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7.8 / 10 Guest Rating

Balboa Park Hotel

410 Elm St, San Diego, California, 92101, San Diego, US

Balboa Park Hotel - main view

About the Property

Discover the perfect blend of comfort and convenience at Balboa Park Hotel, your ideal getaway in the heart of San Diego.

Stylish Accommodations
Relax in one of our 50 thoughtfully designed guestrooms, each equipped with refrigerators for your convenience, ensuring you feel right at home during your stay.

Exceptional Amenities
Enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi to keep you connected, while our coffee and tea makers provide a refreshing pick-me-up. Daily housekeeping makes certain your room remains clean and comfortable throughout your visit.

Prime Location
Immerse yourself in local culture with attractions such as the San Diego Civic Theatre and Waterfront Park just a stroll away, while easily accessing the vibrant sights, sounds, and tastes of downtown San Diego.

Experience all that Balboa Park Hotel has to offer—book your stay today!

Facilities & Amenities

Front entrance ramp
Express check-out
Express check-in/check-out
Wheelchair accessible
Front desk (limited hours)
Express check-out
Smoke-free property
Coin laundry on site
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Well-lit path to entrance

Important Information

Check-in & Out

Check-in
Check-out11:00 AM

Property Notes

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Check Room Availability

1 night · 2 adults

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Guest Reviews

7.8
Very Good187 verified reviews
AI Summary

Guests highly rate the great location and frequently praise the clean rooms.

Categories

Cleanliness6.3
Service8.8
Location8.3
Room Quality6.8
Amenities7.8
Value for Money7.3
Food and Beverage8.8
Overall Experience8.1

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Alexis
Verified booking
friends
Standard Room
Stayed in Oct 9, 2025

"Excellent"

8.0

The location of this Hotel is great. Everything was clean and I felt safe won’t be added security gate. HOWEVER we had to pay $41 for parking overnight in a paid parking lot and it was not evident on the listing the parking may be an issue. There is no on site parking and we spent a good chunk of time looking for the best options. Unfortunately settling on the expensive lot because nothing else was available. Nothing wrong with this hotel. Just wish we had known the parking situation upfront.

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Sean
Verified booking
partner
Standard Room
Stayed in Oct 8, 2025

"Exceptional"

10.0

Street noise is kind of out of your hand we get that

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Makaylah
Verified booking
Standard Room
Stayed in Oct 5, 2025

"Exceptional"

10.0

Very spacious for 2 people

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Terell
Verified booking
Standard Room
Stayed in Oct 3, 2025

"Good"

2.0

Room had bugs and stains on bed

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Bulmaro
Verified booking
Standard Room
Stayed in Oct 1, 2025

"Exceptional"

10.0

Nice general area

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Kyle
Verified booking
Standard Room
Stayed in Sep 29, 2025

"Good"

2.0

We found bugs

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Lauren
Verified booking
partner
Standard Room
Stayed in Sep 28, 2025

"Exceptional"

10.0

clean room and walkable area

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Deston
Verified booking
partner
Standard Room
Stayed in Sep 27, 2025

"Good"

6.0

One of the weirder hotel stays. No hotel parking whatsoever. You have to find parking on the street. You can though, it's not too crowded with cars. The young woman that was walking the halls was nice enough, but there's almost no human contact. No one at a front desk or anything. Codes to get into the building and into your rooms. Everything is done through text. The room was ok, satisfactory enough but the neighborhood is extremely suspect and kinda sketchy. There's a lot of homeless on the streets and walking around the blocks so be prepared. Lucky I was there for only one night; I don't see how I could have stayed more than that at that location. I really hate writing these kinds of reviews, but I have to be honest.

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Raylina
Verified booking
family
Standard Room
Stayed in Sep 25, 2025

"Good"

4.0

This is a digital hotel with limited staff on sight. We were supposed to receive our codes to get in at time of check in but we didn’t and we ended up having to call 15 minutes after the check in time since we did not receive any of our information. The person I spoke to stated that they were working on our room still trying to make sure it’s ready and to give them 2 minutes to check in on it. We waited outside until a staff member let us in to wait in the lobby and there is where we met a few other people who were having the same issue where they still had not received any of the room information. After 5/10 mins pass we get our information and head to room when we realize that theirs someone in our room still and it ended up being the maintenance guy. He stated that the shower had been backed up and he was trying to fix it and that it would probably take him another 15/20 minutes. Usually this wouldn’t be a huge issue but we were in town for a concert and on a time crunch to get ready so we needed our room at the time stated that we could check in. We ended up asking the maintenance guy if we could just be in the room to start getting ready and he was really nice and let us and eventually just asked us if we would like him to come back the next day after we check out to finish his work and in the meantime we could use the other public showers in the facility if needed. Our room was also super hot and the AC was not working at first and the guy had to tell the front desk.

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Bryan
Verified booking
partner
Standard Room
Stayed in Sep 23, 2025

"Exceptional"

10.0

Super nice and comfortable to stay! Parking is a little hard to find but other than that the location and hotel is great!

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