IF you want a beautiful stay in the middle of a historic UK city, we’ve found just the place.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Varsity Cambridge Hotel, from how much the rooms cost to what there is to do there.
Where is The Varsity?
It’s a brilliantly located hotel, right in the centre of the city on the banks of the River Cam too.
A short stroll from a handful of Cambridge University’s unspeakably beautiful colleges and green spaces.
What are the rooms like?
Our fifth-floor Senior Fellows Superking Room was spot-on with nods to the university-swamped location dotted throughout and an enormous, contemporary four-poster bed – our cockapoo Frisbee was with us so it was a joy to see a herringbone wooden floor – no carpets to mess up!
But the true highlight is the dual-aspect, floor-to-ceiling windows that allow those views out on to Cambridge, with elegant church spires puncturing the skyline.
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Get a room on a higher floor and you get to see all of this from the comfort of your bed.
Rooms start at £170 including breakfast. Dogs charged at £28 per stay. See here.
What is there to eat and drink there?
There are plenty of options here.
The Six Brasserie & Bar is on the hotel’s sixth floor and has even better panoramic views. In spring/summer, there’s also the open-air Roof Terrace to enjoy.
Our tactic was to have a cocktail at Six (at 7pm, confusingly) before heading around the corner to the hotel’s affiliated River Bar Steakhouse & Grill.
Our shared Tomahawk was incredible and truly stirred the caveman within.
What else is there to do there?
The Glassworks Gym & Spa is well worth a visit – the gym is set in a stunning old warehouse, while the jacuzzi is right by a beautiful arched window where you can watch people bobbing past in punts on the Cam.
And if you can stretch to a treatment, the 50-minute Elemis Facial and Massage combo is divine – but is guaranteed to feel like the shortest 50 minutes of your life.
Is the hotel family friendly?
There are some options for kids like options for extra beds and cots, but this is more of an adult hotel.
Is it accessible?
The hotel has accessible rooms with a lift to all of the floors, excluding the rooftop bar.