Across from the ocean, the hotel offers rooms with either water or courtyard views. All rooms, including public areas and guest units, are comfortably furnished and beautifully decorated.
Smoke free premises. 161 units. 3 stories, interior corridors. Accessibility (Call).
I-5 exit 47 (Palomar Airport Rd), 0.5 mi nw, then just s. 6450 Carlsbad Blvd 92011.
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valet and coin laundry, airport transportation, room service, area transportation-within 5 mi.
Terms
1-7 night minimum stay, cancellation fee imposed.
Guest Ratings
OVERALL GUEST SCORE
Excellent
Based on Ratings from 250 guests
Showing reviews 1 - 5 of 50
4.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Disappointing
09-15-2017
Pros: location close to beach and restaurants
Cons: Pricing for breakfast . $12.00 for cereal and bagel.. really plus $12 a day for parking.. too expensive for value given
6.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Pleasant
09-15-2017
Pros: Location
Cons: Lack of communication between staff.
5.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Fair
Traveling as Couple
09-15-2017
Pros:
Cons: They charge for the parking that was not in our itinerary.
7.0
Toni
Good
Traveling as Couple
09-15-2017
Pros: Good location across from beach. Free coffee.
Cons: Poor room layout. Closet doors interfere with bathroom door and room door. For the price it should have been in better condition. Slow elevator and awkwardly located. Not enoough elevators. They charge a parking fee for open lot parking.
10.0
Jennifer
Exceptional
Family with Young Children
09-15-2017
Pros: Location is amazing!
Cons:
10.0
Lisa
Exceptional
family with young children
09-13-2017
Excellent!
Pros: Super friendly staff from the desk to the bar/cafe. Terrific sized room. Great pool. Lots of outdoor seating options around the property. Great beach access
Cons:
9.2
Sharon
Wonderful
young couple
09-13-2017
It was a great stay...
Pros: The staff was so welcoming and friendly. Everyone was helpful and focused on the details of our stay.
Our waitress Ruby was as kind and friendly as could be. Thank you for making our stay so pleasant.
Cons: We were not aware of the price of parking on the property.
7.1
Ronald
Good
young couple
09-09-2017
It was nice.
Pros:
Cons: Their $14 a day parking fee is criminal.
7.9
Mike
Good
family with young children
09-04-2017
Good
Pros: Nice, clean facility
Cons: Distance from town
8.3
Stella
Very Good
family with young children
09-03-2017
Nice
Pros: Cleaniness and friendly
Cons: Air conditioner did not work. And did not know. I had to pay for parking
10.0
Catherine
Exceptional
solo traveller
08-23-2017
Would definitely stay here again
Pros: The price, location, view, room
Cons: Paying for parking; dull humming noise all night
6.7
Michelle
Pleasant
family with young children
08-22-2017
Nice view
Pros: views
Cons: Beds were uncomfortable and hurt my back really bad.
7.5
Lillian
Good
family with young children
08-21-2017
Good
Pros: Movie for kids, coffee and water in lobby.
Cons:
9.6
Alexander
Exceptional
young couple
08-10-2017
Hilton Carlsbad
Pros: Excellent breakfast
Cons: Only one elevator
4.2
Guest
Disappointing
family with young children
08-08-2017
The hotel is a standard...
Pros: The location to the beach and legoland.
Cons: The bug bites we received from our room. Room 349 on 8/6 to 8/7
8.8
Felipe
Excellent
family with young children
08-04-2017
Great place for family
Pros: Near the Beach
Cons:
8.8
Ana
Excellent
family with young children
08-02-2017
Good deal next to Legoland
Pros: Safe. Close to Legoland. Next to beach.
Cons: We supposedly had a beach view in reservations--but really only saw a tiny sliver over the tops of buildings and trees.
9.6
Louann
Exceptional
solo traveller
07-29-2017
Nice
Pros:
Cons: I had to call each day to have my room cleaned
10.0
Anna
Exceptional
family with young children
07-27-2017
Awesome family friendly hotel
Pros: Location was fabulous
Cons: All the rooms fave the pool and can be noisy at times.
2.5
Irais
Poor
family with young children
07-26-2017
Too expensive for what you...
Pros: Just location of property i think is a rip off
Cons: Not worth it for money i paid i don't mind paying when is worth it
4.6
Art
Disappointing
family with young children
07-25-2017
I can't recommend someone about...
Pros: The beach
The weather
Cons: The internet was poor
The drains inside bathroom had noise
The a/c had noise
The curtain had tears
The Holloway had bad smell
8.8
Lisa
Excellent
family with young children
07-24-2017
Good hotel for the family
Pros: The kids loved the evening cookies. The hotel offered an outdoor family movie night. We enjoyed the breakfast buffet. We have stayed here 2 years in a row. It is a nice smaller hotel. Direct access to the beach is difficult, however you can easily reach the beach within a short drive. The Carlsbad Outlets are just on the other side of the freeway. Lots of restaurants within a short drive. Staff was very helpful and attentive.
