Which hotel....

[lotsofbull99]

Day's Inn at $62 sounds more my speed

FYI, lob, my husband & I are staying at the Quality Inn Homewood. They have rates from $60 to $65. Includes free wireless internet access & free continental breakfast.

From southwest.com (http://www.southwest.com/cgi-bin/hotelInfo?src=price&disc=0:1:1164917843.468783:4876@3E9345710E4A8E08C586677478671094D49ADB00):

The Quality Inn hotel is conveniently located off Interstate 65 at Oxmoor Road, only five miles south of downtown Birmingham and less than 12 miles from the Birmingham International Airport. This Homewood hotel is centrally located near many area attractions, including the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samford University, Legion Field and Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. This suburban hotel is located next door to the Culinary Institute of Virginia College at Birmingham, featuring Mizan Plaz. A variety of popular restaurants and cocktail lounges are located within a one-mile radius. Guests of this Homewood hotel will enjoy many amenities, including free deluxe continental brkfst.

General Hotel Information

Quality Inn Homewood              

155 Vulcan Road              

Homewood AL 35209 US        

Approximately 10M SW of airport (BHM)

Phone: 205 945-9600    

Fax  : 205 945-9600    

Checkin :  3PM

Checkout: 11AM

Thanks for the tip, just looking for an affordable place to stay in a safe location

[USFan]

UABinBHM, is "The Tutwiler - A Wyndham Historic Hotel" located near 5 points?

What's your take on this Hotel?

[USFan]

Another question UABinBHM... do you know of a Hotel that would allow a 28 foot RV to park in the Hotel parking lot (or even have an open parking lot)?

All these downtown hotels appear to only have side street parking... some even charging to park in their own parking lot.  Do you know of a hotel that has a parking lot near 5 points?

We'll have about 10 in the RV, so we are planning on sleeping in a Hotel.

[UABinBHM]

The Tutwiler is quite a nice hotel.  It's on the northside, though, as opposed to the southside (where 5 Points is).  However, it's a fairly short drive from there to 5 Points.  Most of the hotels downtown, as you've noted, have either street parking or parking in a deck... I believe this is how it is with the Tutwiler as well.

The only place downtown that I can think of that might have room for an RV on the hotel grounds is the Medical Center Inn.  It's near UAB and about 8-10 blocks from 5 Points.  Not a fancy hotel really at all, but it's probably fairly cheap and it's just about 1 block off of I-65.  

Plenty of hotels outside the downtown area have surface lots plenty big enough for RVs, but few downtown.  So it depends whether you care more about staying at a nice hotel or staying at a not-so-nice hotel where you could probably park your RV for free.

[USFan]

The Tutwiler is quite a nice hotel.  It's on the northside, though, as opposed to the southside (where 5 Points is).  However, it's a fairly short drive from there to 5 Points.  Most of the hotels downtown, as you've noted, have either street parking or parking in a deck... I believe this is how it is with the Tutwiler as well.

The only place downtown that I can think of that might have room for an RV on the hotel grounds is the Medical Center Inn.  It's near UAB and about 8-10 blocks from 5 Points.  Not a fancy hotel really at all, but it's probably fairly cheap and it's just about 1 block off of I-65.  

Plenty of hotels outside the downtown area have surface lots plenty big enough for RVs, but few downtown.  So it depends whether you care more about staying at a nice hotel or staying at a not-so-nice hotel where you could probably park your RV for free.

Cool... thanks.

[tbbulls]

hey UABinBHM thanks for the imput what do you know of the redmont

[UABinBHM]

hey UABinBHM thanks for the imput what do you know of the redmont

No problem.  The Redmont is a good hotel.  Actually it's the oldest, still operational hotel in Birmingham with more than 75 years of running history.  I believe it is either now or in the near future going to undergo some renovations.  But the Redmont is a full service hotel offering breakfast, lunch and dinner in Grille 521. Also has the "Rare Olive" lounge in the lobby of the hotel. The Crowne Plaza Redmont also features a fitness center and full-service business center.

[Bullmeister]

Nice hotel - we've booked 6 rooms there - did the same when we played Alabama.

[ChiTownBull]

booked the redmont unless something better comes up