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Empire Hotel

3.0 star property

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Bar (on property)
Reception
Bar (on property)
Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Reviews

3.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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19-25 Loughborough Rd, Leicester, England, LE4 5LJ
  • Place, National Space Centre
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Abbey Park
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Curve Theatre
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, East Midlands (EMA)
    ‪45 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 8 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Standard Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 7 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room, Multiple Beds (Family of 4)

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Family of 4)

  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room, Multiple Beds (Family of 3)

Family Room, Multiple Beds (Family of 3)

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Suite, 1 Double Bed (Double)

Superior Suite, 1 Double Bed (Double)

  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Leicester

With a stay at Empire Hotel in Leicester (Belgrave), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Loughborough University and Abbey Park. .This golf hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Leicester Abbey and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower.

What's nearby

  • National Space Centre - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Abbey Park - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Athena Conference Centre - 5 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Highcross Shopping Centre - 5 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Curve Theatre - 5 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Leicester Station - 8 min drive
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Shiv Sagar Restaurant - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Maryland Chicken - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Jamavat - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Jamavat - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Sharmilee - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Empire Hotel

Empire Hotel offers 23 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Leicester hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 23 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This hotel offers complimentary parking nearby and designated smoking areas.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking within 1 mile
  • Parking on site (GBP 13.90 per day)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • 9-hole adjacent golf course

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 4 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: GBP 13.90 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Empire Hotel Hotel
Empire Hotel Leicester
Empire Hotel Hotel Leicester

Empire Hotel Reviews

Reviews

3.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 98 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 98 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 98 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 98 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 98 reviews

3.6/10

Cleanliness

4.4/10

Staff & service

3.0/10

Amenities

3.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Suleman

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Bradley

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close location to the National Space Centre, tiny NCP carpark next to hotel. That's where the good points end!! Rated 3 star, this hotel is not! Being generous I would give it a 1 star rating. Going to a gaming convention held at the National Space Centre a few of us chose this hotel due to convenient location and photos showing a bar, pool table and somewhere to eat. All these amenities were not available to use, apparently they won't be ready until next month. There is an unpleasant odour throughout the hotel. The room, curtains that didn't draw open, broken door to bathroom, door handle falling off from the bathroom side. Looked like someone had used the toilet and not flushed before making the room ready for check-in. Toilet paper and yellow coloured water greeted me when I went to use the toilet! Towels provided were small hand towels, mattress was the thinnest, most uncomfortable bed I've ever slept on, I've walked on more comfortable carpets!! Pillows, if you can call them that were almost paper thin and pointless having. Exposed electrical wires above bed, made safe by some duct tape over the ends of the wires!! We were looking forward to our stay here based on the photos of the hotel, please do yourself a favour a do not stay here! There should be a visit/audit by a hotel inspector arranged, as this hotel should not be open for business. Just feel conned in spending money to stay in a place this bad.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tolulope

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Poor customer service Sassy, discourteous staff Dirty environment Malodorous room Delayed check in Poor water supply Lacking hot water Poorly maintained room Many damages Not convenient
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Frezghi

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very dirty room bad smells very bad bathroom the shower are nor working expecting free car park which not there is no free car park on the area
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jasmin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not stay here.

Room was filthy, mystery stains on every inch of the room, not clean whatsoever! Only clean thing in the room was the bedding which I was still apprehensive about. Had to buy antibacterial wipes for the light switches and handles due to how filthy they were, cigarette smell in room as well as burn marks, leak damage/ceiling practically falling apart, place should not be open!! The receptionist was apologetic after asking for my bathroom to be cleaned again due to pubic hairs everywhere, however it just seemed as if they rinsed them away with the shower instead of using cleaning products, the place was foul and there is just no effort put in to make an incredible building worth staying In, Management need to seriously up their game and staff need to ask themselves if they’d be happy to stay in those rooms…from a head housekeeper. Very shocked and disgusted that they allow guests to stay in these conditions.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ravi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

alan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No TV, room was a very poor state and dirty. No tea making facilities. No curtain on the window. The free car parking was actually an NCP car park that you have to pay for. Steer clear of this property at all costs.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jordan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Magdalena

