The Rutland Hotel

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Bryn

Small but clean room. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Breakfast was good. Overall great value.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2026

John

Excellent apart from cold temperatures.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Sandra

I booked this room as a birthday/valentines day gift for my mother. She stayed with her partner and tells me that she had a wonderful time. She said the room was amazing and immaculate and she had the best time. Thankyou.

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2026

Elise

Easy check-in, nice room, bit of a maze (but well sign-posted) and breakfast was mediocre. Would stay again, but eat elsewhere.

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2026

Paul

Clean room, quiet location

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Lauralee

It’s a little shabby but very clean and a nice location, very convenient to the universities. The room hadn’t been refurbished in a long time and there were no charging points near the bed, and the windows had extremely poor noise insulation - you could hear people in the street speaking at normal levels. Staff was friendly but could use training at check in as there were several points of confusion as to directions to our room, availability of breakfast, and payments.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Sigin

Everything was so good

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

David

The hotel was definitely in need of a refurb. The room was small and smelt a bit.
Staff were friendly and the breakfast was fine.
Handy to walk to the Octagon

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

Bridget

Very friendly reception staff, spacious room and great breakfast.
The hotel is an old building with lots of character, it isn't perfect but it is clean and has everything we needed.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Louise

Hotel looks a bit tired in places but room was very clean and staff very helpful and friendly

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2025

Sobia

Was a good hotel, can improve on showers being in working order. Sabrin the manager was super on catering for my needs. For her I’ll be returning in the near future as she exceeded my expectations and her customer service was outstanding. Thanks

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Martin

Clean room, friendly and helpful staff. The only thing I would change is the glass door to the bathroom and the (initially) noisy fan, which would disturb my partner with light and noise at night!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2025

Chris

Friendly helpful staff

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

30 Nov 2025

Simon

A dilapidated and dated hotel which I would not recommend.
Carpet very worn in places, settee in our “upgraded” room very uncomfy, no help by staff with our luggage for two 80 year olds, one disabled. Another guest helped us up the stairs.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

becky

Convenient location for our stay. Clean and comfortable. Perfect for a one night stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2025

Linda

Room very dated and old style, clean and bed was soft and nice. thank you

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Kevin

Lovely warm clean room, good car park and location

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2025

Geoffrey

Good location

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

Stefan De La

good location

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Nov 2025

Simon

The hotel itself is a grand building. But needs love on the decor.. peeling paint and mould on staircase landings. The room is nice but be good to have tv in front of bed where you can see it and not tucked in the corner. The bathroom is nice but poor water pressure from sink and shower.. and be good to have like a waterfall effect shower head to give that pressure. The rooms are cosy tho with plenty of heating. The breakfast was absolutely spot on with a good choice. The hotel need to build an extension where breakfast area is at back to put in a swimming pool and Jacuzzi and a little steam room this would then give it that premium touch has its wasted space round rear. Location is fringe of town if you walk out of back of hotel and turn left at end of car park and keep going straight it's roughly 15 minute walk to top of town.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2025

Colin

We enjoyed our stay although first night the room was cold. Staff fixed it so it became more comfortable

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

13 Nov 2025

Oliver

Generally an average room/breakfast. No complaints and no thrills. Functional room for a 1 nights stay.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

D

Easy friendly check in

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Sam

Nice stay in this no-frills hotel. Staff were nice and it was pleasant but the corridor was noisy day and night, perhaps as I was on the first floor at the intersection.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Mary

Charming old hotel. Staff was always helpful.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2025

Christopher

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Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2025

Ian

Room very clean staff was lovely we had a lovely stay, bed was oh so cosy

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2025

Richard

The staff were extremely welcoming and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Mary

The Rutland is a charming old fashioned hotel. The single bed room is not cramped. It is very clean. The staff is most helpful. Room rates are reasonable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Helen

A very friendly hotel. Staff were fabulous, the whole place was very clean, breakfast was excellent.

Not a bad word to say.

