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For bookings of six people or more please contact us on 0121-643-0033 during reception hours of 8am-12am, and ask for the group bookings manager Ian Randall, alternatively, please send us an email with the following information:
· Your name
· Contact Number
· Email address
· Group size
· Number of females/males
· The nature of your stay
· Dates requested
· The age range of the group
At Birmingham Central, we can offer you more than just a bed in a room. Here you get:
· Good competitive group rates
· Convenient city-centre location that’s walking distance to most city centre attractions and close to the major transportation lines
· Friendly, knowledgeable staff who can help with directions, suggestions, maps, and travel pamphlets
· A small store selling snacks, cold and hot drinks, alcohol and make it yourself food
· A huge array of videos and DVDs to choose from with complimentary popcorn
· Gigantic projection screen that feels like you are at the cinema
· Free wi-fi access throughout the main building and cheap computer stations for 50p per ½ hour
· Lending library of travel and non-travel related books
· Nintendo Wii, X-Box and Play Station 3 for your entertainment
· Pool table and board games to play
· Guest kitchen that allows you to save money by cooking all your meals
· Complimentary light breakfast included (tea, coffee, juice, toast, fruit, spreads and biscuits)
· Large and cosy common room that allows your group to have a place to chill out other than just their room.
Hostel Rules
- Group Leader: Every group needs a leader who will be responsible for the behaviour of the group. We also require this person to put down a credit or debit card upon arrival along with signing a form agreeing to the behavioural expectations set forth by us. This card may be charged in the event of damages or rule violations.
- Smoking: Smoking is only allowed outside. It is a £200 fine if anyone is caught smoking in the hostel and the entire group will be asked to leave immediately without refund.
- Drinking alcohol: Drinking is only allowed downstairs in the common room. We are a licensed pub and the alcohol needs to be bought from us otherwise it violates our licence. People caught violating this rule will be asked to leave immediately without refund, this means expulsion of the entire group. We do not tolerate loud, abusive or drunken behaviour-so don’t book with us if you think this will be a problem.
- Noise: Since we are located so close to the city centre and many night clubs, Friday and Saturday nights have a tendency to be quite noisy. Please keep this in mind if you book with us over a weekend.
- Behaviour: We expect people who stay here to be respectful of other guests and to adhere to our quiet hours after 11pm. We understand people will be coming and going at various times, but please do your best to keep the noise down for other guests. If group behaviour is excessively disruptive, the group will be asked to leave immediately without refund.
- Photo Identification: Photo ID is needed for entry and helps to protect both us, and other guests. We reserve the right to refuse entry if people don’t have valid photo identification.
Who we are suited for...
- Independent travellers
- People attending conferences
- Students
- People attending sporting events
- Concert goers or performers
- People relocating to Birmingham
- People who enjoy hostel atmospheres and meeting new people
Who we are not suited for....
- People who need quiet
- People who need absolute privacy
- People coming for big drinking weekends (we strongly discourage loud drunken behaviour-and it will not be tolerated)
- Disrespectful people
- People expecting a 5-star hotel
- Children
- People under the influence of illegal substances
- People on housing benefit
Group booking terms and conditions:
- Payment and cancellation policy: We require all group bookings to put down a 50% deposit to secure the reservation. This deposit needs to be paid within one week of making the reservation; otherwise the reservation will be cancelled. The remainder of the balance is due 14 days before the booking. Cancellation of your group reservation or reduction in bed numbers must be sent via email and received at least 30 days prior to the 2pm check in time in order to receive your full deposit back. Reservations cancelled within 30-15 day prior to arrival will forfeit the cost of one night’s accommodation times the number of guests staying (for example, 23 people x £15= £345.) Reservations cancelled or bed numbers reduced with 14 days notice or less to the arrival date’s 2pm check in time will receive no refund. We reserve the right to cancel out group bookings whose full payments are not received within 14 days of the arrival date. Payment can be made either by credit card, cheque or bank transfer. Please note: all cheques should be payable to: Backpackers Republic Ltd. If paying by credit card, please call us on 0121 643 0033 as we will need to get credit card details from you.
- Bed allocations: Unless your group wants complete occupancy of a room and is willing to pay for the entire amount of beds in the room, it is possible there may be others in the room that are not part of the group. If sole occupancy of a room is required, please note that all beds in room must be paid for. Groups are allocated rooms based on gender, unless a mixed room is requested.
Birmingham Central Backpackers General Information:
- We provide a light breakfast of tea, coffee, toast, jams, juice, fresh fruit and biscuits which is available from 8am thru 10:30 am in our common area.
- Our reception hours are 8am – 12am midnight. For arrivals outside these hours, please let us know in advance to arrange this for you, if we don’t know when you are coming, we can’t guarantee there will be someone here waiting for you.
- Please use common courtesy and contact to let us know if you are not going to arrive when you said you would.
- There is no curfew or lockout, when you book you will receive a room key and the building code.
- Check-in is anytime after 14.00 and check-out is by 11:00am. If you need to store your things after the check out time of 11am, it isn’t a problem. Just bring your things down to the common area before 11 am and tell a staff member you are leaving them here.
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