Hotels in Birmingham in general

The Days Inn Birmingham was the last resort, I had one of my bored days at work and decided yet again at the last minute that me and hubbie should hit the city. I tried the hotels in Manchester, some in Nottingham, then the last resort Birmingham. I rang a few of them and all were booked up, so when I rang Days Inn I was expecting them to say "sorry we are booked too". That wasn't the case , the girl at the other end of the phone mumbled something like £68 a room per night, I thought sod it we will stay two nights. She asked for my debit card number to secure the booking and I told her we would be there by 8pm that Saturday night. The Days Inn ...  Read the complete review

Introduction One of the main advantages of going away on fieldwork with my boss is that he refuses point blank to stay in grotty hotels if he can help it, but also makes sure that I get to stay in a good hotel too. Generally, we have a budget or around £50-£80, which means three star hotels - perfectly adequate, but sometimes it is nice to stay somewhere a bit more extravagant (especially when I'm not paying for it). My first introduction to the Malmaison chain was in Leeds and I have to say I was very impressed. Booking This is very easy by visiting www.malmaison.com and clicking on the relevant hotel. Alternatively, you can call 0121 246 ...  Read the complete review

Birmingham's increasingly impressive city centre is now visited by thousands of people from all over the world - here on business rather then pleasure, mainly. But the good impression left by places like the Mailbox and Brindleyplace is offset by the poor standard of accommodation in the city. Birmingham's hotels and B&Bs are pretty dire, and a night in one of them undoes all the good work. What must people think, etc. I've stayed in the Comfort Inn on Station Street - pretty shabby. I've stayed in the Lyby Guesthouse in Bearwood - and that was pretty awful, too. But the worst was the elegant-looking Astoria Hotel on the Hagley Road, which ...  Read the complete review

As my wife Binnie was fastly approaching the BIG 40, I wanted to do something special for her. Normally we don't go to shows or the theatre, but what else can one do when it's a cold day in December. I did a quick search on the internet and found the shows she might like to see. Grease was the only one around her Birthday (Dec 8th) which I thought might be suitable for her tastes. The show was in Birmingham , shame really because I would have liked something in London. I then did another search to find a hotel nearby to the show. The show was held at The Alexander Theatre. I eventually found The Comfort Inn on Station Street right ...  Read the complete review

I stayed in the hotel Britannia in Birmingham for a weekend last August where I met a large group of Dooyoo and Ciao members. The hottest weekend of the year was certainly very memorable, a fantastic time but what about the hotel? My first impression of the Britannia wasn't very favourable. That could have been because the instructions that the hotel had sent on how to get there from the M6 were not very good and after driving around for ages only the car park which isn't attached to the hotel could be found. We lugged our cases up and down steps through a shopping centre after Mel (cheekychicken) asked for directions and were slightly travel worn by the ...  Read the complete review