The Varden - A Self-Service Micro Hotel

Bed and bedding were super comfy! The internet was very spotty and unreliable.

First off, if you don't get a ground-floor room, you're lugging your bags up flights of stairs because there's no elevator. The pictures make the bed against the wall look okay, but if you're sharing it with another person, it's a real pain to get in and out when you have to climb over another person or crawl to the end. Plus, there's no view at all. The bathroom is tiny; you can practically use the toilet, shower, and sink all at once. The toilet is super low, and if you're average height or bigger, your knees will hit the cabinet. There's no toilet paper holder, so it just sits on the cabinet, it was not a new roll and was probably touched by guest before me. The same goes for the unwrapped coffee pods. On the bright side, Greta and Daniel, who handle phone and email support, are both really helpful and friendly.

Great location that made it a nice walk to the convention center. Near lots of restaurants and the metro Was very worth it; but good to note no elevator, a little tricky to figure out where room was,

It is well distributed, and it is somewhat new. Too much light from the street in the mornings.

I liked the room fridge/freezer. The air and heater were very helpful during warm and cold days, thank you. The shower soap and access to microwave and tea were nice. Walking around the neighborhood during the day seems alright. The listing should state that there's no elevator (or at least I couldn't find one). It doesn't appear accessible and is challenging to climb bring luggage up. The shower curtain wrapped around me during use. It's a little disconcerting. :D The listing should also highlight or be in a lone paragraph: When leaving, simply touch <...> again to lock the door. I thought the room auto-locked but realized later it did not. I didn't like all the hidden add-on fees after booking the non-refundable rate, e.g. towel and cleaning fees. I have never had that as part of a hotel or bnb rez. For a multi-day stay, general cleaning and fresh towels should be a part of the experience and should be built into the booking rate. Tacking them on after general booking is NOT good if you want repeat customers. It would have been nice to get the room made up every day or every 2 days. On the last day, the water temperature wasn't consistently hot, compared to previous days. The fee for returning the parking pass seems a little extreme. Sometimes people forget things..make life a little easier for people and not charge an exorbitant fee or give folks a temporary serialized tag or use a license plate # or some other system.

Nothing Everything

Great location. Rooms are renovated Automatic front door opens when it wants to

Booking in procedures

Very affordable and great location; interesting Air B&B concept; free parking; fairly responsive staff via text messaging (chat service); historic downtown building Front door with access code doesn't work very well (frequently had to enter code multiple times before door would eventually open).

There was a constant pumping noise for the first 2 nights, apparently a water pumping problem. Yesterday the water suddenly stopped when I was standing under the shower. The email about the water turning off arrived a few hours later.

Nice small room with all facilites No sleep as there was a constant noise / thump in the above rooms.

was extremely comfortable and perfect for a weekend trip . right next to my old favorite donut shop and the metro station , would highly recommend ! only downside is there’s construction across the street which is heard in the daytime .

The set up and value Not that I didn't like i recommend replacing chair with like a lite comfy bench seat or something that u can slide under TV when not using, use sitting at desk, or push back towards bed to watch TV.

I travel by myself and found my room to be absolutely perfect. The size is not too small like some reviews say. Everything I could want or need is in my room. It's clean, comfortable, and quiet. My room is #25 on the third floor. I wish I had booked another night. I am extremely pleased. I don't have a view. Honestly it took me a while to even come up with one thing I didn't like. Small potatoes compared to all the all the things I liked.

Room was cozy and clean. Everything I needed, even what I did not know that I needed was available. Staff was attentive to ask if my check in went well and asked if I needed anything. The area is a little iffy after sundown and it would be more inviting and personal to have a front desk when checking in.

the location is also directly across from big construction - could be noisy. the room was super small - not an issue for me, but if people are expecting anything bigger, this isn’t the place.

Clean and nice bed. Shower and sink were small, you had to put your head between sink and shelf to wash face!

The staff was all very friendly and helpful. Location was very near all the action of Downtown Long Beach. The walls and ceiling/floor were very thin. I could easily hear people walking in the hallways, the conversation in the adjoining rooms, and the footsteps of the person roomed above me. Some not so ideal characters near the hotel.

I really liked the personal service, the fresh fruit. I like the location, it's a little out of the rat-race, yet not too far. The area is safe, so I never had to worry. Coffee shops, and many restaurants nearby. The room is small, yet it's fine. I will stay here again. I enjoyed the walk to/from the convention center.

The staff was very friendly and helpful . The rooms were very clean which is very important to me . I would use this hotel again for sure .