People have been living on the spot that is now Sheffield for around 13,000 years, making it one of the oldest settled places in the UK. Not surprising really, it's a scenic spot with views of the Pennines and the River Sheaf running through. Indeed, it's right on the edge of Peak District National Park and an ideal base if you like both city and country vibes. Our pick of the best places to stay in Sheffield include a pub with rooms, a smart boutique hotel and a charming country house hotel on the outskirts of town.

Sheffield is known for its historic role in the Industrial Revolution, when it was a giant of the steel industry, a centre for production, trade and innovation. This history is apparent in the many Georgian and Victorian buildings — factories especially — some of which been transformed into museums, galleries, shopping centres, and even hotels.

A post-industrial transformation has been rolling over Sheffield for the last few decades, and the city has been reimagined as a hub of culture, arts and music. Sport has always been big here — Sheffield has the world’s oldest football club, and the world’s oldest football ground — and it’s also known for hosting the World Snooker Championship. But now the city hosts numerous arts and music events too. It’s definitely worth picking up a gig guide and checking dates, because there’s always something going on in Sheffield.

It's obviously a destination that services both business and leisure sectors and has year-round appeal. For these reasons, if you want to guarantee a room in one of the best places to stay in Sheffield, do your research and book well ahead.

The Best Places to Stay in Sheffield

For Romantics

• The Whitley Hall Hotel has been converted from a handsome, 16th century mansion, set in 20 acres of gardens and woodland on the outskirts of Sheffield. It offers 32 guest rooms, spread between the original house and a newly built wing. Rooms in the original building are more opulent, with some four-poster beds, wood-panelling, exposed beams and fireplaces. Our favourite rooms overlook the courtyards, stone terraces and lake beyond. The bar is a cosy, pub-style affair, and there’s an excellent restaurant.

Best Pubs-with-Rooms

• The Florentine is a rather grand-looking pub-with-rooms just outside the centre of Sheffield. Its eleven guest rooms are smart and contemporary, with very nice linens and fabrics, and White Company toiletries. The bar offers fresh bright interiors, with a friendly buzz, and the pub restaurant food is very good.

For a boutique stay

• Brocco On The Park is an eight room boutique hotel converted from a redbrick townhouse. The owner and designer has decorated with simple, minimalist comfort, in a mostly monochrome palette, and the whole house has a feeling of light and space, including the award-winning, Michelin recommended restaurant, which serves Scandinavian-inspired food throughout the day.

Prefer a Private Apartment or Cottage?

• If you'd prefer the privacy of a self-catering option then browse through the wide variety available online with our partner, Booking.com.

Travel Information

• Want to fly to Sheffield?

• Sheffield is well connected to the rest of the UK by rail. If you’re coming via London you can travel direct from Kings Cross to Sheffield in two and a quarter hours, and you can travel direct from Edinburgh in just under four hours. Sheffield’s closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which is 25 minutes away by car or taxi, or around an hour and a half by public transport. Manchester Airport may be more convenient, depending on where you’re travelling from — it’s an hour away by road, but an easy train journey of an hour an a half. Leeds Bradford Airport is also about an hour away by road, or an hour and a half by public transport.
• If you want to hire a car we recommend you visit our online partner, Rentalcars.
• Sheffield is rainiest from October through December, coolest in January and February, and warmest and sunniest during June and July.

Still not sure where to stay?

• Expand your search to include all the best places to stay in Yorkshire
• Consider one of Sheffield’s neighbours — the best places to stay in Buxton for example
• Peruse our Gurus’ list of the best hotels in the Peak District
• Focus your search by the type of accommodation you’re looking for, and consider Yorkshire’s best pubs-with-rooms, the best family friendly hotels in Yorkshire or Yorkshire’s most romantic hotels
• Or you could contact one of our friendly Gurus for personalised advice.

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