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Third, and the bargain for Carnival. The shuttle to the Long Beach terminal is $20 for up to four people, and breakfast is free.
Driving in? Choice sells the room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the terminal, priced only for your dates.
It's a Quality Inn on Pacific Coast Highway, with a pool and a hot tub and no restaurant.
Book the shuttle when you check in. It's first come, first served.
Book it if
- Carnival cruisers flying into LGB: the airport shuttle is $5 a person
- Groups of four splitting the ride
- Drivers who want parking and the round trip in one booking
Look elsewhere if
- You're sailing from San Pedro; the shuttle runs to Carnival only.
- You want a restaurant on site.
- You travel with a pet.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Quality Inn Signal Hill publishes.
An outdoor pool and hot tub, free Wi-Fi, and rooms from a single queen up to a two-bedroom suite. There's no restaurant on site.
A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.
Free hot breakfast; Choice calls it a full buffet.
Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach. Your cruise line’s documents name your terminal and check-in window.
Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.
Night-Before Score: 77 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. Here’s how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Pick where you’re coming from. Solid lines are rides the hotel publishes; a question mark is a leg you’ll arrange yourself.
Choice doesn't mention a shuttle from LAX.
A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.
Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.
From LAX without a hotel shuttle
Rideshare and taxis pick up at the LAX-it lot next to Terminal 1; no flat taxi fare to either terminal is published. Prime Time Shuttle's Express Service to San Pedro starts at $39, and Carnival's transfer to Long Beach is $34.99 a person if you land by noon. The Rental Car Center, open since March 2026, is a shuttle ride away.
The hotel shuttle runs to and from Long Beach Airport for $5 a person, per Choice.
Hotel shuttle
A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.
Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.
Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.
Parking for your stay: Free.
A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.
Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.
Landing on sail morning instead? Some cruise lines and shuttle companies run straight to the terminals; compare the airports and the landing guidelines.
Which terminal
Long Beach (Carnival)It's a Long Beach hotel, for Carnival's terminal beside the Queen Mary. Sailing Princess, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean or Virgin? You leave from San Pedro, across the harbor.
Distance
No mileage statedChoice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.
Source: choicehotels.comShuttle departures
Not publishedThe hotel doesn’t publish set times. Ask at check-in, and leave slack on a busy sailing morning. Your cruise documents give your terminal check-in window.
Source: choicehotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
4- or 7-day parking packagesChoice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.
Source: choicehotels.comThe port’s own lots
No rate publishedSan Pedro: the port’s lots at the World Cruise Center, the Battleship IOWA and the Catalina terminal are open around the clock. The first hour is free, then $2 an hour up to $23 a day ($40 oversized), with free shuttles on ship days and no reservation needed, per the port.
Long Beach: Carnival’s garage next to the terminal is $23 a day, with a 7-foot height limit, per Visit Long Beach. Compare every parking option.
Source: portoflosangeles.orgThe evening and the morning
The evening
PoolAn outdoor pool and hot tub, free Wi-Fi, and rooms from a single queen up to a two-bedroom suite. There's no restaurant on site.
Breakfast
FreeFree hot breakfast; Choice calls it a full buffet.
Address
Pacific Coast Highway, Signal Hill3201 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90755
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Quality Inn Signal Hill publishes it. Where it says “not stated”, the hotel doesn’t say, and a quick call will settle it.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free
Cruise parking is in the parking section above.
Breakfast
Free hot breakfast; a full buffet
Pool
Outdoor pool and hot tub
Pets
Service animals only, per Choice.
Rooms
One queen, one king, an accessible king, two queens and a two-bedroom suite.
Accessibility
An accessible king room.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- Cruise shuttle: $20 per group of 4, Carnival only; schedule at check-in, first come, first served
- Packages: a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Shuttle seats are scheduled at check-in, first come, first served.
- The parking packages show a rate only for the dates you search.
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out 11 AM.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Shuttle departure times
- Whether the $20 shuttle covers the ride back
- The distance to the terminal
Rates and policies are as the hotel published them on September 26, 2026. Confirm anything you’re counting on when you book.
Worth a look alongside it
Wake up around the harbor, a few miles from the ship.
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Quality Inn Signal Hill FAQ
Does Quality Inn Signal Hill have a cruise shuttle?
Yes. A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.
Does Quality Inn Signal Hill have an airport shuttle?
Yes, for a fee. From Los Angeles International: Choice doesn't mention a shuttle from LAX. From Long Beach Airport: The hotel shuttle runs to and from Long Beach Airport for $5 a person, per Choice.
Can I park at Quality Inn Signal Hill while I cruise?
Yes, but the price isn't published. Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.
How far is Quality Inn Signal Hill from the cruise terminal?
Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach. It sits in our around the harbor band. It's a Long Beach hotel, for Carnival's terminal beside the Queen Mary. Sailing Princess, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean or Virgin? You leave from San Pedro, across the harbor.
Can I check in early or check out late on cruise days?
Check-in is 3:00 PM and check-out 11:00 AM. The hotel doesn't publish early or late terms, so ask when you book, not on the day.
Will the hotel hold my bags?
The hotel doesn't say. Most hotels will hold bags between check-out and a late shuttle, but that's a call to make, not an assumption.
Does the port shuttle come back for me after the cruise?
The hotel publishes only the ride to the port. Carnival's transfer runs back to LAX for $34.99 a person and to LGB for $31.99. From San Pedro it's a rideshare, a taxi or a booked shuttle.
What's the breakfast timing on sail morning?
Free hot breakfast; a full buffet. Your terminal check-in window is in your cruise documents, and the port asks you not to arrive before it.
Can I park an oversized vehicle or charge an EV?
EV charging: not stated. Clearance and oversized parking aren't published. Long Beach's cruise garage has a 7-foot height limit. San Pedro's lots take oversized vehicles, at $40 a day.
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