News and Events

City Lodgings proud to announce association with the Virgin Brand.

City Lodgings can now offer our guests day passes to the Virgin Active Gym in Sheffield. For a small charge of £5.00 you will get the use of Virgin Active’s unrivalled facilities. There you will find not only the exercise machines and free weights you would associate with a gym but also a swimming pool with spa facilities including Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. There are a multitude of classes and activities to have a go at and even a 40ft climbing wall! Expert trainers are on hand too if it’s been a while since your last gym visit.
Also with the addition of more apartments at our Coopers House building in the Ecclesall Rd area (approx. 1 ½ miles from Virgin Active) we are offering free passes to the gym for anyone booking in at Coopers house before October 31st. Take advantage now and work off those winter blues!

End of Week Offers

City Lodgings will from time to time be offering unbelievable rates on all apartments. if you happen upon us, ckick on the booking button ( found on enquiries, view apartments and prices pages) to be directed to our offers page. you may be pleasantly surprised!

City Lodgings Announces More Executive Apartments Available

City Lodgings is announcing the inclusion of more apartments at the Coopers House building.
Over the last few years here at City Lodgings we have maintained a fairly homely feel not only to our apartments but also to our company image. We have recognised that this may have a discouraging effect to a corporate client who is looking to book something that is more aligned with their company image. Some of our corporate clients have very high profile companies who have an image to convey to their prospective clients, operatives or visiting execs. With this in mind, new and streamlined might be better tag words than boutique and cosy. We have now plugged this gap in our own apartment stock and can confidently say that we have an apartment to suit everyone. These new apartments are in the Coopers House block ( Ecclesall Rd area) that some of our former guests may well be familiar with. Each apartment comes with its own parking space in the secure underground parking facility. The fixtures, fittings and furniture are superb and the kitchens, like all city lodgings kitchens are fully integrated and equipped with all you might need.
These apartments will be maintained mainly for corporate bookings. For this reason there will be a minimum booking period of 4 nights.

city lodgings discounts for beauty treatments

A few weeks ago we extended a welcome to Kerry and Andrea, the latest addition to the Corporation Buildings and proprietors of ‘Alpha Barbers.’ They have been open for business for a little more than a week now and although it’s early days yet I’m certain they’ll do very well. They are ideally placed to take advantage of the huge number of office workers passing the Corporation buildings on a daily basis and with a distinct lack of barbers in the area, this captive audience should provide them with a solid customer base. I can personally recommend them as I was lucky enough to be their first customer.
In chatting with Kerry and Andrea it became apparent that we could possibly help each other out. We could advertise them on our website and they could offer a discount to City Lodgings customers.
So if you’re coming from out of town for a night out or an important meeting and you need to look that little bit smarter, let us book you in for a cut at Alpha. Any City Lodgings customer will be offered a 10 % discount
And more good news folks. As well as being able to offer a discount to our gentleman guests for haircuts, in association with ‘the Feel Good Company’, who are another of the Corporation Buildings occupiers, we can now offer hair, nail, tanning and other beauty treatments for our female, or male guests.
Why not give your stay with us another dimension. Whether for a corporate event, a night out or just for you. Speak to our staff and we can book it all in for you ahead of your arrival. Great discounts for all City Lodgings guests

Welcome to Alpha

City Lodgings, in association with our sister company Golet Ltd, would like to extend a warm welcome to the Corporation Buildings newest tenants Ange and Kerry. They are opening a new barber shop beneath the Corporation Buildings. We wish them great success for the future and we hope that our guests will find the convenience of a barber shop on site to be a welcome and useful addition.
Along with ‘The Feel Good Co.’ And ‘Deli Quattro’ our guests staying at the Corporation Buildings can now enjoy a full pampering experience and the best coffee in town ( in my humble opinion!).
So whether here for business or pleasure, just take a look at what’s downstairs. Our staff will be happy to book you in for a haircut, manicure, pedicure, tanning session or even that fish nibbly thing I don’t understand!
Look out for City Lodgings discount deals coming soon...

