Hilton Cambridge City CentrevsThe Varsity Hotel & Spa
Both properties are recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, The Varsity Hotel & Spa is preferred by most professionals compared to Hilton Cambridge City Centre. The Varsity Hotel & Spa comes in at #1 in Cambridge with recommendations from 4 sources such as Insight Guides, Condé Nast Traveler and Lonely Planet.
Hilton Cambridge City Centre
20 Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DT
From $168/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Star Service
"Previously a Crowne Plaza, this classic establishment is hardly innovative, but the fine commercial hotel is Cambridge's most reliable address for business travelers seeking modern facilities." Full review
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Parking is limited, so those with rental cars should phone to request space ahead of time.
The Varsity Hotel & Spa
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 Telegraph
8.0
"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 Planet
Top 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 "