I recently stayed on The Delta King for a night I was in town for business. I'm so sick of the corporate accomodations and price tags for a room I won't ever remember. Well, that was not the case with the Delta King. I loved the charming rooms of this truly unique and historic riverboat. Small but with everything I needed on the 5th floor overlooking Old Sacramento. Breakfast in the restaurant the next morning was great as was the customer service. I'd recomment this to anyone as it is a truly memorable way to experience Old Sacramento. I'll definitely be returning.

The Delta King is a wonderfully unique place to stay. The rooms were, indeed, small, but as we had booked the boat for a "different" kind of hotel experience- fed up with corporate rooms and homogenous suites- we loved everything about it. The breakfast in the morning was absolutely brilliant- fresh berries, delicious pastries etc- and the dining room was spacious as the tables were well spread apart. We certainly didn't experience any noise or disturbance apart from the sound of a train's horn some distance away. IThe staff were helpful and friendly. The room had everything we wanted, and the bathroom was just fine. No compalints at all. would reccommend the Delta King as a really unusual, historical experience.

Even tho this review headline shows "Long Beach" it is in Old Town Sacramento. An old refurbished river boat.

The first room we were assigned, the water from both the hot and cold faucet in the bathroom dribbled out very hot, and letting it run didnot help. We had to run the water in the bathtub to get water to brush our teeth.

The shower curtain and liner was very moldy.

There was not chair in the room, we had to sit on the bed to watch TV or read.

After complaining to manager we were moved to The Captains Quarters.. A Very large room at front of ship. However it did not have working AC and the temp in Sacramento was over 100 degrees.
(they had added large fans, which helped a little, but still very warm for sleeping.

We were then moved to yet another room... Which would have been fine if we had been put there in the first place.

I think it would be a good idea for managers to spend some time in each room.

My advice is be sure to LOOK at each room before accepting
for the night lodging.

We stayed here one night on Sept 8th for $113/night. It was a room on the '4th' floor with the 3rdfloor being the lobby level.

Yes, the room was small but very quaint. The bed was nice and the bathroom cute with the unique toilet and pedestal sink. Yes, the floor slanted but this is a ship and there is a sign up at the entrance to the lobby that it does have uneven floors, low doorways etc.

The front desk staff was very friendly but overall not very helpful. We arrived at 10pm at night due to a 6 hour delayed arrival on Amtrak. The front desk was unfamiliar with the area and could not give any recommendations for places to have food delivered from etc.

Due to their small size etc, they do not have a soda machine etc. Since we couldn't find anyone to deliver food to us, we thought at least they would have a soda machine. We ended up waiting until morning to get some food/beverages.

Old Sacramento is a cute quaint area. Just to note they dont open their doors to any of their stores until 10am at least. We went out at 8am and even the coffee shops were closed. But once they did open, we found some great shops and yummy food.

As we were checking out, they were installing new flat screen TVs in the rooms. Should be nice. They also have free wireless internet. Just ask for the password to get on.

Overall, I would probably stay here again. I know what to expect now and if arriving later in the evening, expect everything to be shut down. If you want more convenience etc, Embassy Suites is right at the edge of Old Sacramento. It is more expensive but I am sure they have a lot more amenities to offer plus their free breakfast.