Redmont Hotel Birmingham: points prices, rooms and Diamond perks (2026)

Last updated October 13, 2026

I haven’t stayed here yet, so this guide uses Hilton’s property page, award prices and published guest reviews, with property details checked October 5, 2026.

This is a points and booking guide to Redmont Hotel Birmingham, a Curio Collection by Hilton property in Birmingham, Alabama. It covers what a night costs in Hilton Honors points, the room types, what Gold and Diamond members get and how to book direct with Hilton.

Why Redmont Hotel Birmingham matters for Hilton members

Redmont Hotel Birmingham is the only historic Curio Collection property in the city and the grand hotel that locals know by name. If you want to spend or earn Hilton points downtown and you also want a 1925 landmark, this is the property that delivers both.

You book this one for the architecture. The restored lobby, the period detail, and the long history give Redmont Hotel Birmingham a sense of place that a new build cannot copy, and the renovation refreshed the rooms while keeping the historic character.

Location is the practical draw. The hotel sits on 5th Avenue North in the middle of downtown, walking distance to the business district, the BJCC convention complex, and the entertainment district, with UAB and the medical district a short drive away. You can park once and walk most of a downtown trip.

For points travelers, the value case is strong outside the event peaks. Award nights run in a reasonable range, winter cash rates are low, and you get a 1925 landmark with character and a rooftop bar that a limited-service Hilton downtown cannot offer.

History and architecture, briefly

Redmont Hotel Birmingham opened in 1925 and is the oldest operating hotel in the city. It has hosted travelers for more than a century and remains a downtown landmark on 5th Avenue North.

The hotel carries a piece of music history: the country singer Hank Williams spent his last night here in 1952 before his death on the road to a concert. That story is part of the building’s lore and a reason it stays on the local map.

As a Curio Collection property, the hotel pairs its historic character with current rooms and the Hilton Honors program. A restoration brought the 120 rooms up to date and added The Roof, the rooftop bar that gives Redmont Hotel Birmingham its skyline views.

Because it is a 1925 building, room sizes vary by floor and wing, the usual trade for staying in a true historic hotel.

Redmont Hotel Birmingham rooms: book these, skip these

Rooms at Redmont Hotel Birmingham vary because the building is historic, so the renovated rooms and the upper floors are the ones to chase, and the smallest standards are the ones to size up from. The upper floors get the downtown views. It is worth booking direct and asking for a renovated room with the space and view you want.

Book

• Renovated king or skyline-view room. The updated rooms have current finishes, and an upper-floor room facing the city shows off the downtown skyline. Confirm a renovated room and the view you want when you book.
• Suite or larger room. The suites add space and the most period detail, a good pick on a longer stay or a special weekend, and the best use of a Diamond suite upgrade if one clears.
• Upper-floor room. A higher floor gets the best light, the quietest location, and the skyline view at Redmont Hotel Birmingham. Book direct and ask for an upper floor at check-in.

Skip

• Smallest unrenovated standards. These are the most compact rooms in a 1925 footprint. On a Redmont Hotel Birmingham stay it is worth confirming a renovated room and sizing up if a tight room will bother you.
• Rooms near The Roof on busy nights. When the rooftop bar is hopping, the top-floor rooms nearest it can carry noise late. Ask for a room a floor or 2 down if you want quiet on a weekend.
• Third-party rates that hide the property until you pay. The stay sits outside Hilton Honors, so there are no points, no elite treatment and no room-type and floor request on file. Book on Hilton’s own site.

Dining at Redmont Hotel Birmingham

Redmont Hotel Birmingham keeps its dining on site, centered on Harvest on the ground floor and The Roof up top, with all of downtown Birmingham a short walk away.

• Harvest. The ground-floor restaurant, with Southern-leaning dinners, a bar, and breakfast service. Spend the Diamond food and beverage credit here. It is the least trouble of any option in the building.
• The Roof. The rooftop bar with downtown skyline views, cocktails, and a lively scene on weekends. It is the signature space at Redmont Hotel Birmingham and a draw for locals as well as guests.
• Downtown Birmingham. The entertainment district and the wider downtown put dozens of restaurants within a short walk, from the Pizitz food hall to the bars and kitchens of the loft district.

Breakfast is not bundled into the rate, so Diamond and Gold members should put the daily food and beverage credit toward Harvest. Across 2 nights the credit covers a light breakfast for 2.

If you want more range, downtown Birmingham puts dozens of restaurants within a short walk of Redmont Hotel Birmingham, including the Pizitz food hall and the entertainment district bars.

Worth knowing: Harvest is the sit-down restaurant and The Roof is the rooftop bar, so plan Harvest for dinner and head up to The Roof for a drink with the skyline view across a longer stay.

