You can tell a lot about a person by how well they know Birmingham.
It's not just the setting for the popular BBC/Netflix series Peaky Blinders. It’s the second largest city in England by population. It’s the birthplace of heavy metal, with Judas Priest and Black Sabbath rocking the scene before other legendary headbangers. It’s the world’s first hub of manufacturing.
JRR Tolkien lived there, too.
But no matter what Brum you think you know or what experience awaits you, you’re always welcome at these hotels in Birmingham, UK.
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The best hotels in Birmingham, UK
The best Birmingham UK hotels include grand hotels renewed and familiar brands you’ve already got on your favorites list.
The Grand Hotel Birmingham
Closest station: Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham’s original grand-dame hotel has a Grand Ballroom that’ll take your breath away. It’s one of the best hotels in Birmingham UK, and has been for quite some time. The Grand Hotel has a history dating back to 1879 and had a guest list of royalty and rockstars until its 20-year closure. They must think you’re an A-lister because it’s reopened with a grand suite featuring a king size four-poster bed and views of St. Philip’s Cathedral gardens just for you.
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Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Brindleyplace
Closest station: Birmingham New Street
The Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham UK brings the Hilton vibes you know from stateside and offers them nightly near Birmingham’s best attractions like the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, Utilita Arena, and National SEA LIFE Centre. Better book ahead if you want to snag the Brindleyplace View Suite at the Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham; it’ll give you a bird’s eye view of one of the city’s hippest neighborhoods.
Hyatt Regency Birmingham UK
Closest station: Birmingham New Street
Hyatt Regency Birmingham UK’s 22nd-floor Regency Club Lounge has views that take the breath out of your lungs faster than you can put the complementary canapés into your mouth. Here’s a secret that the club doesn’t want you to know: everyday Brummies and travelers can get stunning floor-to-ceiling views of the canals simply by booking a suite. No club membership or secret password required.
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Cheap hotels in Birmingham, UK
Selina Birmingham
Closest station: Jewellery Quarter/Birmingham Snow Hill
Does Selina sound familiar to any globetrotters out there who’ve stayed in Bogotá, New Orleans, Brisbane, or Tel Aviv? The cheap hotels you know and love around the world are also the cheap hotels in Birmingham UK. Selina has shared and private rooms, letting you choose whether you want private time to ruminate on the discoveries and inventions of Murdoch, Watt, and Boulton, or arguing with your bunkies whether Judas Priest was better with Halford or Owens.
The Moseley Arms
Closest station: Bordesley (BBS)
A pub. A beer garden. Food on weeknights. Breakfast on Sundays. The Moseley Arms is straight-forward from its cheap nightly rates to its schedule and room offerings. Doubles and twins are the only options and that’s honestly all you’ll need when it comes to a cheap hotel in Birmingham for a night or two.
The Bournbrook Inn
Closest station: Bourneville
With a seasonal food menu leaning into contemporary tastes and a price range leaning towards its original 1836 rates, The Bournbrook Inn is a catch for anyone looking for cheap hotels in Birmingham UK who doesn't want to share a dorm. The Stirchley suburb has its own surprises—including chocolate-lover's heaven, Cadbury World—though the room options are pleasantly predictable: two-to-three sleeper rooms with Wifi, TVs, and places to make tea and coffee.
How to get to Birmingham by train
You’re spoiled for train stations around the Birmingham area, but let’s keep things simple, shall we? If you’re headed into the center of Birmingham from the center of London, your options include:
London Euston to Birmingham New Street: ~ 1h 17m
London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street: ~ 2h 18m
If you’re flying directly into Birmingham International Airport (BHX), you can take a train from the airport to Birmingham New Street within 10 to 20 minutes. No matter how you get there, let us help you do it on the cheap. Download the Trainline app and purchase train tickets to Birmingham for the lowest price available.
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