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Amanda B.

The Westin is a mess. Should have stayed at the Elyton or Grand Bohemian. Anyway, here's a recap of what I experienced in my 3 night stay. Cons: -$28 self parking and for 2 nights didn't work which meant I just sit there and wait for a LAZ parking employee who hassles you and gets all your info or go all the way back to the hotel (5-7 min walk and ditch your car) -self park is far away, valet $38 a night -the front desk has NEVER answered the phone. Tip: valet answers so just call them but they will say I don't know and then put you on hold to go ask the front desk who doesn't answer -breakfast at Casey's was free with status but a pain in the booty. They won't let you get coffee - you have to be waited on. Food is okay. -the room hallway carpets are filthy. Like, the dirtiest carpet you've even seen. Holy hell- we are tracking that into the rooms. -I booked this place because of the pool and hot tub. Guess what - they are broken. No one mentioned this at check in even though I said how excited I was and asked the hours, etc. there isn't even I sign up saying it! So you change and go down there and it's half full! -rooftop parties during the week until after 10pm. -all doors slam so you can't be quiet or courteous to your neighbors coming into the room -no fan in bathroom -bathroom door is huge and bathroom is tiny so really hard to maneuver in there. Fine if you're alone but not with 2 people -curtains are 10 feet in room but don't cover edges so light comes in- hard to have a dark room Pros: -bed is comfy -elevator is fast -street parking free and easy to find - towels are fluffy -mini fridge in room (but not plugged in when you arrive) Westin needs to do some work here. Would only stay here again if it was free.

Wesley Sage - Let's see if you can do something to help improve your customer's experience.
John D.

Westin Birmingham - I will never recommend your property to anyone, will never use your business again and will be filling a complaint to the local BBB about your practices. Apparently it is ok for you to "overbook" you property to ensure your profits, and in the meantime, the people that made a "reservation" 6 months in advance get the shaft because your billion dollar system and business model allows reservations to be disregarded. Westin Mgt - one of the supposed "managers" at you establishment needs to be educated on professionalism... Deidre Johnson - your check in manager (2022.02.11) is not a professional. After driving several hours and arriving at your property I was immediately told the the reservation I made 6 months in advance was no longer available. (Family of 4, 2 beds) After voicing my frustration I reluctantly accepted anything still available (1 king). Deidre asked my for my ID and I frustratedly tossed my ID on the counter after which Ms Johnson indicated she was not going to be disrespected by my tossing my ID and refused to check me in... She indicated she did nothing wrong so why was I giving her a hard time.. I then explained to her that it WAS HER JOB, AS AN EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER MANAGER to be the messenger for her employer and be ready to handle customers that were going to clearly be upset due to the purposeful actions of her company. She refused to work with me further, purposefully made a scene and caused more friction with OTHER bystanders that were also being actively shafted (had their reservations changed or lost their rooms entirely, etc) Wesley Sage - Sr Ops Mgr for Westin Birmingham And... I just called the number(s) on the business card I was given - one was disconnected, the other went to some random person. And, this is the second year in a row I've had issue with this property... And, In the 24hrs I've been here I've heard countless others explaining similar situations. So apparently what happened to a small few is not an isolated incident, I've heard from dozens now and more new stories from the next morning, to include random people I've observed in the lobby... This is an "accepted business practice" by this property and it will be reported...

This is a photo of the cockroach in our bathroom.
Ron O.

Below is a photo of the cockroach in our bathroom. The manager basically said too bad and hung up on me after I reported it.

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Edward R.

Staying at the Westin on a work layover. It's a little outside of downtown but has a pub and a Texas de Brazil near by. It walking distance to downtown (30 minutes) There is a Wmca within walking distance to workout. The rooms are clean and comfortable and they include a small refrigerator. The front desk was very nice and had me checked in very quickly. There is a breakfast shop called Santos uptown a few minutes away. Great overall stay and would come back again Ed @soflo_bjj

Gabe M.

