Autumn Leaf B &B
The five en-suite rooms of this family-run West Midlands B & B just 15 minutes from downtown Birmingham have charming decor with English watercolors and coordinated fabrics. The sunroom looks out on an immaculately groomed back yard complete with pool area, and skylights add warmth to the upstairs rooms.
Guests can relax over fresh tea in the television lounge, or enjoy the outdoor settings at 100-acre Pype Hayes Park just eight minutes away off Chester Road. The Park has a fishing pond, tennis courts, and walking or jogging paths that wind through its ornamental gardens and millennium forest. (Reference 2)
A stay at the Autumn Leaf includes a freshly prepared full English breakfast each morning. Guests who prefer to skip a morning meal will receive a discounted rate.
Autumn Leaf Guest House
38 Chester Rd
Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, United Kingdom B36
(+44) 012 1749 4617
www. autumnleaf-guesthouse.com
Innkeeper's Lodge
Nine miles form the Birmingham City Center, the Innkeeper's Lodge Castle Bromwich underwent extensive renovations in 2007. Guests staying in its 31 en-suite rooms benefit with WiFi, flat-screen satellite TV, in-room coffeemakers with coffee and tea, and hair dryers.
The Inn's Toby Carvery restaurant, just steps away, serves a complimentary continental breakfast as well as full lunch and dinner menus featuring roasted beef, turkey, and ham. They have an excellent choice of vegetarian dishes as well.
The Lodge is just a 15-minute walk along Chester Road to the Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, a 10-acre 17th century formal garden undergoing restoration but open for guided tours. (Reference 3)
Innkeeper's Lodge
Toby Carvery Castle Bromwich
Bradford Road
Castle Bromwich, Birmingham United Kingdom B36 0AG
(+444) 084 5112 6076
www.innkeeperslodge.com/localinfo.asp?lid=96
Express by Holiday Inn Hotel Birmingham
The 110 rooms and suites of the Express by Holiday Inn offer both complimentary continental, and buffet-style breakfasts, in addition to free WiFi and flat screen satellite TV. Other room amenities are power head showers, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, and coffeemakers with coffee and tea.
The dog-friendly hotel allows one small dog with its own bed per paying guest, and a maximum of two dogs per room. Kids can unwind in the soft-play Wacky Warehouse next door. Pype Hayes Park is just 1.5 miles away.
Express by Holiday Inn Hotel Birmingham
1200 Chester Rd
Castle Vale, Birmingham, United Kingdom B35
(+44) 012 1694 6700
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/bhxcb
