Bloc Hotel Birmingham

Another great stay at this hotel on our trip to Birmingham. Comfy room, great amenities. Had a slight issue with the lady on reception desk at check in which came across quite passive… but the night staff were amazing, and very welcoming.

Bloc describes the rooms, a box that’s good value. My room had no window (other rooms will have one) and as small as you could get away with. Had a fake blind (over a wall) but the shower, TV and bed were all good for the price. No breakfast of interest at the hotel, but plenty of great options close by. Staff were friendly and helpful (not that you need them)

it was lovely. very clean. the room was small but we appreciated it. i had the room with nowindow but i don’t think that was a problem. everything was really fresh. only thing i didnt like was that the bathroom was a wet room so its really difficult to shower without soaking up the sink and toilet and whole room really

Very convenient location. Really clean, comfy beds, soft towels and organised. I was not a fan of the shower and toilet structures to save space but that gave a bit of a Thailand vibe. The staff were extremely nice and thoughtful. An overall brilliant experience. I recommend getting a room with a window but that’s just a preference

If you paying for a bloc, that’s exactly what you get here. The rooms are extra small, we were fortunate to get one with a window, and comfortable for what it is. The bathroom can be a challenge. I loved how they let you control everything, from key to lights on you phone. It’s a fast stay hotel but considering the neighbourhood it might be suitable for other type of target people.

I recently stayed at your hotel and had a pleasant experience. The staff were welcoming and professional, the rooms were clean and comfortable, and the facilities were well-maintained. I particularly appreciated the quick service and attention to detail. Thank you for making my stay enjoyable.

A modern, conveniently located hotel with genuinely friendly service. I'd stay here again, everything was clean and comfortable. It is worth noting a couple points in advance though (I stayed in a basic room) - there is no shaver socket or kettle in the room (but tea/coffee available at reception). The shower is a wet room format, not a separate shower stall - all perfectly functional but may not necessarily be one's preference. Overall very good experience.

We stayed here while attending a gig at Villa Park. We were able to drop our bag at 8am and check in late at 11pm. On both occasions the staff were really friendly and helpful. We loved the ‘Home of Metal’ freebies on arrival- nice touch. The room was well equipped and spotlessly clean. The space to get into bed was a bit tight though! We had breakfast at St Paul’s Hotel around the corner where you get a discount. Food there is excellent and reasonably priced. Overall the Bloc is well located and within 10 mins walk of New Street Station and central shops.

Stayed here for three nights and it would have to be the most comfortable hotel room that I have stayed in. The rooms are small but they use the space well fitting in a table, sofa and bed. If you are looking for scenic views then this might not be your cup of tea. This isn't any fault of the hotel as it is in a city but they do try and get as much natural light in as possible. Now to the cleanliness which I cannot fault them on either as every day my room was cleaned top to bottom. They provided me with fresh towels every day which no other hotel I've been to has done. I will definitely be using this place in the next year as I usually go to Birmingham for events at the NEC.

I was actually pretty happy with my stay here, really reasonably priced to begin with (and booked through topcashback too, so even more so, woooo). We had a room with a window with its deceptive black out blind, and it offers the space you need. You pay for a neat little, well, block- beds are kingsize, and the bathrooms are little wet rooms, where my bestie was well entertained by "Han! The shower is just like it's raining!", that and the window into the shower like your average shower screen. Because it's a wet room, it does mean the room gets wet, and although the floor is well designed and dried fairly quickly, you still have a soggy loo seat, which isn't great. It did also smell a bit wet, if you know what I mean, which wasn't the most fabulous thing. The bed was firm but comfy, the place was clean. The only downsides for me were; 1. Scratchy loo roll. 2. Plastic bottles of water instead of glasses. (I just prefer clean glasses, and it doesn't look like the bottles get recycled, though don't quote me). 3. It was a bit hot and you couldn't open your window, though don't take this too much to heart, because I'm a rather warm blooded bean. If you're the sort of person who likes to sprawl their stuff everywhere, this is not the place for you, otherwise, good shout.

