A beautiful old, solid building on a quiet, leafy street. Thick walls - so nice and peaceful. Rooms of decent size - also warm, and clean. Very old-fashioned where decoration was concerned, but, definitely in keeping with the period (why do people always seem to want cutting edge modernism...'old-fashioned' was not that long ago, and is certainly nothing to mock!)... More

Clearly hasn't been updated in decades - really shabby. I could deal with the place being shabby, but the fact that it was very noisy, there was no way to cover the window to block out light and the bed was so soft that I felt like I was falling into a hole meant I had to leave. I was... More

My daughter and I stayed at Spindle Lodge for one night as we were visiting the University the following morning and it was an excellent location for that purpose. However, I was surprised that breakfast wasn't served until 9 am on a Saturday morning given that we hoped to be at the registration desk for the Open day at 9.15... More

Have just come back from Leicester as my son had an interview for the university. You cannot beat Spindle Lodge for location so central. As other reviews have stated yes it is a bit tired but it was warm and linen clean. A very quiet night considering where you are. Yes agree with the review about the sausages they were... More

Stayed here for 2 nights - would have liked to move out after the first. It needs a jolly good scrub and redecorating - everything is old and tired and a bit grubby. The shower in my room was really mouldy and it was the sort place you didn't like to walk bare foot in. On the plus side the... More

You can tell a lot about a B & B by the state of its sausages... And the owner here had bought the cheapest and most disgusting available. Talking of the owner, her witless, passive aggressive 'banter' was a lot to take in the morning... Especially after sleeping in a lumpy bed. Travel lodge next time.

Chose this B&B for its central location despite lukewarm reviews. I can see where Manager M. could be off putting with her incessant opinionated chatter, and not terribly accomodating. However, we found her charming and personable. Am not a prima donna type, but concur with an earlier reviewer that the victorian charm of this historic building is spoiled by the... More

A friend of mine and I planned to stay at this Inn for four nights, but left after the second for a few reasons. When we arrived we were greeted at the door with a insult disguised as a jest and the question "what are you doing here". We replied that we had a reservation, and the woman said she... More

I'm absolutely amazed by some of the reviews Spindle has got and, I'll be honest, they made me think twice about booking. What I found, however, was something very warm and refreshing. Unlike the spotless chain hotels, this hotel does have a lot of dust, some worn decoration and some well trodden carpets. But the things that matter, ie the... More