National City Motel
Location: 510 National City Blvd, National City, California, 91950, National City, US
Star Rating: 2 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Stay Near the Beach
This National City Motel offers a convenient location near the beach, making it a perfect choice for leisure travelers wanting to explore the beautiful coastline of California.
Comfortable Rooms with Essential Amenities
With 24 air-conditioned rooms equipped with microwaves, flat-screen TVs, and complimentary Wi-Fi, guests can enjoy a comfortable stay. The rooms also feature desks, irons, and daily housekeeping for added convenience.
Convenient Access to Major Attractions
Situated within a short driving distance to popular attractions like Petco Park, San Diego Convention Center, and Balboa Park, guests can easily explore the best of what San Diego has to offer.
Book your stay at National City Motel now for a memorable beachside experience.
Important Information
- Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Contactless check-out is available.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 01:30 AM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Instructions: An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Designated smoking area
- Free self parking
Rooms Available
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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Smoking
2 Double Beds
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and microwave
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking
2 Double Beds
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and microwave
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking
1 Queen Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and microwave
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking
1 Queen Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and microwave
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
-
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking
1 Queen Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with premium channels
Food & Drink - Mini-fridge and microwave
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Smoking
- Bedsheets provided
Guest Reviews
- Eric (6/5): - Room smelled like cigarettes Stains on the bed sheets
- Jessica (10/5): - Helpful
- Javier (10/5): - Comfortable
- Sammy (8/5): - They did not have a smoking room. Every time we go there there is a smoking room. We loved it when they had one smoking room available. I still do not know if the owner changed the rules or if the smoking room not available. This place has always been pleasant. Having to go outside every 15 minutes is not my idea of a pleasant stay.
- Dana (10/5): - Yes I enjoyed my stay
- Raul (8/5): - It was real nice
- Enrique (8/5): - A convenient place to stay
- Ulysses (10/5): Id go back - It was a good place to stay ,i would go back again.
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Roel (4/5): - No clean room enough. We found hairs on the pillow and the bed sheets too
- Claudia (2/5): - Uggui
- Leonardo (10/5): - Good
- Dana (10/5): - Friend lyness
- Steven (10/5): - Easily accessible
- Esperanza (2/5): Hell motel - There were prostitution in the rooms, there was a guy trying to con people, room wasn’t clean daily when I brought to the attention of the management they said don’t worry they’re harmless and they didn’t even apologize . It was scary!!!!
- Preciosa (8/5): - Convince to our meeting location
- Alexis (2/5): - Very unsafe, we had a crackhead stay next to us and screamed at the top of his lungs from 2am til 8am. Extremely dirty, didn’t even want to know all the body fluids and filth that were on the comforter. Room reeked of cigarettes and like it hadn’t been cleaned
- Karen (8/5): - Staff very good ,rooms basic but clean and comfortable
- Nickie (10/5): - Awesome staff!!
- Jason (2/5): - Baked in hair on the sheets. Slept on the covers with a hoodie on. Pictures of property on Expedia don't match up with reality. Probably old file photo's from 20 years ago. Surrounding area feels unsafe. Afraid to walk to nearby eatery. Had to drive a block away to grab food in fear of getting mugged or stabbed. Would not stay hear again.
- Deborah (10/5): - Bed extremely comfortable. Clean also. Housekeeping staff fantastic. Great experience.
- Jason (2/5): - There was baked in hair on the sheets and this made us sleep on the covers and wear a hoodie to isolate from the ickiness. Pictures of the rooms condition don't match up. Probably a file photo from when it was new. Real condition is like 20 years later of the same and now frazzled on the edges. Would not stay here again. Surrounding area does not inspire confidence. Would not walk out to neighboring eaterys without feeling like you'd get mugged or stabbed, took car to go a block away.
- Karen (8/5): - Great staff ,older style rooms but clean and tidy
- Gabriel (4/5): - Rooms smell tobacco it was hard to sleep at night was difficult to get the smell out of the room
- Michelle (10/5): - Good
- LARRY (2/5): - Super small shower head. Tub spout not working properly. EtcSLIPPERY bath tub.
- mario (10/5): - Everything was great service and the room
- Mirtha (10/5): - Close to Balboa Park. Lots of parking space.
- Alfredo (10/5): - Near good foods
- Mary (8/5): - It was better than what I expected
- Vittal (6/5): - Too much noise of the air conditioner
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Giancarlo (6/5): - The room itself was clean and well kept. The surrounding areas were on the sketchy side. This hotel is a decent budget option for an overnight stay.
- Miguel (10/5): - Todo estuvo vien creo q no uvo nada malo todo edtubo perfecto
- John (10/5): - Clean room with comfortable bed, fridge & good shower. Good free TV channels for sports & movies. Close to freeway but no traffic noise. Large mall with good restaurants, movies, etc 2 miles down road. Bsasic family owned, updated motel. Reasonably priced and staff was very friendly and accommodating. I’ve stayed twice and will return because location is close to hospitals.
