University of Birmingham is planning to open a new hotel and conference centre on its campus in Edgbaston.

The new hotel will have 172 bedrooms and will be located on the site of the existing conference park. It will be named: Hornton Grange Hotel and Conference Centre

All the facilities will be available for hire for business events and conferences. Summer 2018 is the anticipated opening date.

Capacity-wise for a meeting or conference, Hornton Grange Hotel and Conference Centre will seat between 20 and 200 delegates. The centre will include its own restaurant and bar.

Hornton Grange Hotel and Conference Centre is part of a £300million overhaul of Birmingham University’s facilities on its Edgbaston campus. The project has also included a new £55million sports centre.

The new conference facilities will enable Birmingham University to compete for major academic conferences which up until now have gone outside the region.

Details: http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/university-birmingham-open-new-hotel-11022873