Andalusian Boutique Hotel

According to a Facebook post, the City of Andalusia is partnering with Jason Wood, who formed Andalusia Hotel Properties, to transform the First National Bank Building into a 58-room facility on the Court Square in Andalusia.

Donned as a public-private partnership, this project will take in the two upper floors of Andalusia’s Andala Building (home to Big Mike’s Steakhouse) and connect to the Andalusian Boutique Hotel by a skywalk.

“We began talking with Jason about this project in 2020. We have worked closely with him to take advantage of historic tax credits and new market tax credits, all of which took a considerable amount of time.

“His plan for the hotel is for it to be as unique as the building that anchors it, and we believe this will be a good thing for Andalusia.”
Mayor Earl Johnson, City of Andalusia

Developer Jason Wood has a long history within the hotel business. He and his team have developed unique hotels across the Southeast—in areas like West Alabama, Gulf Shores, Panama City Beach and more.

The hotel will be soft branded as an Ascend Collection by Choice Hotels International and rooms are available in its central reservation network.

The First National Bank Building, commonly known as the Timmerman Building, was designed by Montgomery architect Frank Lockwood in 1922 at $115,000, or $2.1 million in today’s dollars.