Easily the most pleasant place I have stayed in Leeds. Your room is far nicer than anything you…read morewill find in Leeds' hotels, featuring not only a spacious bed, clean bathroom (with Molten Brown toiletries) but also a separate living area which includes a small kitchen. All of this is particularly welcome if you are staying away from home for any period of time (as I currently am). In fact, my room is so nice it will feel very hard to leave it to go home.

The cheeky Depot Suite has a wicked 6ft plunge pool made for two, great Bose sound system and comfy…read moresofas in the lounge. A nice big king bed on the bedroom. Not the biggest suite ever but packed with goodies ;)

Situated near the station and only a few minutes walk to the city centre, this Mal really has it…read moreall. The entrance is decadent and luxurious, really oozing the appeal it so claims to have. I was reluctant to give my bag over for storage as we couldn't check in (due to a previous horrible experience at the Manchester Deansgate Hilton where my make up and jewellery bag got swiped) but the girl behind the desk was reassuring and friendly, asking questions and giving us good advise on the best way to get into town and where to shop/eat. Upon returning the new man behind the desk recognised my mum instantly and had our key cards ready before we'd even reached him. Impeccable service. (This man alone deserves 5 stars as he recognised us when we were leaving as well, which always makes you feel important. I didn't catch a name but he was French [doesn't help in a hotel where they hire a lot of French people] and had more charm than you could shake a stick at, but he was never seedy, a balance that charming people don't always quite get right. Anyway, I digress.) One of the lifts was out of service, which knocked off half a star, and the room was really cold at times, taking off the other half. The room itself was lovely a good size with a great bathroom, lots of space for us to unpack and spread out. As mentioned we couldn't quite get to grips with the air con/heating system so we were a touch iced at times; maybe we were being slow or maybe their system is too complicated, you decide. The lifts speak French which threw us off completely on our first trip but was fun to imitate on other times. The surrounding area felt safe, maybe as it was the gay area and when you're two women it's nice to know that noone around you is interested, and it was an inviting and comfortable place to go back to in between our day and evening activities. Some great offers to be taken advantage of and a great experience all round.

The location of this hotel can't be beat. It was such a short walk from the train station, although…read morethe route I took did involve dragging my suitcase down several flights of stairs. What I liked about this hotel location is that it was tucked away on a quieter side street but with just a few steps, you were out in the hustle and bustle of Leeds. It was very easy to do some shopping and then quickly drop the bags off at the hotel because it was so conveniently located. Even better, there was a fancy donut store called Doh'hut literally steps from the front door. The things that I didn't enjoy about this hotel were technology related. First of all the Wi-Fi was absolutely atrocious. Borderline unusable. I had to rely on data from my travel eSIM for a good portion of my stay. The thermostat to control the temperature is a 1980s analog dial with only Celsius numbers on it. It's almost 2026 people, I think we can move to digital thermostats now. My key also stopped working and I had to go get a new one. I've been using the same wallet for over five years so that wasn't the culprit. Overall, this wasn't a bad place to call home for a few days.

This is a fabulous Marriott. It's a few minutes walk from the train and right in the center of…read moreLeeds. However it's so peaceful and quiet inside. The hotel is extremely clean. The staff go above and beyond to make your stay perfect. Rooms are big and equipped with a mini fridge, kettle, tea, and coffee. The Marriott bed is extremely comfortable. The toiletries are plentiful and smell wonderful. We loved every minute of our 4 night stay, Not one issue or concern.

