145 Alcester street, B12 OPJ, Birmingham
Of course life isn't all about play. When there's work to be done Rowton Hotel is ready to roll up its sleeves. We have 4 spacious and elegant function rooms that regularly host conferences, boardroom meetings, exhibitions and other private events. Our event rooms can accommodate up to 550... More Details Hotel Rowton
Anh quan
Nottingham, United Kingdom
13/12/2013
4/5 Read Review
The staffs were nice and helpful, but the location is a bit far from the city centre, had to take taxi to go to bullring, cost 5 quid. room was ok. only 1 night so so far i'm satisfy with this hotel.
Jacqueline
Northampton, United Kingdom
16/11/2013
2/5 Read Review
Room had a table lamp. no ceiling lights. no remote for tv. very noisey at nite felt as though we were sleeping inside a nite club.bath did not drain very well.water up to my ankles when showering. toilet did not flush properly.draught beer at the bar was terrible and had it changed.
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Alan
Ipswich, United Kingdom
16/02/2013
2/5 Read Review
Impressive history (see http://www.theparagonhotel.co.uk/history) but not much to praise it for these days. the small single room would have been adequate but for the completely cold shower water (which was a sharp wake up call on a february sunday morning), and for the fact that budget hotels seem to attract parties of people who return to the hotel loud, argumentative and drunk, on the hour every hour of the night. the hotel's location was a dark and derelict part of the city, and i had difficulty parking my car because of empty glass beer bottles left in the gutter. consequently i selected to eat in the restaurant rather than venture out alone, only to find that the restaurant had closed at 6pm because of lack of advance orders.
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Lauren
Nuneaton, United Kingdom
19/01/2013
4/5 Read Review
Would definitely stay here again, rooms were a nice size. reception staff were very friendly and helpful.
John
Walsall, United Kingdom
25/01/2013
4/5 Read Review
Stayed in a twin room for £33 for two which included a fantastic breakfast. great value for money, its not the ritz and the rooms are small but if you just need somewhere to crash after a night out in digbeth then it is a great location
Lee
Wakefield, United Kingdom
03/12/2012
4/5 Read Review
Shower head slightly damaged,shower rail slightly broken and the tv didn't have nearly enough channels. but other than that the hotel and breakfast were very good value for money.
Diana
Burnley, United Kingdom
06/10/2012
3/5 Read Review
My sister and i have given a list of what needs sorting out in room 108. for further details, please get in touch with the paragon hotel. as the hotel is very old. the room we where in needs updating. bathroom was in a poor state. i absolutely love the magnificent building.
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Christine
Gloucester, United Kingdom
05/05/2012
5/5 Read Review
We use this hotel 2 or 3 times a year. it is friendly and relaxed but also ha s a nice buzz to it and there are always such a mixed variety of people it's great.
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Sharon
Horfield, United Kingdom
27/08/2011
4/5 Read Review
Friendly helpful staff, old hotel with character but a bit noisy, and could do with a new mattress in our room. good choices for breakfast.
Colin
Birmingham, United Kingdom
23/12/2010
4/5 Read Review
The hotel was clean, and very reasonably priced. dissapointed the kitchen and the bar closed for the christmas period that meant also no breakfast available. staff were friendly and helpful. visited the "fountain" pub just walking distance from the hotel very friendly atmosphere run by brian and pat reccomend for a quiet drink and chat.
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Steve
Derby, United Kingdom
03/12/2010
4/5 Read Review
recommended especially at the price paid.bar area not good.
Paul
Hull, United Kingdom
29/10/2010
3/5 Read Review
The room was very taty the deco needs doing the carpets soiled in some places also the shawer needs all the grout replacing it looks old and moldy in all the corners, when we bookted in we asked for a upgraded room god help the ones what has not been done we are giving it a miss next year hoping thay pull there fingers out . on a good note the breakfast was great
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Dawn
Kendal, United Kingdom
20/10/2010
3/5 Read Review
Don't let the website's glossy pictures fool you - the single rooms look nothing like the revamped room that is featured. there's barely room to swing a cat and the diy leaves a lot to be desired. however, for the price and for the sake of stopping one night, all in all i would recommend to colleagues. i paid a bargain price of £35 and would not pay the standard price of £85 for the room allocated me. the front of house and bar staff were wonderful and the food was gorgeous!
