Two lovely peaceful rooms in music friendly, clean house (Birmingham)

I have two rooms available for guests in my home. The main double (1) and single room (2) are situated at the back of the house overlooking terraced gardens for a peaceful stay.

1. A comfortable double room (single occupancy), close to venues such as Birmingham Hippodrome, Alexandra Theatre and Birmingham REP.

The room accommodates a double bed, drawers for storage, a hanging rail, bedside tables and a chair, bureau, simple necessities for a comfortable retreat from work. The bed is really comfy and has Egyptian cotton bed linen!
*firm mattress (people say it's Sooooo comfy!)

2. A comfortable and snug, renovated top quality single room.

The room accommodates a single Ikea day bed, allowing it to be both your comfortable bed, and relaxing sofa like area with cushions, drawers for storage, under bed storage, shelves for more storage (there's a surprising amount of storage space in there!) a hanging rail, mirror and bedside table which features wireless charging, simple necessities for a comfortable retreat from work. Whilst the room is small ( please note: 2.3m x 2.2m), there is everything you need for pitstops and relaxation and it feels really cute and snug. It was renovated February 2017 to the highest spec. in terms of insulation and comfort).

You are welcome to use the rest of the house, play the grand piano at reasonable hours (!) or any of the other instruments, and enjoy the garden during your stay.

There is space allocated for your stay in cupboards and in the fridge and you will have a welcome basket on arrival with such things as tea, coffee, sugar, fresh milk, cereal, tunnock (if you're lucky!), jacket potato and baked beans, to settle you in on your first night. Also random arrival times can often be accommodated where work affects your timings.

Lovely clean and tidy house, fitted kitchen and compact bathroom. The house has 2 bathrooms for ease of use. The upstairs bathroom with walk in shower, sink, toilet and underfloor heating (renovated February 2017) is for the sole use of Theatre Digs Guests during your stay, so it can be your private bathroom (or shared if there is another guest).

We also have a downstairs bathroom, with shower over bath, sink and toilet which can be used (if necessary or a clash with another guest upstairs).

To keep things clean and cosy, it's a "shoes off" house so bring warm socks or slippers.

There is wifi of course, as well as instruments. But far prefer the latter.

I am a professional pianist and piano teacher so the house welcomes musical and theatre professionals and our tendency for less than regular working hours.

Please note, I do teach piano from home Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri from 4pm to 8pm or thereabouts so bear this in mind if that is not suitable for your timings. It is not very noisy but you would be able to hear the piano from your room.

Smokers welcome but in the garden only please.

The house is situated on a quiet street in Bearwood, Birmingham with on street parking directly outside or on any of the streets around here. It’s a convenient location for all local theatres.

Less than a minutes walk from Bus Stop for: 127, 128, 129 busses which go directly into town/Paradise Circus/Rep/Birmingham Conservatoire/Central Library etc. and about 10 minute walk to Bearwood high street for the no.11 and many other bus routes, all convenient high street shops/supermarkets. Transport for West Midlands is a great website for checking the location of the house (Rathbone Road) and your journey needs. Local taxi companies and a journey in to town is about £7-£10. Lots of great local restaurants and takeaways too!

Beautiful park Warley Woods and golf course is just 50 paces away. This is a huge and most amazing park. I love it. There is a golf course, and you can get a great all day breakfast here too!

Fitness - We have a the brand new state of the art Sandwell Aquatics Centre a 5 min drive (25 mins walk) from my house, built in 2022 for the Commonwealth Ceremony with gym, steam room, sauna and epic pools.
There are quite a few other gyms nearby too...

Just invested in a steam cleaner. woo hoo! So your room will have a steam clean and airing prior to your arrival :)

Please note also, there isn't a shaving wall socket in the bathroom.

