Residence Inn San Diego Downtown/Bayfront Reviews

A booking and stay with very poor value for money. I booked a one-bedroom room, which was very small, without a kettle, no slippers, and the air conditioner was a single-horsepower indoor unit. The bath products in the bathroom were of poor quality, the bottom was moldy, the shower floor drain was blocked, and the water flow was very, very slow. Because it was already 11 o'clock in the evening when I took a shower, and I had changed into pajamas, I didn't want to find someone to fix it, so I just wiped it carelessly. The most unexpected thing was the breakfast included in the room rate, which was the worst breakfast I had ever experienced: chaotic, noisy, like the lobby of a train station in China in the 1980s. The food was very simple, with very few varieties. Each variety was divided into two large jars, and there were only 8 large jars, all pre-made, rough and bland, and could only fill the stomach. It was impossible to eat, so I went out to buy food myself. And for a hotel of this quality, Ctrip actually charged each room 7,500 yuan per night, and it cost more than 14,000 yuan for two nights. I was very disappointed with Ctrip, and I would never dare to book a foreign hotel on Ctrip again, and I often stepped on the pit.

Very good hotel, very suitable for multi-person travel with children, with separate rooms, living room, kitchen, and laundry room. Breakfast is also good, and there are many guests staying. The location is very good, convenient for travel, you can directly see the aircraft carrier from the window, and the security nearby is also very good. The hotel's parking lot (next to the gate) is also very convenient to swipe the door card for easy access, and there is also a corridor that leads directly to the hotel room (on the 5th floor).

The hotel we stayed in during our visit to Midway Island. Two rooms are suitable for a family trip. Nice.

It is within walking distance to the aircraft carrier museum, which is very convenient.

There are four people in the family, one bathroom, the room is a bit crowded, but it can take care of work and family. The location is very good, there are many restaurants nearby.

The room was clean and there was sweet soup

The hotel is very new, the rooms are large, and the kitchenware is complete. All guests can have breakfast at the hotel (price included). It is an American hotel chain that my family has been favoring for more than ten years! Highly recommend this hotel!

The location of the hotel is very good. There is a Starbucks next to it. It is a 5-minute walk from the midway museum and a 10-minute drive from Little Italy. The hotel is very new and has a small kitchen.

The best hotel for this business trip in the United States

Booked a king studio to celebrate my birthday in Downtown San Diego. James was so helpful and set up my bday experience for success by upgrading my room and extending my late check-out. Zach at the Rooftop Bar (5th floor) took good care of my group and I in the cabana. He saw that we were lost trying to find the sky lounge, and walked us to where we wanted to be, then ended up being our server, who took care of my birthday drink and was a good photographer with tips for the best background views . The cabanas are for groups of 5+ first come first served, but it was a Sunday so there were plenty options. A few fire pits to choose from, the cabanas had a heater above them and a couple TVs, so the girlies were kept warm and the guys were entertained while we all sat on the U-shaped sofa, enjoying cocktails/beers and share plates. There are a lot of places that are in good walking distance, but ubering cost us $8~10 to the other places we also wanted to visit. Late check-out made it so I could enjoy the rooftop pool, and the weather was perfect that morning and day in San Diego. I missed complimentary breakfast by 15 minutes which was one thing I was bummed out about. I would book here again or suggest it to any friends and family that want to visit or do a staycation.

Lovely stay here. Across from the pier to catch a cruise so just walked over. Rooms are big, very clean, well appointed. Staff were excellent - welcoming, friendly, professional and efficient. Decent breakfast and the hotel has many restaurants around for other meals. Easily accessible to waterfront and can easily access other venures such as zoo, park etc. Would definitely stay here again.

I was a bit apprehensive staying here--not an area I usually like to stay and my two usual hotels were not available on this trip so I took a chance. Was very pleasantly surprised. Starting with the only negative: The room could be better appointed. I had a King Suite. It had the full kitchen (great), a small sofa, but no coffee table to put your feet up or set things on. Not a huge deal by any means but odd for the suite-type of room. Other hotels generally have lots of seating/tables, as well as a small dining table or countertop bar. This had neither. Color scheme was a bit depressing and the orange vinyl computer chair and other plasticy orange chair were straight out of the 70s! These are all small things though. Postive: My room was super clean and hospitality staff did a GREAT job every other day. My bed was comfy and linens good. Towels were a little on the thinner side, but again, no big deal. The morning breakfast was better than expected and beat out my last stay at Homewood and TownPlace. There were generally two types of scrambled eggs every day, make your own waffles or pancakes, and then there were also premade waffles, pancakes, or french toast (rotating selection). Fruit was put in a cup which was nice. Love the vat of steel-cut oatmeal and toppings. Best of all--the staff monitoring the breakfast was "on it" and kept it clean and plentiful. Also super friendly and cleared your dishes away with a smile. This place gets very busy right away. I was always there at 6:30 so not sure how it looks later on. Hotel was relatively quiet. I did hear some planes occasionally as well as the Disney Cruise shenanigans, but nothing bad. The 5th Floor Harbor and Sky outdoor bar was quite nice. Didn't eat the food but what others had looked pretty good. Lastly, super impressed with the staff here--everyone seemed to be in a good mood and polite. Can't say that about every place I've stayed. Now, I did leave something behind so we'll see how the Lost and Found works out!

Stayed here for work for the month of December. They are dog friendly that’s why I chose them, but they are not dog conscious. Let me explain: when we arrived after traveling for two and a half days, we checked into our room that cost approximately $295 per night. As usual I checked the room out to make sure it was safe for my little 5lb fur-baby. Alas, I readily find that the room has not been vacuumed as I picked up a Benadryl pill and a yellow piece of candy that I can only assume had chocolate in it based on its size. Chocolate is poison to dogs and anything is poison to a 5lb dog. I let it go. We scheduled to have housekeeping come in to clean when we weren’t at work and had our dog with us and out of the room. I left a good tip and had everything ready for them, e.g. towels in one pile on the tile floor, items up and off the ground, etc, but again they did not vacuum. We scheduled housekeeping again and I left an even larger tip with a note that asked for additional washcloths, and a new/cleaned extra blanket b/c the one that was in the closet hadn’t been cleaned prior to our occupancy. How do I know this? B/c when we went to use it a Gatorade cap fell out of it! So with the $20 tip, we didn’t get additional washcloths, he/she simply folded-up the previously soiled blanket, and we still haven’t had it vacuumed and we have a pet that we are paying extra for. Dogs shed—vacuuming is required! The front desk staff are super nice and the outside area where you can take your pets to use the bathroom is nice, but the rooms are not clean. Aside from the issues listed above, the handles on the cabinets were sticky and the windows are dirty from the inside (probably from the bathroom shower). I’ve purchased cleaner to clean handles and countertops. I wish the suites came with a vacuum that the guests could use. So I like staying here, but if you have a dog please do a protective sweep for things left by prior guests.

Great location, nice rooms, nice public areas, lousy "free" breakfast (no it's NOT a buffet but a cheap limited selection that one finds in budget hotels with soggy sausages, mushy dehydrated scrambled egg - dang, a major disappointment from what they advertise). Look for price deals, otherwise it's a little expensive. For exploring the San Diego harbor area, Little Italy, downtown the location is hard to beat. Also the Naval Museum is steps away and a worthwhile visit.