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Howard
Jeffreyston, United Kingdom
30/07/2010
4/5 Read Review
I found the hotel to be clean and adequate with all members of staff helpful and friendly. i would be willing to stay here again whenever visiting birmingham.
Nuzhah
Ipswich, United Kingdom
06/07/2010
4/5 Read Review
Stayed in a single room for one night, which came with a buffet breakfast. the room was small, but comfortable and very clean. the service was excellent and the staff were all well-mannered, polite and friendly. would definitely stay here again!
Eric
Liverpool, United Kingdom
29/05/2010
4/5 Read Review
After a stay earlier in the year unfortunately on crufts weeek. this visit was much better. room was nice and tidy we even had an iron and board, really enjoyed our stay its nice old building which with a bit of money spent on the rooms would be brilliant but then i suppose we wouldnt get our bargain rates,,
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Eric
Liverpool, United Kingdom
12/03/2010
4/5 Read Review
The hotel was pretty much like the reviews id read, bit run down and in need of a major revamp , pity because its got great potential. we happened to go on abusy weekend the hotel was full of dogs for crufts , plus an irish invasion for the st patricks day march.
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Tatiana
Bicester, United Kingdom
20/06/2009
3/5 Read Review
The room very small for calling itself double and for the price , the seeling was seriously cracked , the windows needed paint and the carpet...better not to mention but the room service was good. breakfast - very unimaginative .location - bad for single traveller . hotel surrounded by industrial and not very nice residential area so if without a car , lonely walk at evening around hotel not adviced. i have chosen it accidentally because of attending convention in the town .
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Lorraine
Scotland, United Kingdom
22/05/2009
3/5 Read Review
Stayed with 3 other friends for pride weekend. this will be our 3rd year at the paragon. felt the bathroom was not as clean as we would have liked. room was small but overall good value for money. good location for the purpose of our visit. great steak dinner..
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Keith
Birmingham, United Kingdom
14/02/2009
5/5 Read Review
My wife and i have stayed at the paragon a number of times and have enjoyed our stay each time.the staff are helpful and the rooms are clean and tidy. on the evening we ate a fish meal in naylors bar and the quality as always was excellent. would recommend the paragon to any of my friends. keith russon
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Sue
Morecambe, United Kingdom
06/12/2008
4/5 Read Review
Very helpful staff - i even got to check in at 10am rather than wait until 3pm!
Barry
Ossett, United Kingdom
06/12/2008
5/5 Read Review
Not the biggest room in the world but perfectly comfortable. luxurious feel to the public areas. 10 minutes walk from the bullring and plenty of street parking if you don't want to fork out for the hotel carpark. at £55 for two, including an excellent "all you can eat" breakfast, you can't beat it!
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Karen
Ludlow, United Kingdom
08/11/2008
3/5 Read Review
Clean & comfortable. good breakfast and pleasant service. very mean in tea & coffee in rooms only criticism.
Paul
Hull, United Kingdom
01/11/2008
4/5 Read Review
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Lee
London, United Kingdom
25/10/2008
4/5 Read Review
I stayed in a single room and while it was small i was fairly pleasantly surprised by its cleanliness. the shower was fine and the view was good. i would recommend this place if you are only staying 1 night. it's in need of a lick of paint but at this price you can't complain really!
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Anthony
Reading, United Kingdom
07/10/2008
4/5 Read Review
Generally a very good hotel, and very reasonably priced. the room was a bit tired looking and could do with being refurbished, especially the shower. however, it was clean and comfortable, and there is a quite impressive view across central birmingham from the window. the location may not be to everyone's taste - the hotel is set among warehouses and drearyl industrial units – but it is convenient for the city centre, theatres, railway stations, etc., which are no more than ten minutes' walk away.
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Hayley
Immingham, United Kingdom
28/09/2008
3/5 Read Review
This hotel was ok. upon arrival was very impressed by reception and staff however lifts were not working properly, and rooms were very small with cracks on the ceiling and walls. window was rattling all night and the tv did not work properly. i would not go back to this hotel in the future.
