I chose The Lafayette because of its' location - only a mile or two from Balboa Park, Hillcrest, and North Park. (I lived in these areas from 1960 to 1985.) This was a nostalgia trip to cruise around on my bicycle and revisit my old "stomping grounds" and wanted a hotel near them from which to launch my outings. The location was perfect for that.
The Good - the room and bath were clean and refurbished, and the bed was confortable. (I am an older man and I liked the old style architecture.) Parking - secure, enclosed garage beneath the hotel. I liked that. Price - reasonable. $265 total for the three nights.
The Bad - on both Friday and Saturday, there was a lot of noise from "party people" - young people who seemed to use the hotel as a gathering place for parties - very noisy. Also, on Sat. night there was a live band somewhere near my room that blasted away until 11 PM.
The Ugly - when I checked in on Friday afternoon, the counter person was uncommunicative - almost surly. She was not voluntarily helpful at all, almost as if she hated her job. Definitely not the demeanor that should be on the counter.
Bottom Line - I would stay there again, but not on Friday or Saturday because of the noise.
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