First time staying at a Westin. I was here just for one night as a mini staycation and overall enjoyed my time here. There were just a few odd occurances, which I'll detail below. Checking in was a bit strange - the man at the front desk informed me that I had two rooms booked under my name when I had only made one reservation. Looking into it, it seems a room upgrade request was fufilled but my previous room was not properly cancelled. That was swiftly taken care of though, and in the end I was upgraded to a corner king room, which I was very happy about. There was a slight problem when I was asked for my ID. Turns out I had left it at home and I was freaked out because I didn't know what to do. The manager was called over and she brought a security officer with her, which struck me as a bit confrontational and set an aggressive tone. I was able to show her a photo of my passport I had as a substitute, but I did feel that the security officer was a bit much. The accomodation itself was fantastic - it was very spacious and having a corner room with windows facing two different directions was something new for me. I had a great view of the sports complex being construed across the street, Texas de Brazil, and Uptown. There was a minor problem with some of the lights in the room initially flickering and not working, but I managed to get them functional with a bit of tinkering. Unfortunately, most of the hotel's services are discontinued due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, understandably so. I suspect I'll have to stay here again in the future to get the full Westin experience, but as far as hotels go, I had a very good time staying here and enjoyed having Uptown within walking distance.

Kenneth A.

For a Westin, this location is sub-par. They are not properly staffed for a weekend. Upon arrival (4 PM) my room was not ready. My room was finally ready at 5 PM after I said I was moving to the Hilton UB a few blocks away. I asked them to pay for my parking (maybe 1.25 hours) and the answer they gave me was - "We contract that out." And what does that have to do with the customer? I think this location has forgotten was what "take care of the customer, whatever it takes" really means. Why not say "Even though we contract the parking, we'll take care of it. We apologize for the customer experience you've had with us. In the future, we hope you'll give us another chance to earn your business"? Simple. I was not paying for the parking. I decided to stay and check-in. I asked the front desk person to ask the on-site manager to contact me (phone, stop by my room, or I could come downstairs) before she departs for the evening. After my initial review, more went wrong with my stay. As I was checking out, I let the young lady know I wanted to put my pantry charge ($6) on my personal Visa and leave the room charges/tax/parking on the AmEx. She separated the charges but charged my personal Visa for all of the charges. Really? WOW. I had to call corporate, leave a message for accounting and I spoke with Jaylan on 1/26 about the issue. He's supposed to leave a note for his boss to get with accounting so they can credit my personal Visa for the room charge/taxes/parking and charge my AmEx instead. The room was great, but everything thing else was not what I expected. The good thing, at this point - I received a call from Brian/Bryan and he's following up to make sure the room charge, taxes and valet parking charge are applied to my AmEx and credit for the same amount is sent to my personal Visa. He said to follow-up with him on Wednesday, January 29 to make sure both things were completed. The refund to my personal Visa was complete. And they charged my AmEx for the correct charges. If I decide to stay here again, and probably not, I hope the customer experience will be significantly better.

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My husband surprised me yesterday by bringing me to Lapeer. I had not even heard of the restaurant…read moreso on our drive there, I looked up the menu. It's a fine dining restaurant with nice seafood options. Valet parking was available, which I love. The restaurant has low lighting and a quiet, yet engaging atmosphere. Our waiter was phenomenal! Tens across the board. His recommendations were spot on. We started with the calamari. It wasn't served with a sauce and baby....it didn't need a sauce. It was perfect on its own The bread he brought out was good--very airy. I had to try the Caviar slider. It was the perfect blend of salty and crunchy. I tried the onion rings and they were delicious. My husband and the NY Strip Steak with Au Gratin Potatoes. I tried a bite of his food and it was delicious. We ended with a Pineapple Passionfruit Sorbet and it was so good! I have no criticisms. I would most certainly come back.

My friend and me popped in on a Thursday during the happy hour time slot (5:00-6:30 pm). The HH…read moreprices are restricted to the bar area exclusively. We enjoyed our Lapeer experience at the bar. Michael, the bartender was fantastic!! He took care of us from start to finish. For starters , I had a few oysters ($2.50) and I really enjoyed the taste as well as the presentation. The sesame complimentary bread service was absolutely amazing! I planned to try the caviar slider but didn't. I definitely will the next time. The steaks here are some of the best ever!! They messed up my order originally but quickly made the correction. I really enjoyed my prime hanger steak & my friend enjoyed her prime skirt steak. The temperature of our steaks were spot on. We ordered for our sides asparagus, mashed potatoes w/t gravy and onion rings. The onions rings were the stand out of the three. The asparagus were delicious also. I didn't care for the mashed potatoes much. Skip those! The red wines I had complemented my meal nicely! The staff and the overall vibe here is top tier. I love the space and location of Lapeer. Enjoy the complimentary valet parking here. This is a great addition to the robust food scene in Birmingham, Al! You definitely wanna add this one to your list , for any occasion!

The Fennec - 3:10 to Yuma available in The Foxhole Lounge

The Fennec

(117 reviews)

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Cool place for college games. You get a good variety of fans cheering for there teams. Huge screens…read moreto watch the games. They have a great SEC drink menu (recommended by our server) and the food was great with big portions.

