Sutton GuestHouse

Ronnie Sweeney runs the Sutton Guest House from a converted property on Sutton Road, midway between Birmingham city centre and Sutton Coldfield. Rooms are plain rather than styled, priced by type from a single en suite through to a family room, and each comes with parking, Wi-Fi and a light breakfast included in the rate. A shared guest kitchen gives longer-staying visitors somewhere to cook rather than eat out every night, and the garden at the back has outdoor seating for warmer evenings. The house sits about eleven miles from the NEC and Birmingham Airport, a detail Sweeney uses to draw contractors and event visitors who want a fixed, personal point of contact rather than a hotel chain's booking system. It functions as much as long-stay lodging as a conventional overnight stay.