Holiday Inn Royal Victoria Sheffield

This city hotel is situated at the end of a private drive and so enjoys a quiet and peaceful location, with a Victorian garden and water fountain. It opened in 1862, and comprises 107 bedrooms in total. The building was renovated in 2008. This top-flight full-service hotel offers drinks and snacks in the relaxed atmosphere of the Grand Lounge Bar. One of the most striking features of this Grade II listed building is the elegant ballroom which can accommodate up to 400 persons for a banquet, and which also offers a further 14 meeting rooms. The ballroom in its history has played host to royalty including Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George VI and the then Princess Elizabeth. Otherwise, the hotel has a lobby, 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, currency exchange facility, cloakroom, lift access, kiosk, mini-supermarket, hairdressers' salon, a nightclub, casino and games room. A restaurant and a café are also provided. 24-hour room service, a laundry service and Internet access are available for a fee. Parking facilities are available to guests arriving by car.

There are a 107 beautifully appointed, elegant and spacious bedrooms rooms, all with options to suit both business and leisure travellers. The beds have the very best pocket-sprung mattresses and to help ensure a restful night, choose your own pillow type from the pillow menu featuring five different types including a soft natural filling and a non-allergenic. Other standard features include Coffee/tea making facilities, Satellite TV and high speed Wireless internet.

Cunningham's Restaurant offers timeless elegance in a luxurious setting and is the perfect venue to enjoy excellent cuisine. The team - lead by the Executive Chef - use only the very best seasonal ingredients and their discovery of different combinations of ingredients create great meals. There is a perfectionist's eye for detail and a palate to match; perfectly balancing presentation, colour, texture, aroma, flavours, innovation and a little magic to design menus to delight.

The Esperanto Health Suite is open 24 hours, and offers a fully equipped multi-gym, a dance studio, health and beauty treatments and saunas. These facilities are free for resident guests (with the exception of beauty treatments). Ponds Forge Leisure Centre and Sheffield Ski Village are also located nearby. Water aerobics, surfing, tennis, table tennis, squash, aerobics, archery, horse riding, mountain biking, basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, minigolf, golf and badminton are all available for a fee. An entertainment and activity programme for younger guests also features.

By Car: Exit J33 M1. Follow the A57 towards Sheffield City Centre. At the first roundabout (Park Square Roundabout), take the 5th exit towards A61/A57 Glossop. Stay in the outside lane to enable turning right on to Furnival Road at the traffic lights. Take an immediate left onto Victoria Station Road and go under the welcome archway.