Region: England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in West Midlands
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West Midlands is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 2,940,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in West Midlands, with about 72 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- BHX11 km · Birmingham Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Plugs
- G · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About West Midlands
West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and projects into Warwickshire to the east.
The county borders and is surrounded by the three counties from which it was created in 1974 (clockwise from the West): Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Since that creation, its boundary changes have been minor. The whole of the West Midlands have a lengthy industrial history. Birmingham was known as the "city of 1000 trades" and considered to be the first industrialised town in the world, and the conurbation of today is made up of many smaller towns and villages which contributed to the Industrial Revolution. Birmingham was pivotal in the production of arms in the world wars.
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in West Midlands
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Birmingham Sutton Coldfield hotel | 72 | 4.1/5 563 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in West Midlands
4 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pitman Vegetarian Hotel | 1898 | 0.6 km |
| The Holte | 1897 | 2.6 km |
| Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Jewellery Quarter | 2013 | 0.3 km |
| Hotel at Conference Aston | 0.8 km |
All 5 hotels in West Midlands, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit West Midlands
The most comfortable months for a city stay in West Midlands are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 71 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in United Kingdom, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to West Midlands: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Birmingham Airport (BHX), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; East Midlands Airport (EMA, 54 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 99 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Birmingham Airport is the region's only major airport, though Manchester, Liverpool and East Midlands airports are all less than 2 hours from West Midlands. Liverpool airport has a direct train to Birmingham New Street station; from the other two travelling by rail requires changes on the way, but there are direct coach connections. When arriving at one of the London airports, one needs to travel via London and change there to get to the West Midlands.
Getting around
The county has an extensive public transport system run by Network West Midlands, and it is possible to buy daily or weekly travel passes to cover travel in the county via bus, train and tram (the Metro runs from Birmingham Snow Hill station to Wolverhampton).
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Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in West Midlands
Stay safe
As with the rest of the UK, in any emergency call 999 or 112 (from a land-line if you can) and ask for Ambulance, Fire or Police when connected.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in West Midlands
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
West Midlands: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in West Midlands?
By published guest score: Travelodge Birmingham Sutton Coldfield (4.1 / 5 · 563 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit West Midlands?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in West Midlands are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 71 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to West Midlands?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Birmingham Airport (BHX), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; East Midlands Airport (EMA, 54 km) and Manchester Airport (MAN, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in West Midlands?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near West Midlands
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.