Serene Center is the best sober living facility in So Cal. It is located in Long Beach near the beach, downtown, and shopping areas too. They even have bicycles to get back and forth. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. I took advantage of their counseling and it made a huge difference in my recovery. They have free weekly family meetings that are awesome! The rooms are clean, organized and have all the modern appliances and furniture - even pillow top mattresses. They also have a computer room and a gymnasium. I can't say enough about Serene Center. I highly recommend it!

I never knew that Sober living could be like this. Serene Center has helped me transition back into my life, I could not have done it with out their help. Thank You !!!

Serene Center counselors have helped me to figure out a few things about myself. The expereince has been totally different than all the sober houses before. I am actually staying sober for the longest time I have ever been sober in the last 21 years. This place is brilliant.

My son has been through numerous treatment facilities and sober livings. He has never been able to engage in sobriety longer than a few months. We were referred to Serene Center by a counselor and sceptically placed my son there at there silver level program. Miraculously, my son actually engaged and began to change in ways I never imaged he would. Most notably, he took responsiblity for himself, really worked on his recovery, and found a job. My experience witht he counseling at Serene Center is outstanding as they helped with family counseling as well. I give this program 5 stars.

I paid good money for about 6 months. I relapsed on alcohol, and when I showed up a week later, they informed me I was kicked out. I have seen them keep people after relapsing so I thought I was ok. I did deserve to get kicked out, and they explained to me that they only support people when they want recovery. They were right about me, I did not want it at the time. They do a good job here overall, and the facility is great.

Hands down the most unprofessional and unorganized facility I have ever seen in my life. Serene Center is just one of those places that are ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. The web site is very deceiving and the more you pay the more ripped off you will be. There are about 5 different levels of treatment to choose from all of which are exactly the same (besides the number of people to a room) There are 4 staff members... Only one of the staff members is there 24hrs and is very unprofessional. The owner is very standoffish and cold to all of the residents and is rarely ever seen. Clearly serene center is more about people's money than people's sobriety and well being... A person overdosed on his meds recently and the staff member on duty refused to attend the the emergency because "That guy does this all the time". I would highly advise anyone who is looking for a great place to be in recovery to NOT waste your time or money at Serene Center.. this place is a sorry excuse for a halfway house and if you are seeking a safe place for recovery with good people on staff and a legitimate program, this is the exact opposite of what you need.
If you do not take my word for it... Good luck!

My adult son was a lush for years. Nothing seemed to work for him in Ireland or England. Program after program resulted in no changes to anything except my pocket book. I paid his way to go to America at Serene Center's program for six months. He returned home a changed man. I don't know what they did at Serene Center, but my son is off the drink now and going to his alcoholics meetings without missing even one. He has turned into a responsible bloke too. Fair play to Serene Center!