Name: Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - NEC
Address: Birmingham Airport, Marston Green, Birmingham, Solihull District, England, United Kingdom, Birmingham, West Midlands, GB
Price range: $114–$572 per night
Rating: 8.4

What guests think

At Novotel Birmingham Airport Terminal Building - NEC, reviewers consistently highlight the unbeatable location just steps from the terminal and generally friendly, professional staff, making it a practical choice for pre- or post-flight overnights.

Rooms are modern and often spacious, but recurring critiques mention very firm beds or uncomfortable sofa beds, occasional corridor noise or mechanical sounds, and some heating or air-conditioning issues. Cleanliness is widely praised, though a few guests reported stained carpets or worn bathrooms. Dining draws many positive comments and early breakfasts, yet prices feel high to several and service can be slow or make mistakes. Expect a convenient, well-run airport stopover with some room comfort and dining caveats.

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Facilities

On-site bar service runs 24 hours. Several guests note that parking is via the airport NCP with hotel discounts, but entrance signage, drop-off access and related charges can be confusing or costly.

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David

Dec 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is an excellent hotel to staying to start your holiday before flying out on an early flight. The hotel is clean, very modern, lovely bar with great service and food. You can eat in the bar or the restaurant. The rooms are lovely plus bed is very comfy. Note parking in the NCP car parks across the road are expensive at £59 per night but the hotel give you a QR code to get 50% off. Next time i will include that one night in my car park package. Brilliant hotel and will stay again.

6

Jay

Jan 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

whats the point of having a gym that doesn't open until 8am? Not really helpful for people using it for business. at work for 8 also the lighting in the room isn't ideal

10

Jannette

Jun 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed the night before an early morning flight. Computerised phone allows you to set an early morning call which is good. 3 minutes walk away from departures. Drinks in the bar are very expensive.

10

Sean

Jun 13, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is lovely and clean inside. The staff and facilities were excellent. Food was reasonable and not extortionately priced. My only criticism was as you enter or leave the hotel, your immediately surrounded my smokers and are deluged with second hand smoke. Personally I would set up a smoking area for them away from the entrance. But apart from that I’d give the hotel 4.8 out of 5.

10

Richard

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff courteous. Excellent room. Bar open 24 h

6

timothy francis kingsley

Sep 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Cost 5 pounds just to pull up by car to the door. No road signage to the hotel. Convenient for the airport.

4

Reyes

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

At the time of booking it said pets were welcomed and car park was available. We arrived to be told that we could not use the parking at the hotel and that we would have to use the airport car park with a discount that meant we had to pay £30 for a day. For our dog they said we needed to pay £28. A lot of hotels don’t charge but those that do, it’s like £6 to £10. When you are going to charge that much it should be stated at the time of booking. There was nothing to indicate how much would the car park or the pet. The gentleman at reception wasn’t nice about it there. Rather unfriendly. The hotel was nice enough but we won’t be using it again as feel tricked.

8

Stephen

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice quiet airport hotel. Entrance is opposite airport checkin D and adjacent to carpark 3 (with upgraded parking on the ground floor) Enjoyed the stay.

10

Natalie

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, spacious room! Overlooked Birmingham airport. Easy to get to from train station. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. The bar is 24 hours also so was nice to be able to go down and get a drink then take it back up to my room. Swift check out. I also had a bath in my room which was lovely to relax in. Very happy with stay! I usually stay at IBIS next door so Novotel was new to me but I will definitely be booking here again in the near future.

8

Janet

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No signage at front of building to show where entrance is. Could not find ( maybe my fault) info on website re car drop off. Had to walk quite a long way in a covered area on the heat with suitcase and rucksack. Exhausting in high humidity

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Cleanliness

Most reviews describe clean, modern spaces and tidy rooms. A minority reported issues such as stained carpets, dirty or dated bathrooms, or occasional maintenance lapses.

