while you’re in Cambridge."
The Telegraph8.0
"This riverside hotel opposite picturesque Magdelene College in Cambridge offers stylish interiors and great food, and is as popular with young couples as it is with parents of undergraduates." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A lovely central Cambridge hotel with an emphasis on superb wine and food and fab roll-top, freestanding bath tubs in guest rooms." Full review
The Guardian "Close by, the Varsity Hotel makes a stylish base, and the rooftop bar and restaurant, Six, offers more than 30 gins"
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Independent "Unassuming boutique hotel is comprised of 44 sleekly decorated rooms, two popular restaurants, a full-service gym and Elemis spa, and one heck of a view from its seventh-floor roof terrace"
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A celebration of Cambridge’s august intellectual heritage, this hotel has an unparalleled location." Full review
Independent "Its 41 sophisticated rooms are set in a contemporary building joined to a 19th-century former brewhouse, where you’ll find the spa and gym. Head to the roof terrace bar for cocktails "