Self

4/10

Poor

25 Oct 2025

Jack

Staff were nice on arrival. Entrance to the property was out dated. The room was like something out of the 90's with colour and decor. I wouldn't class the room as a suite. It was dull over priced. As for the bed it was worse than sleeping in a field! Absolutely atrocious I wouldn't recommend stopping. Ultimately the hotel needs money putting into it to bring it back to the standard it should be.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Christine

Shower cleanliness left a lot to be desired

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Alexandra

Lovely staff

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2025

Tim

Location and staff great

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2025

Colin

Hotel in need on attention

The staff at the hotel all seemed friendly and helpful. The breakfast was good value and I thought the bacon was very good. Unfortunately the whole hotel really needs to be updated, wouldn't stay there again

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Louise

Beautiful hotel

The Dainton suite was an amazing size for our family and the breakfast was amazing - one of the best I've had! Hotel is in an older building so lots of walking/stairs, but very lovely. Location is very central, lots of parking - £9 a day.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Disappointing

The staff are lovely and the bed was ok. But the strange multiple staircases winding corridors and a bit of a maze to reach the room, with a tiny odd shaped bathroom and shower screens that are never big enough to stop water getting all over the floor… the hotel just doesn’t justify its price.

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2025

Carole

Had an issue on night one with noise but staff were quick to move me to a quieter room, great sleep had, lovely staff, convenient position and would definitely stay again

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Ronald

Nothing unique

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2025

Ian

Reasonable

Stay was ok.
Parking was £9 on site
People smoking outside beneath room

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Dodu

Nice attractive building,convenient hotel, close to shopping, transportation food etc and easy to get to places. Looking a little tired could do with some refurbishment . Bedrooms clean and stocked with everything you need for a stay but ours extremely tight on space and several safety issues. Beds have a wooden base with sharp corners and due to small room constantly bumped knees. Room although on the ground floor had four narrow stairs to get down into bathroom which was a problem as I have mobility issues. They couldn't offer me another room which was a big issue. The front desk staff were very polite and respectful and pleasant but due to the stair issue we will not be staying there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

sandra

Graduation stay

I have stayed here many times. The hotel is dated but comfortable.
There is need for renovation in a number of areas.
The staff are lovely, rooms comfortable and clean.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2025

Liam

Lots of stairs, no lift to rooms. Large clean bedroom with very comfortable bed. Limited power sockets, no usb points. No air con but desk fan provided as well as hair dryer, iron and ironing board and ta/coffee making. Breakfast freshly cooked however only scrambled or fried eggs as an option. There is some on street parking in front of the property if you are lucky and want to avoid the £9 per day parking on site.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2025

James

Convenient but needs modernisation

Comfortable bed and clean overall. Professional staff and good value. The hotel is quite tired looking and needs modernisation.
I selected free parking when searching for hotels in Sheffield but the hotel charges £9 per day. And one day we couldn’t find a parking space so I think the policy should change.
Breakfast was very average and could be improved with more up to date healthy options and non dairy yogurt.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

Sophie

A bit dated and in need of a tidy up but lovely staff and everything clean for us.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2025

Michael

Bed corner stuck out. Did not allow early check in

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Henry

Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms were in good condition in general. Bathroom silicone could do with being redoneor thoroughly cleaned as mold is forming.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

Arran

Perfect location for the University. Hotel is dated and in need of some repairs. Staff very friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Jonathan

Great location

Great hotel, good location. Bit dated in places. Clean and great breakfast. Well staff are brilliant

Self

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

deborah

Not the Rutland

Nice executive room but had no hot water. Promised somebody would look. Came back 2 hours later different reception. No work had taken place. She suggested she send someone in. We had to insist on another room, hot water is a basic. We were given a new room, however it's showerroom towel rack was on scorching hot in a hot humid week and had no controls these had been removed. Seen to day 2 despite promise to rectify we had to report it the second day. Eventually it was switched off. Friday night disturbed by people coming in through the fire escape broughy by a very loud person , staff? Or guest? No alarm on the hotel's fire escapes. Hotel needs repair. Basic good breakfast but chopped tomatoes advertised unavailable on cooked breakfast. Staff, one person , hard pushed to seatcand replenish the breakfast bar.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

SHANE

Had an early appointment at Hospital, which is 2and half hour drive for us , so looked for an affordable hotel close to hospital to stay at the evening before . The Rutland was just the job . 5 mins walk away , left the car in there carpark to save parking hassles.
Went for a walk in the evening to find a restaurant, there was many to choose from. We have said we would return in the future and have a proper night out in Sheffield.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Bettina

A lovely place to stay with very friendly staff. the breakfast lady is a legend.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2025

Robert

Not bad, but it has seen better days

Seems like one of those hotels that's had its heyday.

