Birmingham ยท Downtown & the Heaviest Corner
Redmont Hotel
G. Lloyd Preacher's 1925 hotel on 5th Avenue North, named for Red Mountain; Hank Williams stayed here on his final trip in December 1952.
- Built
- 1925Opened May 1, 1925 as a 200-room hotel.
- Style
- Chicago style
- Architect
- G. Lloyd Preacher
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 120
- Area
- Downtown & the Heaviest Corner
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Atlanta’s G. Lloyd Preacher designed the Redmont, which opened in 1925 with a private bath in every room and was named for Red Mountain, the source of Birmingham’s mineral wealth. Clifford Stiles bought it in 1946 and turned the top floor into a penthouse. One suite served as a local headquarters for the Jim Folsom and George Wallace gubernatorial campaigns. Hank Williams stayed here on his final trip in December 1952. After a restoration that began in 2014 with state historic tax credits, it reopened in Hilton’s Curio Collection on March 8, 2016.
The ghost story
Bham Now reports that guests have heard a guitar playing parts of Hank Williams Sr.'s songs and a voice calling him 'Old Hank,' and that some believe his spirit stayed on after his final hotel night in Birmingham. WVTM 13 adds a phantom woman in white, and StyleBlueprint places her on the ninth floor and also names former owner Clifford Stiles and a small dog among the hotel's reported ghosts.
Source: bhamnow.com
Good to know
- Parking: on-site paid
- No pets
- Address: 2101 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.