Before leaving Australia, I debated whether to stay in LA for a further 3 nights OR go elsewhere. Having arrived in LA I was so glad I chose Long Beach as I was not overly enamored with LA city. Both Long Beach and Queen Mary Hotel have been nothing short of delightful

This beautiful elegant lady known as the Queen Mary is full of adventure, class and history. The staff are so friendly and immediately see to any needs you may have.

I enjoyed the ghost tour on board in addition to many self tours. It was fortuitous that I my stay coincided with Saint Patrick's day and so I enjoyed the Shamrock festival as well.

The hotel offers a free shuttle service around the small city of Long Beach, the shoreline village, pier, convention centre, Aquarium (which was great) etc. I took advantage of this on 2 days.

The stateroom with King Bed was roomy and comfortable. Be warned - the walls are paper thin. On my first night I was on the deck below the Promenade and the chairs from the restaurant above kept me awake all night as did the noisy people next door. I asked for another room the next morning and I was re-located to a quieter room with no trouble at all.
PLUS there is NO tea and coffee making facilities or mini bar. THAT for sure is on the down-side....

The choice of eating areas is good and accommodates all pallets and wallets.

I would not hesitate in staying here again. Overall experience was well priced and worth every moment and cent.

Beautiful boat, if you are interested in maritime history or the Second World War, you should stay at least one night on the Queen Mary.
Amazing art deco features throughout, has been maintained to a very high degree.
Good restaurants.
The room we had was perfect - obviously you don't get a big room on a boat, but there was an en suite (all original).
Special memory: seeing the pelicans diving as we had cocktails in the Observation Bar!

We planned this as an overnight stay prior to going to Catalina Island. As it turned out, the evening we were there coincided with the "Royal Rendezvous" as the Queen Elizabeth did a sail-by with horns blazing and fireworks flying. It was a free event to the public, so the ship was complete chaos as we were checking in. One of the hotel staff, Paul, shepherded us through the roiling masses and checked us in. He up-sold me to a room with a porthole. We were there on an $89 Groupon rate, so the extra $40 seemed like an interesting offer. I was glad he did because we enjoyed the view we got from the two portholes!

We had a nice sized cabin on B deck. It was quiet and the bed was excellent. The ship is magnificent.

We stayed one night on the Queen Mary as we were leaving on the Carnival cruise line which was a 2 min walk through the car park, so for us the location was perfect. The staff were very friendly, the room was clean, the bed was comfortable and it was affordable. There are many authentic pieces that remain, some which are not for public access. The downside was, we arrived late and night and there was nothing open to get any food. Other than that i would recommend staying here