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. There's plenty of hotels near the airport, plenty of hotels in the City Centre and near the City Centre and plenty of hotels near the motorway network without having to drive through the back streets of Aston.You may be right, but I wouldn't put my money on it.
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.
Quote from: Risso on October 10, 2019, 10:34:06 AMQuote 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.Like the Holiday Inn in downtown Nechells or the Travelodge at sunkissed Fort Dunlop?
Quote from: chrisw1 on October 10, 2019, 11:23:09 AMQuote 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. There's plenty of hotels near the airport, plenty of hotels in the City Centre and near the City Centre and plenty of hotels near the motorway network without having to drive through the back streets of Aston.You may be right, but I wouldn't put my money on it.All these hotels are being built, they're regularly full, but one more will be too many. How does that work?
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 10, 2019, 11:52:18 AMQuote from: Risso on October 10, 2019, 10:34:06 AMQuote 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.Like the Holiday Inn in downtown Nechells or the Travelodge at sunkissed Fort Dunlop? The Fort Dunlop Travelodge a minute away from the Fort Shopping Park with its shops and restaurants? Yes, that one.
Quote from: Risso on October 10, 2019, 12:03:52 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on October 10, 2019, 11:52:18 AMQuote from: Risso on October 10, 2019, 10:34:06 AMQuote 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.Like the Holiday Inn in downtown Nechells or the Travelodge at sunkissed Fort Dunlop? The Fort Dunlop Travelodge a minute away from the Fort Shopping Park with its shops and restaurants? Yes, that one.Have you been to the Fort lately? Are you seriously saying that anyone would want to spend a night in a hotel after shopping there?
Have you been to the Fort lately? Are you seriously saying that anyone would want to spend a night in a hotel after shopping there?
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 10, 2019, 12:15:45 PMHave you been to the Fort lately? Are you seriously saying that anyone would want to spend a night in a hotel after shopping there?Yes I have. No, I'm saying that if you wanted to choose a convenient hotel near to the M6, people would more likely choose one where they'd have a choice of restaurants and some shops to have a nose round a few hundred yards away, than they would in the middle of Aston, which has nothing else going for it whatsoever if you're not a Villa fan.
I don't see that Villa Park is any worse a location than most of the places where Premier Inn/Travelodge/Holiday Inn Express have lots of their hotels. I'm fortunate/unfortunate enough to have to stay in these places on a fairly regular basis with work, and most towns and cities across the country have got budget hotels in areas no better than Aston. Indeed, most of the clientele is there on a weekday and don't leave the building after arrival, just using the on-site pub for meals. If anything, the fact it's at a famous location like Villa Park would make it more popular. It's also why they offer the rooms at next to nothing most weekends as they are otherwise empty - again, at least 20 weekends of the year there will be people wanting to stay there that other similar hotels wouldn't attract.The other thing you notice in these places is they are often filled with contractors working on local building projects. Given Aston and Perry Barr are about to go through a massive regeneration project for the Commonwealth Games, getting a hotel built quickly might well be a priority - there are near enough 3 years of guaranteed bookings right there.