Econo Lodge Birmingham - Hoover

This is located on edge of downtown and the entire hotel had an iron fence around it. First clue this was not a good choice. When we checked in it was at a window with bullet-proof glass. Clue 2. We did not unpack anything until we inspected the room. Looked ok inside until we say the hole in the bathroom door- looked like someone punched the door in. Immediately left and cancelled the reservation for next day and new room for night.

It's a very old property that shows it age. Very basic accommodations. No morning breakfast service,

You get what you pay for, the rooms are pretty decent, there's lots of things to do as well like the bar next door and the town is very nice as well. I would definitely stay again. Give it a try, you'll be surprised how false and misleading some of these reviews are.

Yikes, the room was dirty and had a gross smell. I reserved the room based off the pictures but the photos must be super old or edited. The towels and bedding were stained, the floors were super gross, it looked like cooking oil was spilled in several spots and dirt stuck to it, there was a large spider and spider web under the under conditioner inside the room. The toilet paper location also sucked, you have to reach behind you basically to get to it. The location was OK. I didn't feel unsafe, it has a large parking lot near lots of restaurants, close to the highway. Of course because you're close to the highway you hear the noise, but it's a Motel so that's expected. The staff were friendly, no complaints there.

Nasty and unsafe

This place was filthy. Outside my room was what appeared to be a homeless camp. The phone didn’t work, the hairdryer didn’t work, and the towels were supposed to be white but were an off shade of gray. Normally, I wouldn’t expect much from an Econolodge, but for $87 a night, it should be better than this!

Horrible. No shower curtain, no towels, no hot water, no service. Horrible staff

The entire property smelled terrible…very sour and stomach turning. Bathroom was clean but areas around the bed were filthy..not swept. Service was a bit slow at check in but courteous. It was hard to sleep with the odor and the bar next door pounding through the walls which were shared on our end of the hotel.. It did not seem busy so I wondered why we were not offered an outside room further away from the noise. I would not stay again.

Absolutely terrible, that's the best way to describe my stay here. I travel a ton with my job and Birmingham is a frequent stop for me and I can assure you I won't be staying that this Econo Lodge yet. Cons: When I got there I was informed the water was off and it wouldn't be back on for an hour or so. Fine, I can handle that. But the water cut off yet again the next day for about 2 hours. I never was able to get hot water in my room AT ALL. So, cold showers... The bed was terrible and worst of all, I killed several small roaches in my room. Pros: The price (get what you pay for, I guess) and the front desk staff was nice. Also, there is an excellent restaurant right next door and a bar (if you're into that). The Wi-Fi was decent too.