Hotels near the San Pedro cruise port

The Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor is the closest hotel we measured to the World Cruise Center in San Pedro, a 17-minute walk or a 6-minute drive. Guest Harbor Inn and Vagabond Inn San Pedro are also within a walk, at 22 and 24 minutes. Everything else is a ride.

San Pedro has few hotels, so the table above adds the towns a cruise passenger would drive from, and LAX:

• 3 within a walk of the terminal
• 8 a 10 to 24-minute drive away, in San Pedro, Rancho Palos Verdes, Wilmington, Carson and Torrance
• 1 in Long Beach that sells a San Pedro cruise package
• 7 at LAX

What we say about each hotel comes from its own website or its brand's page, as it read on 1 November 2026. The times are ours, measured on OpenStreetMap from each hotel's address to the terminal building, without traffic and with the Vincent Thomas Bridge removed. We print no room rates, so a package's price is on the hotel's site.

Check your terminal before you book. A cruise sold as Los Angeles can leave from San Pedro or Long Beach, which are separate ports. Today 281 of the 696 sailings here show the World Cruise Center, 9 show the Outer Harbor and 309 show Long Beach. Every shuttle below names the World Cruise Center, and our times don't apply to Berth 46 at the Outer Harbor. The terminal guide explains the difference.

Which hotels are closest to the World Cruise Center in San Pedro?

Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor, at 601 S Palos Verdes Street, is 0.9 miles and 17 minutes on foot, or 6 minutes by car. Guest Harbor Inn, at 411 S Pacific Avenue, is 22 minutes on foot and Vagabond Inn San Pedro, at 215 S Gaffey Street, is 24.

These are OpenStreetMap routes, and nobody on this site has walked them. Guest Harbor Inn says 15 to 20 minutes, a little under our figure. With luggage, all three are long walks, which is why the shuttles below matter.

The next closest are Hotel Aqua Mar in Rancho Palos Verdes, 10 minutes by car, then DoubleTree San Pedro at Cabrillo Marina and Best Western Los Angeles Worldport in Wilmington, both 11.

The terminal is at Berth 93, 100 Swinford Street. The Port of Los Angeles now calls it the Los Angeles Cruise Terminal, so expect both names. Ports America operates it, and the World Cruise Center page lists its sailings.

Which San Pedro cruise hotels have a shuttle?

Four hotels here offer a ride to the World Cruise Center. These were the terms on 1 November 2026:

Hotel	Cost	Direction	How it works
Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor	$10 plus tax a person	Round trip	By appointment from 9 am, sign up at the front desk
Vagabond Inn San Pedro	Free	One-way drop-off	Make an appointment at the front desk
DoubleTree San Pedro	Free	Not stated	"Based on availability"
The Cove Hotel, Long Beach	In the package	To and from	Only with its San Pedro Cruise Package

Only the Crowne Plaza and The Cove say the ride runs both ways. At the Vagabond you get a drop-off and find your own way back. Ask the DoubleTree about the return, and confirm your date, because its own page makes the shuttle conditional.

Guest Harbor Inn runs no shuttle. Its FAQ says it can help arrange a local cab for about $11 a ride to the World Cruise Center, as of 1 November 2026.

Which San Pedro hotels offer park and cruise?

Four hotels publish a cruise parking offer:

• Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor. Park Stay & Go is one night plus up to 4, 8 or 15 nights of parking for one vehicle. Its Cruise Package has a round-trip shuttle for two, parking for up to 5 nights and breakfast for two adults. The Park Stay & Go text doesn't mention the shuttle, so ask.
• DoubleTree San Pedro. World Cruise Port Shuttle and Parking is one night, breakfast for up to two guests and parking for up to seven days.
• Guest Harbor Inn. Extended cruise parking was $10 a day on 1 November 2026, for registered guests who book directly.
• The Cove Hotel. The San Pedro Cruise Package is one night, parking for up to 7 nights and transportation to and from the terminal, from Long Beach.

Two more mention long stays without calling them cruise parking. Vagabond Inn San Pedro listed long-term parking at $15 a night, per car, on 1 November 2026, with a minimum one-night stay, subject to availability. Best Western Los Angeles Worldport says long-term parking is "only available with a package plan" and doesn't describe the plan. Call either one first.

For comparison, Parking Concepts posted a $23 daily maximum at the World Cruise Center lot on 1 November 2026, which is $161 for 7 nights by our arithmetic. Guest Harbor Inn's rate would come to $70 and the Vagabond's to $105 for those 7 nights, also our arithmetic, on top of the room. Packages include the room, so compare the full price for your dates. The parking guide covers the terminal lot.

