This place was okay for a low price point but it had a few issues. It's hard to explain how awkward the house layout and the location are. The main level you enter into has 3 bedrooms, the TV room, and a bathroom that is almost too small to use. We all moved to the lower level bathroom. The kitchen, better bathroom, and 2 more bedrooms are down a long flight of stairs. It was strange to have the kitchen so far removed from the living space.
The same awkwardness applies to the neighborhood. It is one mile from downtown but in the middle of very crowded, narrow, winding, hilly streets so every trip out of the house was a bit painful.
The house itself was mostly clean except for hair in the bathtub when we arrived and a bug on my daughter's pillow the first night. That set a bad tone for the stay once she was freaked out.
A few other strange things- No ESPN on the cable package. I didn't know there were packages without ESPN and I don't believe that is an unusual channel to expect. The rules from the owner had an offensively aggressive tone as though we were there to destroy his house and rob him. The rules included no parking in front of the neighbor's house but there is no off street parking. I never figured out which neighbor was the touchy one who owned a public parking spot. There was an admonishment to control noise but one neighbor's dogs roamed freely and barked often at night. I believe the house lists a fireplace but it is decorative. Our last night in town it got down to 22 degrees outside and we had no hot water in the bathroom sink. Fortunately, Birmingham is warm most of the year so this should not be a problem often.
Overall, we would not stay here again but I'm sure it is fine for some.
