Getting Here

Address: The Paragon Hotel, 145 Alcester Street, Birmingham, B12 0PJ
Telephone: 01212 229 505
Fax: +44 (0) 121 627 0628
Email: reservations@theparagonhotel.co.uk

The Paragon Hotel is a 15 minute walk (or a short taxi ride) from Birmingham city center and Birmingham New Street Train Station. Birmingham International Airport is approximately 25 minutes from The Paragon Hotel plus there are excellent transport links to the M42/ M6 / M5.

From M6 - Junction 6: Take A38(M) Aston Expressway signed City Centre. Take 3rd exit (before Flyover). At roundabout (Fire Station) take 1st exit. At next roundabout take the 2nd exit bear left and follow Ring Road. At the Bull Ring island turn left for Digbeth. Follow A41 south in the right hand lane (Hotel is signposted). Continue down to the Paragon Hotel on your left-hand side.

From N.E.C./M42- Junction 6: Take A45 west signed City Centre for approximately 8 miles. Road name changes from Coventry Road to Small Heath Highway. Continue on A45 past the Citroen Garage to major island at Bordesley. Take 2nd exit (Coventry Road) and go under railway bridge. At traffic lights turn right onto A41 (High Street) and move to left lane. Take 2nd left (between Renault and Peugeot Garages) into Alcester Street. Continue down to Paragon Hotel on left.

From M5 - Junction 3: Take A456 (Hagley Road) to City Centre for approximately 5 miles to Fiveways. At Fiveways take the 3rd exist (Islington Row). Follow dual carriageway over traffic lights to roundabout (Matthew Boulton College on left, McDonalds on right). Turn left into Sherlock Street. Take 3rd turning right into McDonald Street (Hotel is signposted). Follow McDonald Street into Alcester Street (Hotel is on the right hand side as the road bends left).

The Paragon Hotel

The Paragon Hotel is owned by husband and wife Tej and Sarina Dhillon and is part of the Dhillon Group of hotels which include The Olde Bell in Hurley, The Crown in Amersham, Stoke Place in Stoke Poges and The Liongate in Hampton Court. 

Rowton House

The Paragon when built was called Rowton House. It was built by the Victorian philanthropist Lord Rowton as part of a chain of hostels in London and Birmingham in order to provide decent accommodation for working men. The house opened on 29 June 1903. Lord Rowton built 6 other hostels, all of which were in London. George Orwell, in Down & Out In Paris and London, wrote about lodging houses: "The best are the Rowton Houses, where the charge is a shilling, for which you get a cubicle to yourself, and the use of excellent bathrooms. You can also pay half a crown for a special, which is practically hotel accommodation. The Rowton Houses are splendid buildings, and the only objection to them is the strict discipline, with rules against cooking, card playing, etc."

Charity

Dhillon Group is proud to support Magic Bus, a charity that changes lives through sport. Through weekly outdoor activity sessions, children and youth are empowered in the areas of education, gender and health.  This year, Magic Bus with the help of the Dhillon Group, will reach out to over 150,000 children and young people throughout India, giving them the tools to improve not only their lives but those of entire communities.

Dhillon Group also sponsored Cupcake - one of the colourful Elephant sculptures made by the Elephant Family charity and placed around central London last year to be sold off to save the Asian elephant from extinction in the wild. At the auction night the Dhillon Group also bid for Layla whose home is now the grounds of Stoke Place!

This Christmas The Olde Bell, Stoke Place and The Crown did something special for some of their private dining customers. Rather than provide crackers we decided to support a charity called LivLife by purchasing Christmas Crowns from their tailoring course to give to their guests over Christmas. LivLife is a Northern Tanzanian grassroots organisation which provides kindergarten education, young adult education and vocational courses to the underprivileged. The revenue generated from the three hotels combined will singlehandedly run the tailoring course for 6 months.

Careers

We are always on the look-out for skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join our young, dynamic and exciting hotel group. To apply please send your CV and covering letter by email to Terry McEvoy - Terrym@theparagonhotel.co.uk  - 0121 627 0627