With an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, the city of Long Beach is a bustling community that’s home to California State University Long Beach, the Aquarium of the Pacific, and one of the world’s busiest ports.
Long Beach is home to about 500,000 residents and is visited by millions of people each year who come to experience the aquarium, see the 1930s cruise ship the Queen Mary, or to take a cruise on many of the cruise lines that depart from the Long Beach harbor.
As the second largest city in the Los Angeles area, Long Beach offers hundreds of restaurants serving cuisine from all around the globe. And there’s no shortage of exciting things to do in the Long Beach area, from concerts to sporting events to the Aquarium of the Pacific to an evening aboard the Queen Mary.
You will find a wide variety of accommodations in Long Beach, from upscale hotels and resorts to bed-and-breakfasts to basic motels. Whatever your budget, you are sure to find the perfect place to stay while you are in the area.
With its proximity to the rest of the Los Angeles area, Long Beach is an ideal home base for your visit to southern California. From beaches to shopping to Hollywood to theme parks and eclectic beach communities up and down the coast, you can easily access just about anywhere you want to go in the LA area.
Long Beach is also easily accessed from either John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Los Angeles International Airport, or Ontario Airport as well as local municipal airports. Airport shuttles run from many of the area’s hotels, making it easy to get in and out of Long Beach if you prefer not to rent a car and to take advantage of the mass transit system.
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