Best Birmingham hotels
Compare Birmingham hotels with parking by whether the car park is on-site, what we could confirm about charges, and which trips it actually suits.
Parking can change the real cost of a Birmingham hotel by tens of pounds a night, and a hotel with parking is not automatically a hotel that is easy to arrive at. The useful details are whether the car park belongs to the hotel or is a public garage nearby, whether you can come and go, and what it costs on top of the room.
Central Birmingham has very little hotel parking, because the land is not there. The properties with their own car parks sit mostly on the Hagley Road corridor, around the NEC and airport, and on the outer ring. That is the real trade-off on this page: a shorter walk to the centre usually means a public garage, and a private car park usually means a longer walk or a tram ride.
We separate three situations, because booking sites often do not.
Where the column says the arrangement is drawn from guest reports rather than an operator source, treat it as a strong indication and confirm the current terms when you book. Parking charges are the detail hotels change most often, and we would rather show you the uncertainty than invent a figure.
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
Castle Bromwich
4.9 miles from the city centre
Best for: arriving by car
Best for rail arrivals
Birmingham city centre
around 5 minutes on foot to New Street
Best for: rail arrivals (5 min from New Street)
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| Hotel | Parking typeWhat we could establish about parking. A blank means we did not establish it, not that there is none. | Evidence | Area | 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. |
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 Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham | Own car park, charged | Guests describe parking on site, and chargeable parking next door. | Birmingham city centre | 15 min walk0.53 miles |
 Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec by IHG | Own car park, charged | Guests report parking at the hotel at a reasonable price. | Solihull and the NEC | 8.0 milestoo far to walk |
 Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre, an IHG Hotel | Own car park, charged | A garage beneath the hotel, run by a third party operator. Several guests report penalty charges from the numbered bays, so register your vehicle at reception. | Birmingham city centre | 8 min walk0.32 miles |
 Genting Hotel | Own car park, charged | Underground parking directly beneath the hotel, which guests describe as optional and on the expensive side. | Solihull and the NEC | 7.9 milestoo far to walk |
 Mercure Birmingham West HotelOldbury, Sandwell | Own car park, reported free | Listing and guest reports agree | Oldbury, Sandwell | 4.1 milestoo far to walk |
 Malmaison Birmingham | Own car park, charged | A garage in the same building at the Mailbox. Guests report that booking the space online costs less than driving up. | Birmingham city centre | 5 min walk0.21 miles |
| Moor Hall Hotel & SpaFour Oaks, Sutton Coldfield | Own car park, reported free | Listing and guest reports agree | Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield | 8.1 milestoo far to walk |
 Novotel Birmingham Centre | Own car park | Guests report secure underground parking for residents. | Birmingham city centre | 15 min walk0.62 miles |
| Premier Inn Birmingham Central (Hagley Road) | Own car park, reported freeReported no charge | Guests describe free and plentiful parking, with a Tesco Express opposite. | Edgbaston and Hagley Road | 45 min walk1.8 miles |
| The Belfry Hotel & ResortWishaw, Warwickshire | Own car park | Listing and guest reports agree | Wishaw, Warwickshire | 8.6 milestoo far to walk |
 Hyatt Regency Birmingham | Own car park, charged | Guests report that paid parking is available. | Birmingham city centre | 10 min walk0.44 miles |
 Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Star City by IHG | Own car park, reported freeReported no charge | Guests describe the parking as easy, free and secure. | the wider West Midlands | 2.4 milestoo far to walk |
 Fairlawns Hotel and SpaAldridge, Walsall | Own car park, reported free | Listing and guest reports agree | Aldridge, Walsall | 8.7 milestoo far to walk |
