Shortest walk
Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Snow Hill by IHG
Birmingham city centre
around 5 minutes on foot to Children's Hospital
Best for: the shortest walk to the venue and a 15 minute walk into the centre
8/107,922 reviewsLower mid-range
Hotels near
Hotels near Birmingham Children's Hospital and the QE
Practical hotel options near Birmingham Children's Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, compared on distance, parking and longer stay suitability.
People book this page under pressure, often at short notice and often for longer than they expected. The useful thing a hotel page can do here is be precise about distance, parking and the practical difference between the two hospital sites, and leave the reassurance to someone better placed to give it.
The two hospitals are not in the same place. Birmingham Children's Hospital is on Steelhouse Lane in the city centre, surrounded by hotels. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is in Edgbaston beside the university, roughly three miles south-west, with very little hotel stock nearby. The table below is ordered by distance from the Children's Hospital, with the distance to the QE shown alongside so you can see which properties work for either.
Editorial picks
Top picks
Each pick names the situation it suits. A hotel that is right for one trip is usually wrong for another.
Best with parking
Conference Aston - Hotel and Conference Centre
Birmingham city centre
around 9 minutes on foot to Children's Hospital
Best for: a central base 20 minutes from New Street
7.9/102,338 reviewsLower mid-range
Best value here
Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside
The wider West Midlands
around 10 minutes on foot to Children's Hospital
Best for: families needing one room and a well reviewed choice (8.7 from 3,271 guests)
8.7/103,271 reviewsLower mid-range
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Hotels near Birmingham Children's Hospital, closest first
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| Hotel | Walk to Children's HospitalStraight-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. | Distance to the QEStraight-line distance between coordinates, not a driving or walking route. | ParkingWhat we could establish about parking. A blank means we did not establish it, not that there is none. | Stay type | 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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 Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Snow Hill by IHG | 5 min walk0.18 miles | 2.9 miles | No hotel car park | hotel | Lower mid-range |
| Aparthotel Birmingham (Snowhill) | 5 min walk0.18 miles | 2.9 miles | Not established | aparthotel | No price band listed |
 Staybridge Suites Birmingham Aparthotel by IHG | 6 min walk0.21 miles | 2.7 miles | No hotel car park | aparthotel | Mid-range |
 Clayton Hotel Birmingham | 6 min walk0.24 miles | 2.9 miles | No hotel car park | hotel | Mid-range |
 The Grand Hotel Birmingham | 6 min walk0.25 miles | 2.7 miles | No hotel car park | hotel | Upper mid-range |
 Hotel du Vin Birmingham | 7 min walk0.26 miles | 2.7 miles | Not established | hotel | Mid-range |
 Conference Aston - Hotel and Conference Centre | 9 min walk0.33 miles | 3.2 miles | Own car park, charged | hotel | Lower mid-range |
| Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre (New St Station) hotel | 9 min walk0.36 miles | 2.6 miles | No hotel car park | hotel | No price band listed |
 Macdonald Burlington Hotel | 10 min walk0.37 miles | 2.5 miles | No hotel car park | hotel | Mid-range |
 Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside | 10 min walk0.43 miles | 3.3 miles | No hotel car park | hotel | Lower 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.
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Practical details checked: September 2026
Where they are
How the hotels sit around Birmingham Children's Hospital
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Two sites, two different journeys
For the Children's Hospital, the city centre is the answer. The site is a short walk from the Snow Hill and Colmore Row area, and most central hotels are within ten to fifteen minutes on foot.
For the QE, the practical route from a city-centre hotel is the Cross-City Line from New Street to University station, which is around a five minute walk from the hospital. That train is frequent and direct, and it is usually more reliable than driving across the city twice a day.
If you are visiting the QE daily for a week or more, the small number of Edgbaston properties near the hospital are worth checking first, and a self-catering aparthotel is often more practical than a hotel room.
Parking and longer stays
Hospital car parks are charged and come under pressure at visiting times. For anything beyond a day or two, a hotel with its own parking and a train or short drive is generally less stressful and less expensive than paying hospital rates twice a day.
For longer stays, look at the aparthotels and serviced apartments in the selection. A kitchen and a laundry change the economics of a fortnight considerably, and both hospitals are reachable from the central cluster.
Who should stay where
- Shortest walk
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Snow Hill by IHG. Around 5 minutes on foot to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
- Best if you are driving
- 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.
- Best if you arrive by train
- Macdonald Burlington Hotel. Around 2 minutes on foot from New Street.
- Best value in this group
- Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside. Sits in the lower mid-range band with a review score of 8.7 from 3,271 reviews.
Common questions
Which hotels are closest to Birmingham Children's Hospital?
The hospital is on Steelhouse Lane in the city centre, so a large number of central hotels are within a ten to fifteen minute walk. The table above ranks our selection by distance from that site.
Are the Children's Hospital and the QE close to each other?
No. They are around three miles apart. The Children's Hospital is in the city centre; the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is in Edgbaston next to the university. A hotel that is convenient for one is not automatically convenient for the other, which is why both distances are shown.
What is the best way to get to the QE Hospital?
From a city-centre hotel, the Cross-City Line from New Street to University station is direct and frequent, and the hospital is around a five minute walk from the platform. That is usually easier than driving and paying hospital parking.
Which hotels suit a stay of a week or more?
Aparthotels and serviced apartments, because a kitchen and laundry make a long stay far more manageable and usually cheaper per night than a hotel room. Our stay types section covers the options in the central cluster.
Is hospital parking available for visitors?
Both sites have visitor parking and both charge for it. Availability is tightest at visiting times. For repeated visits, parking at your hotel and travelling in is normally the calmer arrangement, and for the QE the train avoids the question entirely.
