Best Birmingham hotels
An editorial shortlist of Birmingham city centre hotels, separated by rail arrival, venue access, parking and price rather than one overall ranking.
Almost every hotel in central Birmingham can call itself central, which makes the label useless on its own. The centre is small enough to walk across in twenty minutes and varied enough that the wrong side of it adds a return journey to every evening.
This page is a shortlist rather than a directory. It picks the city-centre properties in our selection that stand up on a specific job, and says which job. If you want the complete list of everything in the centre, including the properties that did not make a shortlist, our city centre area page carries it.
Four sub-areas behave differently and the choice between them matters more than the star rating.
Editorial picks
Each pick names the situation it suits. A hotel that is right for one trip is usually wrong for another.
Best with parking
Birmingham city centre
around 8 minutes on foot to New Street
Best for: rail arrivals (8 min from New Street) and a well reviewed choice (8.8 from 2,828 guests)
Best value here
Birmingham city centre
around 10 minutes on foot to New Street
Best for: a 10 minute walk into the centre
Best for rail arrivals
Birmingham city centre
around 2 minutes on foot to New Street
Best for: rail arrivals (2 min from New Street)
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| Hotel | Best for | Walk to New StreetStraight-line distance between coordinates, converted to an indicative walking time with an allowance for street routing. It is for comparing these hotels against each other, not a measured route. | Walk to the arenaStraight-line distance between coordinates, converted to an indicative walking time with an allowance for street routing. It is for comparing these hotels against each other, not a measured route. | ParkingWhat we could establish about parking. A blank means we did not establish it, not that there is none. | Price bandThe band this property normally sits in according to listing data. Not a live rate and not a quote for your dates. |
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 Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham | a 15 minute walk into the centre | 15 min walk0.53 miles | 10 min walk0.40 miles | Own car park, charged | Mid-range |
 Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Brindleyplace | a 15 minute walk into the centre | 15 min walk0.66 miles | 9 min walk0.34 miles | Paid parking nearby, not on site | Mid-range |
 Macdonald Burlington Hotel | rail arrivals (2 min from New Street) | 2 min walk0.07 miles | 20 min walk0.76 miles | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 The Grand Hotel Birmingham | rail arrivals (7 min from New Street) and a well reviewed choice (9 from 3,708 guests) | 7 min walk0.28 miles | 20 min walk0.70 miles | No hotel car park | Upper mid-range |
 Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Snow Hill by IHG | a 15 minute walk into the centre and families needing one room | 15 min walk0.50 miles | 20 min walk0.81 miles | No hotel car park | Lower mid-range |
 Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre by IHG | rail arrivals (4 min from New Street) | 4 min walk0.15 miles | 20 min walk0.83 miles | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre, an IHG Hotel | rail arrivals (8 min from New Street) and a well reviewed choice (8.8 from 2,828 guests) | 8 min walk0.32 miles | 15 min walk0.48 miles | Own car park, charged | Mid-range |
| Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre (New St Station) hotel | rail arrivals (2 min from New Street) | 2 min walk0.08 miles | 20 min walk0.81 miles | No hotel car park | No price band listed |
 Hotel ibis Styles Birmingham Centre | a 10 minute walk into the centre | 10 min walk0.43 miles | 10 min walk0.41 miles | Not established | Lower mid-range |
 Staybridge Suites Birmingham Aparthotel by IHG | stays of several nights and rail arrivals (6 min from New Street) | 6 min walk0.23 miles | 20 min walk0.86 miles | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Malmaison Birmingham | rail arrivals (5 min from New Street) | 5 min walk0.21 miles | 15 min walk0.64 miles | Own car park, charged | Mid-range |
 easyHotel Birmingham City Centre | rail arrivals (3 min from New Street) and a tight budget | 3 min walk0.13 miles | 20 min walk0.71 miles | No hotel car park | Budget |
 Clayton Hotel Birmingham | a 10 minute walk into the centre | 10 min walk0.42 miles | 30 min walk1.1 miles | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Novotel Birmingham Centre | arriving by car and a 15 minute walk into the centre | 15 min walk0.62 miles | 10 min walk0.39 miles | Own car park | Mid-range |
 Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre by IHG | a 9 minute walk into the centre and a well reviewed choice (8.6 from 7,590 guests) | 9 min walk0.34 miles | 15 min walk0.48 miles | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Radisson Blu Hotel, Birmingham | rail arrivals (4 min from New Street) | 4 min walk0.17 miles | 20 min walk0.80 miles | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Hotel du Vin Birmingham | rail arrivals (8 min from New Street) | 8 min walk0.32 miles | 20 min walk0.68 miles | Not established | Mid-range |
 ibis Birmingham New Street Station | rail arrivals (6 min from New Street) | 6 min walk0.21 miles | 25 min walk0.94 miles | No hotel car park | Lower mid-range |
 The Duke of Wellington Hotel & Bar | a smaller, owner-run stay and a 10 minute walk into the centre | 10 min walk0.40 miles | 25 min walk0.98 miles | No hotel car park | Budget |
 Hyatt Regency Birmingham | a 10 minute walk into the centre | 10 min walk0.44 miles | 10 min walk0.39 miles | Own car park, charged | Upper mid-range |
Distances are straight-line, calculated from each property's own coordinates. Walking times are derived from those distances with an allowance for street routing, so treat them as indicative for comparing hotels against each other rather than as measured route times.
Thumbnails show the nearest landmark or the area each property sits in, never the property itself. We hold no licensed photograph of these hotels and we do not generate one.
A dash means we could not establish that detail, not that the answer is no. We leave it open rather than guess.
Practical details checked: September 2026
It depends on the trip. Around New Street for a rail arrival or a shopping weekend, Broad Street for the arena and the ICC, Colmore Row for a quieter business stay, Southside for the theatre. The centre is small enough that none of these is a bad choice, but the wrong one adds a walk to every evening.
Yes, and it is the strongest argument for a central hotel. The centre is flat and compact, both main stations are in it, and the tram covers the Broad Street corridor. A car in central Birmingham is mostly a parking problem.
This page is a shortlist with a reason attached to each pick. The area page is the full picture of staying in the centre, including every property in our selection and the practical detail about the area itself.
Fewer than you would hope, and mostly at the Broad Street and Hagley Road end. Our parking page separates the hotels with their own car park from those that point you at a public garage.
The whole centre is walkable in about twenty minutes end to end. In practice the meaningful gap is between the New Street cluster and the Broad Street cluster, which is roughly fifteen minutes apart and matters most late at night.
