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Best Western Gardendale


Amenities

  • Parking

  • Swimming pool

  • Non-Smoking Rooms

  • Business Center

  • Housekeeping

  • Safe-Deposit Box

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Property description

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.
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At Best Western Gardendale, guests commonly praise friendly staff, clean rooms, and a quiet, wooded setting near I-65, while recurring drawbacks include dated facilities, musty humidity in some areas, and inconsistent maintenance such as broken ice machines and slow elevators.

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Facilities

Mixed

Cleanliness

Inconsistent

Rooms

Dated

Service

Mixed

Location

Convenient

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10

Brittany

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last week

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Stayed 1 night

Hidden area but it was nice overall.,
Hidden area but it was nice overall.,

10

Rebecca

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3 weeks ago

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Stayed 1 night

This was the best hotel I have stayed at. The rooms was very clean, the staff was amazing . Was able to park a full size trailer in lot with no problem. Breakfast was very good food was hot and fresh.
This was the best hotel I have stayed at. The rooms was very clean, the staff was amazing . Was able to park a full size trailer in lot with no problem. Breakfast was very good food was hot and fresh.

2

Jean-Francois

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3 weeks ago

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Stayed 1 night

Title: Completely Unacceptable Stay – Avoid at All Costs Disappointing doesn’t even begin to describe this experience. I arrived at 5:00 PM — a full two hours after the stated 3:00 PM check-in time — only to be told my room wasn’t ready and to “give them 20 minutes.” After driving 11 hours, that’s not just inconvenient, it’s unacceptable. Trying to make the best of it, I went to check out the pool — a mistake. The water looked like something out of a disaster zone: green, murky, and frankly unsafe. Completely unusable. When I returned, the front desk was nowhere to be found. No staff, no presence, nothing. Then came the elevator — loud, unsettling, and sounding like it belonged in a horror movie. Not exactly reassuring when you’re already questioning the condition of the property. The room itself? Exactly what you’d expect at this point: bare minimum, poorly maintained, and not remotely welcoming. The TV was so complicated and dysfunctional I gave up trying to use it entirely. Bottom line: I genuinely don’t understand how this hotel was full. The only explanation is that people don’t know better and fall into the trap. This was not just disappointing — it was a failure across the board: operations, cleanliness, maintenance, and guest experience. I would not stay here again under any circumstances.
Title: Completely Unacceptable Stay – Avoid at All Costs Disappointing doesn’t even begin to describe this experience. I arrived at 5:00 PM — a full two hours after the stated 3:00 PM check-in time — only to be told my room wasn’t ready and to “give them 20 minutes.” After driving 11 hours, that’s not just inconvenient, it’s unacceptable. Trying to make the best of it, I went to check out the pool — a mistake. The water looked like something out of a disaster zone: green, murky, and frankly unsafe. Completely unusable. When I returned, the front desk was nowhere to be found. No staff, no presence, nothing. Then came the elevator — loud, unsettling, and sounding like it belonged in a horror movie. Not exactly reassuring when you’re already questioning the condition of the property. The room itself? Exactly what you’d expect at this point: bare minimum, poorly maintained, and not remotely welcoming. The TV was so complicated and dysfunctional I gave up trying to use it entirely. Bottom line: I genuinely don’t understand how this hotel was full. The only explanation is that people don’t know better and fall into the trap. This was not just disappointing — it was a failure across the board: operations, cleanliness, maintenance, and guest experience. I would not stay here again under any circumstances.

10

Sondra

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4 weeks ago

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean quite comfortable hotel. Hotel is in a quiet spot by itself but across the overpass anything you could possibly want to eat, shop etc., would definitely stay here again!
Nice clean quite comfortable hotel. Hotel is in a quiet spot by itself but across the overpass anything you could possibly want to eat, shop etc., would definitely stay here again!

10

Shalonda

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17 Apr 2026

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Stayed 1 night

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842 Thompson St, Gardendale, Alabama, United States of America

Location

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 14 mi (22.6 km) from Birmingham Zoo.

Black Creek Bark Park(4.2 Miles)

31 Escape(4.8 Miles)

Slossfield Community Center(9 Miles)

Bethel Baptist Church(9.3 Miles)

A.G. Gaston Gardens(9.8 Miles)

Tuggle Elementary School(10.1 Miles)

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From 15:00 to 23:59

Before 11:00


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