Decided to stay overnight in Birmingham on Thanksgiving. The B&B is in a great location in the 5 points section of Birmingham near Highland Ave. and what I've been told are some of the best restaurants in this part of the South. It is a beautiful old home and the inn keepers are really nice. I have to say the inn is not decorated in my taste, though there are many beautiful things. In my opinion, It could use some editing and that would make it better all around. It would be difficult to be there long term, especially as a business traveler, but that may not be the target market. The innkeepers offer a great fresh breakfast served on a beautiful table It was delicious. We had a great night's sleep and we loved talking with the owners and the other guests. I will definitely stay there again.

I'm sorry to say that we didn't enjoy our stay here at all. The decor of the B&B is not to our taste (overflowing with dolls and kitsch furnishings), but that wasn't the problem. We knew what the rooms looked like before we booked and that's not why we didn't enjoy it. The problem was cleanliness - the B&B was incredibly dirty. The carpets in our room were heavily stained and looked like they haven't been vacuumed in a while. I also picked up various bits of debris off the floorboards - clumps of dust and what I think must have been the previous guest's chocolate bar wrapper. There room also had an old wedding dress as decoration in the corner which was covered in dust and dirt. But what really got to me and in fact what made me write this review was the amount hair we found in the bath. It really was kind of disgusting. The B&B obviously offers breakfast but we couldn't bring ourselves to eat there and checked out first thing. I'm sure the innkeepers are nice people and I wish them all the best, but please clean the rooms. As it is, I really can't recommend this B&B.

Great location, great conversations at breakfast with other guests and inn keeper. Lovely collection of antiques. The breakfast was excellent. The fresh cookies daily were a nice treat. Every room doesn't have a desk so if you need one ask prior to booking for the rooms that have a desk. The free parking is also an added benefit you get here. This was so worth the money! Only downfall for me was with all the antiques and the house being old it was a little bit dusty and needed to be dusted so my allergies were a little affected by this. Other than that I cannot think of anything negative.

I lucked into finding this great B&B! The Cobb Lane Inn is a restored older home, with many quaint and beautiful furnishings very close to many great restaurants, stores, etc. My room was very comfortable and quiet. I enjoyed cookies at bedtime, a great breakfast and met some wonderful people. It was a very good experience and great value!