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10

Paul

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly, professional staff. Easy check in. Lovely clean, comfortable rooms. Minutes walk to departures. Very convenient x

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CHARLOTTE

Nov 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty room and very dated

10

Beverley

Feb 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A lovely hotel. Excellent location on the airport grounds. Lovely modern and clean, would definitely stay again.

8

Ayelet

Sep 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I recived a very nice room, it was very clean almost everywhere, untill i saw the carpet, it had a huge spillage stain that could have been removed, but wasnt for some reason. The service in the restaurant and the bar area are way too slow, there are 3 men running aroud trying to serve tables, but obviously they need a bigger staff. I ordered a Buddha salad, with smoked tofu, the tofu tasted like it hasn't smoked but rather dranched in a liquid smoke which was awful. The lettuce was totally wet, no flavors what so ever it was a waist of money. I came hungry and left hungry.

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Joanna

Jul 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient for early flight. Easy check in/out. Room was quiet. There was a large bright orange stain on the carpet, apart from that room was clean.

10

Tal

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Closest hotel to the terminal, friendly staff, large clean and comfortable room. Good breakfast that starts already on 5 am (very good for early flights)

10

Lliam

Nov 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location right outside the airport. Friendly staff, decent sized rooms. Bathroom was a little run down. Perfectly fine for an overnight before a flight

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Stefanos

Mar 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Just avoid at all cost. The only upside is that is close to the airport. The place was just terribly busy and the staff not enough to assist the long queues of clients waiting to be served. They advertise £15 parking which is a myth, I paid £30 to park for 9 hours. The reception had not explained that you need to give registration car number, so I was stopped in the gates and asked to pay £ 25 even before getting to the parking area. Just a nightmare. The second bed was not made on arrival, being very tired at 10 pm we waited 1 hour for the bed to be made before we go to sleep. Finally and disgustingly there was urine residues on the toilet seat. For a price of £ 340 per night just not fit for purpose, never returning there.

10

Natalie

Apr 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was clean and comfortable and the food was enjoyable.

10

Mrs Tina

Aug 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean

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Rooms

Rooms are modern and often spacious or well sound-insulated for an airport hotel. Recurring drawbacks include very firm beds and uncomfortable sofa beds, plus occasional corridor noise, noisy HVAC, and temperature control problems; some disliked the toilet/shower door layout.

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Stephanie

Oct 7, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good stay but WHY are the toilet doors that way? Just a swinging door that doesn’t latch and a huge gap at the bottom? People need privacy in the toilet for crying out loud!

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Brian

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Had a short stay at Birmingham Airport Novotel to recover from a night flight. Room was comfortable, spacious and very well appointed. Reception staff checked us in early and even took our trolley back for us as we wanted to turn in straight away. The room was very well insulated from the aircraft noise.

8

Philip

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location for the airport. Literally the other side of the road from check-in. Clean , modern spacious room. No issues

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Darren

Aug 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was spotless, restaurant staff very good my meal was good but my wife & daughter were very disappointed with there’s. But the real issue with this hotel is the soundproofing between rooms it was shocking!!! I heard hairdryers at 3 & 4 am walls were like paper… Avoid if you need a good nights sleep

4

Timothy

Jul 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It's a good location for Birmingham Airport and generally a nice hotel, but the bed was very hard, no give in the mattress at all so very uncomfortable and a poor night's sleep causing back ache. This maybe for some people but if anyone with healthy issues this may not be a good choice

8

Sarah

Aug 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was lovely, but the sofa bed for my 17 year old daughter was very uncomfortable. The middle kept parting when she moved. She ended up having to share my double bed.

4

oscar

Nov 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The heater did not work at all, front desk offered a portable heater, and later upon request they changed the room, but it was very cold as well.

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Sarah

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was nice and spacious. Shower was stunning with a rainfall shower. The only thing that could be improved is the sofa bed is super uncomfortable.