2:30pm on a Saturday and it was not busy at all. Walked in and it looked nice, nothing super fancy…read morebut nice. I sat down and maybe the wobbly table should have been my first red flag. The chairs sucked to add to it. I find the bathroom, whoever thought it was such a good idea to put a faucet that high was special because you have to turn the water low enough or push the faucet to the side to prevent from it splashing all over you. My in-laws got there a few mins before us and got everyone waters which that was good. The waitress, it took her forever to come back by to ask for drinks or starters. Granted we were waiting for a few other people but my husband wanted a soda and we were going to go ahead and get an appetizer. I decide to stick with my water because I just felt like I would get a drink if I asked for something different. Which I was right. My husband had to wave the waitress down for his soda. She accidentally brought him diet. She never brought back his drink. I had to get up and ask the hostess about our his drink and that we were wanting to order an appetizer. The hostess apologized and said they were really busy. I know I had to fix my face because I looked around, saw our table, and two other tables, about 6 people at the bar that the bartender handled, and looked back at the hostess like, "wtf?" The rest of our group shows up. Waitress comes back. Still no drink for my husband and gets our appetizer orders along with the remaining drink orders. When the appetizers comes out, it was a guy who brought it to us and we asked him about the soda and he apologizes and gets it for us...finally. Nothing special about the appetizer just chips and dip. We finish it and once again...the waiting game. The rest of our group still had yet to get their drinks. She comes back after another long wait, drink less, and gets our orders. My father in-law mentions the drinks, she apologies, and gets them. The wait it took for our food to come was ridiculous. I hate to imagine how long we would have had to wait if it was actually busy. Maybe it might have been worth my wild if the food was phenomenal but the moment it was sat in front...I knew it was not gonna be good. I got the Alfredo with shrimp. It looked like some soup. The sauce to noodle ratio was not good. The sauce was so runny that I had to lean it and eat the noodle like Naruto eating ramen. 5 measly pieces of shrimp. The sauce was also very gritty. How something that is so runny also be gritty, I don't know but I've had lean cuisine frozen alfredo dinners better than this $29 plate. 3 of us ordered Alfredo, only one got a piece of bread but I'm not asking for bread because I don't want to wait 30 mins to get it. My son looked at me and legit said, "we should have just gone to Olive Garden" knowing good and well I don't care for Olive Garden but also knowing it would have been better than whatever this plate in front of me was called. When walking to my car, I looked at everyone and said, "I'm sorry but this place sucked. I've been curious about it and now that I've experienced it...there is nothing here that would bring me back." So I suggest spend your money elsewhere because there is nothing that makes this place standout enough to have the audacity to have nonexistent service and charge $29 for soupy Alfredo

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BridgeStreet Gallery and Loft

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Centrally located in downtown Birmingham and near a number of businesses and hotels, BridgeStreet…read moreGallery and Loft is as lovely as a venue as they come. This place is an ideal spot for medium to large'ish gatherings (50-150 peeps?) and a perfect setting for any special occasion. Whether it's an art installation, photo gallery, wedding reception, or just a big ol party, there are two floors of quality spaces to work with. There is no elevator unfortunately, but the bathrooms are handicap friendly and there is a separate back entrance for vendors. Parking is a bit limited to alleyways and street parking, but as the area finishes their renovations, I wouldn't be surprised if a parking garage would eventually make its way here. The fun in a raw space is seeing how much it changes for whatever the theme merits. There is a dedicated team here that works to make that vision come true and they're a professional and friendly bunch. I think their operation is stellar from top to bottom that perspective folks should really consider this gem of a venue.

This is an absolutely beautiful little venue! I have never heard of this place until I had a Yelp…read moreevent here last night, and I have to say I was extremely impressed! There are two floors, and our event was on the upstairs. I'm not sure how old the building is, but it has an exposed brick wall painted white, beautiful hardwood (oak looking) floors, with gorgeous strands of light setting the perfect evening event. Not sure if the lights are part of their everyday decor or if they were for Christmas, but it's absolutely stunning! I could see this being a great venue for a rehearsal dinner, work/birthday party, or a small wedding/prom venue (My graduating class of 7 would have had enough room!) My only question is how do I get invited back to this place?! I don't plan events, but this is a place I definitely want to come back to! Just a head's up I only saw street/metered parking, but that's pretty much expected in downtown Birmingham.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens - Cherry blossoms

