Park Plaza Hotel Leeds (also known as Royal Exchange House) is a tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in central Leeds on Leeds City Square near Leeds railway station. The hotel tower was built in 1966 after construction began in 1965, it was reclad in 2004 to host the four star Park Plaza Hotel. It had previously contained offices.
It has a roof height of 77m spread over 20 floors, and held the title of Leeds' tallest building for seven years from 1966-1973, a title succeeded by West Riding House.
The Hotel is particularly convenient for Leeds railway station, being situated directly opposite it, overlooking The Queen's Hotel. The hotel is also well situated for the financial district of the city centre and is situated right on the Leeds city centre loop.
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