if i was going t o go to birmingham for ...

[hermykne]

the grand designs show in october
where would a birmingham native recommend me staying
somewhere nice and "bijoux" for me and dh
plus convienent to get to airport and NEC
(i'll check out top end prices as well as normal but fancy making a little mini break out of it)

plus a really nice restaurant

all recommendations hugely appreciated

Ive stayed in the Hyatt hotel on Broad Street in Birmingham. Its a nice hotel and the breakfast are fabby, its right in the centre of town opposite the syphany hall and REP. Broad street is where all the bars and resturantes are. It is expensive though. Im not sure how near to the NEC it is (will you have a car?) but it is near to the train station where you can get a train directly there. The food there looked really nice but we decided to go out for a meal. (Cant remember much else about it as was very drunk!) I loved the elevator though cause its all glass and you get a great view as you use it. Not much help sorry!

thanks tamba i'll check it out
we will be traing it

Oh I do remember that the bloke behind the reception desk was yummy

there is a hotel du vin

I think there is a Hotel du vin there now but may be wrong. The newer ones not so nice IMO tho

Some of the villages in North Worcestershire are only about half an hour or so from the NEC and airport. I will have a think and come back later. Were you thinking of a city break, or a getaway sort of thing?

Places like Warwick & Stratford are not too far away either.

the radisson is a good modern hotel

littlefish a kinda getaway really , lie in on the sunday but i have to go to the show both days so i need to use public transport for that.
likethe idea of not being in the city thou

mallory court is good in a country house way with a well thought of restaurant but in the middle of nowhere about 30 mins from the NEC by car

malmaison in the mailbox is nice, as is hotel du vin.

you can a train direct from city to NEC.

hogarths looks interesting, but not sure about transport..the rooms are themed on the months of the year!

the hyatt - got to be our fav out of the birmingham lot an we've stayed in most of them