Britannia Hotel Coventry

When you're wandering the city centre after midnight and fancy a nightcap, this hotel bar becomes one of your few options. The 24-hour opening means it catches everyone from early morning business meetings to late-night stragglers who've missed last orders elsewhere. Sure, it's got that slightly tired chain hotel atmosphere you'd expect, but the staff are sound and the drinks are properly measured. You're not coming here for craft cocktails or artisanal anything – this is straightforward pub grub and familiar tipples in a space that doesn't pretend to be more than it is. The location puts you right in the thick of things near the cathedral, which is handy if you're meeting someone or killing time before a train.