Vagabond Inn Long Beach

United States , Los Angeles - CA
LONG BEACH, 150 Alamitos Ave
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Tevfik

It was amazing

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jun 2026

Burgundy

Sheets and bathroom clean, but stains on the walls everywhere.

Breakfast was watered down coffee with low quality bread, croissants and cereal. Bring your own food.

OK for the price.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2026

Danelle

Elevator takes forever floor was a bit sandy

Friends

4/10

Poor

15 Jun 2026

Jaime

Was little rundown good area but would not stay again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Khalil

We put my son up for the weekend there, so I wasn't the one using the room. It was fine great location in downtown Long Beach, near to the beach and groceries.
I didn't like arriving with people smoking joints in the parking lot in their cars. I appreciate the no smoking policy, however. Would be nice to have a designated area outside, away from view--just wishful thinking.

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Mario

Overall it was a good experience

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2026

Erika

Very good place right by the beach

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2026

Joe

I like The location

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Jun 2026

Joshua

I broke out in a skin rash all over my stomach, my elbows and my neck from the sheets

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

Jeromy

The staff was very friendly. It is in a great location. This is an older property and has obviously had some updating but still feels older. It was clean and maintained. The parking situation is poor at best. Few parking stalls and is first come, first served. So don’t leave for dinner, you might need to park in neighborhood. I liked the bed, wife said it was to firm. I will stay there again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

Dino Karlo

Its the cheapest place you can find in the area and dont expect too much. Its old and in some areas it smelled bad. For a night or 2 it is fine but not more than that. There is a very basic breakfast included and it was a nice touch. Check in and out was a breeze.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2026

Jeff

I would not even bother saying they have a continental breakfast. Broken ice machine. Not enough parking for guests. Few homeless roaming the area, would not recommend walking alone. Rooms were cool and clean, no fridge or microwave in the rooms. I stay at the one in Bishop and the difference is night and day.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

09 Jun 2026

Gary

Bathroom door did not close. Half the room lights did not work. No OJ for breakfast.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Yvonne

They are very nice people

Friends

4/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

Krista

It was an old hotel

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2026

mike

Nice location.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2026

Amy

Free parking and close to the beach are the best features

Self

2/10

Poor

03 Jun 2026

Paul

Staff was rude!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Carolina

I love it staff Parkin the air conditioner

4/10

Poor

31 May 2026

Rebecca

Sorry to give a negative review, but the property was a dump, very run down, very limited parking, ice machine didn’t work. It was pretty awful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2026

Brendon

Parking on site, clean room, near beach and downtown, breakfast is seriously lacking, manger doesn’t replenish fresh fruit or juice once consumed by other guests, adjoining kitchen showed more fruit and juice ready to be served but manger only replaces bread and croissants. More breakfast options would be nice, and the replacement of foods once taken by other guests would be nice .

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2026

Ricardo

Que el Parkin es muy limitado, y se estasionan en doble fila y es mucho problema para quien sale temprano, en lo personal me tocó caminar a mi evento

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2026

FERNANDO

This hotel is in a very good location, steps away from restaurants, bars, attractions, and public transportation if you need it.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2026

Tommy Ngoc

It has a roof, air conditioning, a bed, wifi (didnt really use it), walking distance to the beach helpful staff, and was clean For what I paid, it was good. Dont expext anything fancy. Breakfast has no meat, at least the weekend i was there.

Self

4/10

Poor

24 May 2026

Scott

This place is poorly maintained. A professional has never been hired here to fix anything. Every door jamb, door, light switch is dirty and grimey. There was stuff splattered on the walls and ceilings. Our bathroom door has a square piece panel attached to cover a hole. Our room # plate was missing a digit. Floors were gross, TV stopped working (staff shrugged their shoulders and said maybe it will work tomorrow), ceiling panels in the elevator are being held together with duct tape and it's peeling apart. There's something resting on it that looks like a small dead animal. The light fixture in our room was almost removed, and the base remaining was almost covering the hole in the ceiling. The new light was across the room. The line they cut down the length of the ceiling. Then they just took a paint roller and painted one bright white stripe across the pop corn texture. Our windows were about 10 ft off the ground to a back alleyway, and they donn't lock or even click shut. They just freely slid back and forth. My son stepped into a hole in the floor while going around the bed. The lenolium is broken and sunken in. There is tape over a light switch. The \"breakfast\" was a few tiny croissants, a pitcher of milk, and some plain white bread. The point is, everything in sight here is handled with a band-aid approach, and it makes me wonder how everything else is handled, like cleaning the sheets, the water and plumbing, or the wiring. This is a last resort.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 May 2026

