Excellent staff, especially Mr. Majid and his Estonian colleague; they were courteous and very helpful. My room, which had a TV snd a coffee/tea service, and the bathroom was very clean and the bed linen crisp and clean. If you are especially a single traveler (as I was) and needing to stay near the New Street railway station (the main one), the Comfort Inn Birmingham is just a few steps away. The hotel sits on the edge of Chinatown, with excellent and reasonably priced Asian fare and low-key pubs. I felt safe, despite some non-threatening panhandling inside the station, which by the way has excellent security.