Obviously once a really good place but time has taken it's toll. Restaurant no longer open, no bar, tired all round. Clean but shabby.

That said, reception were very helpful, breakfast was on the top side of reasonable.

My room was clean, but very hot. Now air-con, which was fair enough, but no fan available, when requested.

Bedroom old fashioned and a few bits in need of attention, but clean. Bathroom was tight and small, but clean, just finished off without care.

Car parking was another nine pounds, which adds to the cost. That didn't cross my mind, but makes the good room price seem a bit less so.

All that said, I'd probably go back. I do hope it will have some investment to bring it back to its former glory.

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2025

Ann

The hotel is a number of buildings linked together that are quite dated and tired-looking in places but the room was clean and had everything you needed. Staff were exceptionally helpful and the hotel offers great value for money. Would definitely stay here again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Rachael

Great option with teens

Chose this hotel as we are travelling as a family with my teen and their friend. Wanted a separate space for them without it being a second room booking. Stayed in the Dainton suite and it was just what we needed. Two bedrooms with their own shower and a shared bathroom. Cost was comparable to the price of a standard family room in other city hotels.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Barry

Nice and quiet area spotlessly clean great staff, if you are a bit uneasy on your feet you should request a low floor room (no lift). Only limited parking maybe room for only about 8 cars 1st come 1st served

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Jonathan

Clean, friendly hotel - just needs updating and some refurbishing

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2025

Sarah

Great location, parking available and friendly staff. Bathroom was tired and needs a revamp.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2025

Karen

Dated but good breakfast.

The room was very dated and old fashioned. The extractor fan in the bathroom was so noisy. There are no power plugs next to the bed and 2 is not that many- if you exclude those for the lamp and kettle.

However, the staff were very friendly and the breakfast was excellent- nice to have a breakfast cooked to order.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Gemma

Good value for money - very nice hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Horace

Good place

Fabulous bathroom needs a bigger screan in the shower area

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Craig

Very friendly staff. I will return.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2025

Ashley

Business teip

Nice hotel, good location near Botanical Gardens, restaurant was closed but I was warned in advance and had food delivered to my room. Comfortable bed, only ‘complaint’ is that the pillows were hard. Well stocked bathroom, nice fluffy towels, good powerful hairdryer. I was on business for one night but would definitely return.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Paul

Friendly staff

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2025

Peter

Very pleasant staff and convenient.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2025

Gill

The hotel sent an email the day before arrival saying you need passport or photo driving licence to check in. You didn't.
No restaurant
Parking only for 8 vehicles cost £9/day or on road, one side meters expensive, other side some free spaces. Very limited.

Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Jun 2025

J'enna

Stayed here for work. The hotel desperately needs to be updated and renovated. Mould in some bathrooms, lamps caked in dust as well as around the bedding. Although my room was ok the window was surround by mould pores, the bath floor also had bit of mould, the door area was broken and splinted, one of the plug sockets didn't work, no USB charging port, only 2x plugs. if the hotel is able to renovate their rooms, then I think it would do well. I wouldn't recommend in it's current state!

