Win a luxury break at the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria, Sheffield

Great Yorkshire Show - July 2008

The Prize details

The Holiday Inn Royal Victoria is Sheffield are offering a two night stay for two including breakfast, plus two tickets to see the Vivienne Westwood exhibition which is being held at the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield from June to September. The prize must be redeemed before the exhibition closes. The total prize value is in excess of £500.

Modern splendor, traditional style

The Holiday Inn Royal Victoria Sheffield has been charming visitors for more than 145 years.  Famous guests of the hotel include Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II with her parents when she was Princess Elizabeth.
Located close to the picturesque Victoria Quays, the former station hotel is less than a five minute walk from Sheffield city centre, just a ten minute walk or a couple of minutes in a taxi from Sheffield train station and has close links to the M1 motorway, with an abundance of on-site parking.

The hotel perfectly incorporates modern splendor with a traditional style and charm that escapes most city centre hotels, offering guests the charm and elegance a distinguished past holds.

It offers 107 bedrooms, all of which have been recently refurbished in the finest tastes and sophistication. Highlights include the 1862 Victorian bedroom suite, which has been tastefully decorated in a period fashion. The suite incorporates its own dining room, separate sitting room and bedroom with ornate wooden bed.  The Holiday Inn Royal Victoria Sheffield also incorporates the Holiday Inn Standards such as the 'Pillow Menu' with a choice of 5 different pillows to choose from and the Holiday Inn 'Holidreamer' bed so that you get a great nights sleep.

The hotel's refined Cunninghams restaurant offers a fine selection of cuisine catering from a fine full English breakfasts through to a delightful à la carte menu. A skilled and dedicated team of expert chefs prepare dishes from around the world, with a style and excellence you would expect form such a high quality hotel. You can also enjoy the Holiday Inn Breakfast with over 100 items on the breakfast buffet.

For the distinguished business traveler or the dinner guest, there is much else besides.

The grand Victorian Ballroom is the jewel in the crown at the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria Sheffield. It is decorated in the finest taste, featuring a large traditional dance floor and seating for up to 400 dinner guests. Interconnecting the Ballroom is the Assembly room, which boasts the same elegant appearance and has capacity for up to 100 people and its own private bar. The hotel also has a further 14 meeting rooms, wonderfully appointed for all modern conferencing needs with all meeting rooms being fitted with wireless internet connection.

Urban hub, scenic beauty

The City of Sheffield is a vibrant urban hub showcasing the best that a booming and cultural European city has to offer.

The Peak District National Park, one of the most spectacular areas of natural beauty in the country, borders Sheffield and is only minutes away by car or bus making it the perfect city for walkers, mountain-bikers, climbers and anyone who loves the outdoors. The Peak District also helps make Sheffield one of the greenest cities in the UK, with 150 woodlands and 50 public parks.

As the country's first National City of Sport, and home to the two oldest football clubs in the world, Sheffield has a long sporting tradition. Host city for the annual World Snooker Championships, and former host of the World Student Games, the city boasts extensive facilities for a diverse range of indoor and outdoor sports and is now home to the prestigious English Institute of Sport-Sheffield (EISS). All the facilities are just a tram ride away from the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria Sheffield.

Culturally, the city is awash with theatres and live music venues from global acts at the Sheffield Arena, the recently refurbished City Hall and soon to open 'Carling Centre' which will host a wide range of music acts including KT Tunstall.

Jewel of the Peaks, fashion icon

The Millennium Galleries is an outstanding venue for the visual arts, craft and design, right in the heart of Sheffield. This summer the Millennium Galleries plays host to the work of Vivienne Westwood, one of the most influential fashion designers of the last 30 years. On tour internationally since 2004, this is the only chance to see the V&A's blockbuster exhibition in the UK before it closes.

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