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3Third of 20 · Around the harbor · Long Beach terminal

Quality Inn Long Beach - Signal Hill

The cheapest printed ride to the Carnival terminal, $20 for up to four, plus free breakfast and parking packages of 4 or 7 days.

Shuttle $20 per group of 44- or 7-day parking packagesFree breakfast
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77of 100
Night-Before Score
The verdict

Third, and the bargain for Carnival. The shuttle to the Long Beach terminal is $20 for up to four people, and breakfast is free.

Driving in? Choice sells the room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the terminal, priced only for your dates.

It's a Quality Inn on Pacific Coast Highway, with a pool and a hot tub and no restaurant.

Book the shuttle when you check in. It's first come, first served.

Book it if

  • Carnival cruisers flying into LGB: the airport shuttle is $5 a person
  • Groups of four splitting the ride
  • Drivers who want parking and the round trip in one booking

Look elsewhere if

  • You're sailing from San Pedro; the shuttle runs to Carnival only.
  • You want a restaurant on site.
  • You travel with a pet.
Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

From check-in to the gangway, using only what Quality Inn Signal Hill publishes.

Evening
Check in and settle

An outdoor pool and hot tub, free Wi-Fi, and rooms from a single queen up to a two-bedroom suite. There's no restaurant on site.

Before bed
Lock in your shuttle seat

A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.

Sail morning
Breakfast

Free hot breakfast; Choice calls it a full buffet.

Heading out
To the terminal

Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.

While you sail
Your car

Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.

Score

Night-Before Score: 77 of 100

77No. 3 of 20

Scored only from what the hotel publishes. Here’s how the Night-Before Score works.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

Pick where you’re coming from. Solid lines are rides the hotel publishes; a question mark is a leg you’ll arrange yourself.

? miles not stated no mileage stated LAXNo. 3The ship
Leg 1 · Los Angeles International to the hotel
Not stated

Choice doesn't mention a shuttle from LAX.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle $20 per group of 4

A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.

Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.

From LAX without a hotel shuttle

Rideshare and taxis pick up at the LAX-it lot next to Terminal 1; no flat taxi fare to either terminal is published. The airport guide has the rest.

miles not stated no mileage stated LGBNo. 3The ship
Leg 1 · Long Beach Airport to the hotel
Hotel shuttle
$5 a person

The hotel shuttle runs to and from Long Beach Airport for $5 a person, per Choice.

Hotel shuttle

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle $20 per group of 4

A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.

Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.

your drive no mileage stated Your carNo. 3The ship
Leg 1 · Drive in and park
4- or 7-day parking packages

Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.

Parking for your stay: Free.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle $20 per group of 4

A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.

Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.

Landing on sail morning instead? Some cruise lines and shuttle companies run straight to the terminals; compare the airports and the landing guidelines.

Which terminal

Long Beach (Carnival)

It's a Long Beach hotel, for Carnival's terminal beside the Queen Mary. Sailing Princess, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean or Virgin? You leave from San Pedro, across the harbor.

Distance

No mileage stated

Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach.

Source: choicehotels.com

Shuttle departures

Not published

The hotel doesn’t publish set times. Ask at check-in, and leave slack on a busy sailing morning.

Source: choicehotels.com
Parking

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

4- or 7-day parking packages

Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.

Source: choicehotels.com

The port’s own lots

No rate published

San Pedro's port lots top out at $23 a day ($40 oversized), and Carnival's Long Beach garage is $23 a day with a 7-foot height limit. Compare every parking option.

Source: portoflosangeles.org
The Night Before

The evening and the morning

The evening

Pool

An outdoor pool and hot tub, free Wi-Fi, and rooms from a single queen up to a two-bedroom suite. There's no restaurant on site.

Breakfast

Free

Free hot breakfast; Choice calls it a full buffet.

Address

Pacific Coast Highway, Signal Hill

3201 E Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90755
Hotel website

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Quality Inn Signal Hill publishes it. Where it says “not stated”, the hotel doesn’t say, and a quick call will settle it.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in3:00 PM
Check-out11:00 AM

Minimum age

—

Not stated by the hotel.

Resort fee

None stated

Wi-Fi

Free

Parking for your stay

Free

Cruise parking is in the parking section above.

Breakfast

Free hot breakfast; a full buffet

Pool

Outdoor pool and hot tub

Pets

Service animals only, per Choice.

Rooms

One queen, one king, an accessible king, two queens and a two-bedroom suite.

Accessibility

An accessible king room.

On site

  • EV chargingNot stated
  • Guest laundryNot stated
  • Fitness centerNot stated
  • Pets allowedNo

Also worth knowing

  • Cruise shuttle: $20 per group of 4, Carnival only; schedule at check-in, first come, first served
  • Packages: a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal
Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

  • Shuttle seats are scheduled at check-in, first come, first served.
  • The parking packages show a rate only for the dates you search.
  • Check-in 3 PM, check-out 11 AM.

What we couldn’t confirm

  • Shuttle departure times
  • Whether the $20 shuttle covers the ride back
  • The distance to the terminal

Rates and policies are as the hotel published them on September 26, 2026. Confirm anything you’re counting on when you book.

Compare

Worth a look alongside it

Ready when you are

Wake up around the harbor, a few miles from the ship.

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FAQ

Quality Inn Signal Hill FAQ

Does Quality Inn Signal Hill have a cruise shuttle?

Yes. A hotel shuttle to the Carnival terminal at $20 per group of up to four, per Choice. Schedule it at check-in; it's first come, first served, and it goes to Carnival only.

Does Quality Inn Signal Hill have an airport shuttle?

Yes, for a fee. From Los Angeles International: Choice doesn't mention a shuttle from LAX. From Long Beach Airport: The hotel shuttle runs to and from Long Beach Airport for $5 a person, per Choice.

Can I park at Quality Inn Signal Hill while I cruise?

Yes, but the price isn't published. Choice lists two packages, a room with 4 or 7 days of parking and a round trip to the Long Beach Cruise Terminal, priced only for the dates you search. Parking is free while you stay.

How far is Quality Inn Signal Hill from the cruise terminal?

Choice gives no distance to the terminal. The hotel is on Pacific Coast Highway at Signal Hill, northeast of downtown Long Beach. In our ranking it's in the “around the harbor” band. Sailing Princess, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean or Virgin? You leave from San Pedro, across the harbor.

Can I check in early or check out late at Quality Inn Signal Hill?

Quality Inn Signal Hill checks in at 3:00 PM and out at 11:00 AM, per Choice, with no early, late or bag-storage terms published. Ask when you book.

Does Quality Inn Signal Hill get me back from the ship?

No return ride is published: Quality Inn Signal Hill lists only the ride to the port.

What time is breakfast at Quality Inn Signal Hill on sail morning?

Free hot breakfast; a full buffet. Choice doesn't publish breakfast hours for Quality Inn Signal Hill, so ask at check-in if you're leaving early.

Can I charge an EV or park an oversized vehicle at Quality Inn Signal Hill?

Choice doesn't say whether Quality Inn Signal Hill has EV charging, and it publishes no height limit or oversized parking. Long Beach's cruise garage has a 7-foot height limit. The port's limits are on the parking page.

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