Birmingham - somewhere cheap but gorgeous

[acnebride]

Please please help! I've got a glam wedding to go to in Birmingham in November - just dh and me OVERNIGHT. In my head there is an ideal B&B to stay at near the Botanical Gardens for under £40 for one night - somewhere with class - preferably no dusty patterned carpets but no big crimson swags and hunting prints either. Does it exist?

here? . Not especially gorgeous I'm afraid but not too expensive and within a mile of the Botanical gardens.

when i was having a luxurious moment (in my head of course) i thought about booking me and dh into one of one of these as it's just across the road from Jessica's - which is supposed to be a fab place to eat.... anyway.. a bit over your budget... but go on and splurge then tell me whether it was as fab as it looks!!!!

or here ...

which is just down the road from where i live and i've always thought it looked quite nice... very very close to Cadbury's factory...!!! on a good day you can smell the chocolate!!!

15-20 mins from botanicals...

What about Malmaison? Never been there but supposed to be quite nice, can't do links but it looked like you can get a room for 89 quid sometimes, and Hotel du Vin website says they do room and breakfast for 99 quid in August. Did you mean 40 quid a head?

all looking fab but unfortunately i meant 40 quid in total - ok call it 50 - i'm really trying to avoid the travelodge option, i much prefer B&Bs.

old farm hotel a possibility - i like the look of the rooms.

i take it the wedding is at the Botanical Gardens?

yup

OHH I got married their in April!

There are not so glam places like the travel inn, holiday inn etc on Broad street.

crikey its years since I was around there at night. Im sure theres a nice hotel in Harborne but cant remember the name. Theres a lot of hotels on the Hagley Road but I imagine you wouldnt want to stay in a few of them ;)

I will look for you

Hehe JP

Some of the hotels on the hagly road would give them a night to remember

not sure about gorgeous but quite cheap

Well pay by the hour (as long as you don't mind squels and moans!!)

What is the one on five ways that used to be the Swallow - tis more like a £100 per night - but is nice.

once again although I cant place this one - hopefully its because its set in leafy grounds as opposed to just bookable by the hour

ooh many thanks for all these

do you think that driving 13 miles after the wedding would be a bad idea? dh has promised that he will drive (he's reliable and doesn't drink much) because i'm slavering over this place

wow thats lovely acnebride. However, the journey from B/G to TinA is a cack one and may seem a lot longer than 13 miles

thanks for your words of sense jampots

because it's over budget as well

trying again

I would suggest looking around Harborne, Birmingham city centre/Broad Street, Mailbox (although definitely over budget). Edgbaston too but in reality a large portion of the area is red light so please dont book without first enquiring. Cheap isnt always good in this case ;)

There's a place called The Robin Hood at Hall Green on A34 - its a Toby Carvery but there's also a hotel attached. I'll call tomorrow to ask about rates if you like - not close but not far from b/g (about 5/6 miles or so). What dates are you lookin for?

I'm sending enquiries to the Old Farm Hotel and to the Woodbrooke Centre in case they will do accommodation only - you don't ask, you don't get!

thanks jampots, i'd really appreciate it - friday 3 nov is the night

Not Gorgeous, but pretty practical......travelodge Broad Street

This place is nice....It used to be Crossroads

What about Thistle hotel Edgbaston It is on the Hagley Road.
£49 for standard Double room.

ahh! now if we are talking that the dh doesn't mind driving!!!!

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