Leonardo Hotel Aberdeen

“So Central”

This hotel scores highly for being at the heart of the city within the Union Square development. Arriving by bus, coach or train and you don't even have to go outdoors to check-in at this large hotel. The bar/dining area off Reception is also popular with shoppers as well as residents. The only … more

This hotel scores highly for being at the heart of the city within the Union Square development. Arriving by bus, coach or train and you don't even have to go outdoors to check-in at this large hotel. The bar/dining area off Reception is also popular with shoppers as well as residents. The only meal not served there is breakfast - this happens at the back of the hotel in a large well laid out section. Bedroom corridors are bright and have smart carpets, while the actual bedrooms are poorly lit with functional carpets. The central location of the hotel does mean some bedrooms will suffer from a bit of external noise. The biggest issue and it's been mentioned by other reviewers, is the bedroom air con/heating. In theory guests should be able to set the controls to their own personal preference, but in practice the hotel has isolated this function and set the units to automatic. I'd to visit Reception a few times during my stay and I can't fault the very helpful young man who fought the system from his PC and got me heat on my 1st night. On the 2nd night I'd to rely on the portable fan heater he gave me as a Plan B. The bed was super comfy, as were the pillows and cosy duvet. The bedside lights though were very dim.

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“Decent.”

This hotel is a mixed one to review on. It’s perfect location, you won’t get anywhere really better than here for location. From the outside looking in, from reception looks great. The standard rooms are average, the food from what I had was average as well, maybe I got the wrong thing. Bar staff v… more

This hotel is a mixed one to review on. It’s perfect location, you won’t get anywhere really better than here for location. From the outside looking in, from reception looks great. The standard rooms are average, the food from what I had was average as well, maybe I got the wrong thing. Bar staff very much, again, average at best. The restaurant is lovely inside and the breakfast was decent. Overall it was decent.

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“Upgrade your room if at all possible….”

I’ve stayed here a number of times before, but always in a superior/ executive room. This time I was in a standard double and there is a marked difference in the experience. Positives- check in, done online, was extremely swift and friendly. Lifts were readily available. The location of the hotel … more

I’ve stayed here a number of times before, but always in a superior/ executive room. This time I was in a standard double and there is a marked difference in the experience. Positives- check in, done online, was extremely swift and friendly. Lifts were readily available. The location of the hotel is so convenient if you are travelling by train. Wi-Fi was free and did not drop out. Areas to work on: I was assigned room 203, which was an accessible room though this was not needed or requested. The bathroom had definitely seen better days. The shower gel and shampoo were in fixed containers beside the bath, and were, quite frankly, disgusting. They had black gunk around the dispensers and looked as if they had not been serviced for a long time. The room was also an interconnecting one, again not requested. Usually this is not a problem, but I found that the noise travelled a lot from next door, meaning I could clearly hear conversations very late into the night. In fact the corridor was noisy until after midnight. The TV was small considering the size of the room, and many channels were not available due to weak signal. I would stay here again based on the positives, however I would definitely pay to upgrade to a better quality room.

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