Ashes 2009: Headingley, Leeds
The fourth ashes test is 2009 will be played at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. Opened to test cricket in 1899, the stadium has hosted over 40 international matches. This is the most north the Ashes will be played this year, and they are expecting quite a crowd.
If you are coming this far north for Ashes, you might as well enjoy the quaint countryside by staying at a bed & breakfast or small hotel. The Headingley Lodge Hotel is actually part of the stadium’s redevelopment and has several rooms overlooking the cricket pitch. The rooms are modern and stylish, perfectly designed for sports fans. The St. Michaels Guest House in the heart of Headingley is walking distance from the stadium, restaurants and bars. It is a warm, friendly guesthouse with standard and en suite rooms and extremely competitive pricing. Also nearby is the Butlers Hotel with en suite rooms individually decorated with Victorian and Edwardian themes. There are happy hour specials at the bar and home-cooked meals to keep you energized for the match.
Step up service and comfort a notch and stay just a bit farther from the stadium at Haley’s Hotel and Restaurant. The award-winning Oaks restaurant serves excellent food in a stylish décor. Breakfast is served in-room and the hotel is known in the area for its attention to individual service, it is the perfect place to rest after a long and exciting day of cricket. If you travel with a family of cricket fans, the Cliff Lawn Hotel offers single, double, twin and family rooms. Set in the quiet woods, you are still close to all the action. The friendly service of this family-run establishment will make you truly feel like a welcome guest as you enjoy a fresh-cooked English breakfast every morning.
Stay as long as you like at the brand new Roomzzz Aparthotel. Roomzzz combines spacious living with the luxury and service of a hotel. You will enjoy all latest technologies and comforts of home, you may never want to leave. In the city center is another luxury hotel with all the amenities, The Park Plaza Leed offering 185 superior and executive rooms and penthouse suites. Dine at the unique award-winning restaurant that combines Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese flavors for your taste-buds’ pleasure. Bewleys Hotel Leeds is the peek of affordable chic. This hotel is contemporary, relaxed and informal and located in the heart of Leeds with dining, shopping and nightlife right at the doorstep.
For a more traditional English luxury experience, stay at the refreshingly different 42 The Calls. Set in a refurbished riverside corn mill, the interior is distinctly modern English. No detail was overlooked from handmade beds with Egyptian cotton linens, original paintings and drawings, interactive plasma TVs, and friendly touches like homemade cookies and fudge.