The staff however were lovely and accommodating.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 May 2025

Ann Louise

The hotel dinning room and our room and bathroom where very tired looking with paint peeling off walls. The hotel looks like it needs a major refurbishment.
The breakfast was very good, 2 mornings it was buffet style and was plenty of it and warm the 3rd day was made to order and was very nice.
Plenty of parking and in an ok area.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2025

Munzareen

Old school charm and hospitality

Stayed for part of the bank holiday with my parents and my family in the Dainton Suite which was nice and spacious as pictured. The rooms were clean and each suite room had its own shower. As there was no AC, fans were provided and it was a comfortable stay. The breakfast was great though it would have been nice to have vegetarian sausage but there were eggs, beans, hashbrowns, juice/coffee/tea, pastries and yogurts and cereals. Fillling and well kept! Above all, the staff were all friendly and courteous- brought charm to a cute hotel in an area quite accessible to the city and Peak District!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

Jason

I don’t know what happened, but my booking got upgraded to include breakfast and a double bed.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2025

Bhanu Priya

Property doesnt provide drinking water with the room which is sad. All hotels should provide this basic thing instead of charging.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 May 2025

Rajesh

Awful hotel

One of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in. The car park was so small and badly organised. Made parking awkward. The description on the site said bar and restaurant. Non existent. Food had to ordered at the desk and then taken to your room. Ridiculous. In the room… no air con but a fan to blow the nice hot air around. Very hot at night. The bathroom was so small. The toilet area was tiny that my knees were touching the side of the shower and bath wall! The shower and sink kept flooding. The shower itself was rubbish. You either froze to death or got boiled like a lobster. Absolutely no control at all. The room was supposed to be an Executive room. It looked old and really dated just like the external of the property. When I first got there, water was provided. It was hot. I drank it, went work and came back after the room had been cleaned and serviced to find no replacement water. I went downstairs to ask why. I asked for another two bottles to which they charged me £ 3 for the small bottles. I later complained and got a refund. The pictures on Hotel.com shows some exclusive pics of certain parts of the hotel which was not reflected when I was there. My colleague also stayed for two night also and he agreed the hotel was not up to scratch. My colleague heard a guest received an electric shock from the switch.
If you like disappointment then this is the hotel for you. I will not be staying here ever again. That hotel needs a good refurb or knocking down. Awful experience.

Business

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2025

Colin

Nice quiet room with a comfy bed.
Pleasant staff on the desk.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2025

Edward

Nice hotel but it is looking dated, and rooms are a bit tired - they need some TLC. Lots of peeling paint, tiles lifting, and just generally feels a bit unloved. The hotel itself is a rabbit warren - lots of small staircases. It is an old building but ideally would be refurbished. Breakfast very good and staff lovely. Would stay again, but it does just need a bit of love.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2025

Heather

Very enjoyable stay, only issue was the radiator made a dripping noise.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Avoid

Please avoid at all costs and I can’t even begin to describe just how awful it is. Check all reviews on trip advisor and don’t assume it is a just a one off bad experience . I ended up leaving and using the Ibis as this is not a property which should be taking paid guests

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Convenient and comfortable budget hotel.

Like some previous reviewers have suggested, there are parts of the hotel that require some refurbishment, but overall the hotel is nice and very good value for the price.

I did not dine during my stay, so I can’t comment on any restaurant / bar facilities, but the hotel looked clean and presentable, and staff were friendly, and professional.

My room was a very decent size, with adequate amenities for my overnight stay, the bed was comfortable, and the toilet / shower room was clean and in good condition.

The location of the hotel is convenient for Sheffield City Centre and other attractions, as bus and tram stops are nearby.

All in all I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a good value, clean and convenient hotel while visiting the City of Sheffield.

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2025

Zoe

Clean, comfortable, friendly - just too hot

Easy to find, convenient parking, friendly reception team / night porter, comfortable bed, decent bathroom and fair-sized room. I didn't spend much time actually at the hotel but my room was VERY hot, which made sleep really difficult unfortunately. The window had only very limited opening. But the Rutland was very competitively priced, and it was still the weekend the next day, so not the end of the world

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Allyson

One night stay - great!

