The Admiral Hotel in Mobile purchased for $21M by a Charleston-based hospitality group—learn more here

According to Holy City Sinner, The Admiral Hotel has been purchased by Avocet Hospitality Group, a Charleston-based real estate development agency for $21 million. Read on to learn more about the purchase and historic hotel.

About The Admiral Hotel

The Admiral Hotel is located on Government Street  near the heart of Mobile’s Entertainment District and features: 

• 157 guest rooms
• 7,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event space 
• Corner 251 Restaurant & Bar
• Rooftop honey bee colony and herb garden
• Resort-style pool and deck
• And more

It is filled with a rich history and has been a part of Mobile since the 1940s. The hotel has hosted guests like Bob Hope and Elvis Presley and its interior is inspired by the style of art deco, which provides a blast from the past. 

Avocet Hospitality’s huge investment

Avocet Hospitality Group aims to renew uniquely-situated hotels and restaurants to excite guests. They have successfully done this with two of their other hotel properties: 

• The Read House in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• The Vendue in Charleston, South Carolina

The renovations of these two hotels are a combined total of over $48 million. 

Avocet’s work doesn’t stop there, they have completed over 11 hotel and restaurant renovations in:

• Gustavia, St. Barthélemy
• South Carolina
• Tennessee

Some of the hotels and restaurants include:

• Bridgeman’s Chophouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Pier 101 Restaraunt & Bar in Folley Beach, South Carolina
• Tides Folly Beach in Folley Beach, South Carolina
• The Rooftop in Charleston, South Carolina 

Avocet will work with locals in the Mobile community so they can create a hotel experience that caters to preserving the hotel’s history. They aim to make their hotel renovations with the intention of making guests feel like “they’re a guest of honor at a grand celebration.”

The renovation start date has not yet been announced. 

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Reviewed by Patience Itson