Surely less prestigious hotels can be used to house asylum seekers? - Yorkshire Post Letters

Further to your front page article today (5.5.26) re asylum hotels, Cedar Court in Wakefield was mentioned as an asylum hotel. This was a superb 4* hotel where I worked in the functions and conference office for 14 months and where my daughter had her wedding reception. Such a shame for our area that this has changed. If asylum seekers are really fleeing countries where they are being persecuted surely other less prestigious accommodation could be found.

Recently a friend from Germany came to visit me. In Germany she says they are all talking about these hotels being used for such accommodation and she wanted to see where Cedar Court Hotel was. I couldn't get near as a barrier had been set up and I was told 'go back'.

No further comment.