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Homewood Suites in Daphne is the pick if you're driving in from the east. Every suite has a kitchen, breakfast is hot and free, parking is free and there's an outdoor pool — about 9.9 road miles from the terminal by our routing.
That's 15 minutes with no traffic. Hilton prints nothing about cruises here, so there's no shuttle and no word on leaving the car.
If you're flying in, it's on the wrong side of the bay. Hilton puts MOB 25 miles away, and our routing makes it nearer 24 miles and 43 minutes.
Book it if you're coming along I-10 from Florida, and give yourself the extra 15 minutes into Mobile on sail morning.
Book it if
- Drivers coming in from Florida on I-10
- Families who want a kitchen
- Pet owners
Look elsewhere if
- You want to be downtown the night before.
- You're flying into MOB — it's 25 miles, per Hilton.
- You'd rather not cross the bay on sail morning.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Homewood Suites Daphne publishes.
An outdoor pool and a kitchen in the suite, across the bay in Daphne; Hilton lists no restaurant.
Hilton's page has no cruise information, so the drive into downtown Mobile is yours to arrange.
Hilton lists a free hot breakfast every morning.
The Daphne Homewood's page has no figure for the cruise terminal — our routing puts it about 9.9 road miles west across the bay, 15 minutes with no traffic. By our routing the drive from Homewood Suites Daphne to the terminal is about 15 minutes on empty roads — so leave room for real ones.
Guests park free on site, but Hilton's page is silent on a car left behind for the cruise.
Night-Before Score: 36 of 100
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Getting here, and on to the ship
From MOB it’s about 23.7 road miles to Homewood Suites Daphne, and from the hotel about 9.9 to the terminal — our routing, with no traffic. A question mark is a ride you’d arrange yourself.
Hilton lists no shuttle and puts MOB 25 miles away, PNS 49.
Hilton's page has no cruise information, so the drive into downtown Mobile is yours to arrange.
The Daphne Homewood's page has no figure for the cruise terminal — our routing puts it about 9.9 road miles west across the bay, 15 minutes with no traffic.
From MOB without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, MOB to Homewood Suites Daphne is about 23.7 road miles — roughly 43 minutes with no traffic, not counting the wait at the curb. CruiseHive puts a taxi or rideshare from MOB to the terminal at $25 to $35, and the airport names one cab firm, Modern Transport, without fares. More: the airport page.
Guests park free on site, but Hilton's page is silent on a car left behind for the cruise.
Parking for your stay: Free.
Hilton's page has no cruise information, so the drive into downtown Mobile is yours to arrange.
The Daphne Homewood's page has no figure for the cruise terminal — our routing puts it about 9.9 road miles west across the bay, 15 minutes with no traffic.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Homewood Suites Daphne and ride straight from MOB to the terminal — the airport page covers it.
Which terminal
Alabama Cruise TerminalMobile sails from one building, the Alabama Cruise Terminal at 201 S. Water Street — about 9.9 road miles from Homewood Suites Daphne by our routing, a road distance, not a straight line. The full rundown is the terminal, explained.
Source: cityofmobile.govDistance
No mileage statedThe Daphne Homewood's page has no figure for the cruise terminal — our routing puts it about 9.9 road miles west across the bay, 15 minutes with no traffic.
Source: hilton.comShuttle departures
No shuttleHomewood Suites Daphne runs no shuttle to the ship — book the cab around your check-in time, about 15 minutes to the terminal with no traffic, by our routing, not a rush-hour promise.
Source: hilton.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedGuests park free on site, but Hilton's page is silent on a car left behind for the cruise.
Source: hilton.comThe terminal deck
$23 a day, per Visit MobileThe terminal has its own 500-space parking deck, about 9.9 road miles from Homewood Suites Daphne by our routing: $23 a day by Visit Mobile’s count, $21 by CruiseHive’s, prepaid through Premium Parking — a city deck, not a hotel deal, against free guest parking here.
Where the car goes while you sail · Mobile cruise parking, compared.
Source: mobile.orgThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · KitchenAn outdoor pool and a kitchen in the suite, across the bay in Daphne; Hilton lists no restaurant.
Breakfast
FreeHilton lists a free hot breakfast every morning.
Address
North Main Street, Daphne29474 N. Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Homewood Suites Daphne publishes it. The gaps here are whether the car can stay while you cruise and minimum check-in age — a call to Homewood Suites Daphne settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free
Breakfast
Free hot breakfast
Pool
Outdoor pool
Pets
Pets $75 for one to four nights, $125 for five or more, two at most.
Rooms
Suites with in-room kitchens.
Accessibility
Homewood Suites Daphne’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Pets $75 for 1–4 nights, $125 for 5+, two at most
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out noon.
- Free self-parking.
- Hilton puts MOB 25 miles away and PNS 49; no shuttle to either.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the car can stay while you cruise
- Minimum check-in age
Every hotel fact here comes from Homewood Suites Daphne’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether the car can stay while you sail.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Homewood Suites Daphne: the Mobile cruise guide, Mobile cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up across the bay, in a suite with a kitchen.
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Homewood Suites Daphne FAQ
Does Homewood Suites Daphne have kitchens?
Yes — the suites have in-room kitchens, per Hilton, and breakfast is hot and free.
How far is Homewood Suites Mobile East Bay from the cruise terminal?
Hilton doesn't say. Our routing gives about 9.9 road miles and 15 minutes with no traffic, west across Mobile Bay.
How far is Homewood Suites Daphne from the Mobile airport?
25 miles to MOB, per Hilton, which runs no shuttle — and 49 miles to Pensacola.
What's the pet fee at Homewood Suites Daphne?
$75 for one to four nights and $125 for five or more, with two pets at most, per Hilton.
What time is checkout at Homewood Suites Mobile East Bay?
Noon, per Hilton, with check-in at 3 PM.
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