Crowne Plaza Birmingham NEC Hotel

I cannot recommend this hotel enough. We had tickets booked to see the Beatles Tribute Band, the Bootleg Beatles, in December last year. But after having an stressful year, we completed forgot about booking a hotel.
Last thing you need is to face the traffic for a long journey home, when all you want to do is "Crash for the night"! We searched high and low for a room, until we finally came across this lovely hotel, with one superior room still free. A snippet at £85.00!
The hotel is so close to all amenities of Birmingham, and especially at this time of year, the German Market is one place you must visit.
Upon booking in the staff were friendly, helpful and the foyer gleamed, a welcome sight to our eyes. We noticed a sign in the foyer which stated ladies travelling alone, would be escorted safely to their car, which was parked under the hotel, safe and secure. A nice touch, I thought.
The hotel boasts of a swimming pool, of which I hate to say we didn't try, but we simply didn't have the time.
Each time we passed a member of staff, we were asked if we were happy with the hotel, and if there was anything we needed.
The room was indeed superior, the largest bed I have ever seen, in a spacious and tastefully decorated room, the bed was extremely comfortable, the bathroom clean, and again with plenty of space.
The next morning we were awoken with a wakeup call, (on time, not like some hotels we have stayed in!), the receptionist informing us the times for breakfast. The choice of food was amazing, and cannot be faulted. We would recommend this hotel whether it's a flying visit or a holiday, this is the place to stay. So much so, that the Bootleg Beatles tickets have been booked since March and luckily we are staying at the Crown Plaza again!
This is a 10 out of 10 hotel, and warrants a posting on Holiday Watchdog!

Nice clean room. Decent size bathroom with good complimentary products.
Excellent breakfast with loads of choice - full English, cereals lots of fruit and loads of juices etc. complimentary papers. The bar is a good size. A little on the pricey side for drinks, but free nibbles (if you ask!).
Nice spacious lobby and helpful staff. Parking is expensive in an adjacent NCP car park.
Excellent central location. Didn't have time to see if there was a fitness suite. Good conference facilities though.