Bearwood Court Hotel

Location	About 4  miles out, between Bearwood and Cape Hill, on No 82 bus routes.	Map
Address	Bearwood Court Hotel 360 - 366 Bearwood Road, Edgbaston, B66 4ET 0121 429 9731
Prices Per room (notice board, August 2010)	Single en-suite Double / Twin en-suite	£40 £50
Comment	Linked with The Royal Hotel, Walsall, WS1 2EL (01922) 62 45 55

Bearwood, Hotel Dinara

Location	About 4  miles out, between Bearwood and Cape Hill, on No 82 bus routes.	Map
Address	Hotel Dinara 344 Bearwood Road, Edgbaston, B66 4ES 0121 429 2299 dinarahotel@hotmail.co.uk
Prices Per room (by phone, August 2010)	Single Double / Twin	£25 £45
Comment	My sister-in-law stayed here 5 years ago and thought it good for the price.

Guide to information

GENERAL INFORMATION GUIDE
NOTE	There is an exhibition on at the NEC in early October, so many hotels are fully booked. They may have cancellations, but be prepared for disappointment.
Location	Approximate distance from the ICC (Conference location), Centenary Square.Bus route information is a summary. Transport - Party Conference delegates can collect a Centro travel pass from the Centro stand within the secure area. This covers buses and Metro, and is the best option for travel during Conference.	Map
Address	Hotel address Hotel reception phone number e-mail address (if available)
Prices Per room	Range of rooms Single / Twin / Double / en suite options. Normally Bed and Breakfast - check when booking.	£?? Prices quoted if to hand.
Comment	For most hotels I will have no additional comments. At the 2008 Conference, I met people who wished they could have found more economical hotels. This blog is my answer to their comments.

Note - Blogger HTML does not work quite like standard web page HTML, so some of the layout in these tables does not look as I intend it to.

Hagley Road - Dormy Hotel and Carvery

Location	About 3  miles out, near Bearwood (bus route interchange), on "Showcase" bus routes.	Map
Address	Dormy Hotel and Carvery 304 - 306 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, B17 8DJ 0121 429 4455 dormyhotel@hotmail.co.uk
Prices Per room (from standard leaflet, August 2010)	Small single room Standard single room Single room with shower Double / Twin room Double / Twin room with shower Double en-suite Triple room	£22 £24 £27 £38 £42 £50 £52
Comment	This is one hotel which I visit regularly for the Carvery Restaurant.  £4:25 (August 2010).  A good presentation with table-cloths etc unlike most pub carveries.  The roast beef is cooked slowly, overnight, and I think it is worth trying.  (I have not stayed here, so I can't comment on the rooms.)

What this is about

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
This blog is about	helping visitors to events in Birmingham, such as The Conservative Party Conference in October 2010, to find more affordable hotels. When I was at the Conference in 2008, I met people who did not have the contacts to find the more economical hotels. That's when I had the idea of posting something on the web to tell people about some of the hotels which are more affordable. Of course, the information is the same for other events, and not only the Conservative Conference.	Map
Birmingham	is a very convenient starting point for a lot of tourist places around the Midlands and further afield
Disclaimer.	Since I live in Birmingham, I have not stayed in these hotels.  I cannot vouch for quality from my own experience.  So this information is given without any guarantees. I hope someone will find this site useful.
Hotel owners	Please send in your information, since I can't get around to all the hotels in Birmingham.