The Varsity Hotel & SpavsThe Regent
The Varsity Hotel & Spa and Regent Hotel are both rated very highly by writers. On balance, The Varsity Hotel & Spa is preferred by most reviewers compared to Regent Hotel. The Varsity Hotel & Spa comes in at 92 with praise from 4 reviews such as Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and Condé Nast Traveler.
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 "
The Regent
41 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB
From $106/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Fodor's
"A rare small hotel in central Cambridge, this handsome Georgian town house has wooden sash windows that look out over a tree-lined park called Parker's Piece." Full review
Lonely Planet
"One of the city's best boutique hotels, this polished little number has spanking new rooms that belie the building's distinguished history." Full review
Independent
"The Regent has so much going for it: from its history to its location overlooking Parker’s Piece...the hotel holds an ethical stance; they are not only an accredited living wage employer."