Sullivan Heights
3 bedrooms · 1 bathroom · sleeps 6 · Upper Stoke
The nearest home to CBS Arena: about 3 miles by road.
North Coventry
Accommodation near the CBS Arena (Ricoh Arena)
The Coventry Building Society Arena, once the Ricoh Arena, is home to Coventry City and hosts concerts, exhibitions and events in the north of the city.
The project
About Coventry Building Society Arena
The Coventry Building Society Arena, often shortened to the CBS Arena and formerly the Ricoh Arena, is a complex in the north of Coventry built on the site of the old Foleshill gasworks. It has a 32,609-seat stadium, home to Coventry City, a 6,000 square metre exhibition hall, a hotel and a casino.
Arena Park shopping centre sits alongside, with one of the largest Tesco Extra stores in the UK. The arena takes its name from Coventry Building Society, which agreed a ten-year sponsorship in 2021. Coventry City won promotion to the Premier League on 17 April 2026, ending 25 years outside the top flight, so the 2026-27 season brings Premier League football and its away fans to the arena.
The stadium has hosted international events too. During the 2012 Olympics it was the City of Coventry Stadium and during the 2022 Commonwealth Games it was Coventry Stadium, when sponsors' names were not allowed.
Coventry Arena station, on the line between Coventry and Nuneaton, opened on 18 January 2016 next to the arena. One train an hour calls each way, but the station closes for an hour before and after football matches, rugby and concerts for safety, so plan your journey on event days.
Sullivan Heights is about 3 miles by road from the arena, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 4 miles and Humber Hub about 5 miles. Sullivan Heights sleeps six and has a garden for the evening after; Humber Hub sleeps 10 and Stoke Lodge and Stoke House nine each, which suits a big group coming for a gig or a match.
Sources: Wikipedia: Coventry Building Society Arena; Wikipedia: Coventry Arena railway station; timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-04-18-coventry-promoted-to-premier-league-after-25-year-absence. Distances by road from each house, worked out on OpenStreetMap.
Where to stay
The nearest home is Sullivan Heights
Sullivan Heights is about 3 miles by road from CBS Arena, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 4 miles and Humber Hub about 5 miles.
Stoke Lodge
4 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · sleeps 9 · Lower Stoke
Next door to Stoke House. About 4 miles by road from CBS Arena.
Stoke House
4 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · sleeps 9 · Lower Stoke
Next door to Stoke Lodge. About 4 miles by road from CBS Arena.
Guest reviews
What guests have said
Host was absolutely fantastic. Very attentive and helpful. Would definitely stay again! The house was very cosy, clean and comfortable — everything we needed.
We had a great stay. The house was clean and had everything we needed. The host was very responsive.
Great place for a short stay. Quiet area, property exactly as described, spot clean, check-in extremely easy. Host was very friendly and checked in on our 2nd day.
Quoted word for word from guest reviews of Humber Hub and Sullivan Heights on Airbnb. A selection, not every review: see them all on the review page. All guest reviews.
Projects and employers
Other projects and employers
Each page shows how far each home is by road, nearest first.
JLR WhitleyJLR's headquarters, about 2 miles from Humber HubJLR GaydonJLR engineering, Aston Martin and the British Motor MuseumJLR sitesWhitley, Ryton, Fen End, Gaydon, Solihull, Hams Hall and Castle BromwichJLR SolihullLand Rover's home since 1947 and the Range Rover Electric lineJLR Fen EndSV headquarters and a test track on the old RAF Honiley airfieldJLR Castle BromwichJaguar's home from 1977, now body panels for every JLR brandJLR Hams HallJLR's Battery Assembly Centre near ColeshillHS2 near CoventryBurton Green tunnel, Balsall Common viaduct and Interchange
FAQ
Staying near CBS Arena
How far is the arena from the houses?
Sullivan Heights is about 3 miles by road, Stoke Lodge and Stoke House about 4 miles and Humber Hub about 5 miles.
Can a group of friends book for a concert weekend?
Yes, as a whole house, when the calendar has a short stay open for those dates. House rules mean no parties.
Is the CBS Arena the old Ricoh Arena?
Yes. It took the Coventry Building Society name in 2021 under a ten-year sponsorship. Plenty of people still call it the Ricoh Arena.
Is the station open on match days?
Coventry Arena station closes for an hour before and after big events, so check before you travel.
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