This is a very delayed review as it was 6 months ago this week that we stayed at the Pearl Hotel. I’ve never felt the urge to write a review of a hotel before, but I really wanted to for this hotel as I was so pleased we found this little gem & wanted to share our experience with others thinking of staying here.
7 of us Brits (age ranges between 30 & 62) arrived at the Pearl late on a Sunday night in November 2010 after driving from Las Vegas. The service we received at check in was great, we were advised on where to park our car (if you park on the street round the corner, its free as opposed to paying for parking outside) & were shown to our rooms. It was nearly midnight when we got our luggage out of the car & into our room when we discovered a (very minor) issue with our room. We weren’t going to mention it to reception but thought we would bring it to their attention. Without going into lots of detail (as it would be boring!), we received the best service over our 4 day stay we have ever had on our many trips to the US from this hotel. The reception staff were fantastic in helping to resolve our problem & they went out of their way to make sure we enjoyed our stay at the Pearl.
You can tell this isn’t a chain restaurant & is a family run hotel as the little touches made a big difference to our stay. For example, they leave a note after cleaning your room each day telling you what the next day’s weather will be & the menu for that evening’s dinner at the restaurant. We were very fortunate to be offered a free meal at the hotel, to be totally honest we were hesitant at eating in the restaurant as we like to explore the local area rather than eat at our hotel for dinner. We were very pleasantly pleased at how yummy the food was, both my husband & I had the burger & loved it – they aren’t lying when they claim it to be the best burger in the area! We were only disappointed that we left it till our last night to eat there as we would have had more food there had we ate there earlier. We ate in the outside little garden terrace & although it was a chilly November night, it has several garden heaters that made it a nice cosy area to eat & drink in. Before we headed out for the evenings, we had a few drinks in the bar – the beer drinkers in our party were impressed at the wide array of lagers & ales on offer. I had a lavender cocktail that I remember being very tasty indeed. There is a good seating area around the pool / cinema screen to enjoy drinks from the bar.
With regards to the room, each one has its own fish tank on the wall which is something I’d never seen before in a hotel & I loved this detail. Between us we had 4 rooms so I got to see all rooms & all were of good standard.
The location is pretty good, we drove to SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo & Old Town – none of which took that long to get to. For the evenings that we went out into San Diego, the hotel rang up for a taxi & it didn’t take long to reach our destination.
Overall, I would rate this hotel very highly & if you are thinking about booking this hotel – I recommend that you do as you won’t regret it. 6 months on, all 7 of us who went on the trip adored this hotel & we still talk about our stay there – it was a real highlight of our 2 week stay to Las Vegas, San Diego, Anaheim & LA. If we ever go back to San Diego, I will make sure we stay at this hotel & if anyone who works at the hotel is reading this – thank you very much for the fabulous service!
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