Birmingham · Hotel shortlist
3 star hotels in the university district, Birmingham
Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland
These are my five favourites in Birmingham, out of the 42 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.3.
Elmdon Lodge Hotel is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Elmdon Lodge Hotel
★★★★★4.9 from 187 reviews
Elmdon Lodge Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 187 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property and found under the airport.
42 hotels in Birmingham qualified for this list and five made it. The Bull is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
All five, ranked
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Elmdon Lodge Hotel
★★★★★4.9 from 187 reviews
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Airport shuttle
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4Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre by IHG
★★★★★4.3 from 2,216 reviews
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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5Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre (New St Station) hotel
★★★★★4.3 from 1,697 reviews
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
How this list was put together
42 Birmingham hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland
Works long ward rotations, then blocks four days off and disappears. Specialises in short trips done well, mostly cities within three hours' flight. Twenty-two logged so far.
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