Birmingham is Britain's largest city and with its many recent cutting-edge redevelopments, combined wit historic heritage architecture, it has become a stylish and lively modern city. Birmingham is a city of mixed cultures, beliefs and lifestyles and has recently become a fashionable place to set up a business or to hold a conference. Birmingham has been one of the leading cities for meetings and conventions for many years. In central Birmingham there are numerous hotels and venues with large meeting spaces. Birmingham has also got a variety of cultural venues, restaurants, bars and pubs, as well as health and fitness clubs, so there is always a lot to do and see in Birmingham. The cultural life is very rich, and there are many museums, like the Birmingham Museum and the Ikon Gallery, which are worth a visit, the same goes for its many good theatres.

Whether you are in Birmingham for business or fun with a short break, Birmingham has the accommodation to suit: luxurious decadence, boutique chic, or low cost but still lovely; putting you in the thick of the action, or off the beaten track. The city centre offers the widest choice of accommodation and many hotels here cater specifically to the needs of business visitors, offering conference facilities and business lunch options. The Crowne Plaza Birmingham, Forte Posthouse Birmingham City on Queensway, The Royal Angus Thistle and the inexpensive Chamberlain Park Hotel, are all located within the city centre allowing visitors to take full advantage of the city's amenities. The Comfort Inn, the Copthorne Hotel and the Burlington Hotel, are all close to the main railway station, the central coach station and Birmingham city centre and offer comfortable 4-star accommodation and attentive service.

There are plenty of of small hotels and Bed & Breakfasts within easy access of motorways, with connections to all parts of the country as well as Birmingham city centre. Birmingham continues to plan and build many exciting, modern and stylish business and leisure developments throughout central Birmingham, whilst protecting the glorious, historic architecture nearby. The city centre was destroyed during the Second World War, but recently Birmingham has undergone changes and many of the old buildings have now been replaced. The city is now open to the pedestrians and the canals are cleaned up to make for attractive walkway. The city retains its industrial heritage, and now combined with its modernity, has become an extremely lively city. Moreover, recently Birmingham has become known as “Spaghetti Junction”, and the reason for this being the massive complex of intersecting motorways, local roads, railway lines and canals in this city, that can get very complicated to master. Birmingham's impressive business redevelopment has made Birmingham a major city for shopping.

One of the best cheap hotels to be found now in the Birmingham city centre is The Etap Hotel. And if you want a more social feel to your stay in Birmingham, why don't you try one of the very nice hostels the city has to offer. Birmingham Central Backpackers, in Digbeth, is Birmingham's only independent hostel, and features a central location, only streets from The Bull Ring, and next to the famous nightclubs of Digbeth. Here both breakfast and various foods in the evening are included in the price of a bed, making it the West Midlands only half-board hostel. It is in the oldest part of the city, Digbeth, right near where the original manor house once stood. Another Birmingham cheap hotel / hostel is Hatters Birmingham, in Jewellery Quarter. Located in the vibrant Jewellery Quarter, less than a 10 minute walk to the centre, Hatters Birmingham have upped the norm in hostel accommodation boasting all ensuite rooms and, finally, after eight long months of waiting, yet advertising that it was there, they've got a common room.

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