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YHA CambridgevsThe Varsity Hotel & Spa
Both hotels are recommended by expert writers. On balance, The Varsity Hotel & Spa scores significantly higher than YHA Cambridge. The Varsity Hotel & Spa comes in at 92 with approval from 4 publications such as Lonely Planet, Insight Guides and The Telegraph.
YHA Cambridge
Rough Guide
The Guardian
Lonely Planet
97 Tenison Rd, Cambridge CB1 2DN
From $24/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
- Kitchenette
Rough Guide "Occupies a rambling Victorian house near the train station... Facilities include a laundry and self-catering... Advance reservations are advised."
The Guardian "This hostel near Cambridge railway station is a five-minute stroll from the University’s botanic garden...still has plenty of rooms free this summer, with the ancient colleges and Grantchester meadows"
Lonely Planet "A smart, friendly and deservedly popular hostel with compact dorms and good facilities. Handily, it's very near the train station." Full review
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 "