the Wig and Pen Reviewed

We have just had lunch at the all new ‘Wig and Pen’ on Campo Lane in the heart of Sheffield. This is the latest venture by the ‘Milestone’ Boys, Matt Bigland and Mark Sheldon
I had eaten lunch there a number of times before Matt and Mark had taken over, and it was always ok food at ok prices. In its latest incarnation you clearly know you are in a place that is painted with the Milestone’s brush. Simple, clean decor with one eye on Sheffield’s cultural past.
The bar is well stocked with a number of bottled beers from around the world and a good selection on draught too. The wine list, as you would hope for in a place where the emphasis is on the food, is varied and exciting. We opted for the house red which was a Chilean merlot (La Paz 2009). It was exceptionally good, very easy drinking and went with most of what we tried. It was even soft enough to accompany the seafood chowder!
For food we had a fairly good go at the menu. Starters were smoked ham and truffle terrine and pan fried pidgeon breast with soused winter vegetables. Both dishes were well presented but not fussy and the flavours were rich but not overpowering. They left you hoping the main was as good not worrying whether you would finish it. Mains were skirt steak with Madeira sauce and chunky chips, fish and chips with peas and tartare sauce, spicy lamb pitta and seafood chowder. The food was cooked and seasoned to perfection. The flavours were good, the presentation was good and the prices were very reasonable. Matt very kindly brought us some of their oysters which I’m assured were very good too. I’ve been to a lot of ‘gastro’ pubs where it seemed there was much effort spent on getting the image right and then just charging more for pretty standard pub fayre. It’s nice to go to a place where ‘Gastro’ clearly refers to the food and not the decor!
Typical prices;
Starters around £5.00, mains around £10.00 and dessert for around £5.00. A very decent bottle of wine starts at around the £13.00 mark

The Riverside Revival

The Milestone sits at the Cornish Works end of the Riverside Quarter and our own Corporation Buildings at the city end. Between us is a stretch of forgotten Sheffield. The heart of the city’s industrial heritage. Great efforts have been made to re-establish this area as a new centre of living, leisure and entertainment. Unfortunately due to the economic climate of the last few years, progress faltered. As has happened in Leeds and Manchester before, the property developers moved in and refurbished many of the old buildings around the canals to create quality living space, before recession hit and scared away young, upstart businesses, vital to the success of an area.

We are only now beginning to see the first shoots of new business springing up, and it’s these brave pioneers that will be reaping the rewards in the years ahead. There is still huge refurbishment potential in the area, but quality existing retail space is there for the taking.

There are of course well established destinations at the Riveside; the Milestone restaurant, the Fat Cat real ale pub, Kelham island museum and brewery and the riverside pub/restaurant. At City Lodgings we believe creating connections between these local businesses will ensure the Riverside Revivals success. As with ‘the quays’ and ‘the Northern Quarter’ in Manchester and the city centre canal area in Leeds, it only takes one great establishment to kick start the area and the Riverside Sheffield already has 4 or 5. We foresee the Riverside as the smarter trendier destination for a night out in Sheffield and also the place to stroll on a weekend for a bit of boutique shopping or the best Sunday roast you’ve ever had.

If you would like more information on the Riverside you can contact City Lodgings and we’ll help you out. We will also be compiling a ‘rough guide’ to the area to coincide with the launch of our revamped website. Come back and check us out for updates on the progress of the Riverside Quarter.

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The Milestone. Best of British 2010

Did anybody see Ramsey’s best restaurant on TV? Well the ‘Best of British’ category was won by the Milestone restaurant in Sheffield’s Riverside Quarter. A triumph not only for the guys down there but also for our city. We are proud to promote local businesses so it was great to have the opportunity to sit down with Matt Bigland, one of the owners, and discuss an association between the Milestone and City Lodgings.

The Milestone has been around for a few years and its reputation alone ensures plenty of customers into the area. At City Lodgings, we thought if we connected our clientele with that of the Milestone we could push foot traffic through the whole area which would help businesses starting out and ultimately give the Riverside a push.

We found on meeting Matt that the Milestone are very much on the same wavelength as us in terms of wanting to promote this part of the city and to make it a destination when people get in a taxi for a night out... " the Riverside please."

