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University Arms Hotel, Autograph CollectionvsDuke House
Both hotels are rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, University Arms Cambridge is preferred by most professionals compared to Duke House. University Arms Cambridge scores 87 with positive reviews from 3 publications including Star Service, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
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"
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"
