107 ReviewsWelcome to Howard Johnson Inn Birmingham hotel near The University of Alabama; Samford University; Birmingham-Southern College and Southern Virginia University. Roll off Interstate 65 and into the free car and large-vehicle parking lot of our hotel i
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275 Oxmoor Rd,Birmingham,AL,United States of America
Welcome to Howard Johnson Inn Birmingham hotel near The University of Alabama; Samford University; Birmingham-Southern College and Southern Virginia University. Roll off Interstate 65 and into the free car and large-vehicle parking lot of our hotel i
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Walter W on 10/08/2016 01:45
HORRIBLE PLACE! First off, when I arrived, the front desk clerk was nice and helpful in finding my room. After finding my room and settling in, the room looked and smelled dampy! I got a room with double beds...not bad for $50, so i thought. Upon inspecting the room, I found the smoke detector hung from the wall from its wires, the toilets cover had a crack in it, the toilet paper plastic roll that holds the toilet paper roll was missing so I had 2 used toilet paper rolls on the toilet to use, ironing board looked stained, and all i was given was a little bar of soap to wash my hands. No shampoo, nothing! After unpacking a bit (i stayed for 1 night), I went to plug in my laptop. Facing the beds, the bed on the right which i planned to sleep on that night, had no outlets behind it. I then looked behind the bed on the left side. Found an outlet and plugged it in. Then, for some odd reason, I had an idea to check underneath the mattress on the bed i was going to sleep on. So i lifted the mattress from the top left corner near the side desk and found a used needle! I checked underneath the whole mattress and found nothing else. I left the needle there and switched beds. I then checked the bed on the left side and found nothing.
I then ate dinner and took benedryl to knock me out since I had to be up by 4 am.
Heres where it gets weird: The way the rooms are setup is if the drapes are open,you can see inside the room through the big window and clearly see if its used or not. But i think any normal person would close the upon entering the room as i did. Anyways, Im on my laptop around 9 pm, trying to relax and let the benedryl kick in to knock me out when all of a sudden i hear a "knock" noise from above me as if someone from the room above me dropped something on the floor. I brush it off and continue interneting. A few minutes later, i hear 2-3 distinctive knocks again, same sound but 2-3 different times. No noises were before them nor afterwards. After a couple of minutes, I call it a night and turn off the lights. As I'm trying to fall asleep, I keep hearing that "knock" sound, but this time it sounds like its coming from the wall behind me (i slept on my right side with my back to the other bed and bathroom). It catches my attention but i brush it off thinking its maybe guests from another room or upstairs. I eventually start to fall asleep after hearing 2 or 3 more knocks and as soon as i start to drift off, BAM! I get woken up to a loud, clear knock sound that sounded 2-3 feet in front of my face as if something were in the room with me and it knocked the wall near my face. I get freak out and remain still. I try to figure out if that came from inside my room or next door; maybe a guest got the room while i was asleep...idk. I try to fall back asleep but the knocking sound again comes from behind or above me. Eventually, the knocking sound stops and i fll asleep as the last knock I heard sounded distant (like 2-3 rooms away from me) yet loud enough for me to hear. My alarm goes off at 4 and i get up and get ready for my road trip back home. I pack up my car, and as I'm heading back to my car with the last item, I look into the window of the room next to me where I hear the loud knock that woke me up and see that the curtains are open and the room unused. I get a little nervous, but move on. As I'm going to my car, I realize I can go upstairs and see if the room directly above was occupied or not....I almost do it but decide not to in the end.
Idk if I experienced a haunting or not, but all I know is I didnt feel safe or welcomed in that room/hotel.
Hannah H on 15/03/2016 17:50
Worst stay I've ever had. Needed a hotel quick so I went to expedia and found this one, booked it for $70 (after tax) would have much rather slept in my car! I went out and bought Lysol and sprayed every surface from floor to ceiling. The man at the front desk was very rude, got into our room and there was no smoke detector, no wash cloths, the towels were hard and practically see-thru, no shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion.... it was awful! Mold and mildew growing on the walls and ceiling. The exterior was just as bad as the inside. Totally run down. Save your dollars and stay in your car if this is your only option. Going for a penicillin shot now.
Garret B on 25/02/2016 15:18
This motel is an embarrassment for Expedia or any other sites ! Old, dirty and insects are everywhere! For this price, it is very big JOKE! The address is on Expedia is shown wrong. I spent about 40 minutes to find this place. Finally I called the hotel and receptionist was very nice.
Dale B on 01/09/2015 18:10
Car broke down in their lot, otherwise we would have gone elsewhere. Staff was very nice, but our room was terrible. Broken bed springs, dirt in all the corners, mold and mildew in the unclean bathroom. Terrible repair jobs on several damaged wall areas. Smoke detector removed from centralized system, and battery was dead and on and on.
Mayada W on 27/07/2015 15:36
There was a wasp nest right outside the door of our room, the pool isn't opened just covered up, there wasn't a fridge or microwave in the room so they got one from another room, the iron in the room leaked water all over your clothes if you put water in it, your have to pay $15 for a late check out, they didn't have enough towels and rags when I needed more, and they didn't have enough items for the continental breakfast.
