Spark by Hilton Homewood Birmingham

Appears Hilton has purchased Country Inn and Suites for a lower cost brand. Pretty spartan but for $111 including taxes what can you expect. Located out of the way next to a Lowe’s. Clean, safe, and functional which is what we needed for a one night stay. Continental breakfast was good. And I’m Hilton Diamond and Marriott Platinum so have a fair amount of experience staying in hotels over the years.

I was a little concerned based on the previous reviews that mentioned cleanliness , but we were pleasantly surprised. We were in town for just one night for some medical appointments and just needed a place to lay our heads and did not need frills. We found the hotel and room to be clean and basic but certainly met our needs. The room had all the necessities, soap, shampoo, lotion, frig, microwave etc. I did chuckle when I saw how high the soaps in the shower were mounted. A previous reviewer mentioned you needed to be six feet tall and I suddenly understood. The bed was fine but the bedding and pillows could have been a little more substantial. The breakfast was on par with most properties such as this. They had coffee, cereal, milk, fruit, yogurt, hard boiled eggs, bagels, muffins, bread and all the fixings. It certainly met our needs. We would definitely stay here again in similar circumstances.

We have stayed in MANY hotels some being great....some being horrible. We have stayed in other Country Inns& Suites that we loved, but we will not be going back to this one. Upon checking in we were not greeted. The only words offered were ID..form of payment...sigh here. We were handed the key and was not offered any other information. A smile would of been nice. When we entered the room it seemed OK visible there was no signs of it being dirty. When it was getting close to bed time I pulled out the sofa bed...NASTY! First off the cushions were dirty and ripped...the mattress was covered in various stains in which one I could identify was blood....no mattress cover. I did do a visible check for bed bugs ( I do this in ALL hotels) none were found. There were no sheets available for the sofa bed had to go to front desk and ask for them. One of the reasons for choosing this hotel was the outdoor pool and hot tub....after driving 12 hours the adults were looking forward to that. We never got the chance to use it due to the fact that there was several out of town construction workers staying here. They were hanging out at the pool and were allowed ( I say allowed because there was a hotel worker witness this) to drink...cuss..and act foolish..tipping there cigarette ashes They were also on our floor..we just felt very unsafe here. Breakfast was OK but ( I maybe wrong) I thought country inns & suites selling points were breakfast was served on real China dishes not foam plates. We will not be back at this location.

My stay at Country Inn and Suites was both good and very bad. The room was spacious and located close to the hospital. The amenities were good. However, the bathroom was not very clean. There was dirty laundry in the night table and there were roaches in the room. The bugs were reported to the person on duty who came up and saw them. It was reported to the office manager who stated that roaches are common this time of year. My room was on the 4th floor and I don’t have roaches in my house. This Inn will not get my repeat business.

Terrible hotel. The staff has zero personality. From checking in, coming in and out over two days to checkout. They just stare at you like you’ve done something wrong. The temperature in the room wouldn’t go below 76 degrees. The window was broken. There was blood or something gross on the curtains. Perhaps from the broken window? The shower curtain had something all over it. I cringe to think what was in the carpet. I informed the guy at the front desk and he could care less. This was the quality of some $60 crap highway motel.

I paid $96 including tax for this room. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. The young man at the front desk was very polite, but the rug and furniture were nasty. The bathroom looked clean enough and the sheets looked fresh. I wouldn't spend a hundred bucks again here though.