Lynwood House vs University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Both hotels are endorsed by professionals. On balance, University Arms Cambridge is preferred by most writers compared to Lynwood House. University Arms Cambridge comes in at 87 with praise from 3 sources including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
Lynwood House
217 Chesterton Road, Cambridge CB4 1AN
From $166 /night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Free Parking
- Breakfast included
- Flatscreen TV
Lonely Planet
"Newly redecorated rooms with white linens, silky throws, trendy wallpapers and brocade curtains give contemporary style to this Victorian, semi-close to Midsummer Common... No children under 12."
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University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
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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."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"The oldest hotel in Cambridge, built as a coaching inn alongside the city common, Parker’s Piece, in 1834."
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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..."
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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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