This city hotel is situated at the end of a private drive and so enjoys a quiet and peaceful location, with a Victorian garden and water fountain. It opened in 1862, and comprises 107 bedrooms in total. The building was renovated in 2008. This top-flight full-service hotel offers drinks and snacks in the relaxed atmosphere of the Grand Lounge Bar. One of the most striking features of this Grade II listed building is the elegant ballroom which can accommodate up to 400 persons for a banquet, and which also offers a further 14 meeting rooms. The ballroom in its history has played host to royalty including Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George VI and the then Princess Elizabeth. Otherwise, the hotel has a lobby, 24-hour reception and check-out service, a hotel safe, currency exchange facility, cloakroom, lift access, kiosk, mini-supermarket, hairdressers' salon, a nightclub, casino and games room. A restaurant and a café are also provided. 24-hour room service, a laundry service and Internet access are available for a fee. Parking facilities are available to guests arriving by car. Traditional and average sized lobby - has a certain country house feel and certainly not that of a city centre property.

This historic and elegant hotel is ideally located in the city centre and yet enjoys close proximity to the M1 (J33). It is about 1 km from the rail and bus stations, which offer 280 free car parking spaces. The hotel is also within easy reach of attractions such as the Peak National Park, Hallam FM Arena, Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Magna Science Adventure Centre, theatres, universities, Chatsworth House and Don Valley Stadium.

The hotel offers fine dining in the RAC Dining Award winning Cunningham's Restaurant. A breakfast buffet is also provided there. Summer barbeques are held in the Victorian Gardens.