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YHA Cambridge vs University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Both YHA Cambridge and University Arms Cambridge are rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, University Arms Cambridge is preferred by most professionals compared to YHA Cambridge. University Arms Cambridge has a TripExpert Score of 87 with praise from 3 publications including Star Service, Lonely Planet 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"
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A smart, friendly and deservedly popular hostel with compact dorms and good facilities. Handily, it's very near the train station."
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University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Lonely Planet
Star Service
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
The Guardian
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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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