Prime 2BR Condo Historic Morris Ave, Downtown Birmingham

The Condo had a great location with lots of restaurants within walking distance. It was a beautiful home with nice appliances and a two-in-one washer and dryer. There are 3 beds within the unit and the windows were beyond charming. The decor was very simple yet very nice in the master bedroom. The Condo was mostly clean and mostly comfortable. The owner provided great instructions and was very welcoming and polite.

Though the bare brick windows were beautiful, curtains would have been nice to provide a greater sense of privacy, especially at night and early in the mornings when everyone was moving around either getting ready, or un-ready. The appliances were very nice and modern, but posed as a brief annoyance due to both the microwave and refrigerator beeping needing their filters replaced. The gas stove was mostly great, but the flames and fumes were so strong that we'd have to crack the windows whenever we used it. There is not adequate cookware provided. One of the fews pans was bent and should be replaced. Parking was tricky. The parkmobile lot across the cobblestone street on Morris Avenue was $40/night. Street parking in front of the shops only allows for parking 2 hours at a time. Free parking is available on 23rd but is very limited and not always available. The Public Parking Lot is feasible- we paid $8 to park for about a day and a half. The first bedroom (closest to the front door) does not have windows so it was a bit dark even with the two lamps provided. The decor in that room was also very dated and did not flow with the rest of the home along with the chair in the master bedroom. The closets in the bedrooms and the washroom were a bit messy. The bathroom was clean, but there were 4 types of soap around the sink and the towels were mismatched and worn. The place was mostly clean but there were some areas that had not been tended to in a long time, such as underneath the bed in the first bedroom, where there were clumps of dirt and dust. The beds appear to be full size and not queens (as adveritsed). The bed in the master bedroom is broken. We could not sleep in it because it began to sink. We ended up having to put one of our kids in the bed since their weight did not affect it nearly as much. The sheets on the bed were nice but seemed to be shrunken and would sometimes slide off the of the sides.

Beautiful place and very clean! Will definitely stay there next time I'm in Birmingham! Owner was super nice as well! Located in a great area!

Wish there were curtains on those massive windows and better lighting in the bedrooms either way I will be back next time I stay in Birmingham if this place is available!

Location

It was clean. It’s a central location. Perfect for getting around in the city.

The listing didn’t give instructions to say that the unit was in the building opposite of the elevator, had a hard time finding the unit as well as the rooftop. The kitchen didn’t have any cookware, the bedrooms don’t have any TV’s so we ended up having to sleep on the pullout in the living room each night. Other than that, the stay was perfect! If you don’t plan on spending much time in the unit then those things won’t matter, but for people who will want to utilize the unit then those things will. I hope that helps!