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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Long Beach

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Long Beach

If it's your first trip to Long Beach, California for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Long Beach. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Long Beach. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Long Beach for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Long Beach beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Long Beach for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hyatt Regency Long Beach

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $247 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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Located at 200 South Pine Avenue, Hyatt Regency Long Beach has great rooms from $247 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.2 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Courtyard by Marriott Long Beach Downtown

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $237 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Long Beach
  • Beach
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A great place to stay is Courtyard by Marriott Long Beach Downtown which has nice rooms starting at $237. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 500 East First Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, parking, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.2 miles from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Courtyard Long Beach Airport

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $208 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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We found Courtyard Long Beach Airport to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $208. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 3841 Lakewood Boulevard. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, a hot tub, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 5 miles from the center of town. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Renaissance Long Beach Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $285 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Long Beach
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $285, Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, at 111 East Ocean Boulevard provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.35 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
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Hotel Current

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $203 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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Hotel Current has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $203 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 5325 E Pacific Coast Hwy. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, car rentals, and laundry facilities, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 3.6 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
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Hyatt Centric the Pike Long Beach

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $260 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Long Beach
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
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The great guest rating of Hyatt Centric the Pike Long Beach is 8.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $260, and it's located at 285 Bay Street. We also love the parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, and family rooms which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Long Beach Marriott

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $244 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Heated pool
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A cool place is Long Beach Marriott because it has great rooms that start at $244. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 4700 Airport Plaza Drive. Only 4.3 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, a child pool, an indoor pool, and free parking at this convenient hotel. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Residence Inn Long Beach

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $218 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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Residence Inn Long Beach offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $218 (before taxes). It's located at 4111 East Willow Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, child care, and laundry services which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.6 miles from the city center. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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The Cove Hotel an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $191 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Long Beach
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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Located at 200 E. Willow Street, The Cove Hotel an Ascend Hotel Collection Member has great rooms from $191 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a hot tub, laundry facilities, family rooms, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.6 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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The Westin Long Beach

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $206 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is The Westin Long Beach which has nice rooms starting at $206. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.25 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 333 East Ocean Boulevard. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub. It's located just 0 miles from the city center, too. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room
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Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Los Angeles, Anaheim, Santa Monica, and Ontario.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Long Beach, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Long Beach, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Long Beach, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Long Beach, Best Hotels for One Week in Long Beach, Best Hotels for One Night in Long Beach, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Long Beach.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Long Beach?

Long Beach Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$207

After analyzing 17 first time trip hotels in Long Beach, California, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $207. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Long Beach.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $250
  • 3-star hotels: $218
  • 2-star hotels: $140


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