Premier Inn Sheffield City Centre (St Mary's Gate)

School holiday trip to do some sightseeing in the city of sanctuary. Very reasonably priced, onsite parking which was £6 per night. Buffet breakfast was a welcome sight and all the staff were incredibly friendly, there’s something about Yorkshire folk.

Lovely freshly redecorated premier inn. I love the new room design, especially the purple light in the bathroom!! Walk in shower was lovely: great having a choice of two shower heads and the water pressure was good. Beds super comfy, but the duvets are just too thick and I woke up very hot and uncomfortable. They don’t need to be so thick in a room where the window doesn’t open and the air con is a bit temperamental. Hotel staff were lovely throughout our stay; really friendly and helpful. Car park wasn’t too hard to find, but the entrance is mad! So narrow and you arrive at the wrong angle. It took me a couple of tries to get straight enough to avoid damaging my smallish car. Good to have a secure and reasonable priced car park, and you could go straight into the hotel from it. The hotel is conveniently located for the city centre and Sheffield Hallam University. It was easy enough to find, although I didn’t like the ring road!! I ate in the restaurant in the evening and the pizza was lovely and served quickly. Breakfast was the usual PI fare, although the bacon was a bit hard.

The hotel was in a good location for the Corporation, the music venue I was visiting that evening and not too far a walk from the railway station! I had a warm welcome from the receptionist. The bedroom on the 12th floor had recently been painted so was clean and fresh but the smell was strong and the window did not open! The smell from the bathroom was really bad, smelt like bad drains which was wafting into the bedroom, the extractor fan didn't seem to work! But the bed was very comfortable! Yes I would stay here again!

Excellent value for money and within walking distance to the venue our event was at that evening, which meant we parked up before check in and didn't need the vehicle again until check out! Very comfortable room with a nice enough suite and a brilliant shower! Friendly staff and great food in the morning when we went down for breakfast!