Dakota Leeds

Part of the small Dakota group, which has a handful of hotels in the north of England and Scotland, this is one of our favourite places to stay in Leeds, a deliberately stylish, yet under-stated contemporary hotel on a terrific city centre location.  It's good at the details – even the Classic guest rooms are spacious and well-appointed with good quality beds and high-end linen, extra-large Smart TVs that have sports and movie channels as standard, bluetooth speaks and extra-fast wifi. Bathrooms are sleek and simple, with rainfall showers and well-chosen toiletries – plus you get slippers, tea and coffee-making facilities and complimentary water as standard. Executive rooms are come with super-king-size beds and are large enough to have somewhere to sit as well, while Deluxe rooms are larger still and have Nespresso machines and separate baths and robes. A notch up from these and you're in balcony and suite territory. Read More