Novotel Birmingham Airport
Solihull and the NEC
0.74 miles from Crowne
Best for: Consider it for a shorter walk to New Street
8.3/104,326 reviewsMid-range
Hotel
Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec by IHG
Solihull and the NEC, 8.0 miles from New Street. What follows is the practical detail: distances, parking, who it suits and where it does not.
Our verdict
Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec by IHG stands on Pendigo Way in Solihull and the NEC, 8.0 miles from New Street. It is on the NEC and Resorts World complex, so the halls are a walk rather than a drive.
Birmingham Airport is 1.4 miles away. On parking, own car park, charged. Guests report parking at the hotel at a reasonable price.
On the pool: a pool is indicated by listing data.. That comes from guest reports rather than the operator, so confirm it when you book.
Only one of the Birmingham destinations we measure is within fifteen minutes on foot from here: the NEC Birmingham, about 7 minutes. Everything else means transport.
It holds 8.5 out of 10 on Booking from 3,753 reviews, a normal sample for the city. That sits almost exactly on the average of 8.4 across the other 3 rated properties we compare in Solihull and the NEC.
In the pricing snapshot behind this guide it listed at around £102 a night. It is a snapshot rather than a live rate, and it will not match your dates.
Its closest neighbour in our selection is Genting Hotel, 153 metres away. Against that one, this hotel usually costs less and has a pool it does not.
It qualifies for our hotels with parking, hotels with a pool and last-minute hotels comparisons, which is a reasonable shorthand for what it is good at.
The main trade-off is that the city centre is 8.0 miles away, so an evening in town needs a plan for the journey back.
Practical details checked: September 2026
Parking at Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec by IHG
Own car park, charged. Guests report parking at the hotel at a reasonable price.
Parking is one of the most searched questions about this hotel, which is why it has its own section rather than a line in a facilities list.
Distances from Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec by IHG
| Destination | Straight line | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street Station | 8.0 miles12.8 km | Not a walk |
| Utilita Arena Birmingham | 8.8 miles14.1 km | Not a walk |
| the Bullring | 7.8 miles12.5 km | Not a walk |
| the ICC and Symphony Hall | 8.5 miles13.7 km | Not a walk |
| the NEC Birmingham | 0.26 miles0.42 km | around 7 minutes |
| Birmingham Airport | 1.4 miles2.3 km | around 35 minutes |
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.
What we could establish
- Pool
- A pool is indicated by listing data. Guest report
- Listed on Booking
- Air conditioning, BBQ facilities, Bar, Fabulous breakfast, Facilities for disabled guests, Family rooms, Fitness centre, Flat-screen TV, Free WiFi, Non-smoking rooms, Parking, Parking on site, Private bathroom, Restaurant, Room service, Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
Booking’s own amenity list for this property, recorded as published. It is not part of what we verified above.
A facility missing from this list means we did not establish it, not that the hotel lacks it. We do not fill gaps with assumptions.
In context
How it compares with the rest of the selection
- Closeness to New Street
- 73rd of the 85 properties we compare, measured from coordinates
- Closeness to Utilita Arena
- 76th of 85
- Guest rating within Solihull and the NEC
- 2nd of 4 rated properties in the area
- Price within Solihull and the NEC
- 1 of 4 properties in the area sit in a lower band
- Other properties within 500 metres
- 3 in our selection
Positions are worked out across all 85 properties we compare, using straight-line distance from coordinates and the price band each property normally sits in.
Where it sits
On the map
Crowne Plaza Birmingham NeHotels on this pageRailway stationsThis hotel
Roads, canals, parks and stations from OpenStreetMap. The steel dot is this hotel, the darker dots are other properties we compare, and the named points are New Street and the five landmarks closest to this address.
Compare it with these
Genting Hotel
Solihull and the NEC
0.10 miles from Crowne
Best for: Consider it as a comparable option in the same part of the city
8.7/104,025 reviewsUpper mid-range
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Solihull and the NEC
0.19 miles from Crowne
Best for: Consider it as a comparable option in the same part of the city
Not on BookingPrice not listed
Common questions
Does Crowne Plaza Birmingham Nec by IHG have parking?
Own car park, charged. Guests report parking at the hotel at a reasonable price. Charges and access change, so confirm the current arrangement when you book.
How far is it from Birmingham New Street Station?
8.0 miles, which is too far to walk. From the centre that is a drive, a taxi or a train depending on where you are coming from.
Is there a swimming pool?
A pool is indicated by listing data.. Opening hours and any restriction on children are set locally, so confirm both if the pool is part of the reason you are booking.
Where this hotel appears on the site
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