Staying Cool

Manchester

• About Manchester
• Castlefield Basin
• Damask: Boxworks
• Loft: Boxworks
• Lulu: Moho
• Clint: Moho
• Swish: Timber Wharf
• Boutique: Burton Place
• Manchester Central
• Skyline: Beetham Tower
• Fresh: Hill Quays
• Woody: Hill Quays
• Shopping District
• Glam: The Edge
• Egg: The Edge
• Space: The Edge
• Sophistication: The Edge

Birmingham

• About Birmingham
• Mini: Rotunda
• Clubman: Rotunda
• Maxi: Rotunda
• Penthouse: Rotunda
• Clubman Cabriolet: Rotunda

Barcelona

• About Barcelona
• 39 Steps: Raval

Devon

• About Devon
• Napoleon: Royal William Yard

Mini

…the epitome of classic cool

Rotunda

"Why can't all city stays be as cool as this?" The Times

Birmingham's Rotunda needs no introduction. The cylindrical icon has defined the city's skyline for the past four decades. The building was stunningly refurbished in 2008 by Urban Splash and Glenn Howells Architects and our apartments on the top three floors are its crowning glory.

Each radiates from the centre of the building, creating a circle of different sized Trivial Pursuit style wedges.

The apartments come in four sizes - small, medium, large and extra large. Each one is individually styled with original artwork and specially commissioned furniture.

Our Minis are studios on the 18th and 19th floors and are the most compact and bijou but they still knock spots off a standard hotel room. A wall of floor to ceiling glass gives you great views of Birmingham life... and French windows that open fully at 75 metres up make it all that little bit more thrilling.

Design-wise, we've combined contemporary cool with swinging sixties style. The lounge features a stylish sofa by fab Brit furniture team, NaughtOne, in grey felt, with bespoke coloured stitching as well as Pierre Paulin's distinctive 1960's Tulip chairs in a variety of bright colours. We've also commissioned a series of fashion photos that invoke the decade to hang (large) on the walls. Lighting is by Tom Dixon and Artemide.

There's nothing retro about the sleek Poggenpohl kitchens, the pristine white bathrooms or state-of-the-art Apple computers. iPod docks and beautiful Baby Gaggia espresso makers complete the contemporary look. Beds are king size and mattresses are pocket sprung with memory foam; they are called the Ultimate and we guarantee you'll know why in the morning!

It's not just the apartments that have the wow factor - the new entrance to the Rotunda has more than just a touch of swish New York hotel style to it.

Upstairs, the large circular lobbies with poured resin floors are pretty impressive too.

And with Selfridges as your corner shop and New Street station a two minute walk away, you know you are perfectly centrally located.

Once again we've been working with our favourite developer, Urban Splash, who has lovingly restored the building - a former office block. Urban Splash design with Staying Cool style.

We're also helping Urban Splash to run the building's concierge service so you'll more-than-likely meet one of us when you check in too.

Call us on 0121 643 0815 to book or email alex@stayingcool.com.

"Everything seemed functional and well planned, as if I really was in a dream flat. There was plenty of room and a large, comfortable bed behind a partition. But it was the views that were the clincher. I never imagined that Birmingham could appear beautiful until I looked out of the floor-to-ceiling windows at a pink evening sky spread out beyond a cityscape of Bullring shops, Selfridges, St Martin's steeple, towers blocks and par ks. I sipped my mint tea (free), read Wallpaper* (free), and thought: why can't all city stays be as cool as this?," The Times

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