La Bonita Inn Motel Long Beach — Hotel in Long Beach

My boyfriend and I needed an economical room to spend the night for a short layover. We were absolutely exhausted from traveling all day and just needed a bed to sleep in. Expedia represented La Bonita as an affordable option that was supposed to be only a short distance from the airport. The hotel was a fifteen minute cab ride away and was tucked in a deserted alleyway in an industrial area. When we saw the hotel it didn't match the photos we had seen on Expedia with cute flower boxes in each window--the flowers were all dead. Upon entering our room we were smacked in the face by a wave the smell of old cigarette butts. There was no option to get a non-smoking room. The room lacked a deadbolt and opened onto the parking lot, which made me very uncomfortable because of the eerie back alley location.||||Our sheets had stains and hairs all over them. The floor was dirty and the bathroom was also extremely dirty. I had to use cleaning wipes before using the sink, shower knobs, and toilet. There was a spotty old looking towel to use as a shower mat and the shower itself was tiny with a shower curtain covered in mossy looking sludge. There was no extra toilet paper and the walls were so thin that we could hear our neighbors talking with our television on.||||If you are looking for a hotel near Long Beach Airport save yourself money and a night's worth of disappointment and stay at the nearby Marriott or Holiday Inn, both of which are only minutes from the airport. The money my boyfriend and I spent on taking a taxi to and from the airport would have more than covered a stay at...

My wife booked this room based on the photos and positve reviews. What the photos neglect to show you is the small strip of 10 "box" motel rooms and a small strip of parking spaces that doesn't accomidate the amount of rooms. |||| The rooms appear to be from a converted structure and if your lucky to score a parking spot, its difficult getting out depending on the amount of vehicles parked behind you. We had to park accross the street on a road that only has 1 hour parking from 9am-6pm. Luckly we stayed over night on a Saturday and the rule didn't apply on weekends and holidays. I was worried about leaving my car in that area due to a truck stop/gas station being directly in accross from the motel. |||| The manager assured me the area was "safe", but his office/living space had bars on every window. Barb wire stretched accross the rear wall of the hotel, which might be due to the industrial area the motel is located in. |||| I am writing this review because I believe this web site and La Bonita Inn Motel has falsely advertised this establishment. It is not worth the $85 bucks I had to dish out. The bed was hard and filled with ants. The reason I stayed was only because both the establishment and this web site refused to give me a refund and It was a night where a special event was going on in Long Beach. Most reasonably price Hotels were booked up. |||| Just a suggestion.....check the area out on google maps before booking a...

My wife booked this room based on the photos and positve reviews. What the photos neglect to show you is the small strip of 10 "box" motel rooms and a small strip of parking spaces that doesn't accomidate the amount of rooms. |||| The rooms appear to be from a converted structure and if your lucky to score a parking spot, its difficult getting out depending on the amount of vehicles parked behind you. We had to park accross the street on a road that only has 1 hour parking from 9am-6pm. Luckly we stayed over night on a Saturday and the rule didn't apply on weekends and holidays. I was worried about leaving my car in that area due to a truck stop/gas station being directly in accross from the motel. |||| The manager assured me the area was "safe", but his office/living space had bars on every window. Barb wire stretched accross the rear wall of the hotel, which might be due to the industrial area the motel is located in. |||| I am writing this review because I believe this web site and La Bonita Inn Motel has falsely advertised this establishment. It is not worth the $85 bucks I had to dish out. The bed was hard and filled with ants. The reason I stayed was only because both the establishment and this web site refused to give me a refund and It was a night where a special event was going on in Long Beach. Most reasonably price Hotels were booked up. |||| Just a suggestion.....check the area out on google maps before booking a...