University Arms Cambridge review: Even my toddler loved it

Until now, I like that car apartments and a luxury vacation park, which have both pleasant bones in their own right.

But if I am sincere, I have avoided the big question: is it possible to enjoy the greatness of a first -class hotel when you have to worry about your child of 18 Monh?

Well, the time has come to find out and to do so we go to Cambridge and the weapons of the university.

Cambridge is approximately 90 minutes by car from London or 50 minutes on the train from King’s Cross, so it is an easy trip for a weekend.

The University Arms, on the edge of Parker’s piece, with the center of the city of Cambridge behind (Image: University Arms Hotel) First commissioned in 1830, the ARMS University has a historical adjustment that has gone through many different looks over the years.

In the 1960s, the front section of the hotel, demolished and replaced by a modernist building that seemed completely out of place next to what was left of the traditional facade.

Fortunately, after being tasks by owners in 2017, this section was reconstruction now has the great appearance that deserves a historical place.

The new entrance to Arms University (Image: University Arms Hotel) Located in Recent Street, it is perfectly positioned so that its clients are heading to the city center to see, buy or kick the site.

The Parker’s piece also overlooks, where in 1848 the first rules book for the soccer of the association was established. A sculpture that commemorates this is in the opposite corner of the park to the hotel.

The room

In life I find that the best way to avoid disappointments, not waiting too much is first.

But when you get to your room to find it, bears the name of the most famous son in the city, Professor Stephen Hawking, you can’t help getting excited.

The bar has instantly established as high as possible, and its mind is accelerating with the possibilities of what it could move on on the other side of the passage.

Therefore, it is a testimony of the weapons of the university that despite the high expectations, it still offers better than expected.

The Hawking Suite (Image: University Arms Hotel) We enter an area large enough to live comfortably permanently, with a huge bed at one end and then a living room in the other, each with its own televisions.

There are floor by roof windows that look at the Parker’s piece that fills the room with natural light, which adds to the aerated sensation to space.

Meanwhile, the bathroom is equally expansive, with a separate shower for a huge roller bathroom and decadent marble of its frogs.

Our son enjoying space and window: perfect height for people. (Image: Sarah Murfitt) Our fears that our son is boring is canceled instantly while running through the room with enthusiasm, before helping his father to do a light job of the delicious chocolate treats that remain for our arrival.

We all take full advantage of the perfect point of view to observe people who sacrifice, as cyclists and pedestrians make their way through the park.

When it comes to sleep arrangements, the hotel has provided us with a clean and resistant crib, much better than the travel cradle that we would have broth, and the room is so large that capable of placing a corner event so that we are still so that we continue with what we are still being that this is the one that is that the data is dating back to date that it is that the diatto is that the diatto is that the diatto is that the diatto is that the diatto is that the diatto is that Dattatt that Dattatt then, this is this Datt Thatte Datttatat Thatt.

The food

The hotel offers a room service menu, but we were eager to experience the restaurant, Parker’s Tavern, since it is a popular destination in their own right.

The vision of the international acclaimed designer Martin Brudnizki, reflects the synonymous communal dining rooms of Cambridge schools, with Cambridge Azul Park Panels, traditional solid wood parquet floor and original Windows of Parker Detintos.

Parker tavern (Image: University Arms Hotel) The menu is pleasantly without pretensions and listens, with an focus on seasonal dishes of local origin.

We tested the pumpkin soup and the handbone with hand to begin, but it is our choice of the children’s menu who steals the program. Milagro’s expression on his face when the melon boat with orange candles (a wink to the university) arrives at the table is a joy for sight.

We do not feel uncomfortable sitting with our little child and the staff goes further to make us feel comfortable when looking for drawing materials to keep it busy among the courses.

The look of amazement at the arrival of the melon boat (Image: Sarah Murfitt) For our main dishes we enjoy the vain meatballs and the most elegant bubble and squeak you will find. The only night stain comes when the emotion of the day is updated with our, so we have to retire to our room faster than expected.

For food lovers, the restaurant regularly performs culinary events, such as the banquet series of its tail nose, which aims to highlight the importance of sustainability and reduction of food waste, creating a menu of total origin.

The Venado meatballs of the Holkham farm with Hispi cabbage (Image: Simon Murfitt, Newsquest)When it comes to breakfast, there is an extensive buffet so we can fill before exploring the city center.

So, is it possible to enjoy a hotel stay with a small child? Well, it is a resounding yes if the hotel staff is eager to help to be possible and its room is bigger than many apartments.

I would still get away from staying in a narrow room for any time, but happy for us who could be further from the truth on this occasion.