Scott

it is ran down

Friends

2/10

Poor

21 May 2026

Rachel

The price and location was alright. We compromised because of the pictures tied to the room we got weren't half bad. (Btw, NOT the room we got at aaalll) We knew it wasnt going to be upscale. But we didnt expect a slum. For the price, we had our smoke detector go off for a full day, and part of the second day before someone fixed it. The continental breakfast consisted of toast, bad coffee, and corn flakes and a mouse running around on the floor. When I mentioned seeing a mouse to the person at the desk (I believe the manager or owner) he ignored me completely and acted as if I didnt mention it at all. And the toilet clogged after every use. Very dirty place. Very dirty. The cleaning ladies were nice but I have never experienced anything as gross as that....

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

Ralph S

Yes

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2026

Debra

No shuttle. Used Uber. Close a great Mexican resta, gas station for coffee snd wslking distance to beach, store and more restaurants. Older hotel but was clean.

4/10

Poor

16 May 2026

Esperanza

The smell in the room was horrible no matter what you did to take it way it was gross the air conditioning didn’t help opening the windows didn’t help the homelessness sleeping on the property by parked cars with bad, the water pressure in the shower none! The bed sheets dirty. Then the power was upset at how much I paid saying I paid to low!!!

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

13 May 2026

Andrea

Oh my gosh, everything that used to be renovated it is so dated there were holes in the blanket thank goodness we only stayed for one night. I would definitely pay more money next time when we’re going on a cruise and stay at a nicer place. This was just awful.

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 May 2026

Victoria

I wouldn't stay here again

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Dianna

Nice

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2026

Ana

Ac keeps room cool bed with a little hard over all a good stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2026

Debra

Clean room. Stafc nice. Close to grest Mexican restaurant and walking distance to a grocery store

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

07 May 2026

Jazmine

Very low budget

Partner

2/10

Poor

04 May 2026

Jim

My experience at the Vagabond Hotel for one night was HORRIBLE!!!!

The property is in very poor condition with lots of deferred maintenance. The website photographs presernt a false impression.

Worse, the hotel is patronized by guests who arer up all night, shouting, banging doors, and running up and down the hallways, so much so, it was impossible to sleep.

On top of that, all night long, there was lots of noise coming from the gas station/convenience store adjacent to the inn on the north.

I will never stay at the Vagabond Inn on Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach again.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 May 2026

Megan

Staff is great here and very helpful. Old hotel with minimal amenities. Great location!

Friends

4/10

Poor

03 May 2026

Lyric

Parking was a nightmare. Got blocked in over three times after only staying two nights. Rooms were disgusting and poorly maintained. Towels were dirty. Windows,mirrors,counters,floors obviously not cleaned for awhile. Overall gross. Kinda separate but was awake till 3 am well somebody was playing with there toddler running up and down the halls. Walls are so thin you can hear just about everything and seems like it’s a constant influx of unfriendly people not even staying at the hotel taking up the parking spaces/ hanging out in the parking lot. Overall if you’re here to get a room to party 100% would get a room here. If you have a family or a girlfriend and saw the cheaper prices like me I would avoid at all costs. Staff was very friendly though!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 May 2026

Christian

A bit ghetto area, as there were homeless on the street, the hotel obviously can’t control that. Okay rooms, for $100 you have a place to sleep and shower. TV’s were useless and the lamps didn’t work. Staff were friendly. Easy check in and parking

