Baloci: Birmingham hotel described as ‘pocket of Persia’ named one of the UK's best places to stay by The Times
A hotel in Birmingham has been named among the best places to stay in the UK by the Times.
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The newspaper’s annual list was published last week and revealed the top places across the country for an overnight stay.
Compiled by experienced reviewers who stay at hundreds of properties across the country, the list examines excellence in design, facilities and value for money.
This year, reviewers also took into consideration dining and service.
The Times said: “There’s a broad range of options in the guide, from traditional country houses to trendy city hotels, from busy seaside resorts to remote Highlands outposts.
“Many welcome families and pets and are accessible for those with additional physical, visual or hearing requirements, so do click through to the longer review for the lowdown on facilities.
“Every hotel on this list has something special that makes them a really great place to stay.”
While no Wolverhampton hotel made the cut this year, “pocket of Persia” Baloci in Birmingham was named among the best.
A boutique hotel with a fine dining restaurant and a speakeasy bar, The Times complimented its stunning exterior as a Grade II listed building and the carefully-curated “exotic” details inside.
The newspaper said: “Cross the threshold of this stucco-fronted Georgian townhouse in affluent Edgbaston Village and things quickly turn unexpectedly exotic.
“The Grade II listed building has been reinvented as a pocket of Persia in the UK’s second city by one of Birmingham’s leading hospitality groups, FB Holdings.
“Its original pastels and patterns have been replaced by a dining room drenched in dramatic ruby reds and festooned with gold embellishments.
“Tasting menus draw on the cuisines along the Silk Road as do the six adults-only bedrooms upstairs, which have jewel-box blasts of colour, four-poster beds, over-the-top murals and Asian architectural accents.”
Elsewhere in the West Midlands, The Bull’s Head in Herefordshire also made the prestigious list.
