![]() Whistlers Inn is a reasonably priced hotel in the core of Jasper where you can usually get a room when others are booked up. And don't even think about receiving basic toiletries-this place is too stingy to provide them. Prepare for sleepless nights on rock-like mattresses. ![]() Oh, and let's not forget the pitiful state of the electrical outlets that can't even hold a charger properly. The room itself is a time capsule of outdated furniture, resembling a museum exhibit. But that's just the beginning of this dreadful ordeal-the hallways are an assault on the senses, with their repugnant stench and grimy, old carpets. Instead of addressing the issue, he bluntly denies any odor, disregarding our valid complaint. They send a 20-year-old with a thick English accent, who displays shocking apathy when my wife raises concerns about the room reeking of cigarette smoke. Prepare for a nightmare at this woefully mismanaged hotel, where even the senior receptionist is clueless about customer service. ![]() Retrieved January 29, 2020.This is the 1st hotel I have seen in my life where ALL reception personnel does not greet the guests. ^ "Slamdance 2020: Documentary JASPER MALL Gets a Teaser Trailer".^ "Sears and Kmart are closing more stores - see if your store is on the list".^ "Sharp Realty plans Jasper Mall expansion".^ "Belk opens to steady stream of shoppers".^ "Meet the development team – Sam Sharp".^ "Sharp lands retail tenants for Jasper, Northport".^ a b "Sharp Group buys Jasper Mall with plans for major face-lift"."Four businesses announce closures in Jasper". ^ Smith, Nicole Cohron, Jennifer (January 8, 2019). ![]() On Tuesday January 17, 2023, the Jasper City Council approved an incentive package, which will allow a Rural King store to open in the former Kmart space in the Jasper Mall. Upon this event, the mall effectively has two anchor stores, Belk Department Store and Dunham's Sports. On November 12, 2021, Dunham's Sports opened in the former JCPenney anchor location on the east end of the mall, acquiring the entire JCPenney space. On January 24, 2020, Jasper Mall, a documentary feature film billed as "a year in the life of a dying shopping mall, its patrons, and its tenants" premiered at Slamdance Film Festival. The store closed its doors permanently on July 31. On March 17, 2017, it was announced that the JCPenney store would also be closing as part of a plan to close 138 locations. On December 28, 2016, Sears Holdings announced that Kmart would be closing as part of a plan to close 30 Sears and Kmart stores nationwide. This was part of an 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m 2) expansion of the mall by Sharp Realty. Third anchor Belk opened an approximately 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2) store in March 2002. Sharp Development Group, led by Sam Sharp, purchased the mall from Jasper Mall Associates in 1996. The local paper has reported that it is unusual for a mall to have Kmart as an anchor. Anchor JCPenney moved from downtown to the mall when it opened. Originally developed by the local Simmons family and Georgia developer George Ewing, the mall is owned by Kohan Retail. It currently is approximately 350,000 square feet (33,000 m 2) in size, and includes two anchors and about 10 smaller stores. Jasper Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Jasper, Alabama, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Birmingham.
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