There is already a dearth of quality living accommodation in the area, now all we need is to fill it with quality businesses like the Milestone and City Lodgings and bring this historic, hidden gem back to life.

Look out for Milestone promotions in association withCity Lodgings. Residential cookery courses coming soon!

Christmas Offer 2010

Christmas seems to come around sooner each year. Shops plan their sales, shoppers
plan their excursions and as the days draws nearer family visits are arranged.

The holiday season is a typically busy time for all at City Lodgings
and so to repay the faith of our guests we would like to make your stay a little cheaper so you have more to enjoy yourselves.

Look out for offers during the festive season coming soon

The Great Summer Sale

Until the 30th September we are offering discounts of up to 25% across all of our apartments.
This is for the first week of any stay after which the price will revert to our original tariff.
Further discounts are available by negotiation for stays of 3+ weeks

We are also offering a ‘Weekday Wonder Deal’. Monday – Thursday we are offering:

15% off the second night of a 2 night booking
30% off the third night of a 3 night booking
50% off the fourth night of a 4 night booking

Call today to take advantage of these amazing offers!

Welcome back swimmers

This is a quick note to say hello again to all the swimming groups. This will be the third year we have had the pleasure of providing accommodation to these rising stars of the pool and their families.

We get the sense that the swimming fraternity is quite a close knit one and sharing a common pursuit, the natural sense of camaraderie shines through. Hopefully this year we’ll get the weather and you’ll all be able to do a little more socializing in the barbecue area at the back of the Corporation Buildings.

So thank you for choosing City Lodgings again and good luck for the upcoming competitions.

Snooker and swimming events 2010

Ponds Forge International swimming venue has established itself as a centre for excellence in the swimming fraternity. The facilities are second to none and this reflects in the level of competition that the pool supports.

At City Lodgings we have been lucky enough to provide accommodation for the athletes and their families throughout all the events this year. Our Corporation Buildings proximity to Ponds Forge (5 minute walk) makes it an ideal location for competitors.

We are already filling up for competitions in January, March/April and July/August. With a raft of repeat bookings from earlier this year we are quickly running out of space for these slots. If you anticipate needing an apartment around this time, you need to get in quickly to ensure you take advantage of our location.

Another event synonymous with Sheffield is the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible Theater. (17th April - 3rd May).
For the last couple of years we have provided accommodation for the camera crews and associated staff. Again this is an extremely busy time for us so to avoid missing out it is wise to get in early. Our city centre location makes it a short stroll for any snooker fan to the Crucible (5 mins walk ). Or if you prefer to be away from the hustle and bustle of the town, we have apartments away from the city centre but close to the ring road allowing easy access into the city.

Online booking, key dispensary, and website changes

As a part of a service industry City Lodgings is constantly trying to find ways to improve our guests overall experience.

Most people find us online and we consider ourselves very much a web based business (although we operate in the hospitality industry).
Having identified this fact from the start, it was very important to us to provide a website that was clear and concise and not overwhelming for the user. Information you require in 1 click rather than trawling pages to get a price.
We wanted to express a friendly and homely feel to the site which we hoped would translate to peoples feelings about us as a company.
We consider ourselves a personable bunch and approachable too. Not a faceless corporate entity. It isn’t uncommon to find one of our directors with a mop and bucket, changing bed linen or personally greeting guests at their arrival.
We know people remember good friendly service and without it, even a great apartment leaves you feeling you only had half the experience.

User experience isn’t just about the apartment you stay in. It begins when you first visit our website, the ease with which you find an appropriate apartment, your contact with our staff at the booking stage and when you are greeted, your stay and finally your check out.
We aim to make all of this as smooth and friendly as possible. That is why we are installing an online booking facility which links directly to our booking calendar.
Very soon you will be able to find and book your apartment with the minimum of effort.
You will still be greeted by our friendly staff on your arrival and we’ll be there for you throughout your stay.

Weekend and out of hours arrivals have meant we have had to provide staff to meet guests at all kinds of hours.
It isn’t always the case that people can give an estimated time of arrival. No one can legislate for a flight delay or heavy traffic, but in a few weeks we will also be able to provide an automated key dispensary. Hopefully this will alleviate some of your travel stress.