 Holiday Inn Birmingham M6, JCT.7 by IHGGreat Barr, junction 7 of the M6 | Own car park | Guests describe good and plentiful parking. Note that there is no lift. | Great Barr, junction 7 of the M6 | 5.6 milestoo far to walk |
| Forest of Arden Hotel & Country ClubMeriden, Warwickshire | Own car park, reported free | Guests describe a large car park with free parking. | Meriden, Warwickshire | 10.0 milestoo far to walk |
| Premier Inn Birmingham NEC Airport hotel | Own car park, reported at £15 per 24 hoursReported £15 | Guests report the hotel's own car park at around £15 for 24 hours. There is no footpath to the NEC and the route follows a busy road. | Solihull and the NEC | 7.5 milestoo far to walk |
| Hilton Birmingham Metropole | Own car park, charged | Listing and guest reports agree | Solihull and the NEC | 8.0 milestoo far to walk |
 Bromsgrove HotelBromsgrove, Worcestershire | Own car park | Parking is round the back, and guests describe a fair walk from it. | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire | 9.8 milestoo far to walk |
 Village Hotel DudleyDudley | Own car park | Listing and guest reports agree | Dudley | 7.6 milestoo far to walk |
| voco St. John's Solihull by IHGSolihull town centre | Own car park | Listing and guest reports agree | Solihull town centre | 6.5 milestoo far to walk |
 Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre | Own car park | A multi-storey beside the hotel, which guests report is free for residents. | Edgbaston and Hagley Road | 2.0 milestoo far to walk |
| Lea Marston HotelLea Marston, Warwickshire | Own car park, reported free | Listing and guest reports agree | Lea Marston, Warwickshire | 9.5 milestoo far to walk |
 Castle Bromwich Hall HotelCastle Bromwich | Own car park, reported free | Listing and guest reports agree | Castle Bromwich | 4.9 milestoo far to walk |
| Travelodge Birmingham Fort Dunlop | Own car park, charged, registered at reception | Listing and guest reports agree | the wider West Midlands | 4.4 milestoo far to walk |
| The White LionHampton in Arden, Solihull | Own car park | Listing and guest reports agree | Hampton in Arden, Solihull | 9.1 milestoo far to walk |
 Conference Aston - Hotel and Conference Centre | Own car park, charged | Guests report the car park is charged and can fill up, so reserve a space in advance. | Birmingham city centre | 20 min walk0.75 miles |
| Grimscote Manor HotelColeshill, Warwickshire | Own car park | Guests describe the entrance as awkward to find, so check the directions before you arrive. | Coleshill, Warwickshire | 8.1 milestoo far to walk |
 The Great Barr Hotel BirminghamGreat Barr | Own car park, reported free | Guests describe a large car park with plenty of space. | Great Barr | 5.2 milestoo far to walk |
| Elmdon Lodge HotelAcocks Green | Own gated car park, reported free | Guests report secure parking in a locked yard. | Acocks Green | 3.9 milestoo far to walk |
| The Tri-Star Hotel | Own car park, reported free | The X1 and X12 buses to the airport stop outside, and guests note the windows are triple glazed. | Solihull and the NEC | 6.8 milestoo far to walk |
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
The table above lists every property in our selection where we could establish a parking arrangement, with the on-site cases marked. The concentration is along Hagley Road, around the NEC and airport, and on the outer ring rather than in the central core.
Occasionally, mostly at the outer and airport properties. In the city centre it is almost always charged, and often at close to public garage rates. Where a hotel is reported as free we say so and name the source; where we could not confirm it, we leave it blank rather than guess.
For one night in the centre they are often similar, and the hotel wins on convenience. For several nights, or when the hotel charges a flat nightly rate against a public garage's 24 hour rate, the difference can be significant in either direction. Compare both for your dates.
Underground and multi-storey car parks in central Birmingham commonly have height limits that rule out vans and some roof boxes. We do not have a confirmed limit for every property, so if you are driving anything tall, ask the hotel for the figure before booking.
Look for an own car park within walking distance of the venue, so the car stays put for the evening. On Broad Street that combination exists for the arena; around the NEC most hotels are built for car arrival in the first place.
