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Reviews of La Bonita Inn Motel

2 out of 5
La Bonita Inn Motel
1626 W Esther St, Long Beach, CA

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 43 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here.
The room had roaches, bugs, tagging on the headboard, stains on the curtains, the sink smelled like sewer, the towels had hair on them, the windown screen was broken, the restoom had modly wood in the back of the toilet, the shower was dirty, the parking was very small.

2/10 Terrible

Jim, Scotland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
didn't even stay at hotel
Would definitely not go back as the place was filthy, and looked absolutely nothing like the pictures and videos. Motel next to busy truck stop in a dark part of LA. Please avoid this at all costs.

8/10 Good

Rachel, D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute and clean for a quick overnight
Cute and we'll put together room, mini fridge, microwave, nice tv and nicely tiled bathroom. On the small side, but great for a night for a couple or a few for a single. Staff was very sweet and prompt. Limited parking.

2/10 Terrible

Heather, Temecula, Califorina

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst place EVER!!!
Location was bad, located near truck driver station. Only 5 parking spots and only one way in to motel with NO space what so ever you could only back out when leaving. Stayed for two nights and the motel staff would not even come in a change out towels. Wood floors which were completely dirty. Just over all bad bad bad......

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
I didn't like it to small
I didn't not like it to small

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Please Read
Well let me say the man who checked us in,was really nice. Once my boyfriend and I went into the room it looked clean but we like to inspect before we get comfortable. The sheets were stained but to the point where they needed new sheets. There was this one gold cylinder pillow and that was stained it was gross. Then the TV's remote was not even the remote to the TV and to increase the volume my boyfriend had to get up and press the button on the side of the TV. We saw this bag of samples in the bathroom and I don't know why in the world I didn't look at the expiration date, before I popped ate the bag of cranberries. Those samples expired in 2011. You would think they wouldn't even dare to give out expired samples but then again the hotel didn't have clean sheets. I like to look out the window in the morning to look at the sun rise. You know what I saw, I saw a brick wall with bob wire on top. The bathroom was so tiny my boyfriend had to stand sideways to reach the sink (the sink was in a tiny corner).

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for what you're paying.
Staff was very attentive. I love that he owner lives on the property and if you ever need anything (for example our room door was not locking before we went out) you can just ring his doorbell and he will be more than happy to help. The room did smell a bit like cigarette smoke but I just went across the street to the gas station and bought some fabreez. Good for the low price that you are paying.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just being honest
It was definitely an interesting experience, to say the least. The concierge were nice and helpful, but the first room we were checked into I had to get a room for unsanitary reasons. The next room I was relocated to was fair, but far better than the last! The rooms walls are hollow, rooms are small and right next to a truck stop, but hey essentially you get what you pay for.. It's not the worst place in the world to stay, but definitely not what I'm use too..

8/10 Good

Chan, Los Angeles

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel odd location
The staff are nice and the hotel itself looks really nice inside but the location worried me. It's surrounded by factories and warehouses and not other motels or hotels. It's close to downtown LB and to the beach and if it's used just for sleep then it's perfect, but dont expect anything fancy.

2/10 Terrible

John, Drive on by do not stop!!!!!!! Sleep in your if you have too

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
HOTEI DONJON
TERRIBLE made me sleep with big bugs (have pics) and not having toilet paper to use after loading your draws(underware). Called and complained and will only refund 50% after I slept most of the time outside the room. I even had a sign reciept that they would not charge me.

2/10 Terrible

Christin, Sacrsmento ca

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La Bonita
This hotel was pretty bad and I was surprised that it would even be offered on hotels.com. For starters, the room was tiny- it hardly help more then the double size bed we got, which we were told was a king. After showering in the morning about an half an hour later when put socks on my feet were filthy on the bottom., so that shows how dirty their floors were.,the parking was also really tight and we had a rude awakening by manager knocking on our door to move our compact size rental car because someone could not get out (understandable because we were packed like sardines.) the hotel was also in a real grungy neighbor hood and was surrounded by an industrial type area. If it was earlier we would have called back to request something else, but since it was so late and we were exhausted we stayed. The walls were pretty dirty as well...I wanted to take pictures but ran out of time.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

randy, Des Moines,Ia

Liked: Cleanliness
Money-saver rates!!
truckstop directly acroos street from hotel,limited parking in very tight quarters at hotel. Room was small but very efficient and clean! Housekeeping didnt come in room to clean only 3 of six days i stayed! easy access to downtown long beach,room rates were very reasonable! Good variety of local restaurants nearby! No drawers to put clothes in. Recommend only single or two persons traveling together stay at this motel,not a friendly or family oriented place for kids:) no continental breakfast!

2/10 Terrible

Mary, LkA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible Place
I drove by and didn't even stop. It was in a horrible part of town, and was totally run down. I wouldn't recommend this to any body. I went and stayed elsewhere.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too bad, there's no nightstand next to bed, no hangers, no chair, no closet, nothing you can use to keep your belongings from the floor.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Ehh
Room was WAY Too small this is not an exsageration they really are super small but the decor is nice and it was clean when my husband and I got there although they didn't clean up the second day we had no joke 3-5 different people knock on our door throughout the night you can hear everything that's going on outside and in you neighbors room man can people snore! Ohh and no kids allowed -__-