All you will need is a code which will be provided on your booking confirmation. Also look out for slight changes to the appearance of the City Lodgings website in the New Year. We feel it is important to keep things fresh and implementing these changes to our operating systems will hopefully serve to provide our guests with a complete and hassle free experience.

City Lodgings Rates 2010

We’re sure by now everyone is fairly fed up with the doom and gloom of the economic climate. We are tired of having to consider cut backs and thrifty measures to compensate for the lack of cash in our pockets. It seems nothing is affordable anymore and the life we were living a year ago seems a distant and fantastical memory. Well its possible we could bring a little of last year back.

City Lodgings is pleased to announce we will be leaving our prices untouched for the 2009-2010 period.

If you have stayed with us before you will know the level of quality and service you get for your money and we are pleased to able to pass this saving on to you our valued customer. You will still enjoy the same discounts for stays of 7 nights or more. This will we're sure please our corporate clients too, who we appreciate have tighter budget constraints than ever before.

So take advantage and book ahead for the coming year. Many thanks.

The City Lodgings Team

City Lodgings offers discount parking through QPark

No matter where you stay in the UK, town centre parking is always an issue, and with councils increasingly limiting traffic in city centers, prices are high and spaces are at a premium. You can expect to pay anywhere between £15.00 and £50.00 for the privilege, and usually you will find you are paying the top price after 4 hours regardless of if you are there all day or not.

Well fear not intrepid traveler! City Lodgings has been working with QPark for about a year now and we have now finalized our operating procedure to make it as user friendly as possible. All our guests will be given a voucher which can be inserted into the pay point when you exit the car park. This will immediately discount your parking to £5.00 per day irrespective of the charge. (you will need a new voucher for each new day, which our staff at reception will be happy to provide you with)

The nearest QPark to our town centre site is literally a minutes walk away. We hope this gives you, our guests a little peace of mind.

A closer look at the Corporation Buildings

For a serviced letting company to have control of an historic building such as the Corporation Buildings in Sheffield is a rare thing. Although serviced letting companies take a lot of pride in the upkeep and maintenance of their apartments, it is difficult to find a company with refurbished apartments like these. This building is well worth taking a detailed look at.

Built around the end of the 1890s and constructed from a mix of red brick and yellow sandstone, with its many Juliet balconies it makes a pretty departure from the new clean lines of the more streamlined style of accommodation today. Above each window is beautifully finished sandstone cornice work and paneling and this is made all the more prominent by the sills and quoins. The building is typically Victorian but the intricacies of some of the details, like many of the old buildings in the area, are a definite nod to Georgian architectural ideals. The sizing of the windows with their 15 panels, the detailing on the balconies and the stone scrolling on the parapet at the front speak volumes about the inspirations for this building.
It stands alone now at the bottom of Snig Hill, amongst the rough and tumble architecture of a more recent and depressed period (see post WWII construction), and the slightly more frivolous but altogether eye watering buildings of the 70’s and 80’s. Starting to creep in and overtake the area are buildings of a more modernist style given over to accommodation and white collar industries. Some appear the typical ‘production line’ style of architecture but there are a number that have been given a little flair and do stand out against the mundane. The imposing and notably ominous design of the Law Courts on West Bar are a step away from this but clearly toward a typical municipal, utilitarian ideal. The materials used in its construction do hark back to a more traditional style and perhaps give a nod in the direction of the Corporation Buildings.
Before the war however, the building extended in its present form right up to Angel Street and was made up accommodation above and retail space below.
Many names synonymous with retail in Sheffield have occupied the building in the past. Notably ‘Gallaher Tobacco manufacturer’ and ‘Frank Sugg athletic outfitters’, later to become ‘Sugg Sport’.

As the proposed redevelopment of Castle Gate and West Bar commences and Snig Hill becomes a link between these areas and the existing Town centre, we hope that the Corporation Buildings remain one of Sheffields little gems. To remind us of a style consigned to history and to give us a physical link to our city’s past.

