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The Varsity Hotel & Spa vs Gonville Hotel

Both The Varsity Hotel & Spa and The Gonville Hotel are recommended by writers. Overall, The Varsity Hotel & Spa is preferred by most reviewers compared to The Gonville Hotel. The Varsity Hotel & Spa ranks #1 in Cambridge with praise from 4 publications such as Insight Guides, The Telegraph and Condé Nast Traveler.

The Varsity Hotel & Spa
The Varsity Hotel & Spa
9 / 10
Thompson's Lane, Cambridge CB5 8AQ
From $205 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"This attractive contemporary hotel is by far the most stylish place to lay your head while you’re in Cambridge."
The Telegraph 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 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 The Guardian
"Close by, the Varsity Hotel makes a stylish base, and the rooftop bar and restaurant, Six, offers more than 30 gins"
Independent 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"
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Gonville Hotel
Gonville Hotel
7 / 10
Gonville Place, Cambridge CB1 1LY
From $189 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"An energetic management with an appetite for excellence has overseen a successful refurbishment and the relocation of one of Cambridge's top restaurants, lifting this city-centre hotel from ordinary to boutique." Full review
Independent Independent
"In addition to 92 well-appointed bedrooms a few minutes’ walk from the city centre, the hotel is also home to a decadent Espa spa and two well-liked fine dining restaurants."