Hotel Description:
We serve a fresh complimentary deluxe continental breakfast daily. Some guestrooms have Sleeper
Sofas, all have complimentary hi-speed wireless internet, refrigerators, microwaves, cable
television with HBO, complimentary local calls, and wakeup service. We have fax and copy
facilities as well. Our front desk is staffed 24 hours in order to better serve your needs. We
look forward to making your stay a memorable and enjoyable experience. Irondale is a city with
over a century of Southern Heritage, it is located just outside Birmingham. The name Irondale
was taken from a furnace located just west of what is now the city limits. The furnace was
first known as the Cahaba Iron Works, but the local folks always called the place Irondale.
The furnace was used to make iron, which was fashioned into munitions for the Confederate
Army. The furnace was eventually destroyed during the latter part of the War Between the
States. Irondale sits in a valley with Red Mountain to its north and Cahaba Mountain or Shades
Mountain to its south and southeast. Nearby area attractions include the Southern Museum of
Flight, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, the Birmingham
Museum of Art, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, the Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, the
Meyer Planetarium, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Birmingham Zoo, the Tannehill
Ironworks Historical State Park, and the Visionland Amusement Parks. The book, and later a
film, Fried Green Tomatoes, written by Irondale native Fannie Flagg, is loosely based around
the town and the landmark Whistle Stop Cafe. Irondale is also the location of Catholic radio
and television broadcaster EWTN, the Eternal World Television Network.
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