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The Varsity Hotel & SpavsThe Lensfield
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Varsity Hotel & Spa scores significantly higher than The Lensfield. The Varsity Hotel & Spa has a TripExpert Score of 92 with praise from 4 reviewers such as The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides.
The Varsity Hotel & Spa
Insight Guides
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
The Guardian
Independent
Lonely Planet Independent
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 Telegraph8.0
"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 PlanetTop 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 Lensfield Lonely Planet
53 Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EN
From $99/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Spa
Lonely Planet "Take a pompous coat-of-arms logo, weave it into the carpets, throw in some high-gloss chintz, classical statues and filigree ironwork, and cram it all into a snug, faintly dated interior..."
