Leicester. A city, I never thought I would have a reason
visit. It is not a go to place like Birmingham, Manchester or Newcastle.
I arrived in Leicester On a very sunny Thursday afternoon.
The train station is on the same street as one of the main shopping area… As I
walked down the street taking in the city centre, one of the things that struck
me most was the multicultural feel of the town. I was mainly surprised because
for some reason I had classified it as a middle England town where there would
be no visible ethnic representation. From what I saw walking through the high street
to my Hotel, the town has a great population of Asia’s and afro-Caribbean.
Isn’t if funny how easy it can be to put places in boxes without having even
set foot anywhere near?
So, my impression of Leicester was that it was multi- ethnic.
The high-street was no not different from any others in the UK.
My hotel, the Ramada Encore was situated at one end of this
high street. At the time I finally finished my work in town and checked in the
hotel, the shops had closed for the day and the streets were very quiet as it
was a match day.
The reception of the hotel opens on a lounge and a coffee
area and the clientele seems tonight seem to be mainly male and lovers of football,
30 and above with the eyes fixed on the 2 large flat screen TVs placed on each
side of this space.
The Ramada Encore Leicester is in a very very new grey
modern building. From the outside you are given the impression that everything
inside would be very square and clinical. It would have been so had it not been
for the injection of strong colours and those almost obsessive straight lines everywhere.
From the floor carpet, to the upholstery and the curtain, the stripes were everywhere
in bright colours. Even the artwork on the walls had stripes, and square… not
sure what it is all about but despite my hate for them, it would have been worst
to have white and grey everywhere…
The check in was fairly quick, I went up and quickly took a
tour of my room and came back out of the building to take pictures before the
sun went down to explore before the sun went down.. The thing I liked most
about this hotel was the beautifully finished curvy spiral staircase which can
also be seen from the outside of the building. |
| Stripy curtain and artwork |
I had my dinner in my room as I had no interest. What so ever in watching football. The hotel
did not offer room service as such much to my disappointment as I was really
tired. After ordering you’d have to go back down to collect your tray and
pay... I really enjoyed the dinner which was a generous in portions as I had 2
fish fillets served with a warm pesto and chunky chips. I really enjoyed my
dinner. And was knocked out quiet quickly on a very full belly. I slept like a
log. This was either due to tiredness or a good bed… It was very comfortable.
Thank you for reading!
Next week we are checking in a Royal Hotel. Don’t forget to check in!
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