The smaller of two Holiday Inn hotels in Long Beach has a north central location by the corner of Anaheim St and Atlantic Ave, 1.5 miles from Long Beach Arena/Convention Center and the city beach. The building is fairly old but all necessary amenities are provided; there is a restaurant open for breakfast, dinner & room service, a lounge bar, a decent sized pool/hot tub at the rear, a fitness center and three meeting rooms. The hotel runs a complimentary shuttle to places within 3 miles, though this does not extend to Long Beach Airport, which is 5.5 miles northeast. The 134 rooms & suites are generally clean and modern, having been recently updated.

Holiday Inn Long Beach-Airport rises 13 storeys above the surrounding neighborhood, a mixture of businesses and private residences near the Lakewood Blvd exit of I-405, just 1.5 miles from the terminal buildings. On the top floor of the distinctive, circular building, the Panorama Grill restaurant/lounge has a fine view over the city and the Pacific Ocean, something shared by many of the 222 rooms, which have a private balcony. A free shuttle is provided to the airport, and the hotel also features free parking, free internet access, nearly 6,000 sq ft of meetings/event space, a fitness center, pool, and new luxurious bedding in each room - including a pillow menu. Downtown Long Beach is about 5 miles away.

Less than half a mile from Long Beach Convention Center, the Best Western hotel at 517 E 1st St accommodates guests in 66 clean, welcoming rooms, some with a balcony overlooking the city streets below. There are many shops, bars, galleries and other entertainment centers a short walk away, with the city beach, Shoreline Village & the marina both within a mile, and the venerable Queen Mary 2.5 miles south. Free continental breakfast is served each morning; other amenities are limited to free internet access, a fitness center, and basic business services.

Best Western Golden Sails Hotel occupies a spacious site on the east side of Long Beach, next to a boating channel connected to the marina at Alamitos Bay, and alongside the Pacific Coast Highway CA 1. There are 173 rooms available, arranged in several 2 storey, exterior-corridor blocks that enclose two large courtyard gardens, one with a swimming pool, the other a gazebo and hot tub. All rooms have a refrigerator, and either a balcony or patio. Both free breakfast and free snack lunch are provided and the on site Flying Sails Restaurant is open for other meals. The hotel complex also includes a lounge/bar and 14,000 sq ft of meetings/event space.

The Best Western of Long Beach sits alongside one of the main north-south routes into the city (Long Beach Blvd), part of a long line of restaurants, shops and businesses in an otherwise residential neighborhood. Long Beach Arena and the beachfront district are 2 miles south; I-405 is 2 miles north. Rooms (100 of them) are bright and spacious, all equipped with a refrigerator and microwave. Some look out over the pool/sundeck, which like the rest of the hotel is partly enclosed by palm trees and other shady plants. The hotel provides free continental breakfast.

Marriott's most upscale hotel in Long Beach has a central location in the heart of the entertainment district along Ocean Blvd, just half a mile from the marina and Queensway Bay - a short walk from many shops, restaurants and bars. The lobby, meetings space and all 374 guest rooms & suites at Renaissance Long Beach were refurbished and modernized in 2008, maintaining its reputation for style, comfort, elegance and excellent customer service. The hotel has three dining outlets; an Italian style breakfast cafe, a steakhouse serving lunch & dinner, and Starbucks, open all day for drinks and snacks. Also available are a large outdoor pool, a spa, fitness center, lobby bar, gift shop, full service business center and 21,000 sq ft of event space.

The well established Marriott Long Beach is one of the closest hotels to Long Beach Airport - located less than a mile from the terminal in a small business park, with a residential district on one side and Skylinks Golf Course on the other. At the rear of the building is a nice secluded outdoor pool, set amongst palm trees and landscaped gardens; inside, the hotel provides all the amenities that business and leisure travelers expect from a Marriott property, including a sports bar (with outdoor patio), a Starbucks lobby lounge, the Garden Terrace all day restaurant, fitness center, indoor pool, and 21 meeting rooms - largest single capacity of 720. Long Beach Marina is 6 miles southeast.

The Courtyard hotel in Long Beach (500 E 1st St) is a typically clean, comfortable and well managed Marriott property of 216 rooms, a cafe (serving breakfast, with bar service on some days) and 7,000 sq ft of meeting/event space. The building has ten floors, enough for the higher rooms to have unrestricted views over the city, and the Pacific Ocean just 2 blocks south - the hotel is within a few minutes walk of the beach and such places as the Convention Center, Shoreline Park, Victory Park and Long Beach Arena. For leisure, guests have use of an outdoor pool, hot tub and fitness center.

Open early 2009, the new Residence Inn of downtown Long Beach looks set to become the top all-suite hotel in the city - a striking, 11 storey property built right on the waterfront along the south side of Queensway Bay, close to the harbor and the Queen Mary, and a few minutes from Long Beach Arena. All 178 suites feature a range of amenities for the extended stay traveler, including a full kitchen, sofa bed, work desk, free internet access and daily housekeeping service. The hotel has all necessary facilities for meetings & business, plus the usual pool, hot tub & fitness center. The Shoreline Trail runs past, allowing peaceful walks along the edge of the bay. Free buffet breakfast is served each morning.

The 216 spacious suites at Residence Inn Long Beach are divided into several two storey blocks, arranged around the parking area, gardens, two outdoor pools and the sports court. The surroundings are quiet and partly residential yet I-405 runs past one block to the north, and Long Beach Airport is less than a mile away (served by free shuttle). The hotel caters more for the extended stay traveler, with amenities including complimentary breakfast & evening light dinner, a full kitchen in each suite, a grocery shopping service, guest laundry, fitness center and daily housekeeping.

The Comfort Inn & Suites hotel in Long Beach provides all necessary amenities and has a good location - opposite a supermarket and close to various restaurants, at the junction of Willow St and Long Beach Blvd on the north side of town. Rooms are large, clean, well maintained, and equipped with refrigerator/microwave; many have a balcony, overlooking the secluded tropical courtyard garden, at the center of which is a good-sized outdoor pool. The Mediterranean-style hotel also offers free enhanced continental breakfast, an exercise room, business center, and a meeting room. As an alternative to driving the 3 miles to the Long Beach Arena and Shoreline Village, guests can take the metro, which stops just down the street from the hotel.

Three miles south of Long Beach Airport, the Quality Inn features 68 comfortable, decent-sized rooms, free continental breakfast and a sheltered outdoor pool/hot tub. There are two adjacent restaurants, and others a short walk away along the main road (Pacific Coast Highway, CA 1), though the immediate neighborhood is mostly residential; the many coastal attractions of Long Beach are between 2 and 6 miles south. The other main services at the 68-room hotel are a guest laundry, newsstand, beauty shop, and a free shuttle to the airport (by request).

Affordable rates, clean accommodations and a good central location are the highlights of Rodeway Inn Long Beach, a 35 room exterior corridor motel along Atlantic Avenue, half a mile from Long Beach Convention Center and its adjacent attractions. Facilities are limited to free continental breakfast, a newsstand, and refrigerators in most rooms, but the staff are friendly and the property well maintained. Pine Avenue, location of many of the city's best restaurants, is also close by (less than a mile).

It only has 23 rooms, but the new Econo Lodge motel in northeast Long Beach has a good reputation for value, cleanliness and in-room facilities - each accommodation contains a microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer & large flat screen TV; some have a whirlpool bath and extra sofa bed. Although only free coffee and pastries are provided in the morning, the hotel is next to the busy Pacific Coast Highway so there are plenty of restaurants close by, and several major stores half a mile east. Long Beach Convention Center is 4 miles away.