hotels near the NEC
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Got an Expo at the NEC late this month. Any suggestions on hotel? Needs to be reasonably priced (under £80 a night) and don't mind driving for 30 minutes.
Any good 'uns? Stayed at a guest house last year, and they moved my colleague out into a box room (with no en-suite) because my sales director was staying ... the look on his face was priceless when he realised!
Any good 'uns? Stayed at a guest house last year, and they moved my colleague out into a box room (with no en-suite) because my sales director was staying ... the look on his face was priceless when he realised!
maxrider said:
Crowne Plaza, in the grounds of the NEC, stayed there 4 times when been to concerts, quite smart and not too expensive as long as you don't eat or drink there.
You won't get that for £80 though will you!? I recall paying £120 for that on a very large motoring company's account at the Autosport show a couple of years ago?TonyHetherington said:
maxrider said:
Crowne Plaza, in the grounds of the NEC, stayed there 4 times when been to concerts, quite smart and not too expensive as long as you don't eat or drink there.
You won't get that for £80 though will you!? I recall paying £120 for that on a very large motoring company's account at the Autosport show a couple of years ago?http://www.elmdonlodge.co.uk/
We stay there every year for the Grand Designs LIVE exhibition when we're exhibiting...Lovely place, superb breakfasts! About 15min drive to the NEC also & plenty of decent places to eat en-route from what I remember.
Blame my MD, he stayed there once with the rest of the family that owns the company and has returned ever since
We stay there every year for the Grand Designs LIVE exhibition when we're exhibiting...Lovely place, superb breakfasts! About 15min drive to the NEC also & plenty of decent places to eat en-route from what I remember.
Blame my MD, he stayed there once with the rest of the family that owns the company and has returned ever since
t hole of a place.There is a Premier Inn on the Stratford road Shirley behind 'The Plough' pub.
Nice enough and prices from £29 per night means extra beer tokens!
Two junctions from the NEC (10 mins by car max), short taxi ride to Solihull town centre or walking distance from 'The Farm' which is a very nice pub.
Nice enough and prices from £29 per night means extra beer tokens!
Two junctions from the NEC (10 mins by car max), short taxi ride to Solihull town centre or walking distance from 'The Farm' which is a very nice pub.
I stayed at the Lea Marston Hotel near Tamworth for a couple of years.
It's not The Ritz but it had a good pub-bar and served decent food. Rooms were comparitively large aswell.
It's about 10mins from the NEC and was good value.
Don't go near the City centre if you're driving in everyday - It's a fricking nightmare.
If you're paying £80 a night you won't get anywhere 'on-site' at the NEC so forget the hotels that are there.
It's not The Ritz but it had a good pub-bar and served decent food. Rooms were comparitively large aswell.
It's about 10mins from the NEC and was good value.
Don't go near the City centre if you're driving in everyday - It's a fricking nightmare.
If you're paying £80 a night you won't get anywhere 'on-site' at the NEC so forget the hotels that are there.
Just remembered they have just opened a new 'Village' hotel 2 minutes up the road from that Premier Inn on Dog Kennel Lane, never stayed there but have been a few times for beers and food, very new and funky, great gym too......
Don't know how much it is to stay, should be in budget though!
I live 'just' around the corner and work just passed the NEC so do the journey by car everyday, the only time it took longer than 20 mins was in the snow!
If people are queuing on the inside lane to get off at the NEC stay in lane 3 and you'll breeze past, after the half mile sign move to lane 2 and then at the 100 yrd sign lane 1 and off, using the second exit lane which every fooker can see but no one uses???
Don't know how much it is to stay, should be in budget though!
I live 'just' around the corner and work just passed the NEC so do the journey by car everyday, the only time it took longer than 20 mins was in the snow!
If people are queuing on the inside lane to get off at the NEC stay in lane 3 and you'll breeze past, after the half mile sign move to lane 2 and then at the 100 yrd sign lane 1 and off, using the second exit lane which every fooker can see but no one uses???
Edited by Donut on Monday 8th February 16:19
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