How does the Vincent Thomas Bridge closure affect San Pedro hotels?

It matters if you stay on the Long Beach side of the harbor. Caltrans closes the bridge, State Route 47, from 12:01 am on Saturday 7 November 2026, for 16 months, and targets reopening in early March 2028. It says drivers will be detoured primarily along Interstates 710 and 110, State Route 103 and Harry Bridges Boulevard.

The table above already assumes the bridge is closed. We measured every hotel with and without it. The hotels in San Pedro don't use it. These drives to the World Cruise Center do:

Starting from	With the bridge	Bridge closed
The Cove Hotel	18 minutes	26 minutes
Marriott Long Beach Downtown	14 minutes	23 minutes
Long Beach Cruise Terminal	16 minutes	26 minutes
Long Beach Airport	23 minutes	28 minutes

Read those as best cases. They are without traffic, and the detour roads will be busier. I-110 is also the road in from LAX, Carson and Wilmington on our routes, so allow extra time from those hotels too. Caltrans's notice doesn't mention cruise passengers.

Hotel websites may still quote the shorter drive. Marriott Long Beach Downtown's page says about 15 to 25 minutes to the World Cruise Center, so treat the low end as gone. If you book The Cove's San Pedro package, ask how its rides will run during the closure.

Should you stay in San Pedro or near LAX before a cruise?

Choose by when you land and whether you're bringing a car.

• Landing by early evening. Stay in San Pedro. The morning is then a shuttle or a short taxi ride.
• Landing late. An LAX hotel saves a late drive south. By car, the seven here are 25 to 30 minutes from the terminal without traffic.
• Driving in. The Crowne Plaza and DoubleTree packages put the room and the parking in one booking. Guest Harbor Inn had the lowest published cruise parking rate here on 1 November 2026, $10 a day.

Which LAX hotels work for a cruise from San Pedro?

None of the seven LAX hotels here lists a cruise shuttle, so plan a taxi, rideshare or booked transfer for the last leg. LAX itself is 20.9 miles and 30 minutes from the terminal on our route, without traffic. The airport guide compares the options.

Their free LAX shuttles, as published on 1 November 2026:

• 24 hours. Hampton Inn Los Angeles Airport, Holiday Inn Los Angeles LAX, Holiday Inn Express LAX, and Hilton Los Angeles Airport every 30 minutes
• Call for pickup. Embassy Suites LAX South 5am to 11pm, Hilton Garden Inn LAX/El Segundo 6am to 11pm
• No shuttle. Hampton Inn & Suites LAX-El Segundo

Which hotels near the San Pedro cruise port have free parking?

Six say so on their own sites, as of 1 November 2026: Guest Harbor Inn and Vagabond Inn San Pedro during your stay, Hotel Aqua Mar, Best Western Los Angeles Worldport, Hampton Inn Los Angeles/Carson/Torrance, and Holiday Inn Express LAX, for one vehicle a room. That covers your stay, not a car left while you sail.

Other published rates on the same date:

• $15 a day plus tax: Holiday Inn Los Angeles Gateway - Torrance
• $20 a day: DoubleTree Carson
• $25 plus tax: Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor, DoubleTree San Pedro
• $30 a day: DoubleTree Torrance, Hilton Garden Inn LAX/El Segundo, Hampton Inn & Suites LAX-El Segundo
• $45 a day: Hampton Inn Los Angeles Airport, Holiday Inn Los Angeles LAX
• $48 a day: Embassy Suites LAX South
• $74 a day before tax: Hilton Los Angeles Airport

Ramada Torrance says only that fees may apply.

What about check-in and bags after a San Pedro cruise?

Check-out is 11am at the four San Pedro hotels with a cruise offer. Check-in is 4pm at the Crowne Plaza and DoubleTree, and 3pm at Guest Harbor Inn and the Vagabond, so a room may not be ready when you come off the ship. Guest Harbor Inn lists luggage storage, and its early check-in typically carries a $25 fee, subject to availability, as of 1 November 2026.

Which San Pedro hotels aren't listed here?

Two San Pedro hotels have no website we could find and read: San Pedro Hotel & Suites at 111 S Gaffey Street, and Portside Inn & Suites at 525 S Harbor Boulevard. Travel sites mention shuttles at both, which we couldn't confirm, so they are left out. Hyatt's site wouldn't load, so its LAX hotels are missing, and we didn't check Marriott's hotels near LAX.

Sailing with Carnival? See hotels near the Long Beach cruise terminal.