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