It's Curbappeal:
- the impressive lobby; oak panelled & grand sweeping staircase flanked by huge beautiful stain glass window
- the quaint honesty bar set on the 2nd floor at the top of the grand staircase
- spacious rooms
- v central location & c2min walk to the train station
Crowd: mainly couples, late 20s-late 40s
Food rating: Quebecs only serves breakfast. It's served in a small circular restaurant on the 4th floor, with some views over the City's rooftops. Fairly good selection of fruits, pastries, yoghurts & cereals (think Kelloggs) & cooked breakfasts. We had eggs (bit average), coffee (first one was great, second one not so) & pot of tea (Taylor's of Harrogates)
Our room: The Playfair Suite on the 4th floor. Spacious room with a small separate lounge area in a 'turret' shaped space. Nespresso machine, iPod docking station & roll top bath were nice touches especially as the hotel isn't 5*
The bill: Reasonable at £175/night (ex breakfast) for a suite on a Friday night in December
Anything we didn't like: not keen on having a TV on in the breakfast area, but imagine its something business travellers will appreciate during the week. Generally felt like breakfast area could do with updating. City centre location does mean some traffic noise, albeit it didn't disturb us
Recommended: definitely. Leeds doesn't have any 5* hotel's, but this quaint boutique hotel is the next best thing
... Some photos straight from our iPhones...
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