Courtyard Birmingham Colonnade

Consistently great!
Rooms are always clean and comfortable. Location is really good — the Summit shopping center is nearby and lots of places to eat. Prices are always very reasonable.
I am relocating to the area and have stayed here roughly 30 times — always a great spot to stay.
The staff here is awesome. Everyone I’ve come in contact with at the Courtyard Colonnade has gone out of their way to make sure my stays have been comfortable.
I highly recommend!

Beautiful and clean place to stay!!! The staff is extremely friendly and thoughtful. We were just passing through and needed to stop for the night… We stopped at about 6 other hotels finding them on completely booked before finding this gem a bit off the beaten path. I would definitely bring my family to stay here again!!!

Quite honestly I have avoided this hotel because of some substandard reviews. I stay in Birmingham often and took this opportunity to try it out one night. I did advanced check in and my key was ready when I got there. The room was standard Courtyard. The bed was very comfortable and the rooms were surprisingly well insulated from noise as I know I had neighbors and couldn’t hear anything. My suggestion would be to get on the non-​highway side (even number rooms) as the other side faces a highway. Maybe it’s not loud but just to be safe it is something to consider. The internet seemed fine and the area is safe. It is a little tricky getting to the hotel but it’s right between the Spring Hill Suites and Comfort Inn. I would recommend this hotel. Breakfast does not come as included in the rate.

This is a real value for the price. This is my go-​to hotel whenever I’m in Birmingham.
They remember me and treat me as special every time. Bertha even remembers my coffee.
A variety of restaurants are nearby and it’s accessible to 280 and 459.

This hotel is very nice looking on the outside but the personnel needs work. My room was dirty, there was hair and glitter in my sheets. There were also stems from what looked like flowers or something all over my room. My things were rifled through and someone even stole money from my bag! Don’t stay here if you want to sleep on clean sheets and leave with all your belongings.

Alright I slammed this place in a previous review. Turns out I stayed here about a year before they remodeled. I stayed here again after finding out they remodeled and now it’s exactly what you’d expect: a remodeled Courtyard. No complaints. The internet was also a lot faster than I’m used to at other Courtyards/​hotels, which is definitely a bonus bc hotel wireless is usually really disappointing.

I needed a hotel that I could use for appointments in Birmingham, and this Courtyard was perfect. Clean and bright lobby with a lot of seating and a very comfortable environment. Service at the front desk was excellent. I asked for a coke zero, which they did not carry, and Jeff the front desk manager offered me his own personal coke zero! I didn’t think that level of service still existed, and guarantees my return here! (I purchased a Pepsi Max in case you were wondering if I took his Coke) This hotel is close to a lot of restaurants so you don’t have to go far to find eats and drinks. Market available for snacks, etc.
Why not 5 stars? I understand i can’t get free breakfast at every hotel, but $ 10 for a breakfast sandwich is a bit much. The fitness room was small and only had two treadmills, an elliptical and a small rack of dumbells, The Spa was out of order.
Would definitely return when in the area.

Renovated! Previous reviews below refer to the state the hotel was in before it was renovated. Updated and modern décor. Stayed here for a night while in Birmingham. The guy at the front desk was great. We had a room issue and the fixed it immediately. Great customer service. We received a free breakfast in the bistro. It was okay I wouldn’t recommend paying for it. There are a lot of better food options close by. Overall I would stay here again.

This is one of the friendliest and outgoing Courtyards that I stayed in. I left early in the morning and the café was not open, however, one the employees made a Starbucks for me. The hotel has been completely remodeled. thw towels were really soft and the room was spotless. Free WiFi.
The rate was inexpensive for a sold-​out weekend.

I have stayed in this hotel 4 – 5 times by now. It is a pretty good hotel and super extraordinary value. The recently remodeled so the rooms and lobby are like new. Would highly recommend staying in this hotel if in this area. Very close to all the nice restaurants and mall area.

How about a heads up at the time of booking that your hotel is undergoing major rehab? That your fitness center is non-​existent and ill need to drive three miles down the road to get on a treadmill?
It might also be worth mentioning that as a result of the renovations and subsequent window replacements sound from the adjacent highway will be the cacophony to put you to sleep and rouse you at 2am!
I stay almost exclusively at Marriott properties — this particular one didn’t even come close matching my usual experience.

