Birmingham

I chose to stay at the Village Hotel Solihull for 3 nights because I was on a leisure trip and I wanted to stay somewhere where I could easily get to and from Birmingham Airport. My flights to the Scottish Highlands were to and from Birmingham Airport with Flybe (these flights are now operated by Loganair). Getting to the Village Hotel Solihull I had originally planned to take the train from Birmingham Airport but on arrival decided I was just take a taxi from the airport rank to the hotel as the weather was a bit damp and cold. The… Read More »Village Hotel Solihull – 1 Night Professional Traveller Review

I stayed at the Ibis Birmingham on a Friday night in February 2020. I was visiting Birmingham and then travelling to Derby so it was a handy location New Street train station where I was getting my train to Derby from, and also enabled me to travel into Birmingham on the train from Birmingham International Airport. I had flown down from the Scottish Highlands to Birmingham Airport. Getting to the Ibis Birmingham Getting to the hotel was straightforward once I found my way out of New Street station. It took me a couple of goes to find the right exit out… Read More »Ibis Birmingham – 1 Night Professional Traveller Review

Ibis Birmingham Airport I stayed at the Ibis Budget Birmingham for one night, a Sunday, in February 2020. This was the 3rd hotel I stayed in during my trip and I stayed at the airport so I didn’t have to worry about travelling to the airport for my flight the next day. Birmingham Airport has flight connections to the Scottish Highlands, which were operated by Flybe when I flew but are now operated by Loganair. Flying is one of the many ways of getting to the Highlands and the flight takes about 1 hour. Getting to the Ibis Birmingham Airport… Read More »Ibis Birmingham Airport – 1 Night Professional Traveller Review