Ibis Birmingham. I used the Ibis hotel in Birmingham last year when my friend got extremely drunk after a relationship break up while chatting to me on msn, at the time I didn't realise how drunk she was so when she told me to book a hotel and we would have a night out the following evening to cheer her up I was happy to oblige as usually as I mentioned in my Etap review it would work out cheaper than getting taxi's. After trying to book our usual Etap only to find out it was fully booked I looked at the Ibis Hotel in Birmingham City Centre as it is only a short walk from where we were going out. The rooms were £71 for the night which on any other occasion I ...  Read the complete review

Sorry you were expecting an IBIS review. I have decided to delete my review and post it elsewhere. While I am not a particularly skilled reviewer, I am disappointed that only 3 people here decided to rate this review, and consequently have re-posted the review at Epinions. Unfortunately, I don't appear to be able to remove the review fully, and thus have had to leave you a 75 word essay, explaining why I have deleted this post. I think it will be a while before I review at dooyoo again - I will post where I am a little more appreciated. Sorry for any annoyance. Chris ...  Read the complete review

Attending a conference in Birmingham, and with the rail timetable on the web giving me no hope of setting off from Norwich the same morning (suggesting instead that I get the last train the night before and spend 7 hours on Ely station...), I had to seek out something central and cheap. The Ibis fits the bill perfectly. It's close to New Street station (2 minutes by taxi, if that), and sits in the Chinese Quarter surrounded by eating places galore (mostly Chinese - ha :), a cinema and the Arcadian shopping complex. All rooms are £42 per night, and breakfast is a bargain at £4. The ground floor has an odd, vaguely unwelcoming layout - reception is off to one ...  Read the complete review