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Article #321: Accommodation for Visitors in Birmingham

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Birmingham might seem an unlikely city Prices start at 140 GBP a night rising to
for anyone to visit. However, being the 400 GBP for the Principal Suite.
home of the International Convention The area around Broad street is where
Centre (ICC), the National Indoor Arena most of the hotels that provide four and
(NIA) and a Symphony Hall of three star accommodation are located.
international acclaim are just three Travelodge and Novotel are two of the
things that attract visitors to the city. more familiar hotel names here.
Accordingly Birmingham has plenty of Travelodge charges a 66 GBP flat rate per
rooms available in a range of night, discounts are possible if booking
accommodation from Five Star Hotels to in advance. The advertised price for one
Guest Houses and rooms in self-catering night in the Novotel is 155 GBP a night,
apartments. Guest Houses and small Bed & but again by booking in advance this can
Breakfast places can be found in all be reduced by 50%.
suburbs of the city, but it's along the At the city end of Broad Street is the
Hagley Road (A458) that you'll find the Copthorne Hotel. Located on one of the
highest concentration of smaller and busier inner ring roads at Paradise
cheaper hotels. The area around the ICC Circus, the Copthorne is ideally located
and NIA, on Broad Street in particular, for all aspects of visiting the city, be
is where a good selection and range of it business or pleasure. A double room is
city centre hotels can be found. in the price range 85 GBP to 115 GBP a
If you want a classy hotel in the very night on a week-day, in this four star
centre of Birmingham then the Burlington hotel that is part of the famous national
Hotel is the one to book into. It is chain. Close to Broad Street is the
located almost at the junction of New Mailbox Mall, The mailbox contains many
Street and Corporation Street, inside the designer shops and some of the best
Burlington Arcade. It is an independent restaurants in the city. Here there are
four star hotel that, despite having 112 two hotels - the classy and chic boutique
rooms, has a distinctly boutique hotel hotel Malmaison which has double rooms
feel to it. An Executive suite costs starting at 140 GBP and suites at 320 GBP
about 260 GBP a night, but you can get a a night. A Ramada Hotel is also located
standard double room for 135 GBP. Prices inside the Mailbox. A room here for the
at week-ends are about half of the night is typically 100 GBP.
week-day prices, which reflects the Moving out of the city centre the price
demand made for this hotel by business of a room for the night drops
people. considerably. For example the Days Inn
Connected to the ICC by its own Hotel, which is on Hillock Road some 3 km
footbridge the Hyatt Hotel on Bridge from the city centre, where room prices
Street, just off Broad Street, is drop to 50 GBP a night for this three
instantly recognisable by the huge glass star hotel. If you want to have a large
tower in which it was built. One night in selection of hotels to choose from in one
a double room here on a weekday starts at place, head for the Hagley Road to the
120 GBP and rises to 424 GBP for a Deluxe west of the city centre, which heads out
King sized room. There are also the of Birmingham from the end of Broad
Executive Suites and on the 24th floor, Street. Along about 2 miles of this one
the exclusive 140 square metre road are more hotels than many smaller
Presidential Suite which is for hire by cities have in total. The Quality Hotel
personal application. is part of that national chain of hotels
The recently opened Radisson SAS Hotel on and has 167 rooms. Located at the city
Holloway Circus is not as central as some end of the Hagley Road a double room
other hotels but is ideally located for costs 80 GBP for one night.
the Alexander and Hippodrome Theatres. It A bit further down the road is the two
has 211 rooms with three themes to them; star Norfolk Hotel; you can get a double
Chic, Fashion and Fresh. Suites are also room here for 40 GBP a night, including
available for hire here. A typical breakfast. Whilst it might not be the
weekday price for a double room is 135 most impressive hotel in the city all the
GBP rising to nearly 300 GBP for a suite. 163 rooms have en suite and provide more
Like the Hyatt, the Presidential Suite is than adequate accommodation along with a
for hire by personal application only. friendly and caring level of service. The
In Brindley Place, just off Broad Street Apollo Hotel is also a two star one and
and across the canal from the ICC and similar to the Norfolk. Prices start at
NIA, is Birmingham's Jurys Inn. This has 65 GBP a night for a double room, but
nearly 450 air-conditioned rooms, nearly there are offers and deals that can halve
all of which are standard double rooms, the price.
with a typical week-day price being For anyone needing longer term temporary
around 130 GBP. accommodation in Birmingham renting an
Hotel Duvin, on Church Street which is apartment might be worth considering.
located for the city's main commerce area Apartments are available away from the
around Colmore Row, is another recently city centre at locations such as the
opened hotel. This is the largest hotel Hagley Road or right inside the city
owned by the du Vin chain and is located centre at Brindley Place or the Mailbox.
in what was once the city's Eye Hospital. Typical apartment prices are, per week,
It is styled on being a boutique hotel 400 GBP for one bedroom rising to 700 GBP
and has 66 rooms and several suites. or more for a two bed roomed one.






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