Balboa Park Hotel

The room is decent and clean, if tiny. Only saw staff once, the walls are paper thin, you can hear everything the other guests are doing or saying, and even the people outside. It has no dedicated parking and the area is riddled with clearly drugged homeless people.

This place is great! It was what we needed to be be close to sites and have cycling access to San Diego at large. Affordable, super clean, and kind people.

Had no table, chair or any place to hang up clothes

There is literally no service. Check in was online, I never spoke to anyone. And upon arrival there was NO staff in the building. I could not contact anyone. The number listed for the hotel was a personal cell that “was not accepting calls” at the time. It sounds ridiculous, but I couldn’t find my room and there was no one I could reach out to ask for help. I went through the building several times and never found it. And again, there was NO staff on site to assist. I ended up giving up on finding the room, leaving and getting a room where I usually stay instead.

Property was amazing and expected.

It was secure. Clean.

Phone contact not possible

Overall it was a pretty good stay. The room and bathroom were clean. Not too many people on staff but the ones that were on are pretty helpful. The price is reasonable. The only con(s) for me is that there is no parking lot. Only street parking and most of it, you have to pay for. There are some free spots but they get taken quick or can be a bit of a walk to get to. And the neighborhood doesn't feel the safest. I feel it's good for a night, maybe 2 but not for anything longer and if you're on a budget. It was decent and there was more good than bad. Enough to appreciate

There was a smell in the room and it would not go away with anything. The lady came to check it out but the smell did not go away.

Parking in a nearby lot costs $40 per day. CVS, a Mexican food joint, and a coffee shop are within walking distance. Gaslamp area is also within walking distance.