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Reviews of The Varsity Hotel & Spa

4 out of 5
The Varsity Hotel & Spa
24 Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 427 out of 772 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 224 out of 772 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 83 out of 772 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 772 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 772 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel in need of some moderisation, simple things would improve the look and feel such as upgraded lighting in the room / bathroom and some usb sockets. Bed extremely noisy, and bottles being emptied into a skip at midnight and again at 0700 resulted in limited sleep. Only one biscuit and one set of toiletries provided despite a booking for two, all added to the annoyance and disappointment when spending £250 for a single night stay. Poor value for money, there are better options in Cambridge.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Inderpal

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anica

Travelled with family
Thank you so much for extremely nice service, nice people. Everything was so nice, i dont have enough words to express my gratitide🤗
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice boutique hotel
Clean and spacious upgrade. The bed wasn't especially comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central hotel ideal for a comfy stay
Quick helpful check in at reception. Lovely clean room with very comfy bed. Spa area small but very cosy especially in the jacuzzi viewing the river. Lovely food served on New Years Eve in Six restaurant although quite chilly seated near windows. Staff friendly - keen to assist. Enjoyed a very pleasant weekend stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Simon

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room small for price paid, breakfast poor quality, heating didn't work, just one pack of biscuits and poor selection of tea and coffee in room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Great staff. Clean friendly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Stay at The Varsity
I had an excellent stay at The Varsity. Clean and comfortable room with good facilities. Complimentary access to the spa was also nice to have.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cambridge weekender
Pretty hotel in beautiful Cambridge but needing some TLC to command these prices. The valet left my car unlocked and the heating knocked all night long, making it a tricky sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place very central. No parking available at property unless you pay £29 for additional parking. That is a a little hefty to be honest, and if you park in a residential bay outside, Phone is only £35.. breakfast is an additional cost after an already hefty room rate… £247.12 for one night.. without breakfast and without parking.. Nice central hotel- but circa £300 for a night away- is taking a liberty.. even if it did have a roll top bath 🛁
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

darren

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gediminas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mahi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig, Clearwater

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
staff was helpful, great location
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hsien-Yang, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

N

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eduard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were upgraded to a beautiful room and the front desk staff -Ana- could not be more pleasant and accommodating. It’s definitely a nice boutique hotel in a central location. The bar was also very nice with a great bartender and manager and the views were beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Patrick

Ill so didn't stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charmaine

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Josephine

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at this hotel were really lovely and helpful. The rooms could do with a bit of updating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central hotel but pricey
Great position, lovely room. It was really hot and the AC isn’t great, opened window but really noisy generator. It’s expensive for what you get though, not able to pre book breakfast so had to pay £19.50 at hotel. Advertised as £15 but told that is the pre book rate. Not worth the money, tea was cold and eggs not cooked. Loads of places outside to eat, wish we had done that. Valet parking handy as nowhere close by to park.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous staff … check in was amazing! Faculties absolutely fine. One disappointment was the roof garden bar closed at 7.30 - we were really sad about that!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, in a great location in the city centre. Parking 12 min walk away.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Meh
This is a pleasant hotel, and the staff were lovely but the decor and fittings are really quite tired. It was fine, I have no complaints; but I really didn't think it was the outstanding luxury hotel which other reviews seem to suggest.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alfreluz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Cambridge
Superb stay in a beautiful city. We dined at Six and we experienced terrific service and delivious food choices.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Vickie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location, good views of the city
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location with stunning views of Cambridge from the restaurant and roof bar. Staff service at reception and restaurant was some of the best we have ever received. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rosanne

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property- friendly receptionists - clean rooms. Nothing fancy but happy to stay there!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sau Ying

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shauna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place with character
Lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the Punting. The attached steak Restaurant was amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Suzette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The roof deck and dining are great. The rooms are fine but nothing to write home about. The reception area needs an upgrade.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, staff and location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023