The Calera center is about the area of Downtown Calera and 12 miles south of Downtown Pelham.
Calera has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters. The best times to visit would be from April through October. In the hot season of June through August, expect highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid-60s. Hotel rates will likely be at their highest in the summer months, so book early if you plan to travel to Calera during this time. Temperatures in the spring and fall are cooler with average highs in the 70s. If you don't like hot days, consider coming at these times.
From to December to March, you'll see highs right around 60 degrees and lows in the mid-30s. This is also the rainy season. If you're traveling at this time, you'll see the lowest hotel rates.
Members of the military, government employees, and AAA members can get discounted rates at Hampton Inn Calera, a quiet hotel that's a seven-minute drive from the historic Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum. You can get a good start to your day with a complimentary hot breakfast, but if you're on the go, opt for a free Hampton On the Run Breakfast Bag, available Monday through Friday. The comfortable rooms are equipped with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, 42-inch TV, free Wi-Fi, and a lap desk you can use while relaxing in bed.
The Hampton has a gated outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, business center with accompanying services, and a coin laundry. Digital keys are available. You'll be near a number of restaurants, including Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits just steps away.
Candlewood Suites Alabaster offers government/military and senior discounts in a secluded area tucked behind Alabaster's large shopping and dining district. You'll be within walking distance of Target, Don Walker's Western Wear, and Walmart, and your dining options will include Jim 'N Nicks community Bar-B-Q and Mizu Japanese Steak House. You can also be in Birmingham in just 15 minutes.
The spacious suites feature full kitchens with full-size appliances, pots, pans, dishes, silverware, and dining tables. Guests can also enjoy premium bedding, executive work desks, LED televisions, DVD players, and free Wi-Fi. Video rentals are available for your entertainment. Suites have separate living and sleeping areas and some have bedrooms. Candlewood Suites provides a fitness center, free passes to the YMCA and its pool, a 24-hour business center, grocery/convenience store, free laundry facilities, and a patio with a grill.
You'll get a comfortable stay in tastefully decorated surroundings when you stay at the Best Western Plus Oak Mountain Inn in Pelham. You'll be right in the business district, so shopping and dining options will be plentiful. The hotel is near the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre and the Pelham Civic Complex, and it's only a short drive from Oak Mountain Golf Course.
Rooms feature refrigerators, microwaves, flat-screen TVs with digital programming, desks, and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms have jetted tubs, and suites are available with separate living and sleeping areas. The hotel has a large gated outdoor pool, a fitness center, a business center, free newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free breakfast is served daily.
Also in the Pelham business district, Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Pelham is within walking distance of the Pelham Civic Complex and Margarita Grill. The brightly decorated hotel offers a gated outdoor pool area with ample seating that includes patio umbrellas. The spacious rooms offer large windows, refrigerators, microwaves, minibars, LCD televisions, and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms also have sofa beds. Suites are available, some with whirlpool baths. The hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning and offers a fitness center, a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry facilities, conference space, and a meeting room.
The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera is Alabama's official state railroad museum. It features a wide variety of locomotives, train cars, and other railroad equipment, with both indoor and outdoor exhibits covering the 19th century through the 1950s. Two depots that are about a century old are also featured. The museum holds numerous special events and has a heritage railroad that provides Saturday excursions from March to December to a variety of areas.
Oak Mountain State Park is Alabama's largest state park, covering 9,940 acres. It began as a 940-acre park on Double Oak Mountain, created by the Alabama State Lands Act of 1927. Hiking and mountain biking on more than 50 miles of trails are among the scenic park's most popular activities. Other activities include boating, fishing, picnicking, horseback riding, golf, and nature programs. Don't miss Peavine Falls, the Demonstration Farm, and the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center. Oak Mountain State Park houses the Alabama Wildlife Center, which rehabilitates injured native birds. You can view the birds from the Tree Top Nature Trail.
Ozan Winery & Vineyard in Calera offers scenic beauty from a country estate and tours that include a public tasting room and a winemaking cellar. Ozan Winery also offers a wine train where you can spend the afternoon sampling wines and touring their sprawling land and vineyard.
Also in Calera is Corbin Farms Winery, which has tours and tastings Thursday through Sunday. One of the oldest wineries in the Southeast, Corbin Farms bottles a vast number of wines. A patio offers vineyard views and musical performances.
A peaceful stay awaits you in Calera, Alabama, where you can explore the city and the surrounding area and then relax in your comfortable hotel room. Book your trip now to get started on your next adventure.
Below are reviews of the city of Calera, AL from an actual visitor's perspective.
Good location!
Easy to navigate.
I have been coming there for years to visit family. It is improving and yet maintaining it's rural, friendly atmosphere.
A friendly city and very courteous people as always.
Cracker Barrel and WalMart within walking distance of hotel.
The area that we were in had mostly everything that I would shop for or eat at close by. That was a plus, the little that I saw of the town was nice.
Everyone was so helpful!
Restaurants. Shopping. Historical city