Novotel Leicester

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed
Front of property - evening/night
Exterior
Lunch and dinner served, local and international cuisine

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
2 Great Central Street, Leicester, England, LE1 4JS
  • De Montfort University
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Curve Theatre
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • University of Leicester
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • East Midlands (EMA)
    ‪38 min drive‬

Room options

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 35 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Leicester

Novotel Leicester is centrally located in Leicester, a 3-minute walk from Highcross Shopping Centre and 6 minutes by foot from De Montfort University. .This eco-certified hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Athena Conference Centre and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Curve Theatre.

What's nearby

  • De Montfort University - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Curve Theatre - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • University of Leicester - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • King Power Stadium - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • National Space Centre - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Leicester Station - 18 min walk
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The High Cross - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wygston's House Bar & Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Queen of Bradgate - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Wagamama - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Nespresso Boutique - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Novotel Leicester

Eco-certified hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Novotel Leicester offers 154 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and hair dryers. 55-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 154 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and irons/ironing boards.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee. Children aged 16 and younger eat free breakfast.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 4 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Children aged 16 and younger eat free breakfast.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Uncovered parking on site (GBP 10 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; GBP 18.95 for adults and GBP 18.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children aged 16 and younger eat free breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 18.95 for adults and GBP 18.95 for children
  • Uncovered self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per night

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; cash is not accepted
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Novotel Leicester Hotel
Novotel Leicester Leicester
Novotel Leicester Hotel Leicester
Novotel Leicester (Opening March 2020)

Novotel Leicester Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 561 out of 788 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 137 out of 788 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 788 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 788 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 788 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Geeta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A superb room and shower very comfortable and excellent customer service from Evita. I will definitely be staying here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Naveed

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Awful! at 5.30am hotel bin were change - 4 large bin pulled into truck. 20-30m - totally ruin my sleep and hugely stressful with big meeting at 8am Complained 3 times - basically got fobbed off by staff - that we we get our bins changed. Why not 7 in the evening. ha ha, 5,30 is good for the driver :( Staff really couldnt have cared less. Avoid!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

RISHI

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about this hotel from its amenities to the customer service is of the highest quality.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Melanie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

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

All good for a place to lay your head.

Great over all, needed a place to lay our heads for a night and Novotel did the job well. Everything was clean, warm and comfortable. Handy having parking just 2 minute walk away at £10 for 24 hours... pretty good these days in the middle if a city. Only niggle was the tap and sink setup in the bathroom meant you couldn't get much water in the kettle without using one of the small glasses to top it up... a very British problem and caused more giggles than gnashing of teeth! Free drink at the bar more than made up for it! Uber was easy and about £5 to Welford Road (Tigers rugby ground) We'll stay again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

JANET

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel conveniently placed for shopping and city centre. Would not hesitate to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, friendly staff who went out of their to help
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

Very pleased - thanks.

Really good! Love hotel, very clean and fresh. Fantastic beds. Great service at the bar, easy check in / out. Gym clean and good for hotel gym, 24/7 too. Had to leave 6.30am so didn’t get up have breakfast. Would def go back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

it was OK

The room did not have good lighting and very small windows, which was very disappointing. Pick and drop off was inconvenient, and staff did not seam to care or know the address to give may car service to pick me up. I was told on more the one occasion to walk around to the back of the building or the side for pick up. Room service was excellent.
Stayed 17 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ka

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mira

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Suresh

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Avalon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Decent hotel. Advertised as a double bed but it’s two single mattresses put together. Stayed for 3 nights and our room was never cleaned. We requested at reception for our room to be cleaned and it still wasn’t. There was a very long black hair that was definitely not one of ours in our shower tray when we checked in. Floor smelled of marijuana and when we asked if we could change rooms we were told that all of the rooms are the same. Wouldn’t reccomend. Last time I stayed here it was great service from staff and the overall experience of staying there was good. Very poor experience this time.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Jun

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not the best Novotel I've been.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025