Gracious old oaks cast long shadows over the streets of historic port city, Mobile, a destination noted not only for its Southern charms but also its fresh seafood.
HISTORICAL
THE ST. JAMES HOTEL IS THE SOUTHS ONLY REMAINING ANTEBELLUM
RIVERFRONT HOTEL. PLANTATION OWNERS, UNION SOLDIERS, AND THE
NOTORIOUS, FRANK AND JESSE JAMES, HAVE SLEPT HERE. PERCHED
ON THE BANK OF THE ALABAMA RIVER IN SELMA, ALABAMA, THE ST.
JAMES HOTEL NOW ANCHORS THE WATER AVENUE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND
BRINGS HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY, COMMUNITY SPIRIT, AND GOOD
OLD SOUTHERN CHARM TOGETHER TO CREATE A TRUE TREASURE.
BUILT IN 1837, THE RENOVATION OF THIS GRAND HOTEL WAS A 6
MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE SMALL
COMMUNITY OF SELMA, ALABAMA, IN A JOINT EFFORT TO SAVE
HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY ALONG WITH A TOUCH OF SOUTHERN CHARM.
THE BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED ANTEBELLUM STRUCTURE HAS BEEN
RECREATED AFTER MONTHS OF PAINSTAKING RESEARCH TO RESTORE THE
ST. JAMES TO ITS ORIGINAL GLORY. VINTAGE LIGHTING, ORIGINAL
FIREPLACE MANTLES, TRANSOM WINDOWS, RICH WOOD FLOORING AND
DELICATE ANTIQUES ALL COME TOGETHER TO RECREATE THE ERA OF
PLANTATION OWNERS AND GRACIOUS OLD SOUTH LIVING.
WHETHER YOU ARE A HISTORY BUFF, A LOVER OF FINE ANTIQUES, OR
SIMPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE, YOU WILL FIND
A PLACE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU AT THE ST. JAMES HOTEL.
Amenities
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM AIRPORT BHM -
FROM BIRMINGHAM INTL. AIRPORT - START OUT GOING SOUTHWEST ON
MESSER AIRPORT HWY TOWARD TOWER VIEW DR. MERGE ONTO I-59 S /
I-20 W TOWARD TUSCALOOSA / DOWNTOWN. MERGE ONTO I-65 S VIA
EXIT 124A ON THE LEFT TOWARD MONTGOMERY. TAKE THE AL-145
EXIT- EXIT 212- TOWARD CLANTON / LAY DAM. TURN RIGHT ONTO
AL-145 / LAY DAM RD. TURN RIGHT ONTO 3RD AVE N / AL-145.
TURN RIGHT ONTO 4TH ST / AL-145. CONTINUE TO FOLLOW AL-145.
AL-145 BECOMES AL-22. TURN LEFT TO STAY ON AL-22.
STAY STRAIGHT TO GO ONTO BROAD ST / US-80 BR. TURN LEFT ONTO
WATER AVE. END AT 1200 WATER AVE IN SELMA, AL 36703-4471,
US.
DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM AIRPORT MGM -
FROM MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT - START OUT GOING EAST ON US-
80 E / AL-21 N / SELMA HWY / AL-8 E. MAKE A U-TURN ONTO US-
80 W / AL-8 W. US-80 W / AL-8 W BECOMES US-80 BR. W. TURN
RIGHT ONTO WATER AVE. END AT 1200 WATER AVE IN SELMA, AL
36703-4471, US
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