Long Beach keeps it close to the water, a restored 1926 tower with the best rooftop view on the harbor, a bayside resort with its own beach, and an actual ocean liner you can sleep on. Downtown, Belmont Shore and the Pike, all inside a short walk of each other.
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The 1926 Breakers brought back properly. Spanish Revival detail, a rooftop pool over the Pacific and the Sky Room on thirteen, still the best view in the city.
Pip’s Tip The 1926 Breakers restored, with the Sky Room on top and a rooftop pool. The landmark booking downtown.
Newest of the waterfront rooms and the one to book for the rooftop pool. Rainbow Harbor below, the Aquarium next door, Pine Avenue dinner five minutes on foot.
Pip’s Tip Book it for the rooftop pool and marina views. Walk to Pine from here.
Off the Hilton flag and freshly redone as an independent. Low-rise bungalow layout on its own strip of sand, looking back across the water at downtown.
Pip’s Tip Independent now, off the Hilton flag, with a private beach. Low-rise bungalows and skyline across the water.
An actual 1936 Cunard liner with original burl wood and portholes in the cabins. Small rooms, unbeatable atmosphere, and the promenade deck at dusk is the reason.
Large, quiet rooms high over Ocean Boulevard with water on one side and the East Village on the other. Not the most stylish room in town, easily the most dependable.
Right on the harbor walk with balconies over the boats. Wide pool lawn, easy walk to the Convention Center, and Shoreline Village dinner two minutes away.
The former Renaissance, reopened under the Marriott flag with new rooms and Local Current downstairs. Rooftop pool, central Ocean Boulevard corner, straightforward good value.
Thirty-five rooms in a slim 1929 building, run self-service with keyless entry. European in scale, spotless, and a block off Pine Avenue for dinner.
A 1920s Art Deco walk-up in the East Village Arts District with kitchenette suites and loaner bikes. Galleries, coffee and the Metro all within a couple of blocks.
A 1922 Streamline Moderne building with the original horizontal banding intact. Rooms are compact and plainly done, but the price and the arts-district corner are hard to beat.
A small renovated inn on a quiet Lime Avenue block, two turns from the Convention Center and the beach path. Simple, bright and priced for a long weekend.
Small inn on Ocean Boulevard in Belmont Shore, sand across the street and Second Street shops behind it. The right base if you want neighborhood over downtown.
The 1926 landmark brought all the way back, with Sky Room on top and the harbor below.
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Stays are one chapter of Pip's Lifestyle, find the lounges, rooftops, brunch spots and the Domino Club below.