Whilst the house feels open and friendly, sometimes with classical music rehearsals, we quieten down around 9:30pm normally, as we're all busy working professionals. Additionally, due to professional commitments, we are conscientious regarding lifestyle choices in order to limit Covid risk and taking lat flows regularly. We hope our guests do the same and are mindful of this during their stay.

Ideally, check in from 4pm and Check out before 11am but always be in touch so we can arrange this according to your timings.

Digs' Features

Living with Host
Use of Washing Machine
Use of Kitchen
Microwave
Central Heating
Use of Garden
Free Parking
Internet
Wireless
Towels Provided
Smokers Allowed
Paid Parking
Guests Allowed
Breakfast Provided
Pets in the House
Pets Allowed
Rooms
Back Room Single
Prices for 1 Guest
Per Night
£40.00
Per Week
£175.00
Per Month (28 Nights)
£480.00

Shared Bathroom
Shower
Bath
Sink
Fridge
Double Glazing
En suite
Private Bathroom
TV
Freeview
Satellite
DVD
Radio
CD
Tea/Coffee Facilities
Hairdryer
Lock and Key
Blackout Blinds

Main Double
Prices for 1 Guest
Per Night
£45.00
Per Week
£200.00
Per Month (28 Nights)
£550.00

Shared Bathroom
Shower
Bath
Sink
Fridge
Double Glazing
En suite
Private Bathroom
TV
Freeview
Satellite
DVD
Radio
CD
Tea/Coffee Facilities
Hairdryer
Lock and Key
Blackout Blinds

Health and Safety Measures

The Host has indicated to TheatreDigsBooker that the following ticked measures are in place.

COVID-19 Guidance
Host has read the Government's guidance regarding accommodation and understands how it applies to them
There are procedures in place to ensure this accommodation meets the Health and Safety Guidance in place at the time of any stay
General Sanitary and Hygiene Measures
Soap for each sink provided
Check in/Check out times allow for thorough cleaning between Guests
Separate towels provided
Laminated house rules/welcome book provided
Bins are emptied and cleaned regularly
Hand sanitiser provided
Contactless key collection
Guest Bedroom(s)
Guest rooms not cleaned during stay except by arrangement
Bathroom(s)
Bathroom can be ventilated
Non-slip mats provided
Kitchen (if available to Guest)
Fire blanket or extinguisher present and in-date
Other
Smoke detector on every floor and in working order
All water taps have been run if left standing for a significant period of time
Fire evacuation advice provided
Any electricals are PAT tested (if applicable)
Property decluttered where possible

Accessibility

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Camila Del Monte

Dec 2015

Melissa is the best, extremely helpful and very warm.

Her home is very welcoming, I could not have stayed at better digs. Super clean! I felt very peaceful and comfortable in the room.

Will certainly be back when in Birmingham.
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Robyn Clogg

Nov 2015

I had a fantastic stay in Birmingham. Melissa is a fantastic host, and I felt completely welcomed. The house is spotlessly clean and there is plenty of space, including shelves for food in the kitchen and space in the bathroom for you to use, without feeling like you're intruding! The house is well l... read more ocated for getting into town and the buses run late (or the taxi ride is pretty cheap!)

I had a brilliant week and wouldn't hesitate to stay again should I ever be back in Birmingham!

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Owen O'neill

Oct 2015

Melissa is a wonderful and charming host. Her house is cosy and clean and 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Birmingham. She is attentive without being intrusive and I had pretty much the run of the house.

She is a piano tutor and has a lovely black piano in her living room. She picked me up at... read more New Street, dropped me off and gave
me lemon cake for my journey. Before I left she also found time to play my favourite piano piece, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. You wouldn't get that service in a five star hotel.

Highly recommended.

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Yamina Mezeli

Sep 2015

These are very lovely digs, nicely decorated bedroom, probably the most comfortable bed I have slept in!

The bus is about 20 minutes into town, bus stop less than 10 minute walk away.

The host Melissa is very welcoming and made me feel very comfortable and always asked if I needed anything. ... read more

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