“Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages” – Terry Pratchett.
A good night’s sleep can do wonders for the soul and waking up early, fresh and eager to tackle the day brings with it a positive feeling of immense power – a feeling that today you can achieve anything you set out to do and nothing can bring you down. Indeed, it’s only when taking the moment to reflect upon the human mind that we recognise its unique and awesome ability and so, like all good things, the mind should be taken care of and nurtured. And nothing takes care of the brain better than a great night’s sleep. So, with eyelids becoming ever heavier, we set off in search of a place where slumber is taken very seriously indeed.
Welcome to Bloc Hotel – because only when you dream can your dreams come true.
Located on Caroline Street (just off St Paul’s Square), Bloc Hotel is a stylish and contemporary hotel made up of 73 standard rooms and 32 apartments, dedicated to providing inquisitive visitors to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter with the perfect night’s sleep and a great location from which to explore the incredible places to eat, drink and shop in the city.
Bloc is a short stay hotel designed to give you the very best of everything needed to sleep, shower and step out fresh into a new day, right in the heart of the action. It’s short-term staying designed around you. Free wifi, to keep you connected when you need. High-powered showers, sound-proof walls and big, comfy beds for when you’re ready to switch off. It’s everything you need, and none of what you don’t. No bells, no whistles, just pure rest and relaxation. And even better, it’s right at the centre of the action, so you can step right out into the city when morning comes, and step right back in when the day is done.
The rooms themselves are both stylish and modern, with ambient lighting and a king-sized bed with a pocket-sprung mattress and Egyptian cotton sheets (for that incredibly comfy night’s sleep) dominating the scene. Whilst minimal, the rooms are cosy and efficient, containing all you’d ever need for the ideal stay – free, super-fast Wi-Fi, an Italian styled wet room with drench shower and, of course, a high definition LED TV mounted on the wall opposite the bed. Bliss! Indeed, it’s not only the rooms of Bloc Hotel that exude minimal-chic, the hotel itself is certainly artistic in nature with its clean-cut exterior and the intriguing cuboid lights affixed to the ceiling of the lobby definitely making it stand out from the crowd.
The idyllic location of Bloc Hotel is another of its key attributes in providing weary travellers and inquisitive city-dwellers with the complete stop-over experience – situated a mere 30 second walk away from the fantastic coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants and bars to be found in and around St Paul’s Square (not to mention the wonderful independent businesses the Jewellery Quarter has become renowned for), as well as being a stone’s throw away from the city centre. By being extremely well priced and injecting both style and comfort into your hotel stay, Bloc Hotel have really set the standard for the modern city-stay and are definitely high on your priority list should you be planning to stay for a weekend trip to the second city or if you’re on a night out and simply too lazy to catch a taxi home – a good night’s rest in a warm and cosy bed will do wonders for that hangover!
A great night’s sleep usually follows a great night out, so Bloc has teamed up with award-winning local restaurants to offer exclusive guest deals. The team has hand-picked their favourite places to eat, drink and shop and arranged amazing savings so that you concentrate on having fun at affordable prices.
Bloc rooms are efficient, sleek and beautifully designed. They are engineered to ensure your room is at the optimum temperature and humidity for a peaceful night. The smallest details matter and mean guests leave refreshed and ready for anything. The rooms now come with smart control meaning Bloc lets you run your stay your way, direct from your mobile phone. Use your own device to check-in, access your room, customise the temperature and adjust the lights. There’s no need to download an app or install software to access your Smart Room Control. Just click the unique, secure link in your welcome email, sent prior to arrival, to get total room control. The controller works on any internet-enabled smartphone, tablet or laptop. Genius!
Now offering Independent Birmingham Members: 15% off the best available rate using the code: INDBIRM15
Terms and Conditions
- Booking using the discount code must be done online via the Bloc Hotel website.
- Please present your Independent Birmingham App upon arrival in order to redeem the offer.