- CORAL (10/5): - Todo muy bueno
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- karla guadalupe (8/5): - clean and good service front dess
- Alicia (10/5): Nice place to visit - Great rooms, close to fwy. Wonderful staff
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Jose (4/5): - Not going back
- Ricky (2/5): - Had to pay $20. for early check in, horrible customer service, the room I was assigned was not ready(unmade bed,dirty towel, they gave me another room. Fridge was not clean,the toilet broke had to be repaired. Homeless loitering and digging in dumpster, prostitutes in front of property loitering. I spent the nights looking out for my car. Still horrible customer service.
- j kenneth (10/5): - it clean, man who checked me in was really nice. it is a older property but seems well maintained but the room did have a old closet smell, nothing a few blasts of fabreeze could not clear up. it is a economy hotel so must put things in perspective.
- Rhajamien (10/5): - Peaceful
- ANTHONY (2/5): - I have stayed a various hotels/motels in the past weeks while searching for a place to rent. National City Motel was by far the worst, and that's saying something. My room wreaked of odor, possibly because at one time it had been a smoking room, which I didn't know still exists, but does at this motel. I could not get really hot water in the shower when I arrived, but somehow did in the morning. The bed did not smell fresh and I found stains on the sheets. This caused nearly non-existent sleeping. The whole place was uncomfortable. I would have left and asked for a refund but your website says my money is not refundable once you confirm. A waste of money which I wish I could recoup with a refund.
- Salvador (8/5): - It was quiet
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Patricia (8/5): - No ice machine
- Reginald (6/5): - Ok
- Marisela (10/5): - I like everything
- Miguel (10/5): - Good
- Verified traveler (10/5): - It was fine.
- Leslie (8/5): - No big issues really, clean, quiet for the most part, just very questionable people in the parking lot which made me nervous. A man tried to talk to me even though my husband was 30 feet away. It was scary. Be careful here if you stay here. No hot water either, just hardly warm.
- Patricia (2/5): - Ok
- Kiel (2/5): - Bed bugs and roachs I promise to god AVOID!!!!
- Juan (10/5): Nice! - I had a wonderful stay. Check-in was quick and easy, and the staff were warm and welcoming from the moment I arrived. My room was clean, and comfortable. The location was great! with plenty of stuff just a short walk away. Overall, I had a fantastic experience and would happily recommend this hotel to anyone.
- Shanny (2/5): - There was roaches in my room and they said no refund and it’s making you guys look bad for doing business with these people. The manager tried to blame me for “bringing” the roaches but then I see on yelp that I wasn’t the only one who has gone through this. He basically stole $100 from me I couldn’t even sleep after that and on top of that he’s risking me bringing pests into my home once I go home 1 roaches can lay a bunch of eggs. They definitely need a visit from the department of health.
- Elvis (8/5): - What I like is that it is a simple cozy place. Not much to ask and that's why I like the price. The dislike, near the highway street where certain women walk the night and day street if you know what I mean.
- Luis (10/5): - Great staff
- Miracle (2/5): - The maid is aggressive asf and will bang on your door . If you catch an attitude she will go get the manager and they’ll try to gang up on you . TV did not have service .
- joel (10/5): - ok
- Andrew (6/5): - Loud neighbors and i feel as if staff didn't do anything about it
- Michael (10/5): - Management very helpful and kind
- Marisela (10/5): - This last time that I went, I saw roaches in the room and they were having problems with the water so we couldn’t shower. They didn’t give us the money back and they just said they’ll give us a discount next time.
- Crystal (10/5): - Staff is super friendly and accommodating hotel is charming quaint and quiet
- James (2/5): TV’s don’t work. - TV didn’t work. Guy working the front desk knew this & didn’t offer any discount on the room & didn't really care.
- LEONARDO (8/5): - ok
- Miguel (10/5): - Good
- Julian (8/5): - Old but reliable.
- Connor (10/5): - Good, clean, not too busy. The floor was really really warm though
- Alejandra (8/5): - Great customer service and good location. The motel is reasonably priced and decent. We have stayed here before and we have had no problems.
- NATHAAN (2/5): - the room too hot and air conditioner make noise
- Kevin (4/5): - No carpeting in room, cold water in shower & sink ran as hot as the hot water. Room sleeps 2, but there was only 1 wash cloth, 1 hand towel & 1 bath towel. AC was off & room was very hot when arriving, however they knew we were expected because they had everything waiting for us so the room should have been cooled as well. I guess you get what you pay for.
- Sara (4/5): - The clearness is poor and the staff is not very friendly. The bedding is very old.
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Miriam (4/5): - You get what you pay for
- Tomme (6/5): - Maid service was excellent, but the office service was not good. Lack of understanding English with one of the office workers.
