Etap Hotel Birmingham Airport

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Ambassador Road, Solihull, Birmingham B263QL
0121 780 5858

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Convenient and Economical

by TianjinPaul

Rotherham, United Kingdom

August 14, 2012

Best of IgoUgo As you may have seen from one of my other journal entries, when my girlfriend and I visited my parents in the UK, we took the budget option when booking our flights. This allowed us to find extremely good fares with Monarch from Nice to Birmingham. ...Read more As you may have seen from one of my other journal entries, when my girlfriend and I visited my parents in the UK, we took the budget option when booking our flights. This allowed us to find extremely good fares with Monarch from Nice to Birmingham. The major downside to this was the service, which was pretty poor, but we also faced the problem of an early flight from Birmingham when we returned to France, leaving at 8am. Unfortunately, as my family home is over an hour from Birmingham this meant we needed a hotel close to the hotel. As the trip had taken in lots of restaurants and shops, we were not looking for the Hilton, we needed a budget option.

After checking the options on various listings websites, we found that it was relatively scarce pickings. As my father would drop us at the aiport the evening before our flight and then drive home, we did not have a car. This meant we needed to be very close to the terminal. In this scenario there were only three major options. The Etap, the Ibis and the Novotel (all owned by Accors, so I guess they have some form of deal with the airport). As we were planning to be there for less than 10 hours we chose the Etap for the price.

It cost 34GBP per night and I would venture that we got a little more than we paid for … but not much more. The major plus point was the service. The lady behind reception was extremely friendly and extremely helpful when we checked in and in booking us breakfast for the next day. When I asked for a morning call she explained that she could not do it, but that the TV could be programmed to issue an alarm on request – she even offered to come to our room and set it up for us.

The room itself was very basic. There was no lush wall to wall carpeting or well-stocked mini-bar. And, the décor was extremely plain. However, it was not uncomfortable: the bed was large and clean, and the shower was very powerful and relaxing. There was a reasonably sized TV, but it showed only basic channels. There was also free wi-fi in reception though not in the room.

As we were leaving early and had quite a bit of travelling to do, we decided to have breakfast. This cost 4GBP and, again, reflected what was on offer. It was all perfectly serviceable, but we were not talking about a full-English. There were scones, cereals and toast as well as a selection of fruit. However, the major plus point about it was the rather good coffee, which was unlimited – as we were up before 6a.m, I was in massive need of a boost.

Overall, we were very impressed at the Etap considering the price we paid for it. It was cheap and convenient as it was less than 300m from the departures section of the airport. We will use it again when we take our next trip home.
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