Fairmont Breakers Long Beach

We really enjoyed our one-night stay at this historic and beautifully renovated property. From the friendly greeting by the valet to the quick offer of bottled water during a short check-in wait, the service throughout was exactly what you expect and want in a Fairmont venue. Our room (bay view) was quiet and well-appointed. Very comfortable bed and pillows. It was unseasonably warm outside so it took a little time to get the A/C at the right level upon checking in - was fine thereafter. The elevators are relatively small given the 100 year age of the hotel, but we didn't have any issue using them. We went elsewhere for dinner but did dine onsite for breakfast - which was well prepared with high quality ingredients. I was sorry we couldn't stay longer to explore the neighborhood a bit more on foot and to visit the spa and other amenities at the hotel. Yes, you might well find a better priced deal at the chain hotels nearby but if you can, treat yourself to an extra special evening here. And if you do, read up on the building history - it's quite interesting. Lots of vintage photos on display in the downstairs cafe.

Excellent service, very good room, great pool on a sunny afternoon, perfect location for our visit to Long Beach. Breakfast was outstanding. Minor issues start with the jarringly loud beeping noises to mark the floors going by in 3 of 4 of the elevators, much louder than average. The other complaints were at the bar: our drinks were great as was the burrata and caesar salad, but the side order of focaccia was forgettable and the side chicken breast for the salad was terrible: no flavor and dry. Both of these issues are fixable, I hope the criticisms are constructive. Will definitely be back!

We had an excellent stay at The Fairmont The Breakers, Long Beach. Our family occupied two rooms (one king, one two-queen) that were clean, comfortable, and thoughtfully prepared — they even surprised us with chocolates for a birthday, which was a lovely touch. The location is convenient to shopping, dining, and sightseeing. Dining at Nettuno for both dinner and breakfast was the highlight: the food was great and the service was phenomenal. Special thanks to Mario, our server, who took excellent care of our family on both visits — we returned in January just to ask for him again. The rest of the team (restaurant staff, front desk, valet, and housekeeping) were consistently attentive and professional. Highly recommend.

We went to the jazz bar to start the holidays and were very impressed by the atmosphere and the music. Howe ever, the food was inedible. We should have sent back the pizza and fries…pizza frozen from the grocery store is better. Also, hate to say this but service was poor. Very unfriendly and we had to ask for everything including water. I ama Long Beach resident and have loved everything about the Breakers. I want it to succeed but with poor food and lackluster service it will not. Both of these things are easily fixed!

Catching up with reviews. We travelled here as a three night stop over on our return flights home to the UK. We originally booked the Breakers top floor suite but the hotel reached out stating this did not have a sofa bed for the kids. The hotel accommodated us instead in a one bed suite combined with a connecting standard double room. The hotel couldn’t offer an upgrade with our Accor status as nothing else would accommodate my family of six. First and foremost. The most warmest of welcomes was provided by the doorman - a genuine asset to the hotel. The property stands impressively and the rooms were immaculate. Now the slight niggles. We travelled as a family of six with two children. The pool area is small. The hotel sells (a limited quota) of day passes to outside guests. The guests who ‘buy in’ are clearly there for the day and get settled, this reduces the number of seats available to in house guests significantly. The small pool in my opinion doesn’t have the capacity for this. Again on our last night we went to the roof top bar for a drink before a meal in the hotel restaurant, only to be informed children weren’t permitted after 6pm. Yet again the bar was filled with outside guests. However I will say the meal in the restaurant thereafter was superb. I will also add without going into details the manager whom listened to our concerns as local Accor Diamond members dealt with our disappointment very professionally. So in conclusion. A very impressive property, warm welcomes all round but it needs to exercise some caution with chasing day guest dollars at the expense of in house guests as it finds its feet.