Grand Hotel, Birmingham

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Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel in 1894
General information
Status	Open
Type	Hotel
Architectural style	French Renaissance[2]
Address	43 Colmore Row
Town or city	Birmingham
Country	England
Coordinates	52°28′55″N 1°53′56″W / 52.48194°N 1.89889°W / 52.48194; -1.89889
Construction started	1875
Opened	1 February 1879 (1879-02-01)
Renovated	October 2012— May 2021
Renovation cost	£45 million
Owner	Hortons' Estate Ltd
Affiliation	Starwood Capital Group
Height	30 metres (98 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	10
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Thomson Plevins Martin & Chamberlain (Extension & Grosvenor Suites, 1893–95)
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Berman Guedes Stretton
Renovating firm	Midland Conservation Ltd
Structural engineer	Arup
Other information
Number of rooms	185 (Proposed)
Number of restaurants	1
Number of bars	2
Facilities	Sunken rooftop garden terrace
Website
www.thegrandbirmingham.co.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	4 May 2004
Reference no.	1391246[1]

The Grand Hotel is a Grade II* listed Victorian five star hotel in the city centre of Birmingham, England. The hotel occupies the greater part of a block bounded by Colmore Row, Church Street, Barwick Street and Livery Street and overlooks St Philip's Cathedral and churchyard. Designed by architect Thomson Plevins,^[3] construction began in 1875 and the hotel opened in 1879.^[4] Extensions and extensive interior renovations were undertaken by prominent Birmingham architecture firm Martin & Chamberlain from 1890 to 1895. Interior renovations included the building of the Grosvenor Room with Louis XIV style decoration.

The hotel closed in 2002 and due to the risk of crumbling stonework where it remained under scaffolding and protective covers for ten years. In 2012 planning permission was granted for plans to restore the building into a luxury hotel. Works to the exterior began in October 2012 and completed in 2021.^[5] The hotel reopened in May 2021 with 185 bedrooms, two new bars and a restaurant, a gymnasium, meeting rooms, collaboration areas, and event spaces.^{[citation needed]}