| there's also a business lounge, as well as 4 meeting rooms and a gym. amenities include an airy restaurant serving breakfast (fee) and afternoon tea, plus a bar and a rooftop terrace. upgraded rooms offer parkland views. set in 330 acres of university of nottingham parkland, this chic hotel in a sustainably built building with a glass front is adjacent to the east midlands conference center. the sleek, contemporary rooms feature free wi-fi, and en suite bathrooms with water-saving showers, as well as flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Manchester Airport 1 hr 46
Nottingham Contemporary (17 min)
Elegant building sunk into a sandstone cliff with modern art galleries, a learning area and a cafe. Attenborough Nature Reserve (20 min)
226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (19 min)
16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. Arboretum (12 min)
Victorian park with collection of more than 800 trees, some of which planted when it opened in 1852. Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Water Sports Centre (20 min)
Sprawling, 270-acre resort with rooms & a cottage, plus a cafe, a bar & water sports. Nottingham Castle, Museum & Art Gallery (13 min)
Mansion with displays on local history, decorative items and work by renowned international artists. City of Caves (17 min)
Cave network attraction under the city that has been adapted by man since Anglo-Saxon times. Newstead Abbey (35 min)
Water-features fill the 300-acre grounds of this dissolved monastery and home of Byron's ancestors. GCRN - Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (15 min)
Journeys on historic steam and diesel locomotives plus bus collection and 3 model railway exhibits. National Justice Museum (16 min)
Penal system history tracing local legal institutions back to the 1780s, with interactive tours. Highfields Park, Nottingham (11 min)
21-hectare park with a seasonal boating lake, golf course, play area, 2 cafes & an arts centre. Nottingham Natural History Museum (14 min) Trent Bridge Cricket Ground (15 min)
Large sporting ground seating 15,000, featuring a state-of-the-art roof, squash courts and library. Old Market Square (Slab Square) (14 min)
Expansive, open city square featuring iconic stone lions, fountains & historic pubs. Wollaton Park (19 min)
500 acres of grassland, wetlands & woodlands surrounding Wollaston Hall, known for deer sightings. | 
