Sheffield

Once a boys’ grammar school, this is immaculately modernized but retains some original features. Centrally located, the hotel backs onto... Leopold Square, which has no fewer than eight places to eat. — Rough Guide

Main draw is the excellence of its eight delightful and affordable Scandinavian-chic bedrooms and the convenience of its all-day ‘neighbourhood kitchen’ on the ground floor. — The Telegraph

Something different – three moored houseboats, available by the night, with en-suite bathrooms and kitchens. You get exclusive use of your own boat... for one to four people. — Rough Guide

Overlooking the Pavilion Gardens, this elegant house has eight individually decorated bedrooms furnished with Victorian and Edwardian antiques. — Lonely Planet

Rooms are clean and spacious, parking's free, and there's a lively downstairs bar and restaurant. — Lonely Planet

Overlooking the Pavilion Gardens, the Grosvenor is a venerable Victorian guesthouse with a huge parlour overlooking the park. — Lonely Planet

A Victorian stone building full of cream-coloured rooms with a decent selection of mod-cons. — Lonely Planet

Jane Austen is said to have stayed in room 2 of this aristocratic, recently refurbished stone coaching inn... The more expensive of its 35 rooms have lots of flowery Victorian flourishes. — Lonely Planet

Sandwiched between the Peace Gardens and Tudor Square, this modern hotel couldn’t be more central. Comfortable rather than innovative... Fine views over the city the higher you go. — Rough Guide

Self-catering student rooms (late June to mid-Sept) can be booked through the university; from £25. — Rough Guide