6

Mark

Nov 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was like a rock paint peeling off ceiling and dinner food well over priced(£100 for 2 adults 1 child) wouldnt stay here again!

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Derek

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The service, bar and restaurant were excellent as always. Unfortunately the room was noisy and we were woken several times during the night.

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Service

Service is frequently described as friendly and helpful. However, some guests experienced check-in delays or overbooking relocations, and intermittent slow or error-prone restaurant service.

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10

Glynnis

Feb 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely fabulous place. Great airport stopover, every single member of staff was outstanding, so.polite and friendly. Quiet, clean and great restaurant. Loved our stay.

10

Leslie

Oct 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastic with great room upgrade, great helpful receptionist on arrival. Easy pleasant visit.

4

Sukhvinder

Aug 1, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Booked a week in adv.arrived at 3pm. Room not ready until 8pm. Lost 5 hrs rest. Nothing done by staff, no discounts nothing.

2

Stephen

Feb 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Awful service both from Novotel and Hotels.com. I made a late night decision to stay at the airport hotel to avoid a 3am departure from home the next day. I booked and prepaid at 7pm and arrived at the hotel around 9.30pm (wanting to go to bed for a very early flight. I arrived to find that Novotel hadn't processed my booking and I waited 40 minutes. I wasn't even offered a drink while I waited and paid £8.50 for a small glass of wine: a reasonable hotel would have offered that for free for the confusion. Eventually the hotel gave me access to a room saying they would sort payment out afterwards. But Hotels.com on the phone were telling me that should not go to the room, and that I needed to start again and should be put through to their "relocations department". Awful all round.

4

Terence

Oct 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Regrettably the hotel couldn’t supply the booked room after a long wait transferred us to an Ibis nearby

10

ALEXANDER

Jan 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a great find! Literally across the street from the main terminal. Great staff. Great food. Excellent room. I needed help with my luggage as well as wheelchair assistance. They took care of everything. Will definitely stay here again.

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Jonathan

Nov 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Arrived at 1am following a flight to be told the key system wasn't working only to be walked around to an Ibis budget hotel which is smaller than my child's university form room. I complained and was told I would be refunded and not even that has been done. Appalling stick with Hilton next time.

10

Richard

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff courteous. Excellent room. Bar open 24 h

4

Susan

Oct 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We arrived at 1am. Having stayed at the hotel the previous week and received excellent service we were met by a non communicative unfriendly member of staff. Arrived at room to find sofa bed not ready for my child. Back to reception and advised room not made up for 3. Bluntly told the bed was there we just needed sheets which would be sent to room. No apology. I made it clear I also expected that someone would assemble the bed and make it up. Same person arrived a short time after and without words or any apology made bed up and left. I know that errors happen with rooms in busy hotels but I would expect some sort of communication and a welcome from a front of house member of staff and an apology when something is not correct

10

maria

Nov 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely helpful staff

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Location

Extremely convenient—directly across from the terminal, ideal for early flights and access to the NEC and rail links. A few guests found approach signage unclear and drop-off charges off-putting.

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Philip

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location for the airport. Literally the other side of the road from check-in. Clean , modern spacious room. No issues

10

Johannes Hubertus

Mar 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to airport!

10

Beverley

Feb 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A lovely hotel. Excellent location on the airport grounds. Lovely modern and clean, would definitely stay again.

10

Alison

Nov 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Right on the doorstep of the departure gate entrance of Birmingham International it is ideal for overnight stays before early flights. Lovely staff at too!

10

Natasha

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable stay. Great location.

10

Tal

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Closest hotel to the terminal, friendly staff, large clean and comfortable room. Good breakfast that starts already on 5 am (very good for early flights)

10

Louise

Jan 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Close to airport good for early morning flight.

10

Martin

Jan 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location just a few steps from the airport. Dropped off at the front door easy check in. Would definitely use if you have an early flight.

