What brought this hotel to my attention was the fact that it is literally next door to House of Blues. I went on Orbitz, Expedia, and Priceline and the average price was $379 this was high in my eyes but I figured I would venture away from the Starwood hotels that I normally stay in when I’m in SD, so I called the hotel and tried to work out a lower price. Eventually I did.. I was able to get the room for under $200 and thought I was getting a STEAL for a SUPER luxuries hotel. Well.. I was wrong. As soon as we arrived at the hotel we walked over to HOB to ask the security guards how early we needed to be in line the following day so that we could get front row seats to our concert.. while talking to him we ran into some fans of the band that were spending the night in line to ensure they would get front row seats.. we overheard a conversation where the police were telling the crowds that the street behind them was the MOST DANGEROUS street in San Diego and that it WASN’T safe for them to be out there overnight. We started looking around and noticed that there were prostitutes and druggies all around.. that area by the trolley is VERY
bad at night and not so great even during the day. Apart from the surrounding areas I was also very unpleased with the hotel itself. The lobby area is nice and the fact that it use to be a bank is interesting but the rooms are AWFUL… I have never been in a Motel 6 but I assume that the furniture would be similar to what we found in our room. We had what was supposed to be two Queen beds but in reality
they were 2 twin and a half beds.. 2 adults could fit snugly in them but not very comfortably and they were as hard as a rock.. I was REALLY missing the comforts of the “heavenly beds” that the Starwood hotels provide. When we checked in we tried to confirm the 3pm check out that was promised to us over the phone but a not so nice women informed us that she could not guarantee the late check out until the next day and that we would have to call in the morning… but on a positive note we only had rudeness on arrival.. during the remainder of our stay the rest of the staff was cordial. Valet is $25 which is average for the area, if for some reason you decide to stay here PAY IT.. you don’t want to be walking around this hotel as a lost tourist.
If you are young and looking to party I would recommend either The W or The Ivy.. if you are looking for a nice clean comfortable room in a GOOD area near Gaslamp and all other SD attractions I would definitely go with The Westin at Horton Plaza.
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