I returned to the DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds City Centre in January 2024, my first time returning…read moreto the hotel since my previous review. Despite being a Diamond Member, I was not able to be upgraded to a suite on this occasion. Fair enough, they were busy and must have sold out but the difference between a suite and regular or Deluxe room at the hotel seems to be too large. Starting with the positives, the location is great, as it ever was, it's right in the city centre, it's so close to Leeds Station that you can see the trains and platforms from your window, and the noise-proofing from outside is good meaning you shouldn't be disturbed by the noise from the train. The staff here are also super friendly and were helpful with any requests that I did have, including granting a late 2 PM check-out. The king-size bed was also very comfortable, and the pillows were as good as ever, unlike some Hilton-branded properties which seem to have downgraded their pillows. I stayed in a King Deluxe Room on this occasion, I was on the 10th floor, and I managed to get a room on the corner, so the view should have been great, although the blinds restricted this, it was a double curtain but there was no string to open and close them, so it would constantly get caught around the corner, they would have been much better having two smaller blinds for each window, with a string for each. The room was a little basic and ordinary, it looked pretty much the same as other rooms I've stayed in at other properties such as the Doubletree at Manchester Piccadilly and Hilton Garden Inn at Birmingham Brindleyplace. The facilities inside the room had pretty much the basic essentials such as a desk, kettle and fridge. There wasn't a coffee machine and the TV was wall mounted so I couldn't connect my fire stick. The bedside tables were tiny and didn't give me enough storage space. While there was a small coffee table, the seats weren't too comfortable and there wasn't a comfortable place to sit, with a choice of hard chairs or the bed. There was only one bed-side plug socket which was very low down on one side of the bed only, and I had to unplug the alarm. There was no USB charging. The air conditioning was particularly loud, due to the cold Winter weather that we're currently facing in England, I had to have the heating on full, but the noise in the room would be between 50 and 60 DB for the heating alone, so it'd be impossible to sleep with it on. It also took a little while to get hot water from the bathroom, which could be down to being on the 10th floor which is the highest floor of rooms out of the 13 at the hotel. If you're staying at the hotel, you should also be aware of the ongoing work inside the hotel, this was not warned to me at any time, meaning at 9 am, I was woken up by loud banging on my floor with a hammer, which turned into of drilling, not too long after - again I get they have to work on the floors, and the rooms could do with a slight refit to bring them into 2024, but why isn't this being informed to guests at the point of booking or check-in? Guests at the hotel should also be aware of a £50 card hold placed on the card when checking in, this was annoying for me as I only have a debit card and it always seems to take 30 days to reverse meaning I can't use the funds in the meantime. I find it so unnecessary. 3* - Comfortable beds in a great location with fantastic service but everything else falls short. I would consider returning to the hotel again, but I'd wait for the construction to finish and probably just pay the fee to upgrade to a suite, rather than relying on a free availability-based upgrade as a Diamond Member.

I really enjoyed my stay here. The front desk staff is friendly and helpful. Also very…read moreaccommodating when the wrong room was booked for me. Upon check in they give you a freshly baked cookie. Yummy! They also have umbrellas to rent as it does rain a lot. I had a king room which was a nice size. The bathroom is a little small but the shower head is great. Great big bath towels too. I would say they should offer a non slip mat that you can lay on the shower floor. What they have currently isn't gripping enough if you use a lot of soap or shampoo etc. I was slipping and sliding. They do have good bathroom amenities like shampoo, conditioner, lotion, hand soap and shower gel. All Crabtree & Evelyn. Shower cap too. So no need to bring those things if you don't want to. A nice addition would be robes. Just to make your feel extra snuggly and special. My room was also fully equipped with an iron, ironing board, hair dryer, tea kettle, teas, coffee, milk, sugar, mugs, glasses and spoons. A nice mini fridge with two bottles of water inside. Also very good air conditioning. Nice flat screen tv with loads of channels. A table and chairs. Also very nice room service. The bed is good, but the pillows are great! I went as far as to get the name and I've already ordered two! I couldn't give 5 stars because they have cards in the room that state how we should be aware of not being too loud and keeping the noise to a minimum. No loud talking in the hall and keep the tv low etc. But every single day I was there (3 days) the housekeeping staff slam the doors non stop. They start pretty early and it is loud and disturbing if you're trying to sleep. The other noise factor is the Sky Bar which I believe is on the top floor - so if you're on one of the top floors like I was, you're going to get some noise bleed. But all in all, I recommend this hotel. It's near everything, as soon as you step outside. I would definitely stay here again. Also, the prices are very reasonable.

The hotel itself is excellent, the staff are friendly and professional. The hotel restaurant is…read moresituated next door TGI Fridays so the evening meal was superb. What severely lets it down is the appalling breakfast experience. The mushrooms tasted of cheese, the hash browns were rock hard and my poached eggs arrived undercooked and raw. Don't even get me started on the serving methods though. Food is served in antiquated metal food trays and customers take them off and are forced to pile them up to get to each section. This is truly a surprise after such a great experience until this point.

I have recently stayed in the Premier Inn in Leeds City Centre and thought it was great…read more It is reaching the end of its rennovation period so all the rooms are lovely and fresh looking, the facilities are great and the staff are extremely helpful and friendly. It is just a short 10 minute walk to the city centre (a nice straight road too so there is no way that you can get lost, which I have a tendancy to do). If you don't fancy a walk to get something to eat, there is a TGI Fridays underneath the hotel which is great. The hotel is relatively cheap (if you book in advance) but can be more expensive if you have a last minute trip. The only bad thing I really noticed was the fact that you had to pay for the use of the internet. Breakfast is not included but at £5.25 for an all you can eat buffet, its not half bad! Overall I thought this was a great place to stay and great value for money!

