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