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The photos online and the reality are worlds apart. The hotel looked abandoned, like it was inhabited by homeless people. The smell and dirt were overwhelming. We had to watch out for broken furniture on the stairs, a damaged wall, and debris on the floor. The bedding and bathroom were filthy. We left without staying even 10 minutes. This place should be shut down, not showcasing beautiful photos from maybe 20 years ago when it looked decent.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Simon

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dreadful place Changed rooms 3 times Uncomfortable and very noisy when trying to sleep
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Imagine camping without a tent, but worse

This hotel is no where near as good as the pictures, I’ll start from the beginning, there is no free parking like advertised. When I went to check in I noticed a very strange smell, can’t quite explain it but it wasn’t good. The room was bare, no tv, black hairs found in the bed, very dirty and dated. There was a kettle but no cups or tea/coffee. The bathroom was disgusting and the shower had very low pressure. The room was booked via work so had to stay, contemplated sleeping in my car. Please read the over reviews before booking this place. 1 good thing the girl on reception was helpful and polite.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jasvant

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
I had to pay for the parking yet advertised as parking included, group band playing loud music till 03:30 in the morning. Kettle in the room but no cups to have a hot drink. No soap or shower fell. Toilet leaking, unclean, shower toilet. Overall advert does not reflect the actual place.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Keith

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not stay

Rooms need a complete upgrade, no heating, hot water or kettle Looks like a hotel used by the council!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
DO NOT STAY HERE, Place was not as described, room had damp smell, receptionist was very rude, doesn’t look like the picture online, DO NOT BOOK, waste of time and waste of money worst place to go, it was absolutely disgusting, don’t respect you at all and don’t even want to acknowledge you even tho you pay so much for such a smelly room, didn’t want to help with anything, very poor service, DO NOT STAY HERE SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Isabelle

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Don’t book here save your money

the staff were very friendly and got us everything that we asked for but the room wasn’t in a good condition and everything was dirty and we didn’t have toiletries e.g no soap to wash hands with and the bathroom wall was gross and i decided to clean to myself because i was sick of looking at it and the shower was gross and it just looked like they needed a new bathroom all together because it wasn’t properly maintained. Then, in the bedroom carpet wasn’t hovered also the curtain pole wasn’t even on properly so we couldn’t open the curtain because we didn’t want to damage it more, some sheets were stained and some of the towels were as well and the holes in the door that had been plastered badly also the tv didn’t work because there was no arial and staff had no spare wire when asked. The area wasn’t very nice either but they can’t help that, the hotel could of been so much better if it was maintained it would be a lovely place to stay because the building is really beautiful but it’s just been let go and has clearly gone downhill, is there really a cleaner because if so they need to learn how to clean properly because it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned at all for a good while. bar wasn’t open and we where disappointed because we wanted to try it. only reason we chose this place because it was it was close to what we wanted to do and it was close to the city centre, i suggest looking at the reviews before booking this place. the place needs to be fixed.
why was the wall so dirty and why wasn’t it cleaned
this is just gross
this was worse in real life. i cleaned everything in that bathroom twice
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid

This hotel has to be one of the worse hotels I have ever stayed in.The lock to the room didn't work, there was no hot water just luke warm,no towels in room,I asked the guy on reception for towels but he never came back with any so lucky I had a hand towel in my bag.The socket on the wall was hanging off,there was no toiletries in the bathroom and no remote for TV and there definitely wasn't any tea making facilities.The view from the window was just a pile of rubbish and the corridors stank of marijuana.And on top of all this I've bitten from head to toe with bed bugs.I'm covered in bites.I will never ever stay here again.
Black patches over skirting board
Socket hanging off in Room
View from the window
Cracked tiles in bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Manisha

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

lakhu

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Fatima

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Where to start, was first given a room That was tiny with wires out the wall, asked for another room the lady was kind enough to give another room that was bigger, but it was not clean, hair on the showers, stain on the toilet, and pillows had stains on them, unfortunately looked under the bed and full of litter, middle of the night had another person walk into my room, so they where given a key that obviously opened the same door and the man said we was given this room, thank god I was decent!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

James

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mike

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Don not stay here it’s absolutely awful unsafe dirty and just downright disgusting
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Terry

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023