The Varsity Hotel & SpavsHotel du Vin Cambridge
The Varsity Hotel & Spa and Hotel du Vin Cambridge are both endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Varsity Hotel & Spa ranks marginally better than Hotel du Vin Cambridge. The Varsity Hotel & Spa has a TripExpert Score of 92 with accolades from 4 publications including Condé Nast Traveler, The Telegraph and Insight Guides.
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 "
Hotel du Vin Cambridge
Trumpington Street, Cambridge
From $114/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"Right in the heart of this great university town, across from the intimate Fitzwilliam Museum, the 41-room Hotel du Vin occupies several historic houses."
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Which room to book: For a quiet superior double, request Quinta do Portal (all rooms here are named after wines), or for something special, go for one of the rooms with a private terrace.
Condé Nast Traveler
"The 41-room Hotel du Vin occupies several historic houses—parts of which date back to the Middle Ages—that bring a dose of offbeat English-country-house hospitality." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"This urbane member of the upmarket Hotel du Vin brand avoids feeling formulaic." Full review
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This urbane member of the upmarket Hotel du Vin brand avoids feeling formulaic.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Its Cambridge offering has all the usual trademarks, from quirky but incredibly stylish rooms... to the atmospheric vaulted cellar bar and the French-style bistro." Full review
Independent
"The Cambridge outpost of the Hotel Du Vin chain retains much of the quirk and character of its former setting while offering its guests the comforts of an urban boutique hotel. "