General information:“Sweet Home Alabama”. Or at least a sweet visit in Alabama at the La Quinta Inn Birmingham. We welcome leisure and corporate travelers to come stay with us for exceptional value and southern hospitality. Our well-lit parking area can accommodate buses and RVs, so bring as many friends as you like!Location:We are 15 miles southeast of downtown Birmingham, with easy access to Highway 280. Reach Samford University and St. Vincent Hospital in fifteen minutes. Convenient to all major interstates, everything you need is just a short drive.Area details:For shopping, there is Riverside Galleria and Riverchase Mall. Enjoy quite a few nearby restaurants, including two next door. Greystone Golf Course is only a few miles and it's just a half hour drive to Visionland Amusement Park for family fun. If attending events at the University of Alabama and Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center, this is the place to stay.Recreation:If you feel like energizing, we have a fitness center with a treadmill, stair stepper, and recumbent bike. Rooms:All of the private interior corridor rooms at the La Quinta Inn Birmingham come with loads of useful amenities, including voicemail, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, adn cable TV.