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

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The main point of our trip to Birmingham was to see an exhibit at the art museum. However, we are…read moreearly rises (especially with the 1-hour time difference from home), so we had some time in the morning to fill. My wife determined that the local botanical garden opened by 7 a.m. (!) and was also free, so we opted to stop here before the museum opened later at 10 a.m. We made it here by around 7:30 a.m. A word of caution - the highway interchange nearby was nightmarish. We missed 2 turns (even with a navigation app running). I don't think it was just me. So be careful and add a few extra minutes to get lost. Once finally off they highway and through the final roundabout, we proceeded along a road bordering the gardens. On the other side appeared to be an expensive hotel and an upscale shopping / dining plaza. The garden was having some sort of plant sale, and crowds were apparently expected. They had traffic control cones in place, but we arrived early enough so that parking was still plentiful. When we left, it seemed like the lot had mostly filled up. The gardens are quite large. They are divided up into sub-areas and there is a large map posted about 100 yards inside the main gate. No paper maps were on offer, so I guess you can take a photo of theirs and use that. We first strolled to the Japanese Garden. We had this to ourselves until almost when we left. This area is quite large by itself. They have koi ponds, a tea house, etc. It was nice. We took an alternate path back to the map pavilion. From there, we explored other areas (mostly dedicated to specific flowers). Some of the terrain is hilly. We routed through the vegetable garden and eventually ended up back at the central formal rose garden. This was being watered periodically that morning and some of the brick paths in it were flooded. They seemed to have some satellite restrooms in remote areas, in addition to the main set near the gate. We spent almost 2 hours here and probably could have spent even more time, but we wanted to drive to our prime stop. If you have any interest in botanical gardens, this is a very worthwhile stop.

One of the first things I appreciated was free parking and free entrance, which is always an…read moreattractive feature. From there, it just kept getting better. You can easily spend hours exploring the many trails that wind through beautiful flowers and plants, the serene Japanese Gardens, and even an active beehive community--which was my favorite part! We were on a bit of a time limit and didn't get to walk the entire property, but we still managed to spend about two hours covering roughly three miles, and it never felt rushed. While it's still a little early in spring for everything to be in full bloom, there were still plenty of gorgeous floral displays to enjoy. Some of the trail directions can be a bit confusing at times, and we did end up wandering off course once or twice. That said, it was never difficult to find our way back to the main trail and continue exploring. If you're looking for a place to meander, slow down, and truly enjoy nature, this is absolutely the place to do it. A peaceful and rewarding experience overall.

Bare Hands Gallery - Craig Legg is an Austinite who has a big hand in this festival!

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It ain't exactly closed anymore. Its a non profit now. I was told that the venue was just not…read moreprofitable as a profit so now it can be rented out. Hell, I really don't know what the hell because I was drinking tequila during this conversation so this review of a once for profit but now non profit art studio that has not been sold or closed but yet opens for the Day of the Dead festival one day per year, blah, bleh, blibbity bleh..yadda yadda..drone.. Holy Shit Birmingham peeps!! This is more damn confusing than a goverment website! Is it closed or open? Seems simple..well.. I was there so I am going to say its OPEN. But if I came back in a week, it would be closed. Insane Artist People!! I love ya but answer the question! Day of the Dead Festival was an unexpected treat. Good food. Good music. A band from Austin, TX and beautiful altars set up to commemorate the dead lost loved ones in true fashion of the holiday. Fires burning in chimineas, colorful lights, friendly people, murals, activities, face painting, beers to drink, food trucks serving. If I didn't know better I would have thought I was in Austin! Weird! The Dia de los Muertos altars are all beautiful too. Each person who passed away represented a universe contained within the beings that they were.. the altars had items that they had enjoyed in life, photos, paintings, letters, favorite coffee cups from which they drank only to mention a few. The vigillette candles are glowing and lighting up the way that was each life which was lost. I just popped into town and did not have the chance to set up an altar, but I did light my own candle and set it in a special place to commemorate those who I have lost. The red glowing sparks from the open bonfires there went into the night sky and burned out into infinity much like the lives that were being commemorated. So long momma. You are remembered and loved. A candle here burns for you this night as well. Thank you for being such a wonderful mother. I miss you now and everyday of my life.. I will think of you. Maybe now from where you are you see things with new eyes and vision and I hope you understand me more now than ever and that it gives you peace. I am well. Your grandson is well. I hope you see us now whenever you want and the distance no longer confines you. I love you now and always.

Lovely space. Apparently they have openings about once a month.read more

The Westin Birmingham - hotels - Updated May 2026

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