The Scott at Claremont Apartments

We have stayed before, a grand building which is very well placed for central Leeds. The rooms are large, the Scott is smaller than the Heaton where we stayed before but still very spacious. Kitchen area well equipped and all works.

We searched on Booking.com for properties with parking and did not realise until the pre-arrival email that Scott (and Smeeton) did not have dedicated spaces. This was not a problem over a weekend when parking restrictions on street are lifted but would have been during the working week. Things are looking a bit tired and some maintenance is required. The grand entrance hall now has stuff stacked behind the piano and managers desk which doesn't give a good impression. In the room the sofas have rips in the covers, the curtains have fallen off many of their hooks so do not close (and are 10 feet up in the air so you cant do anything yourself), there is peeling paint on the windowsills and the hook on the back of the bathroom door has been pulled off and not replaced or the defect repaired fully. Nothing major but enough to notice.

Ideal location for the conference I was attending at the University of Leeds, with parking space included.

Breakfast not included. Room beautifully fitted-out.

The room was warm and stuffy with only a very small and inefficient fan. Therefore it was difficult to sleep. The bathroom was very small and we had to sit sideways on the toilet. Leather couches lovely to look at but difficult to sit on without sliding off.

comfortable & staff very helpful over check in

hit a brick wall over VAT invoice. booking.com said they provide it, Claremont said Booking.com do. neither did. if not VAT reg perhaps best just to say so.

gorgeous building centrally located to the University. room had all facilities needed and full kitchen

the curtains were broken

the only downside was another guest coming back at 2am and playing the piano (badly)