Peak District Anniversary

Nestled in the north east corner of the peak district, Sheffield has been called the greenest city in the country. Its difficult to disagree when you find yourself 15 minutes drive in any direction from beautiful open countryside. The peak district itself is a Mecca for climbers, walkers and outdoor enthusiasts from all over the world and a city lodgings serviced apartment is a perfect place to base yourself for just such a visit. The Peak District national park will this year celebrate the 60th anniversary of the passing of the ‘National Parks and access to the Countryside’ Act . (16th December 1949).
This paved the way for the inception of our first national parks. The Peak District, along with the Lake District, Snowdonia and Dartmoor, were actually the earliest and were designated national parks in 1951. (So I suppose this gives cause for another celebration in a couple of years).

As well as the obvious natural beauty of the national park (and there is a lot of it, 555 sq. miles), there are many attractions within its borders too. From a multitude of traditional market towns where you can find local produce, arts and crafts to famous stately homes like Chatsworth and Haddon Hall. There are heritage site dotted about too including roman encampments and forts , stone circles and henges.

With holidays at home becoming the new trend, the Peak District offers a varied and altogether fresher alternative to cramped stuffy planes, and Sheffield itself provides the perfect base from which to begin your adventure.

City Lodgings providing L'Occitane products

Here at City Lodgings we aim to make your stay as comfortable as possible. This doesn’t just mean we provide you with Egyptian cotton bathrobes and linen, or high quality furnishings. This extends to the pampering products we provide for you every time you stay with us.

Like any company we are always looking for ways to improve our service and we recently managed to secure a new range of products from the acclaimed manufacturer L’Occitane.

With a reputation for using only natural ingredients to promote well being in their beauty products, L’Occitane has taken a different approach to most its rivals.

A fairly recent history (est. 1976) means that their founder Olivier Baussan has been at the forefront of the ‘holistic revival’ and this reflects in their range of products which contain natural ingredients and essential oils.

We hope when you stay with us, our choice from the L’Occitane range will help you to unwind and really enjoy the benefits of your serviced accommodation.

Holiday Season

As we move from summer toward the inevitable gloom of autumn and winter we need something to cheer us up. This is when we start to look forward to the upcoming annual festivities. Beginning with Halloween and then Bonfire Night and ending with Christmas and New Year. Visiting family, parties and shopping excursions are the order of the day.

When everyone else descends on Mum and Dads for a few days , wouldn’t it be nice to have your own place of refuge, where you can just dump your bags, kick off your shoes and slip into a nice hot bath for a well deserved soak...

Are you coming to town with friends for a New Years celebration, or a shopping trip? One of our 3 bedroom town houses split between friends makes the accommodation very affordable.

Here at City Lodgings we endeavor to make your stay as comfortable and hassle free as possible. Let our helpful and friendly staff take the headache out of your stay so you can fully enjoy your time in the city.

Corporate travellers switching to serviced accommodation

With our head office (also the site of our most popular apartment building, ‘the Corporation Buildings’) being in such close proximity to the legal quarter in Sheffield’s town centre, we are beginning to see the emergence of a market we knew existed, but which we had thus far been unable to tap into. We had a smattering of business guests, particularly those that worked in the legal sector but we are now seeing a shift to serviced accommodation from the more traditional hotel stay.

When we market our business to companies, the details usually go to the front desk or travel expense department. Much of this information, I would imagine is discarded. It is only natural that they will book where they booked last time because it’s easy and they don’t have to waste time phoning different hotels to get the best price. After all time is money right? Well what we have found with our business guests is that they have a strong tendency to return after the first time.

The comment cards we leave for guests generally have the same tone, along the lines of, “felt more private”, “felt like my own place”, “great having the facility to cook a proper meal”, “great value for money”. Our town premises are directly over the road from one of the larger chain hotels, a tough ask for any new operator to compete with, and it has been a struggle, but now we are finding hotel guests popping into the office as they pass by. It also seems our repeat business guests are having an influence on their colleagues who are giving us a go.

With a diverse mix of itinerant business people, legal professionals, trainees and company reps staying with us, we hope we can improve our service and facilities to accommodate more specifically, the business traveler and their particular needs. We do read all our comments cards and this allows us to tailor make our service but also to plan where and what form our future building projects will take. Watch this space!

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