Empire Hotel, gay-friendly hotel in Leicester
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Empire Hotel

Google (137) 2.7
Tripadvisor (26) 1.7
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What reviewers say

Some visitors praise the hotel's friendly and helpful staff, particularly Jasmine, and its convenient location. However, many reviewers report significant issues with cleanliness, describing rooms as dirty, stained, and in poor condition, with some even stating they did not stay due to the state of the accommodation.

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Empire Hotel, 19 Loughborough Rd, Leicester LE4 5LJ, UK
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Phone
0116 268 2626
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Website
www.oyorooms.com

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About this place Empire Hotel

Empire Hotel is a budget hotel at 19 Loughborough Road in Leicester, north of the city centre in the Belgrave area. It is booked through the OYO platform. It is a mainstream hotel listed as gay-friendly, not a gay hotel as older listings claimed. It rates 2.7 from about 140 Google reviews, so read recent comments on cleanliness and maintenance before you book. The city centre is roughly a 20-minute walk or a short bus ride south, and that is where Leicester's few LGBTQ bars are.

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Card payments accepted Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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2.7
★★★☆☆
137 reviews

Based on 137 Google reviews.

Abdul Aziz Warozai May 2026
★☆☆☆☆

If you value your self-respect and basic hygiene, avoid spending even a single night at this hotel. The place was extremely unhygienic, and throughout the night there were drug users roaming the corridors shouting and making loud noise. The bed smelled unpleasant and felt poorly maintained, while the toilet had thick dark-brown crusting that looked like it had not been properly cleaned for ages. After this experience, I would genuinely rather borrow some extra money and stay in a slightly more expensive hotel than ever return here again.

Roland Feci Mar 2026
★☆☆☆☆
Layla Jayne Mar 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Avoid this hotel, I’ve seen homeless hostels cleaner and safer than this. Room door didn’t lock securely, the bed was broke, the mattress was like sleeping on concrete, electrical wiring hanging out the walls, suspicious brown stains on walls/ceilings, no headboard, no bedside tables, stunk of stale cigarettes and that’s just the room. The rest of the hotel was not much better, only spent 3 hours here before leaving as we couldn’t stand it any longer.

Meshi Sharma Mar 2026
★★★★★
Davide Cornoldi Mar 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Dirty sticky floor , shower don't work ,bad smell. How it can be 3 stars ?! Avoid this place

k 85 Feb 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Stayed here for a night but the experience was really bad, bathroom light wasn't working and bathroom door doesn't close The room is really dirty I dont know how someone offer this kind of accommodation, please avoid as you will get disappointed

Ecliptic Jan 2026
★☆☆☆☆

Terrible

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Last updated on 15 November 2026

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