49 Reviews
The Almanett Hotel
Gulfport|0.44km from Joseph T. Jones Statue
We came to town for a sun-stroked day out at Ship Island and come excursion's end, we wanted to limit the amount of time our tenderized limbs spent in contact with the hot plastic of our Toyota compact. We had already booked a room at The Almanett, which was about two minutes from the parking lot. While normally a bit above our price range, splitting the fare with friends by booking a double makes the Almanett affordable, and we arrived to this renovated former family residence charmed by the care and attention of the staff, our room (”Loretta”--named after one of the former owner's sisters) and the pictures of Mdme Almanett (guessing she's the namesake?) adorning the common area. There is a delightful mid-century elevator which runs three floors and drops down to the first floor bistro--which we passed on, this time around--as we were in town for just a single night. Our rooms were clean, tidy and fully stocked with a Keurig, an iron, a sitting desk, the mattresses were firm and the shower itself had two showerheads, which felt pretty luxurious. The location is surrounded by restaurants and bars within walking distance (we managed to stumble over to Shaggy's because we could see it from our window). From certain hotel vantages you can see the gulf waters lapping at the white sands of the beach, and if it were any cooler (it was 90+) the accessible elevated porch/patio with a dining set would make for an excellent mid-afternoon porch cocktail. Morning breakfast included freshly brewed coffee, an assortment of fresh fruit and donuts clearly baked that morning. Our room would've benefited from a mini-fridge, but what we really needed was ice for our day-trip cooler and our hotel staff, Tasha, not only guided us to the ice machine but helped us sneak our loaded cooler through the back of the bistro and onto the elevator up to our 3rd floor room. Everyone was lovely, this establishment is well-cared for, and we will definitely be returning in the future.
