Ibis Styles Birmingham NEC and Airport Reviews

It's a chain hotel close to a busy airport, so: A/ You should expect a noisy night from aircraft and a busy road outside or B/ Ibis should have spent a bit more on noise insulation. Whichever your view, it was a night disturbed by noise from outside. My view was A, up until 1am and I veered towards B thereafter. That said, it was immaculately clean and the staff I encountered were polite, helpful and cheerful. It is, as I say, close to the airport and I booked it with the idea that I could walk from Birmingham International railway station to the Ibis. And I could walk from Ibis to the departure gate. In theory, yes I could have done that, but given the types of roads I would have had to walk along, I would have been in mortal peril if I had tried. A £6 Bolt fare each way should be added on to the cost of your stay as the nearest bus stop is almost as far away from the hotel as the airport itself and requires a similar walk along dangerous roads for pedestrians. To be fair, all of this was fine. I would have liked to know beforehand, though. Of all the budget chains I think Ibis is, generally, my favourite.