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 May 2026

Gisselle

This was easily the worst hotel experience I’ve ever had. Do yourself a favor and do not stay here.
Throughout the night, I was woken up multiple times between 12:00 AM and 4:00 AM. The walls are incredibly thin, honestly thinner than 2-ply toilet paper, and you can hear everything happening in the hallway. The environment felt chaotic and uncomfortable. At one point, children were running through the halls and screaming late into the night until someone finally yelled around 3:00 AM for them to stop. Around 4:00 AM, I was startled awake by someone aggressively banging on a door, repeatedly yelling, “Give me my phone back” for several minutes. The banging became louder and more intense, and it genuinely felt concerning.
The type of people and behavior encountered here says a lot about the place. On top of that, the room quality was poor, and the stairwells smelled strongly like urine.
Overall, this was a disgusting experience, and I would not recommend staying here.

Partner

4/10

Poor

01 May 2026

Angelica

My husband and I stayed here on April 2026. They do provide free parking, which is an absolute plus for California, where you have to pay parking for just about any place you visit. We checked in around 7pm and the gentlemen gave us the key for our room; we went to the room only to find out it was already occupied, as soon as we walked in my husband noticed some luggage and stuff on the bed, luckily for us there was no body in the room at that time. (That has never happened to us before, and we travel plenty. It was very scary experience for us just to think if there was somebody in the room). Left the room and went back to the reception and he gave us another room. This room looked nothing like the online pictures, it looked like the utility room with a bed, tv and a bathroom. True! it was the cheapest we found close to the beach @ $89.00 dollars/ night, but it was not what they advertised. Next day we talked to the morning attendant, and he did move us a better room. Our second night, the new room was connected to another room, and we could hear people with loud tv, music and like they were having a fun time. We were sleeping on and off all night long. Ended up falling in deep sleep around 6am. After they left. I don't think we will ever be back to this place.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2026

Terry

Dirty blankets and towels. When we asked for clean items, we were treated very rudely.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2026

Lauren Nichole

Amenities didn't work. Stains on the walls are not as appealing, but other than that okay. You can tell most of the room was just patched up instead of being properly fixed.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2026

Candace

Our room was fine, the AC sounded like it was farting all night, and the sink/counter in the bathroom was very close to the toilet. The other room was fine and didn’t seem to have any issues.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2026

Willie

It was okay 15 years ago would have been a lot better

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

Holly

It was the worst stay I have ever had

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

16 Apr 2026

jeremy

This was the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in in my life, I’ve stayed in some bad places but this one takes the cake! Avoid at all cost

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2026

Alan

In the last few Month's i have rented rooms here quite a bit. The Hotel is okay but one Front Desk Clerk lately has been quite rude and unprofessional in that all of a sudden with my past two rentals he started demanding a $100.00 deposit that was never asked for the several times before i rented a room and he demands it in a most unfriendly and hostile way which for a business that is suppose to be Hospitable he make's you feel anything but welcome. The only reason i pick this Hotel is because of the affordable price on the average rooms but i have started to look at other options because this employee who claims he is a Manager has really started to offend me in many way's so i cannot recommend staying here to anyone due to his terrible and unfriendly personality which is very disturbing.

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2026

Matthew

Early check in kinda sucked, I was here for an event so I had to get an early check in and got charged even if it was an hour early

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Daniel

Yes

Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2026

Nilo

Owner is nice but the staff is not

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2026

Germaine

I didn’t stay at this motel for myself, but I booked a room for a friend that was experiencing homelessness and offered to help for a few days. It was unfortunate that the staff was extremely rude and not helpful, I definitely wouldn’t recommend or use this place again based on that alone.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2026

William

Everything was great

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2026

Yudith

No microwave and no fridge

2/10

Poor

06 Apr 2026

Ramona

Rating: 1/5 Stars
\"I stayed here for two days and it was a terrible experience from start to finish. To begin with, the toilet in our room was clogged, and there was zero effort from staff to fix the situation. There is no room service and essentially the withholding breakfast that was bread and the worst tasting coffee.
The management is the biggest issue. The manager was incredibly rude, unprofessional, and made us feel extremely uncomfortable. He spent time watching us from our car and micromanaging our arrival. When it came time to check out, he tried everything possible to withhold my deposit, even after his own staff confirmed the room was in perfect condition. It felt like he was intentionally antagonizing us. Between the poor service and the suspicious activity in the surrounding area, I would strongly advise staying elsewhere. They do not treat their guests with respect.\"

