Breakers Hotel, Historic hotel in downtown Long Beach, California, United States

The Breakers Hotel is a 14-story hotel on East Ocean Avenue in downtown Long Beach, California, built in an "ultra Spanish" style. A single-story base spans a full city block, with a central tower rising thirteen stories above it and arcade and basement floors beneath the Ocean Boulevard level. It opened in 1926 with 330 guest rooms and 232 ft of ocean frontage.

Local banker Fred B. Dunn began construction in fall 1925 on a projected $2,250,000 hotel, and the Breakers opened in September 1926 with a banquet attended by Mayor Fillmore Condit. Sold within a year for $1,750,000, it went bankrupt after the Great Depression and the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, then served as Red Cross relief headquarters. Conrad Hilton bought it in 1938 for $150,000 plus $35,000 in back taxes, and it reopened in 2024 after a full restoration.

The hotel's name changed with each owner: Conrad Hilton renamed it the Hilton Hotel in 1938, Frank Fishman made it the Wilton Hotel in 1947, and Fred Miller called it the Breakers International Hotel from 1961. The Sky Room, a penthouse restaurant Hilton created, drew customers said to include Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Cary Grant and John Wayne.

The grounds are large, so wearing comfortable shoes and asking staff for directions before exploring makes the visit easier. Some areas are reserved for hotel guests, so it is worth checking access conditions in advance.

During World War II, two rooftop pillboxes with gun mountings were installed for harbor defense, and the Sky Room became the official Airwatch headquarters for Long Beach harbor. One pillbox and its gun mounting were still intact on the roof as late as 1991.