Lovely central position in Sheffield within easy walking distance of lovely bars and restaurants. We found the hotel comfortable and clean if a little dated. Plenty of hot water a comfortable bed - what more do you need. We didn’t have breakfast so cannot comment on food. Would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2025

Carl

Great location to where I was working staff polite and friendly room was excellent

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Denise

Great value

This is an old hotel, which does need some tlc, however, the receptionist told me the rooms are nearly finished a refurb and whats been done so far is lovely. Our executive double was large, warm and a really comfy bed. Breakfast was served fresh, hot and good quality. Great location. Shame its £9 a night to park but as the accommodation is so reasonable we didnt mind. Much better than many other sheffield hotels.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Sarah

Friendly and chilled stay!

Friendly welcome from all staff, chilled and calm environment in reception, really pleasant place to sit, quirky layout as hotel used to be a number of houses, helpful staff when we had an enquiry, clean and modern bathroom, comfy bed, extra tea and coffee provided, first stay here but will definitely be back.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2025

Mark

Good value for the money and in a lovely part if the city and within a few minutes of some great restaurants and bars.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2025

Jon

1st stay at the rutland despite knowing it for years having gone to school across the road. Staff were friendly, room was spacious and breakfast freshly cooked. Good value for the price and being dog friendly means that my next stay will be with my four legged friend.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2025

Mandy

Very tired looking and very dusty and dirty. Lots of black mould in the shower, broken floor tiles. Noisy creaky stairs and you can hear the people in the next room.

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

The hotel was clean and staff were pleasant but it feels so dark and dated inside the rooms.

Business

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2025

Anita

A Once Proud Hotel

We stayed one night so I could be at the hospital for an op at 7.00am. When checking in Alison on reception was really kind, telling my husband he could go back to the hotel and use their facilities even after check out. She even loaned us her own usb plug overnight so we could charge our devices.

We have known the hotel for years, my husband went to King Edward’s school across the road, and I used to stay on business in the 1980’s and 90’s. We also held my husband’s 60th birthday party there 8 years ago.

Sadly, it has gone downhill since then. A once delightfully presented and proud hotel has become shabby and neglected, no doubt a victim of Covid. It is still very clean and the staff are a credit to it, as they always have been.

There is no doubt that it is kept in existence because of its’ position to the hospital, but it would be nice to see it back to being proud again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2025

Anthea

The staff were very friendly and welcoming.
Bedroom was noisy as I could here couple in next room talking very clearly and then when having sex!
No food available in evening as NO gluten free option at all.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2025

Wing

Good value

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2025

Sally

A gem of a hotel

Little gem of a hotel, extremely convenient for the hospital. Didn’t think the £9 car park was too bad at all. Was a little concerned from reviews but this hotel exceeded my expectations in every way. I had a renovated room which was warm and comfortable with a lovely modern shower room.
Service was excellent from check in to check out.
Yes, the corridors were a tad tired but my room was fab. A very happy customer.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025

Matt

Very well located, good price, friendly staff, comfortable room. Would stay here again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2025

Yogesh

Near the uni accomodation

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2025

Jane

Great value hotel near to city centre and universi

Great value hotel near to city centre and university. The staff are always friendly and helpful. The breakfast is basic but always cooked well with vegetarian sausage available. We have stayed here before and find it a good base to stay whilst we catch up with our son who is at the university. My only issue this time was the memory foam mattress took a while to remold after turning over in bed. I, personally, prefer a sprung mattress. Great shower pressure.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Lovely room and area but quite noisy floorboards.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2025

Carol

The property was ok and one member of staff, a young lady was always pleasant and helpful. She moved me to another room when the heaters didn't work and I spent all night in the room in the cold until the next day. I informed 2 other ladies in the morning and they weren't sympathetic and told me that the maintenance man would be in at 8am. That afternoon when the pleasant lady came on her shift she told me that no one has requested for the heating to be checked so my room was still cold. She followed me to the room and couldn't believe how cold it was. After she turned the radiators on they still didn't work so she moved me to the other room immediately.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

John

my mum stayed here with her friend as she had an hospital appointment and loved the place

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Do not be deceived by the photos! This hotel is not nice. It’s very dated. Had to keep calling reception for hot water in the shower. Needs a complete uplift and the staff were not the friendliest.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2024

Carole

Good location hotel a little dated

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Overnight gem