6/10 Okay

Pablo, Ontario Ca

Liked: Staff & service
Not too bad! ...
I don't have much to complain about, but the really tight driveway. The room was clean, small but you get what you pay for. And I appreciate the fact they accommodated my early check in. All in all, I would stay again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wow isn't for amazing.
Nice people who run the hotel however the location dicey ghetto blues :( Room itself clean but cigarette burns in linen, cable tv didnt work at all :( free wifi good to have you will need it! Trucks all night worse sleep ever decor they have atleast tried, however similar star hotels near by for less cost are 1000 times better. So unless desperate I would even use this place as a shag room if u get lucky :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Abby, Ewa Beach, HI

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was disappointed
I was not familiar with this side of Long Beach. I was trying to get a place as close as possible to the Queen Mary. The hotel is about two exits away. The room is small but clean. The room is newly renovated,but the smell of diesel gas due to the commercial truck business next door. The bathroom is clean, but small. The bathroom door hits the toilet bowl when open prevent the door to open all the way. We asked for an iron but received an ironing board with the promised of the iron will be delivered later. The iron never came to our room. Everything about our room were small and there were not much room to moved around. I do not recommend it.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small and dirty with a nice view.
Food was nasty, we ordered new york stake and the brought out a chuck roast. REALLY!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
less than portrayed
Personel were very friendly and helpful. Rooms were small but very well kept and clean.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
You pay for what you get
Its a small room. really to occupy one person/couple w hardly no belongings. The location is great for easy access to Long Beach Convention center but also in a secluded area across from truck spot. Fairly clean. No phone. Walk to office for all your hotel needs. Small complex so very tight parking.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good enough
First room was dirty, asked to be moved to another room with no issues. Rooms look recently renovated. The only problem is that the room is half the size of usual motel rooms. Service was friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Andy, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel for stopping off on a road trip
This hotel was very nice, considering the price we paid ( i think a lot of poeple forget that in their reviews!) Decent location just off a main road and the staff we're very friendly. Food places and convenience shops nearby, can't think of anything to complain about.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trucker Stop
Plain an Simple- It a tiny hotel that is very compact, very compact, located next to a truck stop. The surrounding area is "ghetto" and the parking is horrible (bring a compact car).

2/10 Terrible

Lou, Indiana

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I will never go back, it was a hourly rate hotel and the bed still had hair on the pillow case the shower curtain was so dirty I took it off, that's all it's good for is use by the hr.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good motel, the room was clean, no much space in the bathroom but the shower is great, free parking available across the street, very close to the down town, manager was very nice

4/10 Poor

Sandy, San Diego, CA, USA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you need a bed
My reservation couldn't be found at first. The check in is at a window and you rang a bell. Parking was not enough. The hot water to our sink was turned off. No phone in room. Air condition didn't work half the time. This was a $50 motel and I paid too much.

2/10 Terrible

wendy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the worst!
we booked this place last min: and it was the worst we ended up not staying and got our money refunded back. They where even rude to our Hotel's .Com rep:

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
VERY NICE AND HELPFUL MGR AND WIFE...ROOMS 201 AND 202 [ONLY ROOMS ON 2ND FL] WERE VERY CLEAN [ALBEIT SMALL]

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't do it.
The hotel was nothing like that pictured. Dirty, in a questionable neighborhood, lacking in cleanliness, and incredible inconvenient and inadequate parking! I didn't feel safe staying there. My room reeked of marijuana upon entering, the door didn't lock properly, there was no closet, burns all over the duvet cover, flat pillows, dirty towels, and when I asked for a one hour extension the day of check out, the owner wanted to charge me a full day's fee--most chains will graciously grant you one hour. I had wanted to support a small business, but next time, I'm going to just stay at a large chain.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hotel
everything is ok but the rooms smells like cigarrete smoke and I couldn`t sleep well

10/10 Excellent

Carol, Van Nuys, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La Bonita Inn Motel
This Motel is newly redone and still adding things like towel bars and other little things. There needs to be a chain lock on the door. VERY CLEAN Parking is tight but not a problem. The price is right.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
u get what u pay for
Overall a nice stay. I wasn't uncomfortable but alittle un at-ease. The location was right next to a BIG Truck stop-over so all night you could hear them comming & going. Being Handicap I was attentive to the lack of attention the manaagement placed to other guests parking in their one-n-only Handicap space. Three nights in a row I had to tell them and I had to park in the street twice. They are VERY lucky I didn't call the Police. If strapped for cash it may be a place to stay...

10/10 Excellent

Pablo, Las Vegas, NV

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La bonita
The place is clean and the owners are great! recomended

8/10 Good

Jason, Las Vegas, NV

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Beautiful
This hotel is a complete eye sore from the outside and parking is extremely limited forcing you to have to park on the street if they are full. But....the room had just been remodeled. New paint, mouldings, carpet, comforter, sheets, and a nice spacious bathroom. No closet which was lame but we lived. There is also a flat screen tv and they leave you a box of freebies (sample products) on top of the microwave. All in all...I am going back definitely. It saves some bucks and really is a decent place to stay. I would recommend parking int he parking lot. The owner said he would move his car onto the street to open up an extra space. PS...beware of porn channel. I don't know why they have to have it as part of the basic cable package. Only desparate people watch porn. Marry a cool girl and you will be happy ;)

6/10 Okay

walesg

Disliked: Room comfort
tiny room
Barely a queen bed and most of the space of the room gone. Older motel across street of a busy truck filling station. I guess for the dollar spent it was OK.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

5 dags ophold på La Bonita Inn Motel
En rimelig pris pr. overnatning i et lille motel med en ganske god beliggenhed. Forholdene var pæne og rene. Der var gode offentlige transportmuligheder og muligheder for mad og andre varer i de lokale burger restaurationer og kafeterier. Omgivende område var ikke helt sikkert.