The Burlington, a Macdonald Hotels & Resorts venue, has earned its reputation.
Voted the number one meeting venue in the UK by the Venue Directory in May 2026, it sits within the city centre of Birmingham, one of the country’s top three conference cities, directly opposite New Street Station. It consistently holds its ground against the large, branded convention hotels that share the market.
The Burlington offers event planners a grand, character-filled venue that suits their needs. The arrival experience is strong. Groups stay under one roof, which cuts complexity for planners and keeps the day moving. The flow from meeting space to syndicates, and then to bedrooms has been considered and is highly efficient. Capacity across the hotel's event spaces runs from 12 to 500 in the Horton Suite , making it one of Birmingham's most versatile conference venues for groups of any size.
The building's scale allows it to accommodate large conferences, exhibitions, awards ceremonies and multi-stream events. Flexible layouts across the hotel's historic spaces mean no two events need to look the same.
Event planners can book without caveats. Accessibility is guaranteed across every space, without the workarounds that older venues sometimes demand.
The location is key, with New Street Station, the busiest UK railway station outside of London, on the doorstep, delegates can arrive by rail from across the country. That matters to event planners watching delegate travel costs, and it matters to organisations with sustainability commitments to meet. None of this is accidental. The Burlington has stayed relevant in a competitive city by excelling at the fundamentals: flexible spaces, logistics that work, attentive staff that look after you and a setting that gives events the backdrop they deserve.