PROS: 1.Good location to get to most all areas of Birmingham within minutes; downtown, the medical center, museum area, zoo, mt brook, vestavia, hoover, airport, etc...2. Within walking distance of 3 or 4 decent places to eat lunch 3. walking distance or 2 minute car ride out the back entrance to Mt Brook Village where you will find several upscale jewelry stores, book stores, antique shops, a few places to eat, a tux rental shop, gas station, drug store, grocery store, dry cleaners, etcc...4. plenty of parking at the hotel to get in and out quickly, 5. Room a/c worked very well and kept the room cool and comfortable; 6. very nice comfortable bed with upscale linens, pillows, blankets, etc... room size was fine, 7. plenty of tv stations to watch with HBO and On Demand "in theatre" movies to rent CONS: Room had either a mothball or chemical smell/odor that I couldn't seen to get rid of and absorbed into my clothes; a/c worked well but periodically would be overwhelmed by thick humidity; not very much closet space at all; bathroom had virtually no countertop space to place all my toilettires, etcc.. water pressure could have been stronger; Breakfast was complimentary but dissappointing; mediocre coffee, biscuits, rolls, watery OJ and not enough seating/tables. Overall, I would recommend the Hampton for a convenient, clean, safe, friendly place to stay; but seemed to be overpriced for what you get for the rate. Biggist positive was location and access to many differnt hyways, roads, shopping

This is a nice hotel in a very nice part of town. I originally planned to stay at an airport hotel because I had an early morning flight and thanks to the reviews here I did not stay near the airport. That would have been a HUGE mistake. This hotel is a typical Hampton, everyhting was neat, clean, and comfortable. Breakfast was fine. The location really makes it. It is on a major highway and there is a Wendy's and a small strip mall next door with a Chappy's Deli, a Greek place, and a Southwestern place. I ate at Chappy's one night and it is good for a quick meal. if you drive out the back of the property and go down the hill there is a nice quint shopping area there with about 30 or so little "boutique shopps". There is also a pizza place and an ice cream place. The Birmingham zoo is also right near there. Also there is an gas station to make filling up your rental car easy. It was only about a 10-15 minute ride to the airport from the hotel, but well worth staying out there.

Pluses: Great location just off the main road near Mountain Brook's fab outdoor mall; nice breakfast in comfortable lobby; excellent FREE wireless; lots of towels; warm cookies. Neutral: plain utilitarian room with laminate furniture and aged floral bedspread. Not-so-positive: very loud individual air con unit, downright surly front desk folks who didn't know whether or not rooms were located near the elevator. But gotta love Hampton's marketing on EVERYTHING - from pads next to the phone to soap to the elevator - it all has a slogan.

My fiancee and I stayed at this hotel on July 15-17, 2005. I have to say that the service we experienced was nothing short of excellent, from the time we checked in until the time we checked out. Also, the wireless internet access in every room was a plus, and the rooms were clean and well-appointed. We had the unfortunate luck of staying in a room that was directly across the hall from one of the rooms of an all star little league baseball team from Northport, AL whose parents decided that it would be a good idea to let the entire team stay by themselves in that particular room. After three complaints to the front desk (two via phone and one in person), the matter was finally settled when the parents decided to actually use common sense and make the kids stay with an adult--the late-night clerk actually had to threaten to kick the team out before they would comply. Also, I heard from the staff that the parents of the kids were angry that anyone would complain, stating that "boys will be boys" and that they could not control their children. What a joke--it is truly a sad day in America when parents claim to be unable to control their children in a public setting. This was a situation where the hotel staff did everything within its power to remedy the situation, and I for one was grateful. The next afternoon, as I returned to the hotel, the front desk staff apologized profusely for the actions of the baseball team and offered to put us in another room on the opposite end of the hotel which we graciously accepted. A member of their staff assisted our move and everyone couldn't have been any more cheerful or helpful. A big thank you to Tiffany, the guest services manager, and the executive housekeeper (whose name I can't remember) for helping us out. A message to adults with traveling baseball teams everywhere: yes, it is possible to control the kids, and no, it is NOT a good idea to let them stay in a room by themselves--they just may run around the halls screaming like idiots keeping an entire wing of the hotel awake past midnight. So, please use common sense and respect the other guests in the hotel. And as for the traveler who was fleeing Hurricane Ivan, I highly doubt that the vast majority of hotels across America either keep generators or flashlights for all of their guests--I understand your frustration at having to flee your home, but I do not think that your confidence in the Hampton brand name should be "shattered." I found that this hotel did a great job with addressing my needs.

I was fortunate to book a room as I evacuated away from Huricane Ivan. Upon arriving the desk clerk informed me that there was no generator. Too late there were not any other rooms in city. My first night stay was wonderful except for the backed up toilet ! 3pm the following day Our lights indeed went out, The hotel management gave us not a flashlight but a GLOWSTICK!!!! something a child would use for a toy. The windows of course could not be raised. total darkness for hours. Oh The management did offer fruit and a bag of cookies for our trouble WOW! OXYGEN, so I could breathe would have been much better. Upon checkout the next morning at 9:00am the lights were still out. The desk clerk attempted to charge me for the night with no power air,etc.I asked about the 100% satisfaction guarantee the deskclerk gave the runaround. Management agreed , but it was still charged. Be careful, utilize your satisfaction guarantee and inquire about backup generators , so that you won't almost break your neck in a stairwell powered only by the light of a glowstick. Thanks HAMPTON, my confidence in the brand name is completly shattered.............