The Grand York and Dakota Leeds named among best luxury hotels to book in the UK by Tripadvisor

The Grand York has an award winning cookery school and a luxury spa and is known for its five-star service as well as good quality food and beverages.

It has been named the third best luxury hotel in the country by review website Tripadvisor and Legacy at The Grand has been awarded the prestigious 3 AA Rosettes in May this year.

The hotel is located on Station Rise in York city centre and opened in May 2010 after an extensive renovation of the former North Eastern Railway headquarters, which is known as one of York’s most iconic Edwardian buildings.

The building was originally built in 1906 as a ‘Palace of Business’ and today it is a luxury hotel and has established an internationally popular reputation for its top class service, modern and stylish bedrooms and unique historic environment.

It underwent a £15 million refurbishment in 2017 and now boasts 207 individually designed bedrooms, a spa, a restaurant, a cocktail lounge and meeting and event spaces.

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The hotel has a four and a half star rating on Tripadvisor with 7,424 reviews.

Another Yorkshire-based hotel was included in the list of most luxurious - Dakota Leeds. This hotel is 18th on the list.

It is a 94-bedroom hotel with a destination cocktail bar and grill located on Russell Street in Leeds city centre.

The grill serves a menu with a brasserie-style service and the bar has an outdoor terrace overlooking Greek Street. The luxurious bedrooms are fully air conditioned with a smart TV and media hub, complimentary high speed internet, and contemporary ensuite bathrooms with showers and bespoke toiletries.

The hotel has a rating of five stars on Tripadvisor with 2,526 reviews.