I love the Dakota Hotel in Leeds and have stayed there on many occasions over the last year.
Unfortunately, I was not impressed with our one night at Dakota Eurocentral, between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 24 May 2025.
I booked a King Room, as I do at the Leeds Dakota.
The room was small and very cramped.
It was not the same size room or bed that I have in Leeds, I would actually say I was in a double room, rather than the King Size I had booked.
There was no fridge in the room.
No separate seating area for two people, just a desk and a desk chair and one comfy chair.
The room overall was small and very tired.
I wouldn't recommend Dakota Eurocentral to anyone, whereas I highly recommend the Leeds Dakota.
Walking into the hotel in the early evening, it felt like walking into a Brothel through some horrible dark velvet curtains. Very hard to try get through with luggage and my walking stick. The lady on Reception said welcome to our Stage as if it was impressive.
It's also the bar area so the lighting was dimmed too, even though it was bright sunlight outside. Not the beight and airy welcome that I want in a hotel.
So many things that made this a very disappointing stay 😕
As for the Elephant 🐘 in the room, what on earth was the giant and very heavy grey cushion on the bed for? I cannot begin to explain how heavy it was when I tried to move it!
I will not be staying at the Dakota Eurocentral again, despite it being close to where friends live.