Ok it's not the Ritz. It's not supposed to be. However it does what it does pretty well. Fantastic…read morecentral location, albeit tucked up an alleyway by the railway arches. Comfortable beds, tea/coffee facilities and a bathroom with big fluffy white towels. That covers most bases for most people. The bar has Stella and Budweiser on draught as well as a good selection of bottled beers. As I arrived early, I killed half an hour waiting for my room by drinking a pint of Stella which was priced at £3.60. The breakfast offering looks good. Unlimited hot food and drink for £7.95 or a continental breakfast for £5.75 (as at December 2015). However being right in the centre of Leeds you are spoiled for choice. Within a few minutes walk there are plenty of national chain and independent options for a coffee, breakfast or a meal later in the day. There is also a branch of Chaophraya within the same building.

Cheap and functional. I paid £73 for three nights in a double room. The room was comfortable and…read morethe hotel is near the train station. There is a large Thai restaurant adjacent, though I did not try it. The only disappointment, and this was not something I have ever come across before, is they would not let me leave my luggage until check-in time at 3pm (I arrived that morning) and instead I had to lug it back to the train station and leave it in the secure left luggage place for £7. Other than that, it's a good spot. As usual with travelodge, you only get a bar of soap in the bathroom so make sure you bring your own shampoo etc.

If like me you love the city but live a little way out, then you may well be aware of the success…read moreor failings of public transport and taxi firms. You may also be well aware of the mass of hotels on offer, battling it out in these less than economically wealthy of times. So I have been known to search out many a place to rest my head in order to continue the party late into the night. The Park Plaza being one of my many stop over destinations. The location is bang on. Just opposite the train station and surrounded by shops, bars and access to whichever park of town you feel like hitting. It's pretty swish and contemporary in the reception, once you get over the exterior of the place and it's bar is more than pleasant. I wasn't totally impressed by the rooms. Don't get me wrong, reasonable size and clean but it doesn't ooze the same sort of class of many other places dotted throughout the city. What you are getting though is top notch location and regularly check for the special offers available.

As a newly-employed career girl with money to splash for the first time in my life, I travelled to…read moreLeeds to visit my old university friends and stayed here, my first time in a hotel on my own. It didn't disappoint. The trendy cocktail bar, swish-looking communal areas and bright, spacious room all sufficiently impressed myself and my visiting mates, while the doorman didn't bat an eyelid when I returned at 4am and became mystified by the revolving doors. The rooms are furnished in a contemporary style and come well equipped with the usual trappings, and many of them enjoy fantastic views across the city. It's not the height of luxury - some of the décor has the feel of an upmarket Travelodge - but the rates are very reasonable, especially when booked online, and the location right in the centre of town is hard to beat.

So glad I didn't change my mind after seeing some mixed reviews. As a Diamond member, I was…read moreupgraded to double suite room and the room was clearly renovated and clean and so large. I also received one drink voucher and included complimentary breakfast buffet too. Room was nice but it lacks a mini refrig (don't know if this not common in the UK) and the shower was a bit tight. Bed was comfortable and the wifi is very fast. No complaints. The gym had lots of dumbbells and free weights with treadmills. Perfect for my 30 min workout. The breakfast buffet was quite large where you can make your own English breakfast. Lots of pastries and juices to pick from too. Happy it had smoked salmon too. Take the south exit from Leeds station to Neville and the hotel is literally right there. 3 min walk tops. About 5 min walk to many pubs and restaurants too. Good stay at this Hilton!

