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Blue Piano

3.0 star property
3-star Edwardian guest house near Utilita Arena Birmingham

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Garden
Family Double Room
Front of property
Garden
Restaurant

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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26 Harborne Rd, Birmingham, England, B15 3AA
  • Place, Hagley Road
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Broad Street
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Utilita Arena Birmingham
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Birmingham (BHX)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Double Room

Family Double Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Traditional Double Room

Traditional Double Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Birmingham

Edgbaston stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Edgbaston guesthouse, you'll find Hagley Road and Broad Street. Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Gas Street Basin are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Hagley Road - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Broad Street - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Brindleyplace - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Utilita Arena Birmingham - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • International Convention Centre - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Edgbaston Village Station - 2 min walk
  • Birmingham Five Ways Station - 9 min walk
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪La-Pop! - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪West 12 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Domino's Pizza - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Nando's - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Blue Piano

3-star Edwardian guest house near Utilita Arena Birmingham
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Event space at this guesthouse measures 689 square feet (64 square meters) and includes conference space. The business-friendly Blue Piano also features a garden, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility. Free self parking is available. You'll have access to the health club at a partner property.

This 3-star Birmingham guesthouse is smoke free.

  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 689 sq ft of conference space
  • 64 sq m of conference space
  • Conference space
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Wedding services available
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Blue Piano offers 10 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

This Birmingham guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and portable fans. Housekeeping is offered once per stay and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • Travel crib

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: GBP 15 for check-in between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Tuesday - Saturday (7:00 AM - 10:30 PM) and Sunday - Monday (10:00 AM - 8:00 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-in fee: GBP 15 for check-in between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Blue Piano Guesthouse
Blue Piano Birmingham
Blue Piano Guesthouse Birmingham

Reviews

Blue Piano Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 89 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 89 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 89 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 89 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 89 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ron

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
We had to phone for someone. Sadly, check-in was slow in waiting for someone to come and attend. Basic room which AA would give 2 star rating. Photos online of parking shows tarmac but its actually pebbled. It is clean and a fan waa supplied. Plenty of tea & coffee in the room. Easy walking distance to city centre for utilita arena and plenty of places to eat and drink, which are open very late
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Really hard to contact anyone

The rooms are not bad, a little dated but fine. The service however is not good, I've been trying to contact them for weeks to get an invoice but to no avail.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tanya

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disgusting!

I don't know where to start...I can only presume that any positive reviews or ratings of these premises must clearly be based on the restaurant rather than the rooms. Everything in this room was filthy. There was evidence of vermin, cockroach traps under the bed, broken sink, torn curtains, the windows do not shut. Smashed windows seen on the outside of the building. The only evidence that this was the same property as the one advertised on the website was the blue piano in the entrance. No staff available after 9pm. Absolutely no way is this a 3 star property. Avoid!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

A very peaceful weekend break

It was very quiet and comfortable. We only saw one other soul during our stay, a man who briefly emerged from a doorway to give us our room key. Further staff communication is indicated by mobile phone numbers sellotaped to doors and other surfaces. The extractor fan in the bathroom didn't work and the room was rather stuffy in the heatwave - a small fan helped a bit. We had a very nice breakfast at Boston Tea Party, a few metres away.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Kayleigh

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was fine, area was ok. Short walk to tram stop. Check in was very difficult though. Called a number, gave us the door code, told us to find a key in a basket and go to that room. Nobody around at all! Went to the room and went out for the night to a concert. 4 missed calls, 10:40pm being the last after the concert had finished, my partner had a text asking “is this [surname]?” and asking for payment. If they sorted check in, they’d get payment then! Getting back at 11:45pm, tired and having travelled 5 hours in the day to meet someone when you’re back in the premises so you can pay just felt awkward, uninviting and made a bit of a vibe
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Liked - brilliant location, clean, comfortable, good value Disliked - building closed up and hsd to call to check in, supposed to have a bar and restaurant but no sign of them being open
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Arriving at the door with a phone number to ring isnt the warmest of welcomes. Given key and found room in a lovely building. Room was large, good wifi, has parking, close to a big Morrisons, lots of positives. No breakfast offered, did try the food in evening. Far too salty and expensive for what it was. Big homeless problem local. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tiara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would recommend 👍

