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The Admiral is the downtown hotel that keeps your car while you sail, in writing. Its own offers page sells a Park & Travel Package with "Complimentary parking for the duration of your cruise or train travel" — show the boarding pass at check-in.
Le Moyne's Chophouse, The Living Room and Le Café are in the building, and there's an outdoor pool. Our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 road miles away, a two-minute cab.
Valet is $25 a night, and the hotel warns it can rise at Mardi Gras. Breakfast isn't in every rate, the package price isn't printed, and you must be 21 to check in.
Book the Park & Travel rate directly, then take a cab to the ship with the car left behind.
Book it if
- Leaving the car for the week at the hotel
- A steak dinner the night before
- Dog owners
Look elsewhere if
- You're under 21.
- You want breakfast in every rate.
- You want the package price in print.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what The Admiral publishes.
Le Moyne's Chophouse for steak, The Living Room for cocktails and Le Café for pastries and coffee, with an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
The Admiral's pages don't mention a cruise shuttle. At about 0.6 road miles by our routing, it's a short cab or a walk with rolling bags.
"Breakfast is not included with every reservation" — Le Café sells it unless your rate includes it.
The Admiral calls itself "one of the closest upscale hotels to the Mobile Cruise Terminal" without a figure — our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 road miles away. From The Admiral it’s about 0.6 road miles by our routing — a walk if your bags roll, and your boarding documents set the time, not the hotel.
Valet is $25 a night with in and out — rates "may vary during high-demand periods and special events such as Mardi Gras." The hotel's own offers page sells a Park & Travel Package with "Complimentary parking for the duration of your cruise or train travel"; show your boarding pass at check-in. No price is printed.
Night-Before Score: 50 of 100
Every point here comes from the hotel’s own pages, never a review site, and the scoring method lists what each part is worth.
Getting here, and on to the ship
The Admiral is about 14.3 road miles from MOB and about 0.6 from the terminal — our routing, not the hotel’s. Where you see a question mark, the ride is yours to arrange.
"The Admiral does not provide an airport shuttle," per the hotel.
The Admiral's pages don't mention a cruise shuttle. At about 0.6 road miles by our routing, it's a short cab or a walk with rolling bags.
The Admiral calls itself "one of the closest upscale hotels to the Mobile Cruise Terminal" without a figure — our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 road miles away.
From MOB without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, MOB to The Admiral is about 14.3 road miles — roughly 30 minutes with no traffic, not counting the wait at the curb. Rideshares meet at the southwest corner of the main terminal, per the airport authority; Uber's own page says Terminal Drive on the arrivals level. More: the airport page.
Valet is $25 a night with in and out — rates "may vary during high-demand periods and special events such as Mardi Gras." The hotel's own offers page sells a Park & Travel Package with "Complimentary parking for the duration of your cruise or train travel"; show your boarding pass at check-in. No price is printed.
Parking for your stay: Valet only: $25 a night with in and out; higher at Mardi Gras and busy periods.
The Admiral's pages don't mention a cruise shuttle. At about 0.6 road miles by our routing, it's a short cab or a walk with rolling bags.
The Admiral calls itself "one of the closest upscale hotels to the Mobile Cruise Terminal" without a figure — our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 road miles away.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip The Admiral and ride straight from MOB to the terminal — the airport page covers it.
Which terminal
Alabama Cruise TerminalFrom The Admiral, our routing puts the Alabama Cruise Terminal about 0.6 miles away by road, on the river downtown — one building, not a choice of piers, and the guide has the terminal, explained.
Source: cityofmobile.govDistance
No mileage statedThe Admiral calls itself "one of the closest upscale hotels to the Mobile Cruise Terminal" without a figure — our routing puts the terminal about 0.6 road miles away.
Source: theadmiralhotel.comShuttle departures
No shuttleNo shuttle to time from The Admiral — the terminal is about 0.6 road miles away by our routing, so walk or take a short cab at your check-in time, not before it.
Source: theadmiralhotel.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking: ask priceValet is $25 a night with in and out — rates "may vary during high-demand periods and special events such as Mardi Gras." The hotel's own offers page sells a Park & Travel Package with "Complimentary parking for the duration of your cruise or train travel"; show your boarding pass at check-in. No price is printed.
Source: theadmiralhotel.comThe terminal deck
$23 a day, per Visit MobileAgainst free parking for the cruise in the Park & Travel Package, or $25 a night valet, the terminal’s own deck is attached to the building you board from — $23 a day per Visit Mobile, $21 per CruiseHive, prepaid online. From The Admiral that’s about 0.6 road miles by our routing, a drive in the morning, not a shuttle.
Where the car goes while you sail · Mobile cruise parking, compared.
Source: mobile.orgThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteLe Moyne's Chophouse for steak, The Living Room for cocktails and Le Café for pastries and coffee, with an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
Breakfast
Not free"Breakfast is not included with every reservation" — Le Café sells it unless your rate includes it.
Address
Government Street, downtown251 Government St, Mobile, AL 36602
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as The Admiral publishes it. The gaps here are the Park & Travel Package price and room types — a call to The Admiral settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
To check in, per the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Valet only: $25 a night with in and out; higher at Mardi Gras and busy periods
Breakfast
Not included with every rate: Le Café
Pool
Outdoor pool
Pets
Dogs up to 50 lb, $75 a stay.
Food and drink on site
- Le Moyne's ChophouseSteakhouse
- The Living RoomCocktail lounge
- Le CaféFrench-inspired café: pastries and coffee
Rooms
The Admiral doesn’t list room types on the pages we read.
Accessibility
The Admiral’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Park & Travel Package: free parking for the length of the cruise, boarding pass at check-in; no price printed
- Free luggage storage before check-in and after check-out
- Dogs up to 50 lb, $75 a stay
- 24-hour fitness center
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in is 4 PM and check-out 11 AM, and you must be 21 to check in.
- Valet $25 a night with in and out; higher at Mardi Gras and busy periods.
- Free luggage storage before check-in and after check-out.
- No airport shuttle, per the hotel.
- Formerly a Curio Collection hotel; it's not on Hilton's Mobile list now.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The Park & Travel Package price
- Room types
Every hotel fact here comes from The Admiral’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the Park & Travel Package price for your dates.
Worth a look alongside it
Around The Admiral: the Mobile cruise guide, Mobile cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on Government Street, with the car parked for the week.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check The Admiral for the night before. No payment on the form.
The Admiral FAQ
Does The Admiral in Mobile offer cruise parking?
Yes — its Park & Travel Package includes "Complimentary parking for the duration of your cruise or train travel". Show your boarding pass or train ticket at check-in, and ask the price, because the page doesn't print it.
How much is valet at The Admiral Hotel Mobile?
$25 a night with in-and-out privileges, per the hotel, which says rates may vary at busy times and special events like Mardi Gras.
Is The Admiral still a Curio Collection hotel?
Its own site names Avocet Hospitality, and it isn't on Hilton's Mobile list now. Booking.com still files it under its old Admiral Semmes name.
Can I store luggage at The Admiral?
Yes — complimentary luggage storage before check-in and after check-out, per the hotel's FAQ.
Is The Admiral in Mobile dog-friendly?
Dogs up to 50 pounds, for a $75 per-stay fee, per the hotel.
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