The Leopold Hotel (Sheffield)

we were greeted by a very intrusive member of staff, who was very hard to understand. he said he would escort us to our rooms but when i said i wanted to take the stairs instead of the lift because I have motion sickness, he decided to leave me to find my own way! because of this I couldnt work out how to switch the lights on, so then had to find him and ask how as they are activated by keycard.then the bathroom tap was faulty, the sheets stink of bleach, 1 dressing gown was dirty, and there was no milk! I didnt sleep all night thanks to a generator next to my room, and for some crazy reason a member of staff decided to empty a room near us of all its cups, ...  Read the complete review

Despite being one of the largest cities in Britain until recently Sheffield was distinctly lacking in good quality centrally located hotels. We had a Novotel and a Hilton, which were nice but the other once grand central hotels like the Grosvenor and the hotel at Victoria Quays (now Holiday Inn) were beginning to show their age and had become drab and the sort of place that was best avoided. All of this has changed in the last three years however when the Victoria Quays was completely revamped and two brand new city centre hotels were built. One of these St Paul's occupies what was for a short time Sheffield's tallest "skyscraper" and the other, the Leopold ...  Read the complete review

We booked to stay at the Leopold Hotel, Sheffield through LateRooms.com and stayed there a Sunday in August 2008. It was fairly difficult to find parking nearby, although that may be my poor directional skills! Upon arrival the staff appeared friendly and eager to help. I had issues with my bag (the zip broke!) so I couldn't get my purse out for about 10 minutes, until i snapped it...Oops. Despite this, the lady at reception was patient and happy to joke along with us. We were offered a late checkout at no extra charge as said they were quiet on the Monday. We had paid £70 for the room including breakfast, and we were given the option ...  Read the complete review