| set on the university of birmingham campus, this modern, upscale hotel in a red-brick building is a minute's walk from the closest bus stop and 3 miles from birmingham. breakfast and high tea are available for a fee. the warm rooms offer free wi-fi, flat-screens, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, plus en suite, shower-only bathrooms. there's a refined steakhouse and a cosy bar/lounge. limited parking is complimentary. room service is available. upgrades add sitting areas. amenities include conference/event space, as well as access to the university's sports club with a gym, squash courts and an indoor pool. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Birmingham Airport 27 min
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. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (11 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Library of Birmingham (8 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Cadbury World (9 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (5 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (10 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (5 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre & LEGO Store Birmingham (10 min)
Denmark's most famous export, LEGO, is at the heart of this playground & entertainment center. Aston Hall (15 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Cannon Hill Park (8 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Winterbourne House & Garden (3 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Black Country Living Museum (26 min)
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (6 min)
Art deco stone-and-brick gallery with small collection of great artists, sculpture and coins. Thinktank Science Museum (12 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Edgbaston Stadium (6 min)
Top-flight county cricket team's home at an England Test venue with a kit and memorabilia shop. | 
