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Hotel du Vin CambridgevsUniversity Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel du Vin Cambridge is the choice of most writers compared to University Arms Cambridge. Hotel du Vin Cambridge has a TripExpert Score of 92 with positive reviews from 4 reviewers including Condé Nast Traveler, Concierge and Lonely Planet.
Hotel du Vin Cambridge
Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Independent
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 Telegraph7.0
"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 PlanetTop 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. "
University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection Lonely Planet
Star Service The Telegraph Condé Nast Traveler
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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"
