One of the most important port cities in the Southern United States, Mobile is located in the Southwestern corner of Alabama. The city sits on the Mobile River and the Gulf of Mexico and was once an important French colonial capital. Today, Mobile is known for its Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations, as well as for a number of historic attractions and top golf courses, which include the Magnolia Grove Golf Club, ranked in Golf Magazine's top five par 3 courses in the United States in 2002 and featuring a Robert Trent Jones, ASGCA design.
Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel
The Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel is located just blocks from the river, off of the Bienville Square and just seconds from I-10. The hotel offers guests 28 floors with 374 rooms. Amenities include canoe rentals for the nearby river, the Harbor Room restaurant featuring local seafood, wireless Internet access and valet services. The hotel is five miles from the Magnolia Grove Golf Club.
Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel
64 S. Water St.
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 438-4000
marriott.com
Holiday Inn Downtown Historic
The Holiday Inn Downtown Historic hotel is located in the central business district of Mobile, just blocks from the Mobile Civic Center. The hotel offers guests 17 floors and 202 rooms and features accommodations including the 17th floor Sky Lounge that offers a full view of the city and river. It also offers business and meeting centers that reach up to 10,000 square feet. The hotel is ten miles from the Heron Lakes Country Club, which is a 6,800-yard, par-72 layout on Bermuda grass that features a 127 slope rating.
Holiday Inn Downtown Historic
301 Government St.
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 694-0100
holidayinn.com
Radisson Admiral Semmes
The Radisson Admiral Semmes hotel offers guests 170 rooms over 12 floors. Amenities at the hotel include handicapped accommodations, a golf center and fitness facility, two- and three-bedroom suites with family rooms, in-room mini bars and microwaves, and 32-inch flat screen televisions with satellite and movie access. The hotel is located within 15 miles of a number of area golf courses, including the following: the Linksman Golf Course, the Spring Hill College Golf Course, the Azaela City Golf Course and the Meadowlake Golf Course.
Radisson Admiral Semmes
251 Government St.
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 432-8000
radisson.com
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