We stay in a lot of hotels from the Marriott chain. This one was one of the poorest we’ve ever stayed at. As other reviewers have noted, the décor is fifteen to twenty years old. Our room had a tube tv and wired internet. I can’t tell you the last time I saw both of those in a hotel room. The hot tub wasn’t working. The washer and dryer were sad and looked like they came out of a college dorm somewhere. The location is hidden in an office park area and can be confusing to find (especially at night). The next morning, we couldn’t get out of there fast enough. If we ever have to spend the night in Birmingham again, we’re going to check out the much newer looking Springhill Suites just down the road.

I have to cosign on the 1990s «time warp» feel of this hotel, particularly in the rooms.
Check-​in process: I was using reward points on this hotel and got a scripted greeting from the front desk agent. No exaggeration — she was literally reading a script word for word off of her computer. I did receive a complementary water bottle/​snack for using the said points.
Rooms: The room was very dated with a 90s-​era CRT television, outdated furniture and an overwhelmingly dark and eerie feeling to the room. My room faced Interstate 459 which is a rather heavily used truck bypass of Birmingham and the road noise was significant, even by my standards. The single bed layout was a bit awkward but included a porch. The bed was a bit too firm and didn’t provide the best support. Cable TV selection was good. Clean room overall, just a bit worn out.
Amenities: Standard Pool/​Exercise room, conference rooms and also a business center. The pool seemed a bit small and would not be appropriate for vigorous exercise. Wi-​Fi is not provided in the hotel, however a decent Ethernet connection was provided in the room. Perhaps the main drawback of this hotel was the lack of a complementary continental breakfast. A continental breakfast at the hotel is around $ 5 while the full buffet is roughly $ 10 a piece. The buffet was full and stocked with a decent selection of meats, eggs are made to order, biscuits and other options. Considering the quality of the said options (the biscuits were quite stale), I found the price to be a little steep. Service in this department however was excellent, the woman heading the whole operation provided excellent customer service.
Check-​out: As I used my credit card for incidentals, I wanted my receipt to keep on file in the rare event that something erroneous would accidentally be charged onto my card. This got some unnecessary snark from the check-​in agent and left a bad taste in my mouth.
While I do enjoy staying at Marriott hotels, this particular Courtyard needs some much needed TLC.

It’s not a bad hotel, but it is caught in a time warp. It feels like the 90s here. The towels are those «just scratchy enough that you won’t steal them» texture. The tv is a 25 inch tube tv. The pool is small. The décor isn’t «hip and now».
But all that said, it’s comfortable. And nothing is threadbare or worn. And plenty of shopping and eating choices are in the area So, yes, I’d stay here again. But I would ask for a room on the side of the hotel that doesn’t face I-​459.

Stayed here for a night on the way to Tuscaloosa. We reserved it through Priceline and when we got there, our room was good and ready. Comfortable, easily accessible, and our balcony room made it even better. Safe location and nice staff.

Welcome back to 1990! … I’ve been having some terrible luck with Priceline lately giving me «classic hotels» with lots of old school character. This place is way dated after accidentally going to the Springhill Suites around the corner.
Not worth the 3 star rating that was listed online and I wouldn’t pay more thank $ 50 per night to stay here.
I can’t believe the old school Tube TV is still bolted down to the dresser! Surprised the remote wasn’t also glued to the table.
The pool is about 4 strides long so dont expect a workout. WiFi only in the lobby, ethernet in the room but at least it’s free. Sheesh.
The restaurant serves breakfast downstairs for a cool $ 10.00 buffet or ala carte. hmmm… sounds like someone didn’t get the memo that just because you have Marriott in your name doesn’t make it nice.

I can only review this hotel based upon their conference rooms, as I recently helped faciliate a one-​day conference at this location, but did not see any of the hotel rooms.
The front desk staff was very friendly and accomodating to a few questions I had when I arrived. I asked if we could have the name of our conference put on the board in the lobby, and they promptly did so!
The conference room was already set up upon arrival, with pens and paper on the table in front of each chair. The tables were aligned accordingly. The staff also promptly brought the water we requested, at the time we had requested.
Our conference room was good for the amount of people we had in attendance (good for 20 people, but I would not push more than 25 or so).
The lobby area itself seemed modern in décor.
This hotel is located right off of I-​459/​20-​W as you head into Birmingham. It is situated in the back of a business park. There are many restaurants and shops in the area, if needed as well.

The hotel itself is not that bad. Rooms are clean and the area is nice. The issue I had with this place was the service. It was horrible! I stayed here for a wedding and had way to many issues. First the double charged me. I don’t understand how but the they charged me for 2 rooms for four nights not 1 room for 2 nights. Second, It seemed that everytime I had to go to the front desk, I recieved an attitude because I interrupted their personal call on their cell phone.
I don’t recommed staying at this place.