San Diego hotellit Cortez Hill

Plussat: I love this Californian style hostel. Very welcoming staff and thought of everything a traveler needs. I arrived in the evening and immediately could join the delicious freshly cooked dinner, unfortunately I only could stay for one night otherwise I would have joined all of the daily free activities!

Plussat: The staff is young and enthusiastic, very welcoming. The rules in place make you feel safe and the location is great near downtown and major attractions.

Miinukset: Could use some cleanup in some areas or air freshener to improve air quality in common areas.

Plussat: Good location. Didn't eat the breakfast.

Miinukset: They need private bathroom sinks.

Plussat: The staff was very nice and helpful! The location is PERFECT! It’s fast and safe to get anywhere you want. It’s next to the Little Italy district. I love the style of the houses. Nice atmosphere, common space and events!

Miinukset: There was only one bathroom for the whole floor. Breakfast is included but not everyone can have pancakes, so more options will be great! The room was quite small for everyone’s staff.

Plussat: you can meet there travelers and young people all over the world. the staff is really helpful and nice. also there are activities every day

Miinukset: the dorms were too crowded and pancakes is the only option for breakfast

Plussat: It was so exciting to meet wanderers from all over the world. There are so many stories to be shared and so many opportunities to do so. The Hostel is hospitable and so colorful. The laundry room was also a big plus!

Plussat: It was very quiet at night and each bed had a locker (but bring your own lock!). There was also a shared kitchen with a stove and a toaster. Friendly people around. No smoking and drinking allowed. Free towels. Plently of batrooms and showers so I never needed to wait. I was there for a conference, and it was walking distance from the convention center.

Miinukset: Free breakfast but it was the same every day: make your own pancakes. Some bathroom doors could not be locked. It got quite warm in the room overnight. Pricey for a hostel.

Plussat: Front and side porch, staging area, everything!

Miinukset: Vibe of the place and the extra touch of the surrounding area.

Plussat: Pancakes every morning. Amazing staff! Enjoyed my stay at the hostel! Would go back any time! :)

Plussat: The hostel was located in the downtown area, 10-15 min walking distance to the public transportation and to many shops, restaurants and bars. Location was for discovering the city center. The mattress and the pillows provided were comfortable enough to sleep on. You could meet with new people in the common areas. If you have no intention to get a good night sleep, and if you only want to party and need a place to crash somewhere cheap, this can be your choice.

Miinukset: On the other hand, if you need to get some sleep during normal sleeping hours (at night), you can forget about it at his hostel. Although they claim that the quiet hours are from 12 pm- 8 am, it is not enforced. I tried to communicate with the people after my second night asking for some improvement and they assured me that the quiet hours were and will be enforced (supposedly from 11 pm), I could still hear someone playing the PIANO at 12:30 that night. There goes my night sleep. And this was the Sunday night, I don’t even want to mention how Saturday night was. You can fill the gaps. The staff not friendly and simply wanted to get rid of you as soon as possible without accommodating your inquiries, only pretending to do so. Breakfast consisted of only pancakes every day. I stayed in many hostels before and no one expects a hotel quality but never saw anywhere like this before. I guess liking this hostel is quite personal, for example my roommate who was just happy to party all night thought it was an awesome hostel. Sadly the “activities” they mentioned in their description were also non-existent, which was my main reason to choose this hostel. The whole week calendar consisted of bar visits and BBQs only. No tours around Balboa park, no snorkeling or beginners surf etc. The rooms were very basic, not even a single chair for you to sit on was provided. Only lockers and a night stand were there. As a last remark, the picture of the room I chose from booking.com showed me of a room with 2 single beds, whereas I was given a bunk bed. I wouldn’t recommend staying at this hostel, unless you’re looking for somewhere only to doze off after heavy drinking and partying all night.

Plussat: every staff member was smart and happy

Miinukset: bedroom smelled in morning due to no windows and no air movement

Plussat: Staff excellent, activities great. Very welcoming of solo travellers, everyone friendly and great atmosphere on the porch.

Miinukset: This is being picky, though it is a bit of a hike to get to the laundromat. Onsite washing facilities would be a bonus, though overall it has everything you need.

Plussat: Location and nice views from balcony

Miinukset: No fridge in room. The other problem: I booked 5 nights from 10th April to 15th april via Booking.Com which quoted me a total price of US$1,830 (check in 10 April, check out 15 April). It averages $366 dollars per night, excluding breakfast. I reluctantly accepted thinking that Booking.Com was gett me the best deal. On arrival I discovered from colleagues attending same events, that they were paying less than half the amount quoted by Booking.com, in nicer hotels in San Diego down town, and even much less in Mission Valley top hotels. Someone told me he saw the D.T advertising $138 per room on the day I arrvied. Disappointed, I told reception employees that I am paying too much, but they were unable to help. I stayed 2 nights instead of 5 and decided to check out the morning of the 12th April.

Plussat: I liked the breakfast and the receptiveness of the staff

Miinukset: The beds are small

Plussat: The customer service was great and made you feel very special to check in. The parking is very tight for one to park. One must a have a compact car to get to the different level to park your car. It’s was a great place to stay downtown San Diego.

Miinukset: The water in the tube was not draining but other than that it was a good stay.

Plussat: Bed was comfortable. Staff was very nice and very helpful. Easy check in, no problems.

Miinukset: The Hotel is out dated. Not run down but on it’s way.

Plussat: Absolutely nothing

Miinukset: So I paid for the breakfast they didn't honor it, people in the front were extremely rude and unhelpful since I with a child wouldn't appreciate there tone of voice manager was also very disrespectful definitely contacting corporate this is not Hilton standards

Plussat: The location is very convenient. Very close to the airport and the zoo. Also walking distance to many nice restaurants and the waterfront.

Miinukset: The room was not very clean. I had an early flight so tried to order room service breakfast. They took the order the night before and then completely forgot about it the next morning. You can imagine how difficult this makes things when you are traveling with children. For over 240$ a night you would expect a cleaner room and better service.

Miinukset: The wait time of the elevators. We were stuck waiting for 10 minutes for the elevator

Plussat: airport shuttle

Miinukset: no issues

Plussat: Great location.

Miinukset: Compared to the other double trees I’ve stayed at this one seemed old and outdated. Really sad experience. Won’t be staying there again.

Plussat: The staff was really friendly and the cookies were yummy

Miinukset: There was mold on my room

Plussat: Pool was empty when attending.

Miinukset: Parking anything larger than a Toyota Corolla is a nightmare. The parking attendant said your truck is to big. No valet service. Restaurant was poor food and slow slow service.

Plussat: Parking sucks. Very difficult to use. Large cars will struggle

Miinukset: Parking Noise from airport