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Peter
Plymouth, United Kingdom
09/08/2008
4/5 Read Review
Staff friendly and helpful. gloomy at rear of hotel but rooms not too bad although very small. problems with plumbing in our room that grumbled when the toilet was flushed.
Mark
Croydon, United Kingdom
12/07/2008
3/5 Read Review
If i had to pay standard rates for this hotel i'd be appalled. it's supposed to be a nice hotel and from the lobby gives that impression, the rooms were just frankly a disgrace especially for a supposed 3* hotel
William
Dudley, United Kingdom
05/07/2008
3/5 Read Review
Unpleasant girl to 'un'welcome us to the hotel on saturday afternoon, but lovely staff on sunday morning. rooms a little on the small side with dark decor - however, everything clean and reasonably comfortable,breakfast was plentiful - all in all, certainly very good value for money.
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Claire
Nottingham, United Kingdom
05/07/2008
4/5 Read Review
The hotel is a good price, rooms are nice and very clean with all the facilities you need for a short stay. breakfast was excellent.situated in what appears to be a fairly run down area, but in walking distance from the custard factory which was our purpose.overall the stay was good but not excellent, the hotel is fairly soul less, and on arrival the reception staff was rude and less than welcoming, having said that i would recommend it just for the pupose of sleep and breaksfast.
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Siobhan
Blandford Forum, United Kingdom
03/07/2008
4/5 Read Review
Everything was fine except the hotel said it would accept dogs by arrangement yet i was told i would have to pay an extra 20 pounds to do so as the room was not big enough yet there was plenty of room there for my two. the breakfast was okay except neither of the coffee machines worked and only instant coffee was available.
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Karen
Runcorn Cheshire, United Kingdom
28/06/2008
4/5 Read Review
Lovely hotel. all staff that we met were helpful. impressed with the entrance and and the appearance of downstairs. very clean and tidy. upstairs wasn't so great, no fancy decorating up here. corridor carpets were shabby. i was quietly impressed with our room, ir was quite big and the bathroom was huge but no shower!!!the room was very clean but the walls were paper thin. you could hear peopl passing in the corridor and also the peoples conversations nextdoor. no very private. breakfast was very nice. overall a good hotel, no far from local shops and a great price.
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David
Birmingham, United Kingdom
31/05/2008
3/5 Read Review
The hotel is in need of major refurbishment. the room had damp patches on the walls and the paint is the bathroom was peeling off. the breakfast was disgusting. nothing looked edible
Eleanor
London, United Kingdom
16/05/2008
2/5 Read Review
Gloomy and uninspiring, this hotel is in urgent need of an overhaul. alhough most of the common parts are acceptable, the bedrooms we used were sadly lacking when compared to other similarly priced venues. decor very poor in the rooms,(bordering on grubby and shabby); rumbling plumbing and limited supplies of hot water. we will not be returning in the forseeable future.
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George
Derby, United Kingdom
16/02/2008
3/5 Read Review
The paragon continues to improve. much has been spent on the public rooms in recent years & it shows. bedroom adequate bathroom in need of refurbishment. breakfast was better than average. on the whole reasonable value for money.
Steven
Burry Port, United Kingdom
31/12/2007
4/5 Read Review
Hotel great location for air night club.hotel great for price/rooms basic/need of refurb. young bar staff useless and arrogant. maybe because it was new years eve
Liane
Henllys, Cwmbran, United Kingdom
07/12/2007
3/5 Read Review
Rooms were very disappointing, very old, wall paper peeling really awful, but clean. beds were clean also. in the middle of refurb. another issue, lots of people smokling outside and we couldn't get through the door on several occasions. our tv, was out of sink too!
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Anthony
Winston Green, Stowmarket, United Kingdom
15/10/2007
4/5 Read Review
Good value hotel, but would have liked a bath in the bathroom. actual bedroom was quite clean but bathroom was bad. walls needed a wash and some of our towels were stained/dirty
Nadine
Birmingham, United Kingdom
07/10/2007
4/5 Read Review
On entering the hotel, it has a very nice feel. the receptionist was friendly and informative. the hotel itself looks clean and attractive and overall my stay was quite enjoyable. the only downside is the fact that the car park is over the road and i found it a bit awkward carrying my bags across the road(and also that the price of parking is not included in the price of the room). also despite the fact that there were no smoking signs in the room, my room smelt very strongly of cigarettes as soon as i walked in, which was slightly off putting.
