University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection

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Top 7% of hotels in Cambridge
8 / 10

9 expert reviews

“The oldest hotel in Cambridge, built as a coaching inn alongside the city common, Parker’s Piece, in 1834.”

– The Telegraph

Lonely Planet 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 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
Condé Nast Traveler 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 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"
Independent 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 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 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 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"


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Amenities
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Free Internet
Room Service
Laundry Service
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Multilingual
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