Shortest walk
ibis Birmingham New Street Station
Birmingham city centre
around 1 minutes on foot to the Hippodrome
Best for: the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (6 min from New Street)
7.6/106,041 reviewsLower mid-range
Hotels near
Hotels near Birmingham Hippodrome
Hotels near Birmingham Hippodrome compared on walking distance, dinner options nearby, parking and price band for a pre-theatre stay.
A theatre night has a tighter schedule than most trips. You arrive, you eat, you sit down at a fixed time, and afterwards you want the shortest possible distance between the auditorium and a bed. That makes the Hippodrome one of the easier Birmingham venues to book well.
It sits on Hurst Street, in the Southside and Chinese Quarter district, a few minutes south of the Bullring. The table below ranks hotels by distance, and for this venue the top of that list is genuinely worth paying for.
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 value here
easyHotel Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham city centre
around 7 minutes on foot to the Hippodrome
Best for: the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (3 min from New Street)
8.1/105,404 reviewsBudget
Best for rail arrivals
Macdonald Burlington Hotel
Birmingham city centre
around 8 minutes on foot to the Hippodrome
Best for: the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (2 min from New Street)
8/104,700 reviewsMid-range
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Hotels near Birmingham Hippodrome, closest first
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| Hotel | WalkStraight-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. | Best for | 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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 ibis Birmingham New Street Station | 1 min walk0.04 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (6 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | Lower mid-range |
| Travelodge Birmingham Central Bull Ring | 1 min walk0.05 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (7 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | No price band listed |
 Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre by IHG | 4 min walk0.17 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (4 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Radisson Blu Hotel, Birmingham | 5 min walk0.20 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (4 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 Aparthotel Adagio Birmingham City Centre | 6 min walk0.22 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and stays of several nights | Not established | Mid-range |
 The Duke of Wellington Hotel & Bar | 7 min walk0.26 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and a smaller, owner-run stay | No hotel car park | Budget |
| Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre (New St Station) hotel | 7 min walk0.27 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (2 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | No price band listed |
 easyHotel Birmingham City Centre | 7 min walk0.28 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (3 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | Budget |
 Macdonald Burlington Hotel | 8 min walk0.30 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and rail arrivals (2 min from New Street) | No hotel car park | Mid-range |
 ibis budget Birmingham Centre | 8 min walk0.32 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and a 10 minute walk into the centre | Limited spaces | Budget |
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 Hippodrome
The HippodromeHotels on this pageRailway stations
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Eating before the show
The practical advantage of the Hippodrome's location is that it sits inside the Chinese Quarter, so pre-theatre dining is on the doorstep rather than a detour. That changes the hotel calculation: you do not need a hotel with a restaurant, which widens the field considerably.
New Street is a short walk north, so a rail arrival works well for a matinee or an evening performance without an overnight stay. If you are staying over, the hotels between the theatre and the station cover both needs.
Parking for the theatre
Hurst Street and the surrounding blocks have public parking, and the Bullring garages are within walking distance. Hotel car parks are scarce this close to the centre.
For an evening performance, the sequence that works is to park once at the hotel or a single garage and walk to everything. Moving the car between dinner and the show is where theatre nights go wrong.
Who should stay where
- Shortest walk
- ibis Birmingham New Street Station. Around 1 minutes on foot to Birmingham Hippodrome.
- Best if you arrive by train
- Macdonald Burlington Hotel. Around 2 minutes on foot from New Street.
- Best value in this group
- easyHotel Birmingham City Centre. Sits in the budget band with a review score of 8.1 from 5,404 reviews.
Common questions
Which hotels are closest to Birmingham Hippodrome?
The table is ordered by distance from Hurst Street. The nearest properties are a few minutes on foot, which for a theatre night with a fixed curtain time is worth more than it would be for a general city break.
Where should I eat before a show at the Hippodrome?
The theatre sits inside the Chinese Quarter and Southside, so there is a dense concentration of restaurants within a couple of minutes' walk. That means you do not need to prioritise a hotel with its own restaurant.
Can I get back to New Street after an evening performance?
It is a short walk north through the centre, roughly ten minutes. Whether a train still runs depends on your destination and the night, so check the last service before relying on it rather than assuming.
Is the Hippodrome area quiet at night?
Southside and the Chinese Quarter are active in the evening, mainly around restaurants and bars rather than large late-night venues. It is livelier than the Colmore Row side and calmer than Broad Street.
Is a matinee worth an overnight stay?
Only if you are travelling far enough that the return journey is the problem. For a matinee, a rail arrival at New Street and a walk south is usually simpler than a hotel.
