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The Varden Hotel

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Visitors frequently praise the Varden Hotel's attentive and friendly staff, clean and comfortable rooms that make good use of space, and its convenient downtown Long Beach location. However, many reviewers note that the rooms are quite small, and some experienced issues with phone accessibility and reservation processes.

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Address
335 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach
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Phone
+1 562-432-8950
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Website
www.thevardenhotel.com

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About this place The Varden Hotel

The Varden, a small hotel in a 1929 building on Pacific Avenue, doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's a decent option in downtown Long Beach. You'll find minimalist rooms with 9-foot ceilings and mostly white furnishings, plus free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and work desks. It's listed as gay-friendly, which is a plus. The convention centre is about half a mile away. The Aquarium of the Pacific is a mile down the road. If you're looking for a night out, the gay bars along Broadway are a short drive or a longer walk east. Guests also get a discount at a nearby gym, and continental breakfast and afternoon drinks and snacks in the lobby are included.

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4.3
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190 reviews

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Bailey P
Bailey P May 2026
★★★★★

I really enjoyed my stay at The Varden Hotel. You honestly can’t beat the price for the location — it’s in a great area of downtown Long Beach with a lot nearby and easy access to everything. The hotel itself was clean, modern, and had a nice boutique feel. The rooms are definitely very small for two people, and the walls are thin so you can hear a lot around you, but honestly it didn’t ruin the experience for me. Overall I liked it a lot and would stay again, especially for the price and location.

Marco Vinicio Salazar Paz
Marco Vinicio Salazar Paz May 2025
★★★★★
Kimberly Dimas
Kimberly Dimas Feb 2025
★★★★★
JJ
JJ Oct 2024
★★★★★

Wifi is useless plus its hard to get good service in here. Weird smell in lobby/entrance, and sometimes the entrance code makes you put it in twice just because. Rooms were tiny which i was aware before booming but i was honestly shocked at just how small they were, barely enough room to sit down in bathroom

SilviaS Glez
SilviaS Glez Jul 2024
★★★★★

Very much enjoyed my stay. The rooms are cozy but clean and comfortable. The area is a little iffy after dark but that's not on them.

Zappa Martinez
Zappa Martinez Mar 2024
★★★★★

Excellent service

jan bear
jan bear Jul 2023
★★★★★

Not big rooms, clean, but old, lots of history and character. Staff is great, breakfast is good, and everything you could ask for within walking distance. I'd definitely stay here again!

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Last updated on 8 November 2026

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