Hilton Honors strategy at Redmont Hotel Birmingham

Cash rates by season

Cash rates at Redmont Hotel Birmingham are low most of the year and climb on event and convention weekends. Downtown demand follows the BJCC convention schedule, UAB events, and football and festival weekends.

• Winter, January to February: roughly $130 to $190 a night, the softest stretch and the best time to pay cash.
• Spring and fall: roughly $160 to $240, with steady downtown demand and good walking weather.
• Event and convention season: $230 to $320 or more, when conventions, football, and festivals fill downtown.
• Big event weekends: the biggest games, conventions, and festivals can push rates past $320 with little notice, so book those dates well ahead.

Award rates and Aspire/Surpass certificate value

Award nights at Redmont Hotel Birmingham run roughly 40,000 to 60,000 points for a standard room, climbing on event weekends. Hilton prices awards by demand, so the points number tracks the cash rate.

On a $150 winter night, paying 44,000 points is about 0.34 cents per point, below Hilton’s typical value, so pay cash. On a $300 event night, 58,000 points clears about 0.52 cents per point, a fair redemption.

• Winter nights: pay cash. Low-season cash is low enough that points are the wrong currency here.
• Shoulder dates: a toss-up. Compare the points cost to the cash rate and book whichever clears 0.5 cents per point or better.
• Event and convention weekends: use points or the Aspire certificate.

Diamond benefits, specifically

Diamond members get the daily food and beverage credit, which works at Harvest. The rate excludes breakfast, so the credit does the heavy work on site. Over 2 nights it pays for a light breakfast for 2.

Space-available upgrades at Redmont Hotel Birmingham tend to move you to a renovated room, a higher floor, a skyline view, or a suite. On a quiet winter weekday your odds are good; on a big event weekend the best rooms sell out, so expect less movement.

There is no executive lounge. The food and beverage credit, Harvest, and The Roof are the substitute, and downtown’s restaurants are a short walk for anything else.

Gold members receive the identical food and beverage credit and Wi-Fi, so the distance between the 2 tiers is short here compared with a club-lounge hotel. The Diamond edge is mostly upgrade odds toward a renovated room or a suite, which matters in a historic building.

Per-stay value math

Here is the per-stay math for a typical 2-night Redmont Hotel Birmingham booking on a spring weekend, paying cash as a Diamond member.

• The room runs about $180 a night, which is $360 for 2 nights before tax.
• Alabama and Birmingham lodging taxes add roughly 17 percent: about $61.
• Valet parking at roughly $30 a night, with no self-park at the hotel: $60 for 2 nights.
• Daily food and beverage credit as a Diamond member: $15 per person a night, so $60 for 2 guests across 2 nights at Harvest.
• All in, expect roughly $430 for 2 nights with valet, before food beyond the credit.

Best and worst months to book Redmont Hotel Birmingham

Best months to book Redmont Hotel Birmingham on cash are the winter weeks, January and February, when rates sit at their annual low and downtown is quiet. The weather is mild for the South and the historic lobby makes a winter stay comfortable.

Spring and fall are the comfortable middle, with good walking weather and rates around $160 to $240. These are the weeks where a free night certificate pulls solid value before peak event weekends.

Worst months for value are the convention and football peaks and big festival weekends. On those dates the rate is $230 to $320 or more and the best rooms go quickly, so plan ahead or redeem.

In Birmingham, late spring and early fall cost less and miss the summer heat. That window is the best time to spend a free night certificate at Redmont Hotel Birmingham.

Trade-offs

It is a 1925 building, so the usual historic-hotel trade-offs apply. Room sizes vary, some standards are compact, and the layout is not uniform the way a new build is. This is an older building, and the charm arrives with odd corners.

There is no pool, which is normal for a historic downtown property. The dining, The Roof, and the walkable downtown cover most needs, but plan accordingly if a pool matters to you.

Parking is valet only at roughly $30 a night, with no self-park at the hotel. If you are driving in, that adds up over a multi-night stay, so budget for the valet or use the car sparingly.

The Roof is a popular bar, so the top floors can carry late-night noise on weekends. Ask for a room away from the rooftop if you want quiet, and lean into the scene if you do not.

Set expectations on the rooms. The renovation modernized them, but a 1925 building means some standards are small. Book a renovated room or a suite if space is a priority on a longer stay.

3 Curio alternatives if Redmont Hotel Birmingham is sold out

• The Cincinnatian Hotel. A historic Curio in a walkable downtown, a close match in character and brand currency for a wider trip north.
• Hotel Phillips Kansas City. A classic Curio in another walkable downtown, for a different regional base with the same historic feel.
• Other Hiltons in downtown Birmingham. If Redmont Hotel Birmingham is sold out on an event weekend, a larger downtown Hilton trades the 1925 character for easier availability.

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