The Met Hotel

A fab hotel in an idea location for the train station and close to buses to Leeds airport. The staff were friendly and helpful and the rooms were finished to a very high standard. This is my third time staying at the Met and I will definitely be returning.

I’m involved in the trade union movement so I travel around a lot for meetings and events. This weekend, they put me up here. I have to say, I doubt I’ve stayed somewhere nicer, to be honest. Maybe the Glenskirlie in Stirlingshire…
My room was lovely. Clean and spacious enough just for me. There was tea and coffee, a hairdryer (I had brought my own) an iron and a telly with loads of channels. I felt dead posh.
There was a slight mix up with one of my comrades who was supposed to be in the same hotel, but his room was double booked. The staff however, handled this well and transferred him to another (better!) hotel.
Breakfast was lovely! For the first time in my life, someone called me ‘madam’ seriously! The Earl grey tea was wonderful, the sausages were lovely as was the bacon. My only criticism was that there were no ‘tattie scones’.
I’d definitely stay here again, if I wasn’t paying for ot myself!

I stayed at The Met Hotel for one night and I have a mixed feeling about this place, and not sure if I would come back again.
Lets start from the beginning. When I was trying to book a room on their webiste, it said all the rooms are booked so I decided to take a chance by calling them and checking and voila they had a double room (made me very happy). When I went in there was a confusion about the payment even though my company had already paid for it before but the friendly and sweet receptionist made the experience much nicer. I had to leave immediately to go for a meeting so the receptionist very kindly booked me a cab which again made me smile and happy (yeah i can be impressed by little things).
The room was of a moderate size (wont say decent for the price as I have seen better even in London) and was not impressed with the bathroom at all because the shower was not even half decent (boo). The internet cable (no wifi? why? how?) in the room didn’t work either because of which i had to use up all my phone data (not very happy). Finally I had breakfast in the morning and must say I was expecting much better, because their breakfast spread looked similar to the likes of budget hostels.
Verdict: Good service but badly equipped, probably wont come back here unless all the hotels in Leeds are booked that night!

Absolutely amazing the staff could not have done more for us during the entire process of our wedding, we had a large number of guests staying here for our wedding and every single one spent the wedding complimenting our choice of hotel for the wedding reception.
We had a slight hiccup with a fire alarm going off during the evening reception but its a public building and the staff did everything they could to cause minimum disruption. They also gave us a few bottles of wine to apologise, we didn’t even complain they cant help it.
The main met suite looks amazing for any event, the food was excellent and brought out seamlessly, the rooms were all nice and the hotel facilities are great.
I wouldn’t hesitate to use this hotel again, however one element is the supplied dj don’t use him I’m writing a separate review as I don’t want him to mar an excellent venue

Beautiful building in the city centre. They have a small car park, so you’ll need to arrive early or park elsewhere. Friendly staff and characterful rooms with modern fittings. Despite being very central, I didn’t have any noise issues.

Oh lord I am sleepy. Where to rest my heavy head? Maybe the park bench idea isn’t so wise and I’m not dressed for a cardboard box just yet. So it’s the Met for me, yippee.
The Met is a long standing traditional hotel in a stunning Grade II listed building. That gives it loads of character that other hotels in the city lack.
It’s also been recently refurbished inside, so it’s elegance from start to finish. So we’ve established it’s got the looks, has it got the moves to back itself up?
On my experience it has. Good customer service and very willing staff make my stay even more enjoyable. If you need something (within reason and legal), then just ask and they’ll do their best for you. I was tempted to try for a giraffe and a trumpet but I thought I may get ejected.
It’s not the cheapest; if you want cheap then you know where the travel lodge is. Having said that it’s not stupidly priced either. Plus it is a lovely stay and you deserve to spoil yourself from time to time. Go on, you know you want to!

A hotel for over 100 years, the Metropole, or Met, offers a change from the bland, characterless nature of most city centre hotels. Grade II listed, the ornate exterior, grand staircase and high ceilings of the Met make you feel as if you’re really on holiday in a proper hotel, even if you’re just here on business or a weekend break. In contrast with modern, city centre chains in the same price range, like the Hilton or Holiday Inn, the public rooms here feel like somewhere you actually want to spend time and relax, and the calm, muted colours and soft furnishings in the bedrooms invite you to kick off your shoes and make yourself at home. Being comfortable and friendly rather than modern and high-​tech, the hotel is better suited to leisure travellers than those on business, and the central location makes it ideal for those who want to spend time enjoying the attractions of the city, or for relatives visiting students at the universities.

Plush hotel in the centre of Leeds. Spacious and with friendly staff, this building has a bit of character and represents reasonable value for money. A good place to stay on business but it’s a bit too unhomely for a romantic break. The food is good, although a bit overpriced.

since the refurb this hotel as really ‘upped’ its game rooms are now beautifully decorated to a modern standard rooms are of a fairly good size special offers are available if calling up for a reservation conference rooms which are used as party rooms over the christmas periodgood location not to far from train station and the centre of town.

As far as city centre hotels go this is a very beautiful one, with lovely décor and a great central location. Food is excellent and everything is to a very high standard.
My only gripes are that the staff are rather rude, clearly on a low wage, as they don’t seem to care at all about their job. The rooms are really quite expensive considering the choice you have in Leeds city centre. The parking is paid-​for — £10 a night! (You’d at least expect residents to get free parking when rooms are £100+ a night). Just 5 minutes away you can stay at the premier inn, OK not as luxurious but half the price with free parking.
A nice place for a dinner, special night or works do, but for a general city centre hotel, shop around as you can get cheaper.