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The St. James Hotel

3.0 star property

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Courtyard
Interior
Terrace/patio
In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board
Point of interest

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
1200 Water Avenue, Selma, AL, 36701
  • Edmund Pettus Bridge
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Museum of Slavery and Civil Rights
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • National Voting Rights Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, River View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Balcony, River View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

King Sleeper Sofa

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 2 Double Beds, Balcony, River View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible Bathtub

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

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  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
3.9 out of 5, Good, (352)
The price is $189
per night
$216 total
includes taxes & fees
Mar 29 - Mar 30
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About this property

The St. James Hotel

3-star Selma hotel walkable to Museum of Slavery and Civil Rights
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, a meeting room, and dry cleaning are onsite.
The St. James Hotel offers 55 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, a terrace, and a vending machine. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

The St. James Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Sterling Restaurant & Bar - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; USD 4 to 20 for adults and USD 4 to 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Sterling Restaurant & Bar

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1832
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 4 to 20 for adults, and USD 4 to 12 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

St James Historic America
St James Historic America Selma
St James Hotel Historic Hotels America
St James Hotel Historic Hotels America Selma
Historic St. James Hotel Selma
Historic St. James Hotel
Historic St. James Selma
Historic St. James
The St. James Hotel Hotel
The St. James Hotel Selma
The St. James Hotel Hotel Selma
St. James Hotel Selma Tapestry Collection by Hilton

The St. James Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 134 out of 257 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 257 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 257 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 257 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 257 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gloria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Wrong Room
We arrived late at night and were placed in a double queen room even though we booked a King Room. When we got to the room on the 3rd floor we called the front desk and explained the room was not the one we booked, she told us to come downstairs and it would be fixed. However after getting back downstairs with our 1 year old and all of our stuff we were told the room could not be changed back because a manager changed the room. First because of us being two adults and a child, then it was changed based on the price we paid (idk where they got the price from it wasn’t the same as anything we paid). Our room was changed three times without us being notified. First from a King Bed to a King Bed with a couch, then to a double queen room. We were given the option to either cancel the reservation and wait to get our money back or basically just deal with what we had. We were only in town for two days so we didn’t want to cancel, rebook, and wait. Even though there was a king bed room available when we arrived, they couldn’t put us in that room even though it was what we booked and it showed on our reservation. I suggest calling and double checking that you are getting the correct room before arrival or you might be stuck in a room you don’t want or find functional.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Cristine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint historic hotel
It’s a historic hotel with character. It was reminiscent of New Orleans so it has potential, however it’s Selma. The hotel is lovely and quaint. We felt like we were the only ones there. We certainly were the only ones in the dining room. The bed was fabulous and the room was spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Joshua

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad stay/ roach on bed
This was not a good stay! There was a roach on our bed so they had to change our room. Once leaving the front desk person didn’t acknowledge us and say good morning or ask how our stay was. I’m big on customer service and she definitely needs customer service training. I will be calling corporate
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

J A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Traveled with group
Coming to see the Edmund Pettis Bridge, stay here
The place is beautiful and clean, the bed was beyond comfortable, and the staff could not have been more helpful. If you’re visiting Selma to see the Edmund Pettis Bridge, this is the place to stay
The atrium of the St. James hotel
The view from the balcony
The colors on the river
The view of the bridge from the balcony
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
A lovely historic building in a historic location. (Near the Edmund Pettus bridge...scene of a crucial moment in Civil Rights history.) Staff and food were excellent. The property itself looks worn and needs some love (i.e., a paint furnishings freshen up). However, even with these slight issues, I always prefer to stay in a more characterful place like the St James than a generic brand hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharonda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was great and hospitable. Felt really at home.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Florencezell

Liked: Staff & service
Love the history.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a very old property on the River. Has great charm.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great time at the St.James
I enjoyed our stay. I especially liked the old building and the courtyard was amazing.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

JEFFREY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Historical hotel. Enjoyed the stay. if is a shame that the area around is depressed
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I love this hotel . The staff is always amazing . The restaurant is delicious. My room had several very dirt spots on the walls and the shower. Tile was missing in the shower and the bottom of the shower was dirty or stained. The hotel was full so there really was no fixing this or changing rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ed

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Potential there but staff laid back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Terry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst stay ever!
My stay was awful. The room was very moist so everything was wet including the bathroom floor where i slipped and bust my behind, I called the front desk to see if someone could get the water up out the bathroom and the young lady informed me i could come down and get extra towels because housekeeping was not there. The sheets on the bed were damp the carpet dirty the room smelled like mold. They don't EVER have to worry about me again, worst trip stay I had thus far at a hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ebonee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dixie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We lerned some of the hotel's history,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Brandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

crystal

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024