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University Arms Hotel, Autograph CollectionvsThe Varsity Hotel & Spa
Both properties are endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, The Varsity Hotel & Spa scores significantly higher than University Arms Cambridge. The Varsity Hotel & Spa is ranked #1 in Cambridge with positive reviews from 4 reviews like The Telegraph, Insight Guides and Condé Nast Traveler.
University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Lonely Planet
Star Service
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
The Guardian
Independent Independent Independent The Guardian
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"
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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November 28, 2021
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 "
