Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown

Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown

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3 Star
1617 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
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Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown Amenities
  • Accessible facilities
  • All rooms non smoking
  • Americans with Disabilities ACT ADA Compliant
  • Analog Dial-up
  • Bathtub
  • Cable / Satellite TV
  • Car Parking Available
  • Coffee Maker
  • Color TV
  • Connecting Rooms
  • Daily Housekeeping
  • DVD Player
  • Email Service
  • FAX
  • Free Morning Newspaper Delivered to Room
  • Hairdryer
  • High-speed Internet Access
  • Ice Machine
  • Individually Controlled Air Conditioning
  • Iron / Ironing Board
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Overhead Projector
  • PC
  • Phone with Voice Mail
  • Porter/Bellman
  • Private Bathroom
  • Rollaway Bed/Cot
  • Room Service
  • White Board
  • Wireless Data Connection
  • Work Desk w/ Lamp
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Guest Rating:
user rating 7.0
7.9
Description of Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown
The Ideal Choice Of Downtown San Diego Hotels, overlooking a tranquil bay and majestic skyline, the Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown Hotel puts you in the center of the action at America's finest city. Take a leisurely stroll from our downtown San Diego hotel to Little Italy or Balboa Park. Enjoy nearby Seaport Village, an alluring mall of specialty shops with a picturesque waterfront setting. Explore the Gaslamp Quarter for lively entertainment and alfresco dining. Looking for a perfect way to wrap up your business conference? Hop on the San Diego Trolley and enjoy easy access to shopping, San Diego Convention Center and Tijuana. With close proximity to landmark attractions such as the world famous San Diego Zoo and Sea World, this classic-favorite "round" hotel in downtown San Diego offers an ideal setting. Outstanding value at our San Diego California Hotel. Situated along the bay, our downtown San Diego California hotel is a beacon for vacationers and business travelers looking to maximize their budgets. Our 100% smoke free guest rooms are well-appointed with the modern conveniences of home. Enjoy an invigorating workout in our fitness center or relax in an outdoor swimming pool. Dine at First Avenue Grill, where children eat for free. Take advantage of our 1,400 square feet of versatile meeting space for a memorable corporate retreat. As a member of America's favorite brand, our Holiday Inn hotel in downtown San Diego offers a generous host of features and services. read more
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Priceline Guest Score Card
Based on 595 reviews from guests who stayed at the Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown
Overall Quality Score
user rating 7.9.0
7.9
Hotel Cleanliness
user rating 8.3.0
8.3
Hotel Staff
user rating 8.0.0
8.0
Location of Hotel
user rating 7.6.0
7.6
Hotel Dining
user rating 6.3.0
6.3
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Hotel Guest Reviews of the Holiday Inn San Diego Downtown

Group Traveler
Lori from Walnut Creek,CA
October 27, 2009
Group Traveler
10.0
Nice hotel with great, friendly, and a helpful staff. Not too far from the cruise port where I was headed. I appreciated the free WiFi.
Kind of in a strange location. Not really close walking distance to anywhere.

I only stayed one night but enjoyed my stay. Staff was great. Restaurant isn't much of a restaurant but I did get a passable lunch there and a muffin in the morning. Room was pretty nice, beds were comfy. Overall, would stay there again for sure.

Group Traveler
Josef from Alamogordo,NM
August 18, 2009
Group Traveler
5.0
Clean rooms.
High parking fee of 14 dollars per night.

Everywhere around the hotel are parking lots and they charged 14 dollars per night...that is not what I exspected from Holiday Inn.

Group Traveler
Robin from Grand Junction,CO
July 22, 2009
Group Traveler
8.0
Wished the hotel had a bigger lobby and pool. I did not care for the round parking lot.

Hotel rooms are good. Staff was great and friendly. Wished the hotel had a bigger lobby and bigger pool. I did not care for the round parking lot. Our rooms faced the highway and it was noisy at night.

Group Traveler
Joe from Covina,CA
June 4, 2009
Group Traveler
8.0
Convenience - close to
freeway and downtown.
Freeway is loud.

This hotel was convenient to the freeway and downtown San Diego. It was out of the way, which was nice. The only downside was no view of the ocean and the freeway was loud. The hotel was very clean and the staff were very accommodating.

Group Traveler
Chris from Fernley,NV
May 8, 2009
Group Traveler
8.0
The price was nice. The hotel was right off the freeway.
It did not have a hot tub or conditioner in the bathroom.
Group Traveler
Jessica from Riverside,CA
April 19, 2009
Group Traveler
8.0
The staff was pleasant and friendly.
The parking was an extra fee.

The hotel was fine for a small trip, I stayed for three nights. The only thing that I didn't really like about it was the extra cost of parking. If you are planning to have family or friends visit you at the hotel, they too have to pay for parking.

Group Traveler
Janela from Yuma,AZ
November 14, 2008
Group Traveler
10.0
The friendliness of the staff was outstanding!
The beds were small.

I was very pleased with this hotel. The rooms were decorated beautifully and the staff was incredibly kind and pleasant to work with. The location was wonderful and I would recommend this to friends and family.

Group Traveler
Hotel Guest
November 6, 2008
Group Traveler
5.0
The renovated rooms and location.
Small size rooms, tiny restaurant and lobby areas. Poor food.

I had a bad impression as soon as I walked in because of the tiny lobby and restaurant which was more like a small cafe. The rooms have been tastefully renovated but are fairly small and awkward shaped due to the architecture of the building. This Holiday Inn Express was not as nicely appointed as others I've stayed in, but it was adequate and I would stay there again.

Group Traveler
Eric
September 9, 2008
Group Traveler
2.0
The price.
The room, no free continental breakfast.

I've stayed in San Diego for the same trade show many times. This was the worst stay yet. To start, the rooms were shaped strangely due to the architecture of the building (cylinder shape). Then at 3:00 AM, we were over come by the stench of old socks that had been left by the previous occupant! Next the sheets on one bed had small stains. Also the bathroom lacked a fan, so you can imagine how that went, and the bathroom door was a sliding door with frosted glass! It did not lock either. read more

Group Traveler
Christina
August 5, 2008
Group Traveler
2.0
Was very close to several major attractions.
Bad neighborhood, poor service, rooms smelled.

The hotel is in a very poor neighborhood (between a Methadone clinic and a homeless shelter). Parking in the hotel lot is $12.00 a day, which should have been specified to me ahead of time. Initially we were given only 1 bed in all 3 of the rooms, so had to be switched rooms and then the rooms with 2 beds were clearly not the kings. The new rooms smelled, the toilets ran, the television did not work, the front desk was unreachable many nights, they have a notice in the bathroom asking you to reuse your towels, we had to leave a notice on the door or else they would not change the linens and the rooms were not vacuumed once in the 6 days we stayed there. read more

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