CA Long Beach Homestead Studio Suites Torrance

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Rated 1* by PL, got for $36 (8 day stay, same day bid).

First room I received was a smoking queen, it smelled bad & bed seemed very hard. Manager apologized, said this was their only room, and gave me an electric ozone-generating air freshener gizmo which worked somewhat. Fortunately, they gave me a better, nonsmoking king room with a sofa (sofabed)(a "deluxe" room) the next day without additional charge. I observed workers completing renovations on many rooms.

Homestead Suites are rooms with kitchenettes (microwave, stovetop, full size refrigerator, sink, utensils); desk, leather swivel desk chair. Inside corridors, elevators. The property is spartan in some respects (no pool, non-24H front desk, free maid service only every 2-3 days, ice is from refrigerator ice trays) and generous in others (free local calls, guest pantry, $4/stay wi-fi internet). Guest laundry, community reading and TV room. Passes to local health club, $5. Pets accepted w/cleaning fee. 8 local TV channels + 2 Showtime + 10 basic cable + 1 Japanese; PPV movies.

This property features an exceptionally robust variety of shops and restaurants in its immediate vicinity. Hilton, next door, is within hotel-bar-crawling distance. Major shopping mall within 1 block (Del Amo Fashion Center with Barnes & Noble, Macy's, CompUSA, etc. etc.) Restaurants within 1 block include Benihana, El Torito, Denny's. Elephant Bar, Hilton, IHOP, KooKooRoo, Lucilles BBQ, Marie Callenders, Souplantation, -two- Starbucks. Many, many more stores and restaurants within 1/4 mile including 24H supermarket, drugstore, banks, billiards, Sprint Store, Indian, Chinese buffet.