I decided to return to the Hilton Leeds City, around two years after my previous stay here. I had a…read moremixed experience overall, but I did have a better experience than my last stay, hence the improved rating to three stars. Location 9/10: It is located right outside the train station, and a couple of minutes walk away from Leeds city centre. Service 7/10: The staff here seemed very friendly and happy to help, I did have many issues during my stay, which they addressed to the best of their ability, even though some of their arrangements weren't convenient for me, they did try their best. I was also offered a rather generous late check-out at 2 pm. For example - There are no mini-fridges in the room, they did offer to keep my milk in a fridge at Reception, but this isn't an ideal situation, especially during the hot summer, where I would prefer to keep drinks in my room fridge, to keep them cool. - I did have issues with the "Message the Hotel" via the stay, at one point it was unavailable completely, it was also hard to get through to the hotel via phone at times, sometimes they just wouldn't pick up. - I had another problem using my Digital Key in the lift, perhaps this was linked to the other problem via the Hilton Honors app, I had to request a physical key-card. Comfort 6/10: I did find the Suit to be a little outdated in terms of the decor, I found the colour scheme of the room to be a little dark and gloomy, so I did have to request an extra lamp from Reception, this was made a little difficult as I already found there to be a lack of plug sockets around the room, made worse again by an EU plug socket (I'd much rather the hotel had adapters / USB charging, as that means everyone can use them, rather than rendering a bed-side plug socket useful for me) The bed was obviously comfortable and the usual Hilton standard, and I did manage to get a good nights sleep, there was some noise from outside, even though I was on the tenth floor and some cleaning noises, but nothing out of the ordinary for MOST hotels. I really didn't like the double blinds/windows in the room, I found the blinds especially hard to open/close, and there was a gap meaning it wouldn't get completely dark in the room when I was trying to sleep. Amenities 4/10: On my previous stay, the suit had free bathrobes and slippers, however, they have now charged them at £35 which I find to be very expensive. I think it is also a shame that they don't have an Executive Lounge for a main city centre hotel, as they do in other cities. Food and Beverage 5/10: I did have some difficulty getting through to Room Service, it felt like as they were within the last half hour of offering food, they were just ignoring the phone and counting down the clock, I did eventually get through and I ordered a Chicken Tikka (one of the limited gluten-free options as they didn't have sandwiches), while the curry was nice, the rice was hard and all stuck together and sadly the chips were not gluten-free due to being fried in the same oil (Lazy, especially for Hilton). It was very overpriced at £14.50 + £5 tray charge, but I had little option but to eat it during the time of night. Breakfast does end pretty early at 10 am, I was originally told this was 9:40 due to the time-slots, meaning the last orders are at that time so if you're not in the restaurant at 9:40 you likely wouldn't get served. I did ask about it being delivered to my room, it seemed like a complicated process where I'd receive a call, and they'd take my order, I wish they had an option to fill it in and hang it on the door etc. I decided not to wake up for breakfast on this occasion. Cleanliness 7/10: The room was mostly clean, I did notice a couple of stains on the sofa, I don't even want to imagine what they were. Other: The price was fairly good considering the quality of the hotel. I would stay here again if I had to visit Leeds, but the hotel for me is crying out in need of refurbishment and is pretty dated. Many of the employees did seem to be going above and beyond to help, despite limitations which meant on some occasions I was not happy with the hotel policy. The reception is located on the third floor was a little strange, but the area was made pretty nice and also includes the Breakfast/Bar area. I was placed on the VIP list after my previous experience, but I actually feel I did not benefit from this, I got the same room type as my previous stay, without the free wine / bath-robes, so in the end, I felt less of a VIP on this occasion! I had to require maintenance during my stay as my room would not lock, which meant that I had to stay in the room for a good 20-30 minutes while he drilled and changed the lock when I wanted to head out. If I would have left the room without checking it was locked, I could have had my high-value possessions stolen which is a serious issue. 3* - Comfortable hotel with good service but obviously outdated.

Who is this Nigel and where can I get more shortbread?…read more I had been told that this was *the* place to stay in Leeds, but I certainly didn't expect 42 The Calls to read, and consequently blow my mind. You see, the key to winning my heart is by satisfying my continually demanding tummy. But how did 42 The Calls know this? Once I made it through the check in procedure, I walked into my room and it was like trick-or-treating around every corner! -Free shortbread, made and date stamped by mysterious Nigel, whom I now want to marry. -Free bottled water on the corner table -Free tasty fudge caramels on the desk -Free free-trade teas and coffee in the closet -Free box of Smarties that magically appeared at the end of my bed -And when I passed through the lobby again, free wine on the way out. (And back in. It was delicious!) I woke the next morning to free breakfast that involved cereals, fresh fruits and preserves, granola, fresh bread, bananas, apples, coffee, tea, heaven, heaven, heaven. So that this hotel review is not completely based on the free food factor, I must say that the bed is like sleeping on a cloud, the room is spacious with fun authentic features like exposed beams and large wooden window shutters, the location couldn't be better, the wifi is fast and free, and the staff (especially the twins!) are kind, helpful and extremely efficient. If all those things didn't win you over, the room key (yep, it's an actual key, not a card) comes on a large wooden kitty, and the bathroom soap is in the shape of a little tree frog, perched up on a washcloth. That alone is worth 5 stars.

I'm happy to report that I have found my Leeds home away from home!…read more It's not often I return to the same hotel. Variety being the spice of life, I'm always wanting to try something new. But occasionally, I find a place like 42 The Calls that just beckons me to return. And return I did this week to find the same warm welcome, super shortbread and wonderful wifi that's both free and reliable. I had a much smaller room on this visit, but it still looked out upon the river and I liked it just as much as the bigger one I had last time. I should also say that no Smarties materialized but I didn't miss them. Well, until just now... First time visitors take note and visit these nearby gems: - La Bottega Milanese for coffee and Italian sandwiches: http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/la-bottega-milanese-leeds - Pin for real ale: http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/pin-leeds