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2026

Michele

Parking was very small. People live there. They were very loud. Continental breakfast was only cereal & bread. The families that live there was eating everything. It just wasn't for me

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2026

Audrey

If you are not spending a lot of time in the hotel, this is a fine place to stay on a budget. Would not recommend for light sleepers, you can hear the traffic outside even with earplugs. Walking distance from beach, grocery, restaurants. Not the nicest area of town but I felt safe enough as a solo female traveler with the secured front doors and deadbolts on the rooms.

Self

4/10

Poor

04 Apr 2026

Romy

I wouldn't pay $100+ to stay at this hotel. I don't know about all the rooms, but mine wasn't worth $100+. I have to clarify that the only positive thing was the cleanliness, absolutely nothing else. The beds creaked with the slightest movement, and everything was very old. My room was #324, in case the rest of the rooms are perfect and I was just unlucky.
This is not a family-friendly place. On the day of check-in, we arrived at 11:00 PM, and after registering, we encountered a couple smoking weed inside the premises. At 5:00 AM, we were woken up by screaming; a couple was fighting for over an hour—shouting so loudly that no one could sleep.

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2026

Amber

There was very little parking. The front desk person had to ask someone to come move their car over a little to fit our car into a spot that wasn't really a spot. The neighborhood around there is also a little rough and there was a lot of noise from people in the streets throughout the night

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

Uvaldo

Parking was terrible. Had to park in an alley way. Turned out to be a blessing because they loaded the parking lot at night with cars from a lot. Side hustle?

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

Jonathan

Bathroom was in terrible shape- broken, dirty tiles, tub and fixtures- sink unstable and ready to fall off the wall. Parking inadequate- cars were blocked in their spaces by other cars parked and left in the middle of the lot overnight. The entire parking lot was grid lock. Rooms are Nothing like shown on their website. If you’re expecting to park in a parking space, don’t stay here. If you need to set your hand on the sink to brush your teeth- don’t stay here- bathroom is completely Unsafe!

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2026

Gary

Good value.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

ARMANDO

Very nice motel

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2026

Alan

Over the year's i have stayed here occasionally but in the last 3 month's i have stayed more times then ever but the last visit was disturbing. For the first time ever an older male desk attendant wanted a $100.00 deposit for the room (on top of the Expedia Fee for the room of $115.81 already on a pay hold) which was never wanted or collected before? But when a couple of day's later the Deposit was not returned and i went back to the Hotel to ask him about why it wasn't? He then got all defensive and would not return the deposit because it had been returned already which i had proof was not true and was never returned but was indeed charged as a credit not a deposit. So with this last quite disturbing behavior by this man i am not sure if i will chance staying there again? Why bother. 👎 A A L

Self

4/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Keldren

Hated this hotel

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Laura

The cleanliness and safety of the area (including parking area, elevators and surrounding area) did not justify the price we paid for the room. For the price you would expect, at the least, clean sheets, a well lit parking lot with sufficient parking, and a somewhat updated bathroom/shower. We had to circle the block several times and wait for a parking to open up; can not park on streets because of permit laws in LB. Our bedding had stains, ciggerette burns and holes. The shower was very outdated, walls and toilet did not look clean, mold in shower, drywall crumbling, water pressure was very low and the vent fan did not work. The whole room was dusty and the table and dresser tops had a slight sticky film on them. There was noise all night in the hallways.

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

khristell

Decent stay

6/10

Pleasant

22 Mar 2026

Wiliam

Affordable, good location. Not glamorous but decent

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Patricia Rena

Nice staff clean room

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2026

Justin

Dirty sheets (blood & urine stains）and bath tub unclean

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2026

Paige

Perfect for my stay for a convention! The staff was responsive and helpful, and when I encountered an error with my booking (my fault), they were incredibly understanding and proactive. The rooms were clean and comfortable. An excellent value for a room in a stellar location!

Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Mar 2026

Oliver

Sketchy. There was a guy dumpster diving right behind the building where I had to park. Windows did little to block out the noise from the street and street people. Spend the extra $ and go to a Mariott.

Self

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Andrew

Very old and dirty place

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

15 Mar 2026

Lavoris R

I had to get a few hours sleep before getting back on the road! Room was ok , it served its purpose, better than expected. Staff was awesome.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Melisa

It a beautiful location near the beach and ship terminal and city life. The rooms were nasty, not clean properly I got two room for the night since traveling with family. The drawers were broken sink was about to fall off the wall. This property needs to be refurbished. For its location it can look better inside and out. Parking is the worst, very limited spaces very lucky if you get a spot, if you leave good luck you’ll be parking in the street elsewhere.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

Elizabeth

The outside looks nothing like the inside the inside is beautiful and looks brand new very comfortable and easy get around an park

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2026

Nicole

It’s run down, dirty. And the breakfast calling it a continental is a stretch.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2026

Lia

The window was open to keep the room cool.
Very loud all night. Open window faced an alley with lots of activity around the garbage.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2026

Michael

Room was not that great, no coffee pot no microwave no refrigerator! My tv didn't work. Inside and out really shows it age!

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2026

Mark

convenient and comfortable.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Lei

Great location

Business

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2026

Christina

Staff was ok. There is NO POOL as mentioned and shown in pictures. Very old and worn down dirty. Breakfast was toast, cereal, croissants and terrible coffee no hot water for tea. No refrigerator or microwave in the rooms no hairdryer in the room.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2026

Eduardo

The hotel rooms look nothing like in the pictures. Rooms were not so nice looking. Very outdated. But very close to the beach. If I had my kids with me I would of canceled my resavation.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Kenneth

A decent room for cheap just to spend a night to sleep before you head out on a cruise

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

Estelle

Was it clean room? Staff was very nice.

Self

4/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

Sergio

Not up to its standards

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

Veronica

The fire alarm was going off all night , kids were screaming down the hallway all night, the curtains in the room as you touched them ripped up , there were water spots in the cieling .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2026

ANGEL

Both staff were courteous, our room and bathroom were very clean as well. I just didn't care about the chair provided in room..there is pllenty of food nearby including sushi 👍and a vons in case something was forgotten or for a snack.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Alex

something else, the vibe was different than I have ever seen.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

Christopher

Room was decent and clean except restroom toilet would not flush so they moved to a different room.property itself felt safe and close to everything about 15 min walk from downtown. I would stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

Patrick

It was ok, just okay. No mini fridge for the room, no microwave either. Breakfast. Was bare bones just some apples and bananas, cherios, frosted flakes with a pitcher of milk. And some mini croissants and bread with a toaster. I ended up eating out everymorng. The hotel staff were friendly. And its by a lot of good food restaurants.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Cindy

It was clean and very close to our events and restaurants.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

Leavonna

Great location, NO PARKING, No Breakfast just coffee and toast

4/10

Poor

15 Feb 2026

Shadia

The bathroom door was broken and didn’t close all the way, and the towel rack was missing the bar. The bathroom in general was not appealing. The room had a funny smell. The continental breakfast was shameful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Vesna

Everything is a great !! Clean room and breakfast every morning ! Staff is nice ! U highly recommend to stay in Vagabond Inn for future !

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Cathryn

Room was comfortable. Convenient location to the cruise port.

4/10

Poor

12 Feb 2026

Chris

The room was patched and painted in a very amateurish way. The floor was lumpy, the windows were low quailty, loose in the frames and had zero effect on keeping out noise from the busy street just inches from our room. Parking is extremely limited. Guy at the front desk was nice...I didn't see any bugs like the Yelp reviews promised so that was good.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Emery

It was very nice close to everything

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2026

Donald

Building old and worn, but room was spotless, well appointed. Staff was professional and courteous.