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Best Western Gardendale

2.5 star property
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Exterior
Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Lobby
Outdoor pool
Lobby

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
842 Thompson St, Gardendale, AL, 35071
  • Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
    13 min drive
  • UAB Hospital
    15 min drive
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    15 min drive
  • Birmingham, AL (BHM-Birmingham Intl.)
    19 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub

Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (with Sofabed)

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (with Sofabed)

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (with Sofabed)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Bathtub

Pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Bathtub

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Gardendale

Located in Gardendale, Best Western Gardendale is within a 15-minute drive of Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and UAB Hospital. .This hotel is 12.4 mi (19.9 km) from University of Alabama at Birmingham and 4.2 mi (6.8 km) from Black Creek Bark Park.

What's nearby

  • Birmingham Museum of Art - 13 min drive - 18.0 km
  • Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex - 13 min drive - 17.2 km
  • Alabama Theater - 13 min drive - 18.4 km
  • UAB Hospital - 15 min drive - 20.2 km
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham - 15 min drive - 19.9 km

Getting around

  • Birmingham Station - 14 min drive
  • Birmingham International Airport (BHM) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Auntie Anne's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Best Western Gardendale

Hotel in Gardendale with free breakfast and a fitness center
Best Western Gardendale offers 29 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Gardendale hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 29 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille signage
  • Lift
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible fitness centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
4 children, up to the age of 21 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from April to September
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Best Western Gardendale
Best Western Plus Gardendale
Best Western Plus Hotel Gardendale
Best Western Plus Gardendale Hotel
Best Western Gardendale Hotel
Best Western Gardendale Hotel
Best Western Gardendale Gardendale
Best Western Gardendale Hotel Gardendale

Best Western Gardendale Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 365 out of 812 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 252 out of 812 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 111 out of 812 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 812 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 33 out of 812 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and Convenient
Convenient, quiet, comfortable setting. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This Beat Western worked out well for us. The area is quiet and close to good restaurants and shopping. The pool area was nice and the coffee better than most places. The sink in our room had big gouges in it and the lamp on one side of the bed was missing, which i found disappointing. If we are going to the Gardendale area again, we would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was so nice, really appreciated the woman who made sure I got fresh eggs.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sam

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
cosmetic features only, vents & bathroom fan &
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was fine
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent place for the price
Decent place. Great value for the price. Staff wasn’t overly friendly, but no issues with their performance.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jaime

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
People were great, thank you
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy, St Joe

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the perfect property when visiting Gardendale. My family lives literally right down the street, and all town shops and restaurants are mere minutes away. Secluded yet convenient. Front desk staff and housekeeping are always a pleasure to work with. Breakfast buffet is outstanding. Pool and exercise room nice and well kept. i am always treated well at checkin/checkout. Great place
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Billy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was incredibly nice and the rooms were clean! It was a great experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Denise

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was on the first floor and the humidity in the room was noticable. We had the AC turned down to 65 degrees and we were either sweating or freezing. The humidity also caused some visible mold on the bathroom ceiling and on the tub fixtures. The beds weren't all that comfortable either. My mattress was soft and had a noticeable dip. The breakfast was free so I will reframe from critiquing that.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeremy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Carmelo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice clean place to stay! Rooms were nice and clean and the pool was nice and clean! Good breakfast also!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was clean. Not much interaction with staff. House keeping didn’t get to our room until after 3:00 pm. Wife and I were up early and returned for a nap at 3:00 pm as we were going to have a late night. Arrive early or parking is an issue.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Joe

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel is a little dated, but clean. There wasn’t a Bible in my room so I asked the front desk clerk if it was an oversight and he said Best Western doesn’t do that anymore. Just trying to get this information out there for the people that this is important to.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

peggy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older building but was clean inside and staff was friendly. Good breakfast bar.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yes, Yes, Yes!
We stayed one night as we travel back to Texas. I always check reviews before we stay somewhere. The reviews for this hotel were pretty good so we decided to give it a try and I’m glad we did! Check in was smooth and the front desk was friendly, the room was clean, the ice machine worked great, nice hot water in the shower, the beds were very comfortable, room stayed cool, and the breakfast was great! Highly recommend staying here if you are traveling. We will stay again when we come back this way. Thank you to the staff for all that you do to make our stay comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shea, Owens Cross Roads

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024