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Novotel Leicester

4.0 star property

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Front of property – evening/night
In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior
Exterior
Daily English breakfast for a fee

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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2 Great Central Street, Leicester, England, LE1 4JS
  • Place, Highcross Shopping Centre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, De Montfort University
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Curve Theatre
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, East Midlands (EMA)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

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Junior Suite, 1 King Bed

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(16 reviews)
  • City view
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(25 reviews)
  • City view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Leicester

With a stay at Novotel Leicester, you'll be centrally located in Leicester, steps from Highcross Shopping Centre and within a 10-minute walk of De Montfort University. .This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Athena Conference Centre and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Curve Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Highcross Shopping Centre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Leicester Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • De Montfort University - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Curve Theatre - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Athena Conference Centre - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Leicester Station - 18 min walk
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Esquires Coffee - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The High Cross - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Nespresso Boutique - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Turtle Bay - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cosy Club - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Novotel Leicester

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.
Enjoy local and international cuisine at NineB Restaurant & Bar, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. 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.
NineB Restaurant & Bar - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.

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)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • 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 19.95 for adults and GBP 19.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • NineB Restaurant & Bar

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

More

  • 10 floors
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 2019
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

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
  • Reusable coffee/tea filters
  • 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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 19.95 for adults and GBP 19.95 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 fire extinguisher and 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. 716 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 180 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 1005 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for town centre, station, etc. Good, clean and functional rooms. Comfy bed. Hotel has a nice bar for a drink before going out. Decent selection at breakfast. Only negative - the scrambled egg was truly nasty! I have never tasted egg like it; it tasted like it was made of powder, very unpleasant. Good hotel, good location - just avoid the scrambled egg!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

VB

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable room, right at the city center
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Obtaining our room key was straight forward, quick and pleasant. The room was impressive, spacious & well appointed with all the sockets in the right places. The bed was large and comfortable. The hotel is situated within walking distance of bars and restaurants. We showered soon after getting access to the room, there were several hairs in the shower cubicle, which was at odds with the rest of the clean room. The shower water was stone cold for both of us. Also, the shower screen let water by between that and the tray, creating a considerable flood in the shower room, which made the floor dangerously slippery. On going out for the night, my wife reported to the man on reception, he told her that the boiler was playing up, but that it was reset now. Absolutely no hint of an apology was forthcoming however. My wife had to go back to the room and the maintenance man and an older fella were both immediately attending our room to investigate the issues, so she was there at the time. The maintenance man climbed into the shower, he demonstrated that it was now hot after running it for some time. He turned to my wife and said in a condescending manner that it was now hot and did she 'want to test it?' He told her that the floor was flooded because we had incorrectly directed the shower head at the screen. They left, leaving muddy footprints in the shower. She had to ask for this to be cleaned. Still no apology, & the water was only tepid again in the morning!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

rupert

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were fantastic and very modern.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Always have a great stay here, bar staff really friendly, nice relaxed atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central and comfortable. Loved the big tv in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
car park isnt the easiest to find if your not from the area, staff very friendly and rooms were nice and clean. Not sure on all the mirrored surfaces, takes a while to get used to them and the sliding toilet door not sealing makes privacy limited.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice welcome
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

KAREN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean modern good sized room, staff were great, breakfast lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a clean, modern hotel which felt like a luxury hotel. Everyone on the staff was kind and professional! This is a great hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jane

The hotel is in a good location on the edge of the city centre and is easy to reach by car.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sandip

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
didnt have breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rupinder

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super clean room, bed comfortable and restaurant area looking a lot more like a 5 star
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

M

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel with great location and amazing service. Loved our stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is great and have a walkable parking option which makes it great if you have a car. It’s also very close to amenities and shops.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Holly

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very clean, great location and great friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vijay

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wasiu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was excellent, we enjoyed our stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

AbdulQuayyum

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025