Holiday Inn Birmingham-Airport

Pros: The staff was friendly and accommodating. The hotel is conveniently located near shopping and food.

Cons: The hotel is old and you can tell. They are remodeling but it still has that "old" smell. The air in my room didn't cool and it was very humid. The humidity made the musty smell of the room more prominate.I could also smell cigarette smoke. I think it was from when it was allowed in the building and the humidity made it seep from the walls. The neighborhood is a little sketchy. There were several people who hung around outside the building. They didn't have a continental breakfast but a buffet that was $9.50. That's a bit ridiculous! I was there for a week on business so no breakfast on site was inconvenient and I wasn't paying that much for the buffett. It wasn't too bad of an experience (i have stayed at worse) but it wasn't the normal Holiday Inn experience that I'm use to.

Pros: Staff was great. Very friendly.

Cons: Hotel is just in bad shape. I got the impression that the staff there cleans and prepares rooms the best they can, but ancient carpets and facilities limit what they can do. It's a musty old building in a questionable part of town. Hotel got us by for a night midway through a road trip, but definitely wouldn't book rooms here as a destination. It's a place to sleep behind a locked door.

Pros: Location to airport.

Cons: Location. Next to Freeway and noise all night long. Ate at the restaurant and it was horrible, along with probably the worst waitress I have ever had in my life. The carpet and walls and doors of the hallways was very dirty looking. Really needs updated. The inside of the rooms was surprisingly not bad. I would not recommend this hotel

Ok for the stay to the morning flight

Pros: Close to airport free shuttle service

Cons: Poor windows Breakfast staff is not top motivated