Tower Motel Long Beach — Hotel in Long Beach

Arrival So I booked my room online. When I got there, I confirmed my reservation with the front area. The gentleman proceeded to ask me to put down a $50.00 deposit. I asked him, “for what” and he couldn’t tell me what the deposit was for. He just says, “You’ll get it back in the morning.” I felt a bit duped, but whatever.

The Setting The motel is right off of Pacific Coast Highway. On that side of town, life isn’t the best, with a vast amount of transients, addicts, and people who are plainly just down on their luck. It’s really eye-opening if you aren't used to seeing things like that, but I grew up around it, so I knew exactly what the environment was all about.

The Room When you walk into your room, you can literally feel the value sinking out of your mind. The money I saved could not put any value into the state of my room. It was awful. *Multiple (over 10) cigarette burns in the comforter, in a room that’s supposed to be non-smoking. *The end of a blunt on the floor. *Discolored towels (I brought my own). *Stained ice bucket (thank God for the plastic bag). *Musty AC system (turning it on spit out a putrid smelling air). *Random graffiti. *Thin Walls (hearing the people next door going at it...) *Warm Refrigerator (my drinks didn’t get cold until morning, when it was time to check out.)

The Lesson I would say to anyone who needs a place to crash, go elsewhere. This place is not where anyone should consider, unless you are absolutely out of options and time. Even with an internet deal, this place is nowhere near the value of what I spent. I don’t like to sell places so short as to say stay away or whatever, but just know there are other places that will have nicer amenities and a better experience...

I unfortunately waited too long to get my room for the weekend and this was the only place I could find with two beds. |My introduction as I walked up to the office there was a girl throwing up in the parking lot. It didn't get much better after that. As other have said there is no office just some bullet proof glass with no way to talk through. You cant hear anything that's said through it but that really doesn't matter because the owners don't speak any intelligible English anyway. |As I went to my room there were two homeless men digging through a trash can a few feet from my truck. The parking lot is very tight. I have a GMC 2500 and it was tight. I don't think anything bigger would fit. |The reason I give two stars is because the room was actually clean and had a fair sized flat screen TV with decent cable. |Most of the fixtures were broken or damaged. Rusted items in the bathroom, light fixtures broken, mirror had strange stains on it. Room was very small broken plugs hidden way behind the bed ect ect.|This place also has a very rough looking clientele. That doesn't really bother me much but I was definitely concerned for my vehicle. |I checked out early in the morning and the owner didn't seem very happy about me obviously waking him up. He kept saying something I couldn't understand but it was about he basically didn't want to give me the five dollar key deposit. I had to just stand there for a few minutes telling him I couldn't hear/understand him until he gave me my money back. |I would not recommend this place unless you...

I unfortunately waited too long to get my room for the weekend and this was the only place I could find with two beds. |My introduction as I walked up to the office there was a girl throwing up in the parking lot. It didn't get much better after that. As other have said there is no office just some bullet proof glass with no way to talk through. You cant hear anything that's said through it but that really doesn't matter because the owners don't speak any intelligible English anyway. |As I went to my room there were two homeless men digging through a trash can a few feet from my truck. The parking lot is very tight. I have a GMC 2500 and it was tight. I don't think anything bigger would fit. |The reason I give two stars is because the room was actually clean and had a fair sized flat screen TV with decent cable. |Most of the fixtures were broken or damaged. Rusted items in the bathroom, light fixtures broken, mirror had strange stains on it. Room was very small broken plugs hidden way behind the bed ect ect.|This place also has a very rough looking clientele. That doesn't really bother me much but I was definitely concerned for my vehicle. |I checked out early in the morning and the owner didn't seem very happy about me obviously waking him up. He kept saying something I couldn't understand but it was about he basically didn't want to give me the five dollar key deposit. I had to just stand there for a few minutes telling him I couldn't hear/understand him until he gave me my money back. |I would not recommend this place unless you...