| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. a 3-minute walk from the bustling bullring shopping centre, this plush, contemporary hotel is 11 minutes' walk from live theatre at the birmingham hippodrome, and a mile from the international convention centre birmingham. sleek rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows feature free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. suites offer separate living rooms with sofas. upgraded rooms add sitting areas, nespresso machines, rainfall showers and soaking tubs, as well as complimentary wine and chocolate. other amenities include a gym and 9 meeting rooms. there's a posh steakhouse run by marco pierre white, and a chic lounge bar
Birmingham Airport 23 min
Cadbury World (18 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (12 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Ikon Gallery (12 min)
Free-admission venue for exhibitions across a range of media from global contemporary artists. Drayton Manor Theme Park (23 min)
Large adventure playground with 12 rides based on Thomas the Tank Engine, indoor play and parklands. Winterbourne House & Garden (13 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Aston Hall (10 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (9 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Cannon Hill Park (12 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (9 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (8 min)
Live demonstrations of the jeweller's craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (12 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (11 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre & LEGO Store Birmingham (11 min)
Denmark's most famous export, LEGO, is at the heart of this playground & entertainment center. Library of Birmingham (11 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Thinktank Science Museum (4 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. | 