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Robin
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
04/09/2007
4/5 Read Review
Good value hotel, appears to be set up mainly for conferences and events. we had a small twin room on the first floor - recently refurbished (or at least redecorated) to a reasonable standard, but very small. definitely worth asking for a superior room, i understand that not all of the rooms have been refurbished at present (sept-07).
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Mary
Harlow, United Kingdom
23/08/2007
4/5 Read Review
This hotel was recommended by someone @ the custard factory, it was certainly worth the £46 we paid, because without asking we were upgraded. the room was very stylish and comfortable and the fact that it had secure parking was a great bonus. it would have been useful if there were some hooks in the bathroom sadly there were none, making it difficult to manage
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Keith
St Helens, United Kingdom
28/07/2007
4/5 Read Review
Rooms clean and tidy. although a busy hotel staff were attentive and polite with good service.
Jennifer
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, United Kingdom
13/07/2007
4/5 Read Review
For the price we paid - fantastic! our rooms weren't luxurious but they were very clean. the free breakfast was great too. the hotel is in the process of being refurbished so no doubt the rooms we stayed in are on the agenda.
John
Undy, United Kingdom
12/07/2007
5/5 Read Review
Unrestricted parking and only 15 minutes walk from the bull ring,this is an excellent choice for a short stay in birmingham. the area is a bit run down but is improving. we have used this hotel twice previously. the hotel is being refurbished but this had not yet reached our bedroom. still, it had all of the facilities needed, the restaurant has been upgraded since our last visit and the breakfast is now excellent. overall excellent value at the hotelsclick discounted price.
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Morwen
Horsham, United Kingdom
22/06/2007
4/5 Read Review
Excellent value in a rather run down part of birmingham. interesting building, excellent breakfast.
Vijay
London, United Kingdom
14/04/2007
2/5 Read Review
Very average hotel. reception and frontage looks impressive, but once within this facade the hotel reveals itself as a very poorly run establishment. the receptionists were abrupt and ill informed about the hotel services and were often misleading. the rooms were small and very dated. the facilities were of a poor standard. the breakfast buffet was cold and of poor variety. i was visiting because i was attending a wedding nearby, however i have no intention of staying again.
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Barney
Perranporth, United Kingdom
13/04/2007
5/5 Read Review
Enjoyed staying at the paragon. staff excellent, room ok, refurb underway but didn't hinder in any way. fairly close to city centre and very near the excellent adam & eve pub (recommend). but be wary if walking alone around the immediate area as i spotted a few dodgy looking cars and individuals.
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Darren
Poole, United Kingdom
13/03/2007
3/5 Read Review
Arrived at the hotel wednesday evening. there was a queue of about 8 people in front of me, probably not surprising as there was only one member of staff at the front desk. i was dealt with in a friendly and efficient manner. lots of refurb work meant that things were a bit of a mess. on the second night of my stay i had to wait well over an hour for my dinner to arrive... the bedroom walls appear to be wafer thin, had i wanted i could have had a conversation with the people next door without even needing to raise my voice! also the double doors outside my bedroom made a hell of a racket all night. oh, and there was no shower, just a bath - not very eco friendly!
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Tom
Corsham, United Kingdom
10/02/2007
4/5 Read Review
Good old one way systems meant i took a while to find the hotel, but secure undercover parking, and only 15 - 20 min walk into the city made this an excellent hotel.
Linda
Prestatyn, United Kingdom
09/02/2007
4/5 Read Review
We were unfortunate enough to book a snowy weekend for our staty in paragon but despite staff shortages because of adverse weather conditions we were given royal treatment and nothing was too much trouble-even cooking foor off the menu despite the head chef not being able to get into work! room was small but clean and tidy and good enough for a one night stay. i believe renovations are under way to improve this. i only hope the staff dont change and the level of personal service remains a1. i wont hesitate to stay there again.
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