Quote from: Flin5tone on October 09, 2019, 12:26:11 PMI think a hotel would do well, would always be full on match days and on non match days the right price would attract the Tourists with city centre hotels now quite pricey on certain dates. Short hop over to Witton Station I can't see any circumstances where a hotel would attract tourists outside of game days. Seriously why would anyone stay in the middle of Aston when there are numerous options on the outskkirts of the city? If they think they can fill it through game days, conferences etc then great, but even as a fan I wouldn't contempate staying there.
I think a hotel would do well, would always be full on match days and on non match days the right price would attract the Tourists with city centre hotels now quite pricey on certain dates. Short hop over to Witton Station
I'll bet I played indoor cricket against you.
Quote from: Legion on October 09, 2019, 04:25:55 PMI'll bet I played indoor cricket against you.Who did you play for?Some strangely named sides down there if I remember.
I saw an advert on LinkedIn this morning for Fanatics, for a Head of Retail to be based at Villa Park.
The way to go with the vast land potential Villa Park offers is to yes build a hotel, and a bloody good one at that. One with pitch view rooms to boot. Once done there are other options for the club to tap into. If you look at the impressive exhibition hall/hotel at the Ricoh and look at how Sheffield United have a World Snooker Academy at Bramall Lane, just two examples of how football/rugby stadiums can promote non football related leisure events.Obviously a museum would be a great addition and I think a place of worship/multifaith community building would be fantastic.
The thing about the hotel gets brought up every so often and the point is missed every time. It wouldn't be a hotel aimed at tourists, or at Villa supporters. It would be a hotel five minutes from the hub of the national motorway network, ten minutes from the city centre and twenty from the NEC/airport. It's a potential goldmine.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 09, 2019, 08:57:31 PMThe thing about the hotel gets brought up every so often and the point is missed every time. It wouldn't be a hotel aimed at tourists, or at Villa supporters. It would be a hotel five minutes from the hub of the national motorway network, ten minutes from the city centre and twenty from the NEC/airport. It's a potential goldmine. Goldmine or disaster, I know which I'd go for. There's a Holiday Inn, Travelodge and Premier Inn that aren't far from Villa Park and that share the same characteristics you mention in terms of area, but have the disctinct advantage of not being in Aston. If I needed to stay in the area for business, I'd either choose one of those, or a hotel actually in the city centre. There's a good reason there's not a hotel near VP already I would suggest.