Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside
The wider West Midlands
1.6 miles from Holiday
Best for: Consider it for a shorter walk to New Street
8.7/103,271 reviewsLower mid-range
Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Star City by IHG
The wider West Midlands, 2.4 miles from New Street. What follows is the practical detail: distances, parking, who it suits and where it does not.
Our verdict
Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Star City by IHG stands on Cuckoo Rd in the wider West Midlands, 2.4 miles from New Street. Parking on site is reported as free, which is worth real money against central garage rates.
On parking, own car park, reported free. Guests describe the parking as easy, free and secure.
None of the Birmingham destinations we measure is walkable from here, so plan the car, the train or a taxi into the trip rather than treating this as a base you can step out of.
It holds 7.7 out of 10 on Booking from 2,650 reviews, a normal sample for the city. That is 0.3 below the 8.0 average across the other 11 rated properties we compare in the wider West Midlands.
In the pricing snapshot behind this guide it listed at around £64 a night. That is about £21 below the £85 median across the other 13 priced properties we compare in the wider West Midlands. It is a snapshot rather than a live rate, and it will not match your dates.
Its closest neighbour in our selection is Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside, 1.6 miles away. Against that one, this hotel rates 1.0 lower and parks your car where that one cannot.
It qualifies for our hotels with parking and cheap hotels comparisons, which is a reasonable shorthand for what it is good at.
The main trade-off is that the city centre is 2.4 miles away, so an evening in town needs a plan for the journey back.
Practical details checked: September 2026
Parking at Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Star City by IHG
Own car park, reported free. Guests describe the parking as easy, free and secure.
A charge of no charge has been reported. Treat that as an indication rather than a current price.
Distances from Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Star City by IHG
| Destination | Straight line | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street Station | 2.4 miles3.9 km | Not a walk |
| Utilita Arena Birmingham | 2.9 miles4.6 km | Not a walk |
| the Bullring | 2.3 miles3.7 km | Not a walk |
| the ICC and Symphony Hall | 2.8 miles4.5 km | Not a walk |
| the NEC Birmingham | 6.8 miles10.9 km | Not a walk |
| Birmingham Airport | 5.7 miles9.1 km | Not a 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.
What we could establish
- Listed on Booking
- 24-hour front desk, Air conditioning, Facilities for disabled guests, Family rooms, Flat-screen TV, Free WiFi, Free parking, Good breakfast, Heating, Non-smoking rooms, Parking, Pets allowed, Private bathroom, Restaurant, 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
- 50th of the 85 properties we compare, measured from coordinates
- Closeness to Utilita Arena
- 50th of 85
- Guest rating within the wider West Midlands
- 8th of 12 rated properties in the area
- Price within the wider West Midlands
- 0 of 14 properties in the area sit in a lower band
- Other properties within 500 metres
- none in our selection, so switching hotel here means moving area
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
Holiday Inn Express BirminHotels 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
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Best for: Consider it for a stronger guest rating close by
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Common questions
Does Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Star City by IHG have parking?
Own car park, reported free. Guests describe the parking as easy, free and secure. Charges and access change, so confirm the current arrangement when you book.
How far is it from Birmingham New Street Station?
2.4 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.
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