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Reviews of Motel San Diego - In San Diego (Pacific Beach)

2 out of 5
Motel San Diego - In San Diego (Pacific Beach)
San Diego, CA

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 94 out of 335 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, North Fort Myers

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleased with there great service
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marvis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marvis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service with an awesome staff ,I really really enjoyed my stay.. Awesome place to stay,,Love it♥️♥️♥️♥️
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This motel is dirty and run down and was nothing like the pictures on Expedia. I didn’t feel safe because on the second night I discovered that the deadbolt I’d been locking was a false deadbolt and my door only had a button lock and a chain that worked. Very strong and constant smell of marijuana coming from the owners residence at all hours. There were unpatched holes with electrical wires hanging out. The furniture was old and gross. The bathroom was super tiny and to use the sink, you had to close the bathroom door. The shower had stick on tiles covering mold. My room backed up to a sidewalk along a wash where homeless people travel and hang out. This place is nasty and dated and they are falsely advertising it as this cute, boutique hotel looking room. I felt bamboozled. Also, the nerve of management telling me to give them a 5-star review as if anything there deserved even 3 stars was laughable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Maritza

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not as pictured on site. Rough area and run down motel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lizzy

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Come on now. We're talking average hotel room here. I liked the surroundings most of all. So safe and walkable. Beautiful scenery. Easy access to anywhere I wanted-- thrift store, Walmart, restaurants galore That was paydirt! I would most definitely return and book this place.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property price for value was not great as it was very low quality room for the $109 charged. I definitely wouldn’t stay again. Also i arrived at 10pm and the room had not been tended to when i arrived. Had to wait for clerk to clean room and change sheets. Ridiculous for the cost of the room
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people that run this place is the nicest...most accommodating group of people that I have ever experienced in the hospitality business. Two thumbs up!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Motel San Diego Team on 8 May 2024
Thank you very much for your comment, we hope you visit us again soon.

8/10 Good

DUC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Motel San Diego Team on 8 May 2024
Thank you very much for your comment, we hope you visit us again soon.

8/10 Good

Thomas Gene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel was in a great location, clean, and quiet. The hotel could use a "face lift".
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Motel San Diego Team on 8 May 2024
Thank you very much for your comment, we will work to improve our quality.

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregorio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was super chill, shout outs to the staff, honestly a huge highlight of my weekend trip
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Motel San Diego Team on 8 May 2024
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay, we hope to see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Linton

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like old buildings and grounds. No problem with the old-fashioned room interiors. BUT my alarm clock didn't work, and I'd called in advance to see if I could place a wake up call and told I could, but told no on site.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Motel San Diego Team on 8 May 2024
Thank you for your comment, we continue working to improve.

4/10 Poor

Marcus

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although the overall price for the room was fair, the room itself needed to be updated very small. The bed felt like it was a DIY bed. The shower was small. Took about 15 minutes for the hot water. Homeless all over the area very noisy very uncomfortable bed also was told please do not use the towels to clean up any messes along with the bedding. Was almost afraid to make Whoopie I just Just Wanted to make sure I got my $60 deposit back although the atmosphere felt like I was trapped in the 1940s or 50s
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great and room was clean but need updating.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bridgette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were fabulous. Rooms were quaint. Grounds were safe and lush.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Motel San Diego Team on 8 May 2024
Thank you for your comment, we hope to see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Needs some updates
If you're just looking for somewhere to sleep for the night for cheap then it's fine. No extra amenities like coffee or breakfast or Anything like that. The room has a weird smell. The entire place could really be updated.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Andrea, El Centro

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although it was cheap, the door to the room was not safe at all. The restroom was disgusting could not even shower in there
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

William

Bare bones, cheap, but close to the Balboa trolley stop giving access to all of San Diego.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Machelle, WINCHESTER

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Julie

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Erica

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Jimil

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Elissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you for your kindness!
They let us check in 3 hours early which was REALLY helpful and the room, wasn't bad at all/
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We didn’t stay. Office was closed when we got there
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This this place need’s to be remodel , the front door need to be more secure, someone can kick it open, the beds are not comfortable makes to much noice, the bathroom door was broken, and the toilet kept moving and u can see water coming out from the bottom, definitely the price should be under 50 dollars , and also there was hair on the pillows from other people that stay there, they definitely did not clean the room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jorge

Travelled with family
Decent motel nothing fancy just a place to sleep and shower near sea world.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Chatkamonwan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Gentleman was very thorough and I enjoyed my stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Samme

Very old, unkept, no hot water. Had to take a cold shower
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chester

It was very quiet and help responsive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

IRENE

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The door lock was very flimsy and not secure. The shower hose was broken. Room and bathroom were good size. Good location for easy access to activities through out the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Raina

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

javi

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Arturo

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
We killed 2 cockroaches
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tracey

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Skin crawling bad
First room was not clean, the second room didn’t have air conditioning. Both bathrooms were tiny and disgusting, no lite in the shower. Bed frames are cheaply hand painted to cover that they are to old. Rooms didn’t look anything like the pictures. When we rang the bell as we checking in outside, it took 5 minutes to get someone to the 6x3 pass through. Not sure, but seemed to have several long term guests. Was so bad we decided to go across the street instead.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was in a great location for the three places I wen to. The photos on hotel.com are out dated. It looks like a cozy little hotel. I wasn’t trying to spend much this trip. I thought why not give it a try. The staff was very friendly, the room was as clean, but it’s outdated. The room needs some major updates and the bed was hard. There isn’t much room to put your belongings. The bathroom is super small.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Toilet seat broken, bathroom door won’t close, re
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

JD

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
People are very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

James

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will not be staying at this place again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Betty

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No air conditioner
Had to move rooms, as the air stopped working and left the night extremely hot and muggy and wasn’t able to have a comfortable night. Let the attendant know and they only gave me a $30 Discount when the night should have been free.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Barrett

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Super convenient for PB area. No 24hr office/front desk. Dont expect daily cleaning of room. This is no frills lodging but it is sufficiently safe.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jeffery

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Knock down this place.
This place need to get knocked down! My wife got extremely sick from the seeer smell next to our room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023