10

Brian J

Apr 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our double room was a good size although it could have done with a worktable or bench for using a laptop. The food in the restaurant was excellent, with reasonable prices. I would happily eat there again, even if I were not staying in the hotel. This hotel is ideal for an overnight stay before an early morning flight. You step outside and the departures entrance to the hotel is right in front of you, just a very short walk away.

10

William

Nov 10, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Couldn't ask for a better located Hotel, both to the airport and NEC, good transport links into Birmingham at not a great cost. Excellent breakfast and comfortable beds.Great overall.

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Dining

Many guests enjoyed the restaurant and the availability of early breakfast. Others found prices high, the menu uninspiring in places, and service occasionally slow or inaccurate.

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Alison

Jul 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel staff friendly food expensive for what it was

10

A

Aug 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel literally a few minutes away from the airport. We are in the restaurant. Guarav was professional, courteous, knowledgeable and we had a good laugh with him. The food was lovely.

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Meghan-May

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Brilliant food with room service. Couldn’t get closer to the terminal unless it was actually in it. Great value for money

8

Darrell

Dec 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The check in was busy so there probably should have been more than one agent on the desk. We ate in the restaurant for dinner and my partner ordered a burger without cheese plus fries and the attendant repeated the order back but as with many places we have been before the agent doing the order messed it up and it came out with cheese and the fries bought were cold. This is a basic mistake but instead of taking the whole order back and starting afresh we waited another 5 minutes for a burger to arrive and then another 5 minutes for another set of fries. If my partner had a serious allergic reaction to cheese i think the staff may have taken this far more seriously but instead tried to placate us with a free dessert or drink, we opted to take off the service charge which again should be optional and not an automatic right to add to the bill.

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K

Dec 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice airport hotel. Quiet, clean and steps from the terminal. Food expensive though, I paid £5.50 for some tiny cuts of bread.

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Iain

Apr 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect for per flight stop over Bar a bit over priced but it is on the airport. Great staff very efficient Good breakfast to set you right for the day Deffo recommend

10

Glenn

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent overnight stay for early flight the next day. Hotel right next to departures, only a short walk across the road. Dined in the restaurant, whilst not cheap the food was really good & service excellent

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David

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Unfortunately the bar menu hasn’t changed in a number of years. The menu is bland and needs updating.

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Brian J

Apr 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our double room was a good size although it could have done with a worktable or bench for using a laptop. The food in the restaurant was excellent, with reasonable prices. I would happily eat there again, even if I were not staying in the hotel. This hotel is ideal for an overnight stay before an early morning flight. You step outside and the departures entrance to the hotel is right in front of you, just a very short walk away.

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Trevor

Jan 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel facilities were very good except we had a bad experience in the restaurant in the evening. We waited for approximately an hour for our food and it wasn’t until a waiter realised we didn’t have food that they had to reorder based on losing the order. Then when we waited to lay there was nobody available to accept our payment. They seemed to go to everyone else and ignore us. Shame because we have previously used this hotel and restaurant with no problems.

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Month	Average price
January	$140
February	$146
March	$181
April	$164
May	$183
June	$172
July	$131
August	$136
September	$198
October	$193
November	$164
December	$125

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4 $491	5 $169
6 $171	7 $292	8 $325	9 $228	10 $146	11 $183	12 $187
13 $122	14 $164	15 $533	16 $572	17 $169	18 $203	19 $267
20 $149	21 $212	22 $479	23 $308	24 $130	25	26
27 $114	28 $204	29 $186	30 $189

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $153	2 $465	3
4 $131	5 $139	6 $291	7 $411	8 $203	9 $208	10 $443
11 $203	12 $243	13 $212	14 $289	15 $174	16 $164	17 $141
18 $120	19 $120	20 $139	21 $139	22 $142	23 $130	24 $124
25 $120	26 $120	27 $149	28 $158	29 $153	30 $170	31 $162

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