The Varden

European boutique hotel style and a downtown Long Beach location distinguish the non-smoking Varden Hotel which offers free continental breakfast. First opened in the 1920s the three-story hotel retains many of its original architectural features including the front desk windows and archways. These vintage touches blend with white leather furniture limestone floors and modern technology to create a historic-chic ambiance. All 35 non-smoking rooms boast nine-foot ceilings custom-made glass shelves and desks and marble subway-tiled baths. Each room includes one full-size pillowtop platform bed a flat-panel HDTV available Wi-Fi and free bottled water. Wake up to complimentary breakfast then return for evening wine tasting in the lobby. Room service is also an option. Discounted passes to a local health club are available and parking is available for a fee. The hotel is in downtown Long Beach a five-minute stroll from trendy Pine Avenue restaurants and four blocks from the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. The Port of Long Beach is less than five miles away and the Aquarium of the Pacific Pike at Rainbow Harbor and local beaches are all within a mile of the hotel. Los Angeles International Airport is about 22 miles away.