"This boutique hotel is full of elegant Victorian touches, especially the sweeping oak staircase illuminated by tall stained-glass windows." Full review

"Victorian grace at its opulent best is the theme of our favourite hotel in town, a conversion of the former Leeds & County Liberal Club." Full review

"The ultimate city-boutique lodgings, boasting glorious Victorian oak panelling and stained glass, offset by chic rooms. Online deals can cut costs considerably. £170."

"A boutique hotel set in a stunning Victorian building, this four star spot offers plenty of contemporary class." Full review

"Decadent furnishings with a slight French twist, courteous staff and classic touches abound." Full review

"Inside the lobby, a broad oak staircase sweeps up to a sumptuous communal gallery...no two rooms are alike, but all take inspiration from the Victorian era in which the building first came to be."

"Set in an appealingly grungy old brick building dating back 200 years in the middle of Leeds' nightlife zone, this brand new hostel is a great advert for the revitalisation of the city centre." Full review

"If you’re young – or young at heart – and have a creative bent then this funky hostel, run by the East Street Arts charity, will be right up your street." Full review

"Welcome to what is claimed to be the UK’s first Art Hostel – a social enterprise project that has given artists free rein to design every inch of its premises from the ground up, in an effort to showcase grassroots creative talent from the UK and abroad"

"You can expect artist-designed rooms with crazy touches. One twin room at Kirkgate had a topsy-turvy, shocking-pink, fluffy mane carpeting the ceiling"