Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Redditch by IHG

Very pleasantly surprised and overall an excellent experience in what could be regarded as a low budget hotel, but should not be deemed or feared as such.On Positive notes,Every member of staff that I interacted with, were pleasant, polite, courteous and helpful and i could not have been more pleased with their attitude and demeanor plus everyone that i meet was well dressed and smart, a pleasure to see in this day and age of dress down to work. .The Room 216 was clean, Bedding the same and the bed comfortable, Standard tea and coffee facilities along with ironing Board, iron and hairdryer in room.Shower Room and Toiletries provided were standard but acceptable, Clean towels and spares on hand was a nice touch.Self service Breakfast was of a good standard and there was plenty of food on offer to suit most tastes, along with various drinks options,tea,coffee,Juice,water etc.The Sites location being a 3 minute walk to the Main redditch centre and shopping mall, and nicely located again around 3 mins from Redditch train station with links to Birmingham and various other Midlands locations.Free car parking at the rear of premises in its own onsite Car park with secure entry and exit points.One of the fastest upload speeds i have ever encountered on my travels in hotels measuring over 32 Mbps and download speeds of 48 Mbps plus on average, so ideal for streaming, uploading work data or just staying in touch with loved ones.NegativesMinor cleaning issues on carpets