Royal Square Hotel - Birmingham Airport & NEC

The Royal Square Hotel sits right at the junction where Birmingham Airport meets the NEC, a proper landmark if you're driving through Warwickshire. It's more functional than fancy - a transit hub rather than a destination in itself, but the sort of place that catches your eye precisely because it's so strategically placed.

This isn't somewhere you visit for an afternoon out. What you're really looking at is a convenient stopover if you're heading to or from the airport, or if the NEC's hosting an event you're attending. The hotel serves that middle-ground purpose well enough, which is honestly what saves it from feeling like a waste of a postcode.

If you're staying at Somers Wood Caravan Park near Coventry - about twenty minutes drive away - and you've got a flight to catch or an exhibition to get to, knowing the Royal Square exists and where it sits in the landscape is actually useful. Don't expect much beyond that. It's not a detour worth making on holiday unless you need the logistics. Families passing through will find it functional rather than engaging, and walkers won't find anything here to write home about.

The real value is knowing it's there as a reference point on the map, marking the boundary between the urban sprawl and what the West Midlands considers transport infrastructure. Practical, unpretentious, and exactly what it looks like from the road.