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Hotel in Birmingham
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Hotel chainHilton Hotels & Resorts
General information
TypeHotel
AddressPendigo Way, Solihull
Town or cityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Coordinates52°27′03″N 1°42′55″W / 52.450701°N 1.715337°W / 52.450701; -1.715337
Opened2 February 1976
OwnerHenderson Park
Technical details
Floor count5
Design and construction
Architect(s)R Seifert & Partners
Other information
Number of rooms790
Website
Official website

The Hilton Birmingham Metropole is the largest hotel in England outside London, with 790 rooms and suites, and approximately 6,000 m (65,000 sq ft) of conference halls.

History

The Birmingham Metropole hotel opened in 1976. The current hotel was originally built as two adjacent hotels. The Warwick block was originally called the Warwick Hotel. The hotels remained separate until 1987–88 when they were connected by a glazed tunnel and the two hotels were merged under the Metropole brand.

The hotels were operated by Metropole Hotels until 1996 when Lonrho sold the chain to Stakis Hotels, which renamed the hotel Stakis Birmingham Metropole. Ladbroke bought Stakis in 1999 and rebranded the 48 Stakis Hotels within their Hilton Hotels brand, with the property renamed Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Hilton sold the hotel, along with the Hilton London Metropole, to the Tonstate Group in 2006 for £417m. Tonstate sold the two properties to Henderson Park for £500 million in 2017.

Renovations

The Kings Suite extension was built in 1985–86. The car park was redesigned and the car park kiosk and walled borders were built in 1988–89. An extension was added in 1988–89 which now includes executive rooms. The main entrance, concierge and lounge were extended and rebuilt in 1993–94. The swimming pool and health club were constructed in 1994–95; the swimming pool was designed and built by Rydal Engineering. The conservatory extension was built in 1998–99.

References

  1. "NEC's Hilton sold in £500 million property deal". 7 August 2017.
  2. "פרויקטים בארה"ב - חברה לנכסים ובניין בע"מ". www.pbc.co.il. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. "PL/1987/01854/FULL | Glazed tunnel link between metropole and warwick hotels | Metropole Hotel National Exhibition Centre Coventry Road Bickenhill B40 1PT".
  4. "HOTELS Stakis clinches Metropole deal". 19 November 1996.
  5. "Reborn Stakis flexes its muscles". Independent.co.uk. 20 June 1998.
  6. "Ladbroke buys Stakis chain for pounds 1.2bn". Independent.co.uk. 9 February 1999.
  7. "Hilton Announces the Exchange of Contracts to Sell Two UK Hotels - Hilton London Metropole and Hilton Birmingham Metropole - for GBP 417 Million".
  8. "NEC's Hilton sold in £500 million property deal". 7 August 2017.
  9. "PL/1984/00217/FULL | Construction of new single storey conference suite and ancillary accommodation. New vehicle turning area. | Birmingham Metropole/Warwick Hotel National Exhibition Centre Coventry Road B40 1PP".
  10. "PL/1987/01514/FULL | Car park kiosk, planted areas, boundary walls and car- park alterations | Metropole Hotels National Exhibition Centre Coventry Road Bickenhill B90 1PP".
  11. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-prod/docs/u-T456-60nbbd34oSdUJBH5bqFum2YnUtotSjYcPwqQ/application-pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIAIW52YB4JT656S3HA&Expires=1492213901&Signature=%2FcieX%2BUXrR%2BkzMwZbDpEnBF5Efc%3D&x-amz-security-token=FQoDYXdzEN%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaDNcoC7xOyyl0MHeUXSK3AyoshOKqQsfjksWcAVgFZLp0RU%2FOg%2F8X1Ifjyt08J8sV2N%2B%2FttPc%2FtCF%2BxtDDCZIHfxrRay1%2F7deg%2BArBcWHH5QZBZMM9tsoCFcOyrLnmggSwjJo2NK4h4GZgpvHuCHN6%2FrcmKuzXclaL9xSaJmY%2BjC2YSFlQ9znZtwcbBV%2BmFJf7IE1wj6Q2LB7Hgr0NOXjlDEQkNZd64PVAUTYscUL6QU2fKuk4zDFvJVpHfVOWPqGt8aA3ajQaSrV%2FA2QZSVtpElF64%2FdFJa0dpi%2Bke0TU%2BLSixwxoXEEoQJtkayOJhU6mDFOOPGV0Y3aYaG%2B6wRxCMV%2Bick5cRXbzNXECJbYch4JpDbAUP3a5d8PVY1JTAniVjTkBqjPAZTsrBMMu885QyrutBVQ1M8mknksBGnZVUQlxWrEmVFHZqLmp8bE1jXQXMiYsm1LlTHbT9%2B7ZGGrqSYEiSsHUfBKj%2FUArbAwmMFpOxEQupaSzCJ8UyX8R6rWhtIMmMKLmL6bDHQRPrvnR2zWHgyePO0g8U%2Bo21n2XR73LTvgBqJdxOsrnGSzTS%2B8sBRsbuTEW7FivxjEPid6IbrF7twjbyAoq5XFxwU%3D
  12. "PL/1992/00124/FULL | Lounge and porters area extension | Metropole Hotel National Exhibition Centre Coventry Road Bickenhill B40 1PT".
  13. "Consulting civil and structural engineers. Cladding, Traditional Construction, Cladding".
  14. "PL/1994/00284/FULL | Swimming pool, function room and ancillary accommodation extension for hotel use. | Metropole Hotel Coventry Road Bickenhill B40 1PP".
  15. "PL/1998/01049/FULL | Erection of conservatory | Metropole Hotel Metropole Group of Hotels Bickenhill Birmingham B40 1PP".
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