Birmingham Central (Broad Street)

Birmingham is brilliant and the location of this Travelodge is good, 6 pounds for 24 hour parking was also a bonus in a City Centre. We arrived and were given the keys to 103, on entering the room we were disappointed as it was our understanding from the web site that this hotel had been refurbished Nov/Dec 09. The furniture (a chair and a settee) were disgusting, all stained and covered in crumbs from whatever had last been eaten in there. We asked at reception for something to cover the furniture with and were given some pillow cases and sheets. The bedding was crisp and white and the mattress seemed comfortable, however there was no cover on the mattress so we used one of the extra sheets on the bed - we aren't hard to please! General cleanliness in the room was poor, dirty windows, sills and heater, but nothing too serious; bathroom with usual mould and cracks as in most Travelodges, towel appeared to have already been used....... Stayed for 2 nights and made the mistake of stripping the bed when we left; I still feel sick at what I found - stinking dirty mattress and duvet - I couldn't face looking at what lay beneath the pillow case. There is no excuse for this at all, the cleaning staff must have seen the state on the mattress and duvet since they change the bedding for each guest supposedly. My advice - when you check into any Travelodge check the mattress and duvet etc and make the staff change anything not up to scratch BEFORE you sleep there!