Etap Hotel (Leeds)

From the outside this looks like a very nice hotel. The building is modern and bright and airey. Checking in was easy, you are given a form to fill in then you pay and are given your key. Checking in for took around 5 minutes which is nothing, the staff were, well, there. I can't say I was overly impressed with the customer service, the staff made their presence obvious however everything seemed rush, as if to get rid of us to get back to watching the TV in the back. Anyway, after checking in I was given directions to my room. When I got there it initially looked ok. Unfortunately this wasn't to last long, after initial inspection the carpet was stained and ...  Read the complete review

After reading many scary stories about Etap hotels i was a bit nervous about staying there, i had booked up with 4 other girls as a boozy/shooping weekend mainly because it was so cheap (£35 per room per night) We got a taxi from the train station as we had a lot of luggage but i'm sure its not a long walk (and theres a bus stop i noticed right outside the hotel) and we used taxis to get into town because we couldnt be bothered to walk but again its about a 10/15 min walk (the taxis cost about £4/5 and its worth ringing a private company rather than hailing one) The hotel looks nice from the outside, quite modern with a big glass reception, checking ...  Read the complete review

Having become a firm fan of the bargain that is the Formule 1 chain of hotels, I always check on that company's website first when looking for accommodation in the UK. However, when planning a trip to Leeds recently I learned that the chain do not have a hotel there and so had to do more research. The usual "cheap accommodation in …." search found an article about a hotel that was due to open in Leeds the day before our visit. The Etap chain of hotels are a French concern and part of Accor, the same parent group of Formule 1. They have hotels across France and Germany and are gradually opening hotels in the UK as well as in Central and Eastern ...  Read the complete review