- Lori-anne (8/5): - A safe place to stay while I attended a concert at Petco. The a/c worked great, the place was clean though it did have a slight odor of cigarette smoke. Plenty of parking. I recommend for friends going out and not having to pay the crazy prices of Gaslamp or other downtown hotels. Staff was very friendly.
- Eskinder (6/5): - Location is great, close to San Diego City and the beach. The hotel needs upgrade. Surrounding is also not the best
- Vince (6/5): - Hotel room is fine, however the shower curtain let a lot of water onto the bathroom floor, the bathroom door was difficult to close and the smell wasn't great but you get used to it. The surrounding area is okay but seemingly unsafe and has a lot of homeless walking around.
- Pedro (2/5): - Right when we walked in and turned on the lights cockroaches were on the walls and on the floor. Roaches on the bath towels. We took photos and showed it to the front desk. They went to the room and sprayed Raid to kill the roaches and came back showed us the bottle of Raid and said they are gone now. What a joke! He tired to offer another room but most likely there’s roaches there also. We also notice prostitution going on right out side of the hotel. We tried to get our money back and they wouldn’t give it back and Expedia only gave us $25 out of the $200 for the night that we paid for. I’ll make sure to read reviews before booking again.
- Asser (10/5): - Close to downtown
- Alejandra (8/5): - We have stayed at this motel several times and we’ve had no problems whatsoever. The staff is courteous and the motel is decent. We can go to the store and there are several places to eat within wakking distance.
- Peter (8/5): - My room had a balcony, and was an 8 minute walk to Zuma beach.
- Ana (4/5): - I requested and paid for a non-smoking room, according to the clerk my room was a nonsmoking room. This was not true as soon as we walked in the room smelled like cigarettes, it was a strong smell. For the price that we paid, the experience and expectations were not met.
- Leticia (2/5): - I shopped online for the best prices. PO no we're in the website does it say that naked woman were going to be working the streets in every corner of the hotel is one thing. Yes 2 doors down a loud party with prostitute having no shame around a 5 and 14 year old boy. I went to San Diego to enjoy the beach not to be disturbed in so many ways. On top of that we get there the TV wasn't working because it wasn't plugged. There was no maintenance on site and they couldn't go e me another room to move to. Also there was blood on the ceilings and there's tick stains or black stains on the sheets I was scared to sleep, that I didn't sleep. I felt like a horrible mother exposing my kids to that and having to pay so much money for a really bad experience. Not a good feeling to have to live when I work so hard to feel less than what I am.
- Karla (4/5): - The toilet was very dirty inside, and there were loud, drunk neighbors making a lot of noise.
- Daniel (2/5): - Upon arrival the person that way at the window for check in stated that there was an additional $20 dollar deposit which was not stated at the time of booking online. I let him know that when booking online it does not let you know about this policy and he just kept says “$20 cash deposit” and completely ignored what I was saying. Inside the motel the sheets were dirty, the towels were dirty, as well as the shower curtain. Would not recommend staying here to anyone.
- Mitchel (10/5): - Outstanding, the clerk was very nice.
- Basar (6/5): - Good hotel for 2 days.
- Eugene (4/5): - bad service, and there are hookers standing around the parking lot.
- Samuel (10/5): National City Motel - It was very nice despite the area,there were a couple of prostitutes roaming the area but they didn't harm anyone just trying to make a living ,i would stay again if needed
- Mitchel (10/5): - Was great.
- Jose (4/5): - Not a great experience. I understand things happen and they happened to me. A family was said to have left without paying who had stayed in the room my family and I were staying. Food was left in the fridge. An hour in to our stay someone opens our door with a key saying this was their room and wanted to know where their stuff was. Clerical error but not my fault. Poor family was relocated to a different room. I needed an iron... I went to the office to ask for one and the young receptionist gave me one that didn't work. After going back to the office and telling her what happened with the iron, the receptionist instructed me to look for the housekeeping lady since she was around and I should ask her for an iron. Really!?? I should look for the housekeeping lady and ask for a working iron. Common!!! She didn't have the decency of looking for the housekeeping lady herself. Never again will this happen to me. I would not stay here again. The facilities are old and need to be spruced up. My experience was not the best. I'm being generous with my rating for this place.
- Martin (10/5): - Unique
- Jorge (2/5): - This motel is horrible. The service is worse than poor. There’s is a lot of prostitutes on the street. Staff is not friendly at all. I asked for a non smoking room and when I opened the room, it smelled like some had been smoking the whole night. When I went to the office to complain, I was told they could not do anything about it. I had to go to a local Walmart to buy Lysol. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND this place to stay. You’re better off spending a few more dollars and sty at a more decent place. Thanks
- Jeffrey (8/5): No complaints - Booked a basic room, overall experience was good. Can’t complain
- Eliasar (10/5): - Nice and sexy
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Decent for the price and location.
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