Park Regis Birmingham

You're walking into one of Broad Street's more dependable stays—the sort of place where the staff genuinely seem pleased to see you rather than just going through the motions. Park Regis has positioned itself as the business traveller's answer to stuffy corporate chains, all clean lines and functional comfort. The rooms are compact but properly done out, with decent beds and actual showers that work. What tips it beyond basic is the restaurant and bar downstairs, where you can actually get a proper meal without feeling like you're eating airport food. It's the kind of hotel that punches above its weight because it bothers to get the fundamentals right.