Hampton Inn Birmingham Downtown Tutwiler, Birmingham

The hotel was nice BUT we had two expensive gold necklaces taken from our hotel room in the afternoon. We made the report to the hotel and called the police. We think we know who took them and don't think it was a maid. We are waiting to hear from the detectives in Birmingham. Friends of ours were also staying and they had items stolen the same afternoon.

The hotel allows partying with excessive noises; partying guests knocking on doors of other guests; kicking doors; screaming; profanity; drunkenness. This is not an atmosphere to stay for any rest, relaxation, or children. The staff was unable to control or stop the partying. The party lasted until 5:45a.m. and nothing was done. It is much over priced for this type of service.

We have family that books a room here every year for City Stages and it is in the best location for the festival. Right near gate entrances. My Wife and I also booked this hotel for guests to stay at during our wedding which was across the street. Everyone that we heard from enjoyed this hotel.

Great Loaction in downtown Birmingham, excellent resturant with a great diverse menu. The service throughtout the hotel was wounderful, the room were very clean and the bed was great.

I have traveled to Birmingham over the years and even used its airport as a bivouac (impossible as it may seem). This hotel has been a consistent pleaser for several years. The typical traveler when coming to Birmingham seems to expect something for nothing.. I don't and as well I get something when I come here and can usually get a pretty good rate and can always get a wonderful night's sleep and fantastic food and service. Not to mention one of the most beautifully planned metropolis' at my feet. My only regret is that the eatery "Christian's" is no longer there. Magnifique. There was the time in 2005-06 when things just weren't fresh anymore. I am at least loyal to my old weds.. things werer getting a little stale...Well I had the pleasure of visiting in May. Oh, My God. Southern Hospitality at its finest. Elegance at its most finesse..Eat you heart our Charlotte, N.C. Take that Atlanta. Charleston and New Orleans need only apply for this standard. And Birmingham has absolutely no idea what a gold mine it has in such a marvelous centrally located airport. That aside, This hotel and its staff is impeccable. I only wish I could stay there more. It makes Chicago's Drake look like an ugly duckling.

I was searching the web for our hotel to email the link to a friend. I saw these reviews and had to enter mine to let everyone know that the hotel has been completely renovated and is very chic and classy! To give you some background on us: My husband and I are a bit picky. I am a 30 something corporate lawyer and my husband is a corporate exec. We own a plane and travel on weekends. We love chic hotels and cannot stand dirt, rudeness, bad food, etc etc. We were in town for a wedding and we rented a car and arrived at the hotel late in the evening. The valet staff immediately helped us out of our car, unloaded it, and parked it. All was very easy! Our room was wonderful! We had a suite with multiple flat screen tvs and a plush bed with both firm and soft pillows. They actually label the pillows for you and appoint the room with small cards encouraging relaxation and health. The room is tastefully decorated with mohagany wood, and plush furniture. Also is complimentary wireless internet. We ordered room service - the food is pricey but outstanding. I highly recommend a stay here... after the 9 million dollar renovation. This hotel NO LONGER possesses the pre-renovation reputation. Give it a chance, it is beautiful!

Last week, my company reserved a room for me at The Tutwiler, a historic hotel in downtown Birmingham. I read the Yahoo reviews and was a bit concerned, but they assured me that the hotel had been completely renovated. Boy, had it ever! It was great. I arrived with my rental car and was greeted by Terri, the Bell Captain. She said her title was Chief Ambassador. And boy, what an Ambassador she was for the hotel and Birmingham. The hotel has affiliated with Hampton Inn and Suites and my Hilton HHonors membership meant that I was pre-registered, key packet assigned and I was off to my room before I knew it. The room (300) was big and spacious. It was a real two room suite. It even had a balcony. The hotel has a cool lending library with top new books that you can borrow and even take home to mail back if you like. That's neat. The room was totally brand new with beautiful furniture, 32inch LCD flat panel televisions, and an incredible raised bed with luxurious duvet. There was plenty of desk space and a brand new bath. The wireless high speed internet was screaming fast, and best of all, free., I worked out in the fitness center on the 8th flooir looking over a great city scene. I found out the next morning at breakfast (also on the 8th floor) that all of that space was brand new, built from atiic area. The stunning breakfast area offered the standard Hampton free breakfast with a good selection of hot and continental items. The super friendly host (Kelvin) told me about the hotel's history and renovation, aided by historic photographs of the hotel through the years. It was built in 1914. The hotel is filled with remarkable historic photographs in the guest rooms and in a first floor photographic exhibition of the history of the city that comes with a free audiotour. It was extremely interesing. Whoever did the pictures and narration did a great job. Even the door numbers have historic photos. The hotel uses PrinterOn, a service that lets you print from your laptop from anywhere in the building. You pick up your documents in the business center, which is one of the best I have seen, with two computers in neat library looking carrels. They give you some privacy while working. But you can print your document without even getting on one of the two PCs in the busienss center. All you have to do is enter the job number on a keypad and it prints out. There also was a PC dedicated to printing boarding passes. I have never seen that. It won't do anything else. Very cool. There is a new convenience store they call a Suite Shop. Catchy. The building is gorgeous and in a prime spot in downtown Birmingham, across from their Central Park and an outstanding library building. The hotel has brand new upscale restaurant called icon that was off the scale. You can even get room service, unheard of in a Hampton Inn and Suites. They offer a shuttle to other fine restaurants downtown, so I got to eat in a different place every night and never moved my car, walking to the building where I was working every day. But probably the best feature of all was the staff. They were obviously proud of their "new" hotel. They have a button on the phone that says "Make It Happen." They mention that they offer newspapers from many cities. I wanted to know if they had one from Atlanta. They use a system called Newspaper Direct that has same days papers from around the world, including Atlanta printed out on 11x17 paper. Cool! The renovation is well done. You obviously knew you were in a classic old building, but everything felt new. A good combination. Hats off to the people at The Tutwiler. They apparently took a gem of a historic hotel that had seen its better days and returned it to better than new! I will certainly be back with my wife for a romantic weekend. They even offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. You can

everything and everyone was nice you couldnt possibly do anything to make it better than it is. it was unbelievable how the catering and food was. i enjoyed the stay thanks very much.

While we were there some of the rooms were being renovated so it was a little bit noisy and meesy with constrution dust. Great location close to the park and easy access to downtown shopping. Great relaxed atmosphere, lovely lobby. Perfect site for the small convention we were attending.

I just returned from 4 nights at this hotel..and I have no complaints! The staff was very nice and accomidating, delicious food, VERY comforatble bed in my suite. I have no complaints about the hotel or staff - they are undergoing a renovation to be complete this spring (and changing from a Wyndham to Hampton Inn, i believe), and this was clear upon entry. My only complaint is the location. While very convenient to BJCC (4 blocks), there is no where within walking distance to eat (besides the hotel) or for entertainment. We didn't rent a car and wow, was that a mistake! The taxi service in Birmingham was TERRIBLE!