The Admiral can host board meetings, training days, conferences, galas and full wedding weekends for up to 300 guests, across six event spaces totaling more than 6,000 sq ft. The hotel stands at 251 Government Street in downtown Mobile, Alabama, and combines event rooms, guest rooms and three places to eat and drink under one roof.
Seminars and company events
The largest room, the Crystal Ballroom, seats 300 in theater style and 135 in a classroom setup. It divides into three sections, so a plenary session can be followed by breakouts in the same wing. Two smaller conference rooms, the North Gallery and the South Gallery, receive natural light and suit mid-sized meetings and workshops. For leadership sessions, the Boardroom has a large mahogany table for 10, and the Study takes 10 for interviews or small breakouts. Group room blocks can be arranged for meetings, retreats and association events, and Wi-Fi is included.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells the whole wedding weekend: ceremony, reception, rehearsal dinner, welcome party and farewell brunch. The Crystal Ballroom, lit by beaded chandeliers, takes up to 300 guests for a reception and 250 for a seated banquet. The galleries work for smaller ceremonies and receptions, and the Study can serve as a bridal preparation room. Couples can reserve a block of guest rooms so that everyone stays in the same building.
Rooms and capacities
The Crystal Ballroom covers 3,400 sq ft. Section A (880 sq ft) holds 80 for a reception or 60 at banquet tables, section B (1,000 sq ft) holds 100 or 70, and section C (1,480 sq ft) holds 120 or 110. The North Gallery (840 sq ft) takes 85 for a reception, 70 in theater style and 60 at banquet tables. The South Gallery (780 sq ft) takes 75, 60 and 50. The Boardroom (340 sq ft) and the Study (315 sq ft) each seat 10, and the private dining room of Le Moyne's Chophouse (360 sq ft) seats 14 for dinner.
Accommodation
Guest rooms range from King rooms of 320 sq ft and Two Double rooms that sleep four, to One-Bedroom Suites of 1,000 sq ft, a Premier One-Bedroom Suite of 1,120 sq ft, Two-Bedroom Suites of 1,300 sq ft that sleep six, and the Royal Suite. Accessible rooms have grab bars and a tub and shower combination. Guests can use an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center, and valet parking is available.
Catering
The hotel's own team prepares event menus, from working lunches and cocktail receptions to plated wedding dinners, and adapts them to each group. On site, Le Moyne's Chophouse serves steaks and Gulf seafood, The Living Room is the lobby bar, and Le Café offers breakfast, pastries and coffee.
History and setting
The Admiral first opened in 1940 and has since been fully redesigned, with interiors that draw on Mobile's French colonial past. Dauphin Street, with its restaurants and bars, is two blocks away, and several Mardi Gras parade routes pass nearby.
Getting there
The Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center is about a 10-minute walk from the hotel, and the Mobile Cruise Terminal, the riverfront and the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception are also close. The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park lies across the river from downtown.
