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Hotels in Birmingham have been given a poor rating by one of the world’s biggest comparison websites – but a naturist retreat comes out top in the city.

The Clover Spa & Hotel, near Erdington, was the city’s highest-rated venue among customers whose views were gathered by Trivago.

But overall the city’s growing status as an international centre of leisure and commerce failed to impress travellers.

Birmingham was ranked 96, behind Manchester at number 87 – with London failing to make the top 100 in the listing led by Sanya in China.

But the Clover was a stand-out success despite its unusual clothing policy.

The retreat says on its website it is “predominantly a naturist, clothes free environment” though “guests may wear swimwear if they wish”.

The lowest ranking in Birmingham was the Portland in Edgbaston which has attracted negative comments and a rating of only one-and-a-half out of five stars.

One post, written by Sally P, said: “The owner was helpful and very polite but this hotel is filthy dirty.”

And Katie S M wrote: “If you want a hotel where you have no bath mat, no towel, see through sheets, a see through duvet, a tv that doesn’t work and 2 coat hangers; then this is the hotel for you.”

York, Edinburgh and Liverpool all made the top 50 in the annual Reputation Ranking.

The list of 100 cities ranks global destinations according to the reputation of their hotels.

Each destination is given an index, which is based on over 140 million reviews and ratings aggregated from over 200 booking sites worldwide.

Only hotels with at least 60 reviews and cities with at least 130 hotels are included.

Hotels in Edinburgh were praised for their location and spacious rooms, while venues in Liverpool were noted for their atmosphere and attractive interiors.

A spokeswoman for Trivago said: “On the other end of the scale, both Manchester and Birmingham were placed in the bottom 20, in positions 87 and 96 respectively.

“Hotels in both destinations were criticised for their bad value for money and poor quality rooms.”

The spokeswoman added that London was generally towards the bottom of the list but had not qualified at all this year amid common complaints over its “small but expensive hotel rooms”.

Value for money united the top destinations, with second-placed Hanoi having an average price per night of just £39.

The average price for a double room in Birmingham last year was £75, according to Trivago.

To see the full list of 100, visit: http://trv.to/RepRank2015

Birmingham’s top 10 hotels:

1 The Clover Spa

2 Staybridge Suites Birmingham

3 La Tour

4 Woodbrooke

5 Hampton by Hilton Birmingham City North

6 Postbox By Bridge Street

7 Premier Inn Birmingham City Centre New St Station

8 Norwood

9 Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Broad Street

10 Springfield Guest House

The 10 lowest-rated:

123 Charde Guest House

124 Travelodge Birmingham Fort Dunlop

125 Bailey

126 Greswolde Park

127 Paragon

128 Prime Lodge

129 Norfolk

130 Kensington

131 The Birmingham

132 Portland