I want to start by saying good things come in small packages, and the Bloc Hotel is no exception to the rule. Located in the heart of Birmingham's Jewelry Quarter it is a budget small room hotel that attempts to provide a lot of neat features to make your stay as comfortable as possible. The rooms are small, there i've pointed out the elephant in the room, but not tiny which is something I want to stress. These are find for a couple to spend a weekend in and you aren't likely to feel like killing each other any more than you would in any other budget hotel. The other elephant that may need to be identified at this point is; windows are a luxury! Yes i'm affraid to say but in budget hotels these days they are and if you want to have one you need to pay for it. I have on occasion seen people complaining about the lack of windows in this type of hotel and I don't understand it but I want to mention it now. The rooms that don't feature a window have a large flat screen TV that shows an image of outside (or as i discovered some more interesting views) which worked for me. The room has some interesting touches to make up for the lack of available space, no wardrobe but a rail on which to hand clothes, hooks that clip into the wall, shelves that fold down, mood lighting you can control the colour and brightness of and a wet room style bathroom with a rainfall shower! And yes this is a budget hotel with a rainfall shower which for me ranks it far higher than many budget hotels. The breakfast is an extra and it's more a packed lunch, the toiletries are of decent quality and they can provide you with an iPhone charging lead (lightning cable only). I thing this hotel is great, and well worth checking out if you are looking for somewhere not over priced in a great location.

Bloc Hotel is tucked away on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter. As I don't live in Birmingham, but work and play there a LOT I like to occasionally splash out on a night in the city, but as I have so little money I have to make my choices carefully. That's where Bloc comes in! Describing itself as a 'Boutique Budget Hotel', you get SOME luxuries, but very little space. Which is absolutely fine with me, when all I'm doing is falling asleep dead to the world after a night of drinking and dancing with friends in the city. The rooms might feel a little claustrophobic for some people - and resemble more of a ship's cabin than a typical hotel room - but I have no problems with either of these things. Their prices are pretty cheap and they often have offers on - especially if you sign up to their mailing list!

Okay, so it's well established before you book or it should be that you are getting a very compact space. Let's use the term nest from now on. It's a well presented, high quality nest with a smaller bathroom nest. Whilst you get a king sized bed in every room, wedged up against the fake window (or for the extra £7 a real window) The tv is a decent sized 32" mounted to the wall directly opposite the headboard. There's some storage under the bed for bags and cases and apparently also extra pillows but you do get 4 squishy ones already. The bathroom is again explained in the room description, it's a monsoon shower and it will soak EVERYTHING in that room. The door into the bathroom is more like a glass shower door, if does not link and does not lock. It will let all of the steam out into your room. So if you like creating home saunas your in for a treat. To add the tiny soap cube is adorable. We got lost finding out room at first. The numbers are displayed on the door frames, the inside of the frame. In reception there's a 24 hour staffed desk, far too soft and low seating and a vending and coffee machine. Everything in that vending machine is £1. Which for a hotel is a bargain. They do a breakfast to go for something like £5-£6 consisting of a pastry, coffee and a piece of fruit - I think. Hair dryers are requested at the reception desk and if you don't return them before you leave they think you've robbed it and charge you. I would stay again to be in the area but only due to location and price.

Quirky budget hotel (though room prices can get over the £100 limit) with clean, stylish, somewhat futuristic interior, tiny rooms, which nevertheless make the best use of the limited space. The beds are very comfortable, and I love the monsoon showers in the bathrooms. Many rooms have no window (those are cheaper), but instead a section of the wall that is slightly set back and covered with a sun blind almost as good as a window, as long as you don't try to open it! :) All rooms have a weird purplish secondary lighting. Luckily, it can be turned of.There is free WIFI, but no breakfast. Staff were friendly when I was there. The location in the Jewellery Quarter is great, and about 10mins on foot from the city centre.

This was the new kid on the block about a year ago and quickly became part of the Jewellery Quarter establishment - in a good way. It took them 6 weeks to sell out and they say this is all because of the support of the JQ community. Now they are established part of Birmingham's burgeoning hotel & tourism scene with seemingly a new hotel opening about every 5 minutes. This means competition is strong so this is how Bloc hotel stands out: They have small pod style rooms; small but perfectly formed with comfortable bed, power shower, a large flat screen TV and Wi-Fi. They say they researched what the business person wants and this is it. They have 2 rates; with or without window and the difference is just £5. The ones without windows have a fake blind to make it look like there is one. They call themselves a budget boutique hotel, ordinarily a contradiction by in this case it's true. There is no restaurant or breakfast but there are drinks machines in the foyer and they have hooked up with local cafes that they recommend for breakfast. Actual room rates are £90/95 but there are always offers from £30 which is an absolute bargain for 2 people. It's an independent business but they are ambitious and want to open more. They have a very simple concept to open new places; take a large existing building, gut it so it's a shell, build the rooms elsewhere, make them into 'flat packs', bring to hotel and rebuild them inside. It takes a matter of weeks to build the flat pack hotel; I call it the IKEA of hotels.