We stayed here for one night as we were visiting the Sheffiield Arena it was a lovely hotel and the location was good for visiting the city centre as it was about 5-10 mins walk away. The staff were friendly and local restaurants were lovely. Bedroom was very comfortable, and bathroom was spacious. Would reccommend this hotel to anybody, and would go back there again.

I spent two nights at the Bristol at the end of June while on a business trip to Sheffield. Having read all the recent reviews of the hotel on these pages befoe arrival, I found myself most in agreement with "PenTravis" (Nov 17 2006). For a business traveller who needs no-frills accommodation, this hotel will do adequately. But in no way is it a "Great Hotel" as some reviewers described it. Everything works, but there is nothing fantastic about it. The location is about ten minutes walk from the city centre, which is not bad (incidentally, don't trust a free city map provided in your bedroom). But the hotel stands in a particularly depressing, dilapidated area of the city, probably due for redevelopment. Building work is going on close by, and many of the shops in the vicinity are shut up (including Kebabish restaurant, which "PenTravis" highly recommended), and I had difficulty finding somewhere nice to have my dinner near the hotel. The service varied, but none of the staff was rude. The breakfast buffet was modest and limited, though there was enough food available. All in all, this is a basic, functional hotel for not very demanding travellers.

I just spent a night at the hotel due to a meeting in the early morning the next day. Having stayed at the Travel Inn in the past for meetings and conferences, I think I would try somewhere else. The hotel is pretty central and convenient for car park as the NCP parking site is just behind the hotel. In addition, hotel guest can get a special rates for parking which is great if you are planning to park your car for some time. The hotel is not top of the range but the staff services and room are adequate enough. So I think I do appreciate the hotel was trying their best but I think if the customers are expecting more, they'd better try the Hilton and the Holiday Inn nearby.

I stayed i this hotel whilst going to watch the athletics, and was emmensly impressed. It is walkable distance to a tram stop and the train station. I was near everything i needed and found this fantastic. The breakfast was included in the price (which was extremely cheap) an everything about the hotel was nicely decorated and clean. The only fault i could point out was the room was very hot at night, but the window only opened up a tiny bit because we were quite a few floors up, but that was it! Great hotel.