Lovely little guest house with the restaurant below it. The person at the checkout was welcoming and friendly, he brought my luggage up for me to my room which is really helpful because there's no lift, only stairs. Food was delicious (Asian-approved spiciness) and staff was nice. On the Sat evening when I was there , there had been a live band playing outside the restaurant area, they had a stage for live performances. Lovely atmosphere with good food and music. Although if you're trying to get an early rest when a live band is playing (think it ends around 12am) , it would be a bit challenging.. Only thing I would say is that the room doors are not auto-locked so you'll need to remember to lock your room door every time you come out -but it's still relatively safe because they've a main door to the rooms that's auto-locked. During outside of restaurant hours, there won't be anyone there but I was able to safely leave my luggage at the reception before coming back to pick it up about 2 hours later without any issues since the main entrance is auto-locked. Would definitely come back to stay if I'm attending an event nearby again. It's situated in a nice area of Birmingham as well, and Morrisons is just across the road.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Neil

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Not to a good standard

Stopped over and have to say for the price i paid i was disappointed with the room. Its very old and tired in needxof a refurbishment
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kassidy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Blue Piano is a wonderful place to stay in Birmingham and I would personally recommend it to anybody who is considering a trip to Birmingham! The staff are hospitable, accomodating and kind! We really enjoyed our stay and would love to return.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Sally

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Picture that is advertised on you Your site is Totally different to the real picture. !! The Property is very tired , very dated Electrical Sockets needs attention Sink needs to be replaced , Due to crack through Basin. Found Rodent box placed behind Bed Sticky tape on Door frame Curtains to be rehung ,as much of curtain was detached from Curtain Rail Shower tap to allow water flow from tap to shower head Stiff/Stuck -Not working so We couldn’t take a Shower !! Not at all worth the Money we Paid Very disappointing
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Ok for somewhere to put head down

The bed was comfy and clean perfectly made but the cleaning of the room was not dust everywhere and dirt rubbish under the bed curtains not hung properly and really grubby windows I spent first hour of stay cleaning both rooms except under the beds didn't want to touch the stuff. I felt like the housekeeper just went in made the bed after cleaned bathroom and added towels didn't care about the dust on the skirting boards etc I have have an allergy so had to double my medication as couldn't find anyone to speak to. Bathroom spacious clean but very damaged huge crack in sink and plug broken marks on the wall towel rails etc not fixed securely on the wall Kettle and fridge in the one bedroom on floor had to clean myself. TV remote not working and so many chipped furnishings just need to put something over the top so can't be seen and all walls had marks on them or chipped paintwork. I feel that there was no proudness from them for their property The restaurant that is attached is wonderful was chosen as son is coeliac and it was good this is why we chose to stay as it hard to find coeliac certified places to eat I was glad that it was very different standard to the hotel section. As we were just using the room to sleep as busy schedule it was ok to just get some sleep so we stayed. It was a real shock when first walk in to room such a shame. I wrote an email to hotel with no reply as yet
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Sinead

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Ann-Marie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Poor.

On phoning the mobile number attached to the front door, a member of the kitchen staff let us in and supplied the key to Room 7. This room is unacceptable, with shredded net curtains at the window. The same staff member phoned someone, who arranged for us to have Room 1 instead. Whilst an improvement on Room 7, it is way below an acceptable standard, and should not be let out until cleaned up, at the very least.
Damaged bath side panel.
Damaged radiator panel.
Filthy sockets.
Poor position of kettle.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very warm welcome and allowed to check in early without any issue. Pleasant stay throughout.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Catherine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024