Copthorne Hotel

Best hotel in Sheffield and in a 50 mile radius I have had the pleasure to stay in. In a lot of hotels for business. This was affordable yet luxurious, a rare combination. Clean, comfortable, great room service and quiet Cannot ask for more

So, our annual pilgrimage to Sheffield once again occurred this weekend. Every year a lovely bunch of goffick type descend on the City to listen to loud music as played by artists who come from all over the world to tout their aural wares. This was our fourth visit to this festival, but we have stayed in a couple of different hotels over the 4 years.
The first couple of years we stayed in St Mary’s Gate Premier Inn. Now, as Prem’s go, this is quite a nice one… however… It’s a Premier Inn (so you know exactly what you’re getting). The last couple of years the hotel seemed to twig that something was going on and put up their prices to make the stay really blinkin’ expensive (and thus worth us looking elsewhere).
A quick search on the internet turned up the Copthorne Hotel. About a 10 minute walk away from the venue, free parking, free wifi and 4*. It was also a good £100 less than the alternative, so we booked without doing much research. Oh My… What a find. The Hotel chain in the UK is mostly made up for 4* and 5* hotels which are located in most of the big cities you would expect them to be.
When we checked into the room the first time, we were very pleasantly surprised. Spacious, modern, clean and comfortable. There is a fridge in every room and steam-​proof mirrors in the bathroom (a lifesaver at a festival). The bed is mega comfortable and the all of the rooms are soundproofed as well (meaning you’re not woken up by various people stumbling in in the wee small hours of the night).
The staff are really professional and friendly. They’ve never once treated us any differently to the other guests when we’ve turned up in our «going out» gear and have always been extremely helpful when we’ve had any requests as per the room or facilities.
Our stay over bank holiday weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) cost us £154 without Breakfast (but other guests scored the stay for £103). It will forever now be our go-​to booking for visits to Sheffield.

I was very happy with this hotel. It’s clean, modern, well provisioned, comfortable and ideally located for a stay in Sheffield.
The only issue I had with it was that when sharing a twin room with someone you’re not intimate with then a barely-​opaque glass bathroom door with gaps at top and bottom does not allow for any privacy or escape from sound and smell.
It shares a car park (or most of one) with Sheffield United’s stadium so I imagine on matchdays it might be a bit of a nightmare getting in and out of it.

The nicest hotel I’ve ever stayed at in the UK.
I wasn’t expecting much as we got the room at a very cheap deal, so I was amazed to find a very modern, posh and well run hotel !
The rooms are amazing, with free internet, very modern decoration, a hidden fridge, kettle and large flat screen TV with all the sky sports channels. The bed was very comfortable.
The bar and restaurant couldn’t be faulted and the staff were nice and helpful. And to cap it all it’s attached to Sheffield Uniteds football ground, there is plenty of car parking room and the hotel is only a short walk from the city centre.
I would definitely use this hotel again.