Hotels near The California Cottage, Seal Beach

We stayed here for one night on a road trip. Location- great! It's literally across the street from the beach. On the other side is a shopping center with a few solid restaurant options. Rooms- The room seemed renovated, as it didn't have carpet. The bed was really comfy. It had a fridge. We were on the street side and the traffic noise was pretty intense. Bathroom- fine. it had just a shower, no tub. Internet- bad enough that I couldn't take a Zoom call from my laptop. Parking- We felt fine in the parking garage. Not suitable for larger cars.

The older reviews are really bad so I assume the hotel is under new ownership because the hotel rooms have been completely upgraded. While the outside still looks a little run down (but not trashy), the rooms are clean and remodeled. The beds have the double sheets rather than the nasty comforters. The front desk was very nice and helpful. Good location right off of PCH. I travel a lot and I would say this hotel great deal for the price.

We hadn't planned on a stay in Long Beach, but were sent to this hotel by the cruise line after testing positive for COVID in the middle of our 14 day cruise. Along with several other passengers, we were required to complete the remaining days of a 10-day quarantine when we got off the ship. When I found out where we were being sent, I went online and looked at reviews. I was very disturbed about all the negativity, especially since we weren't going to be allowed to leave our room. There was no restaurant or provided breakfast on site, so we had to use Instacart, DoorDash, etc. to have things left at our door. IHG/Holiday Inn is one of the chains we use regularly and are used to things like breakfast being included, so this was missed for sure. As for other issues, yes the A/C was noisy but we were glad to have it. There was also a lot of outside noise on the side of the building where we were (traffic and other things). However, our room was clean and we had plenty of towels. I did have to ask for extra washcloths and pods for the Keurig which were quickly provided. They also gave us a menu for food delivery that was limited but inexpensive. We ordered from that menu three different times and food was good considering that nothing delivered ends up being as hot as I'd like and the rooms only had a fridge, no microwave. During our stay, I talked to at least 3 different people (Daisy, Yvette, and Elizabeth) with guest services and all were pleasant, patient and helpful with all my questions and concerns. One of my questions had to do with transportation options to LAX. I had looked at Uber and other options, but prices were all over the place. They told me they could arrange a cab for us when we were ready to leave and that it would only take about 10 minutes for the cab to arrive. We chose this option and are glad we did. The Yellow Cab charged a flat rate to LAX which was cheaper than all the other prices I had seen. So while it wasn't our choice to stay here, all in all, it wasn't as bad as I expected from others' reviews.

The two personnel who provided services to me was simply easy. My issue was resolved so fast that actually i had no issue. Both individuals should be commended for their superior support and services and should be brought forward to higher responsibility, they displayed extreme professionalism and exuded true traits of being bright, quick thinking and very articulate. These traits are the epitome of an organizations success. 10 rating that comes with care and true concern for their customers. Excellent property and staff! Thanks and see you soon. Room 106 is extremely comfy, I know I was there.

Very good. My friend booked it for a business trip. The staff was attentive and enthusiastic. I will stay here again next time! 🎊🎊. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overall, okay. You get what you pay for: a relatively clean but basic room. The AC was loud but functioned well. Wifi functioned but was slow/spotty when streaming. Bring your own conditioner because they only provide shampoo and soap.

The location is far away from the bustling area, but if you take a cruise at the Port of Los Angeles, it is indeed an excellent choice, and you can walk there in 15 minutes. The breakfast was good, the swimming pool was just closed and I couldn't enjoy it, there was a laundry room, only washing machines and dryers but no washing powder for purchase. You can see the sea view and be close to the warship. There are small shops and many restaurants nearby. There are larger shops and more prosperous areas in about 20 minutes' walk.

This hotel was great for our stay here in California. The room was spacious and clean and the bed was extremely comfortable after a long day out whether around Los Angeles or a 17 hour day in Disneyland. The fridge was great bigger than we expected. We managed to store lots of bottled water and a few 2L bottles of juices with all our yoghurts etc for the mornings and during the day. Fridge is a great size for trips to Target which is across the street less than 5 min walk. Bathroom and other parts in the room we couldn’t fault had everything we needed for our stay to make it comfortable. As we left they were re decorating the halls, apart from all of this we wish there was stairs to each floor instead of just getting the lift up as we were in the 3rd floor room 355. Stairs would have been nice inside the blocks as there is only a fire exit stairwell to leave the hotel you cannot get to your room via stairs. Also great for parking a hire car as this hotel doesn’t charge for overnight parking too one of the reasons we chose this as our main location to go back and forth from saving us $350/$400 compared to competitor hotels around LA.

Great hotel! Convenient parking (locked with gates), clean, good amenities (iron, fridge, coffee maker with coffee and teas, hairdryer, iron, shared microwave), very good breakfast (cereals, yogurt, fruits, waffles, eggs and sausage patties, bagels and cream cheese). Also, it has onsite restaurant with a 50% dining offer for guests.