Aloft Birmingham Eastside, BirminghamAloft Birmingham Eastside in Birmingham, United Kingdom has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 5 of 81 hotels we score in Birmingham. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.8 before correction: Booking.com 3.8, Tripadvisor 4.3, Google 3.5. Rooms from about $216 a night (cached, not a live quote).Aloft Birmingham Eastside is a newly built four-star hotel at 4 Woodcock Street, in the Eastside district of Birmingham city centre, close to Aston University in the Knowledge Quarter. The loft-inspired rooms are pet friendly and come with air conditioning, TVs and free WiFi, and guests have access to a gym, swimming pool, restaurant, bar, business centre and shared lounge. The building is eco-certified and sustainably constructed, and the location offers straightforward access to rail, airport and road links. Rates start around $216 a night. Review scores vary: guests on some platforms rate it highly, around 8.8, while Google scores sit lower at 7.0, and the gym has limited weight equipment for serious lifters.What stands out

Clean, spacious rooms with large bathrooms

Friendly staff and comfortable beds

Fast free WiFi throughout

Central Eastside location near Aston University

Watch out for

Gym lacks weightlifting equipment

Google reviews score lower than other platforms

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