Location

Designer Hotel in Birmingham Features Convenient City Centre Location
Taking up residence in a gleaming 39-storey skyscraper, the Radisson Blu Hotel in Birmingham is conveniently located in the bustling centre of England's second largest city. Guests at this designer hotel are within walking distance of many Birmingham attractions, including the International Convention Centre, the Colmore business district, the National Indoor Arena and the National Sea Life Centre. Trendy dining, shopping and entertainment venues such as the Bullring, the Mailbox and Brindleyplace are also near this hotel in Birmingham. Centrally located, the hotel affords a five-minute walk to the closest train station and a 20-minute drive to Birmingham International Airport.

Known as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Birmingham has reinvented itself as a modern and vibrant metropolis with a world-class cultural scene, superb shopping, fantastic nightlife and a wide range of international cuisine. Birmingham draws many business visitors and is a major destination for conferences, while at the same time offering popular attractions for leisure travellers, including Cadbury World, the Jewellery Quarter and the Think Tank science museum. Birmingham makes an ideal starting point for daytrips to the beautiful Cotswolds countryside and William Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Best Birmingham Attractions:

• Birmingham Hippodrome, home of the Birmingham Royal Ballet - 3-minute walk
• Brindleyplace dining and entertainment - 15-minute walk
• Bullring and Selfridges shopping complex - 3-minute walk
• International Convention Centre - 10-minute walk
• National Exhibition Centre - 20-minute drive
• National Indoor Arena - 15-minute walk
• National Sea Life Centre - 15-minute walk
• The Mailbox shopping complex - 3-minute walk

Transport in Birmingham
Birmingham offers excellent rail and road connections to all major UK destinations. Birmingham International Airport hosts 50 airlines that provide non-stop service to 60 destinations within the UK, Europe, North America and the Middle East. Local public transport options include buses, trains and trams.

• Birmingham International Airport - 20-minute drive
• New Street rail station - Five-minute walk (Directions: After leaving the station's main exit, go right at pedestrian crossing on Smallbrook Queensway, which leads to Holloway Circus Roundabout. The Radisson Blu Hotel is on the right.)