We booked through Expedia and got a great rate. The hotel is very convenient to the Dauphin Street area and Cathedral Square, and judging from the beads in the trees, the Mardi Gras parades. Parking is in an adjacent deck, and no one told us it was $7.50 a day, but that is cheaper than the regular deck rate. We saw only a few (less than 6) people in the bar while we were there, and only saw one party in the restaurant. The room was OK, and thankfully the AC worked, because the hallways were sweltering and that had an industrial drying fan in the hallway that was quite noisy. Now for the surprise. We got a rate of $67 per night on Expedia for a king bed with sofa, as there are three of us. The desk clerk, Goddess, did not have our reservation when we arrived and since there were none of those rooms available, were going to move us to another hotel, but offered us a king with no sofa for $46.50. Our 7 year old had to sleep between us. The rate I paid Expedia was 149.95, and the new rate the hotel offered us was $104. On checkout,Goddess told us that the difference had been credited back to us through Expedia, but would not give us a copy of the rate agreement that we had signed. When we got our card bill, Expedia had charged us the $149.95. On calling the hotel, i spoke with Susan, who knew nothing about it and told me Goddess would be in Friday at 5:00. When my wife spoke with Goddess, she was told that yes Goddess remembered the rate change, but that was between us and Expedia and the Admiral Semmes would not honor the rate for which we had signed. While I am satisfied with the $67 rate, I am dissatisfied with their REFUSAL to honor what they promised.

Stayed here for a business trip. The hotel is an older hotel and coming into the lobby, I was charmed by its old school, southern look. It went downhill from there. The staff, though pleasant, are ineffective. My company was paying for my room, but during my entire stay, I could get no hotel employee to confirm that. The front desk couldn't assist me and the people that could answer my question were 1) never available or 2) would never contact me.

The room itself was a good size, but filled with old furniture and a broken TV. The reception was so bad that a maintenance man came to look at it, but after hitting it a few times, could only get blurry reception. The maid service was spotty at best. Two nights I was there my room was not serviced. I had to get towels late at night from the front desk. They have a sleep number bed. I was excited to utilize this. My bed was so lumpy, I never slept well. The dial was broken, so it stayed high on one side and low on the other.

We ate in the bar one day for lunch and were suprised that you could smoke there. We both ordered salads and had to wait so long that we had to take them to go.

One plus is they have fresh baked cookies at the front desk. Is that enough to put up with the lack of customer service skills and an outdated room that isn't serviced daily? Even for a cookie-lover like me, it isn't. I have traveled to Mobile often and there are many other quality hotels you can stay in.

This is your hotel if you like cold showers, & poor service..its pretty but old no microwaves for your food so the front desk says they'll warm it up, the next day "im sorry be we dont do that" really? It was soooo hard to make reservations they lost our and we booked months ago.. Oh let me not leave out their nasty pool and cold jacuzzi!! Plz save yourself the drama and dont book this hotel..

When we checked in, we already knew most rooms in downtown Mobile were taken, so we were willing to lower our standards somewhat. But this was ridiculous. Our room was on the sixth floor. We were told there had been a few issues on that floor, but that those issues had been corrected. That had not been corrected. It was so hot and humid on that floor, it was as if we were in a sauna. We had trouble gettimg our A/C to come on, but were told not to worry, if there were issues, they would give us another room. When we returned from dinner, and exploring downtown, the temp in our room was 80 degrees. It never got cooler, because the A/C had quit completely. We were then told they couldn't give us another room because they didn't have any that were vacant!!! What a nightmare! We left Mobile first thing next morning. This historic hotel has so much beauty and potential, but they desperately need better management. We will NEVER stay there again.