Cons:
6.3
Kelly
Pleasant
family with young children
07-21-2017
Pleasant
Pros: The outdoor fireplace area
Cons: The staff checking in were abrupt. Access to the beach was difficult to find
5.4
Tanya
Fair
family with young children
07-17-2017
Expect more from the hotel
Pros:
Cons: I prefer to make my money more worth it. The night rate with the post mentioning 1 minute walk to the beach sounded so promising that we would be able to stay right by the beach and had such a great time. In fact the beach is across the big/highway street with cliffs which require us to either climb down or walk far out to where we can walk down easily. There is no breakfast included and restaurants are located across freeway which we had to drive. We stayed 2 nights but paid almost $800.
7.5
Chaz
Good
family with young children
07-14-2017
Convenience with sacrifice.
Pros: The first day the front desk staff was very accommodating when we arrived. The front lobby has a restaurant and full bar. Very easy to access and close to everything you need.
Cons: The other three days after arriving the front staff was below average. If they were there on the first day I would have contemplated selecting another resort. The access to towels at the pool was a bit more than challenging. Overall, I would return to the resort having this level of expectation.
5.4
Madeleine
Fair
family with young children
07-14-2017
Hilton on the outside...Motel 6...
Pros: The outside of the hotel and the pool.
Cons: The air conditioner units were extremely loud, and if you turned off your individual room air, you could hear all the other units off and on all night. The carpets were old and dingy, and the tub was moldy and dirty.
8.8
Gw
Excellent
solo traveller
07-12-2017
Pleasant stay in Carlsbad
Pros: The ocean view room that I booked gave a nice view of the sea (not whitewater) and beautiful sunset, despite being across the highway from the beach. The grounds were nicely kept, ample parking, nice pool area. This area is quieter than being right in town. The bed was very comfortable, sheets soft, good choice of pillows. The room was clean, conveniently and comfortably arranged. The staff that I came into contact with were smiling and helpful.
Cons: There is no direct beach access across from the hotel though the walk is not overlong unless you have a lot to carry; there is a smallish parking area at that access to at least drop folks/gear off if you can't find a space to park there. As I arrived early to check in, the desk gal said that she'd call me when the room was ready but she did not, it "got busy"-disappointing but not devastating. The included photo is taken through the screen as the window was somewhat water-spotted, which is not unusual at beach locations.
4.2
Janis
Disappointing
family with young children
07-11-2017
Nice staff - bad smelly...
Pros: the desk help very nice
Cons: Food was bad and very expensive
The room was STINKY and stuffy
I thought it would stop smelling after opening door but it stunk. Pool was not great at all puny and old
Pretty expensive for what they offered
Bad beach access - I would never stay there again
7.1
Matthew
Good
young couple
07-09-2017
Close to the beach, but...
Pros: The hotel is right across the street from some cliffs that overlook the beach, which is very nice.
Cons: There was a surprise $15 parking fee that wasn't mentioned on the booking site. If you're gonna pay over $200 a night for a hotel then you'd expect parking to be included...or at least mentioned on the website. Not cool. Also there aren't very many local spots to get food. (Islands, McDonalds, and Subway are your choices).
7.9
Peter
Good
young couple
07-09-2017
Great Stay Near Waters Edge
Pros: The friendly employees
Cons: The view of the highway
9.6
From
Exceptional
family with young children
07-08-2017
Staff kind and helpful in...
Pros: Pool really nice, directional plaques helpful, elevator in a good location.
Cons: Breakfast too expensive.
4.2
John
Disappointing
young couple
07-06-2017
Disappointing
Pros:
Cons: Meal times, closing the restaurant at 13.00 is too early
6.3
Marlene
Pleasant
family with young children
07-04-2017
Pleasant
Pros:
Cons: they couldnt find our reservations. They didnt give us a military rate. The front desk did not seem to be empathetic at all
10.0
John
Exceptional
young couple
07-04-2017
Exceptional
Pros: Ocean across the street
Cons: You had to climb a cliff to get to beach
10.0
Charity
Exceptional
family with young children
06-30-2017
Our beach Vacation
Pros: We love the hotel.. and the place
Cons: No free breakfast
4.6
Kim
Disappointing
young couple
06-24-2017
Disappointing
Pros:
Cons: The first night the smell was so bad we couldn't stay in the room. We had to wait until 4:00 the following day to get a new room.
The new room was ok.
Parking was full and we had long walks each time we returned.
10.0
Kimchee
Exceptional
young couple
06-22-2017
Perfect stay
Pros: Very clean and exceptional customer service,
Cons: Nothing, everything was great
8.3
Angel
Very Good
family with young children
06-21-2017
Great hotel!!!
Pros: Staff was super friendly, the cook made great food the look of the hotel was awesome.
Cons:
8.3
Noreen
Very Good
young couple
06-21-2017
Calm carlsbad
Pros: Lovely garden setting, clean room, comfortable beds, quiet room. Good parking. Lovely staff very friendly and obliging.
Cons: First night put in room over laundry - washers and driers all running from 0530 am very loud! Staff opologised and moved us without fuss to lovely quiet room. Breakfast routine buffet, nice omelets. Parking fair price at 12USD a night. Need a car to get to everything. Out of Carlsbad and on a cliff no beach access so need a car. Very restful and pool lovely.
7.1
Kelly
Good
family with young children
06-20-2017
Great location for LegoLand goers....
Pros: I like the fact that it is walking dist to the beach.
I like the cleaniness.
Staff are nice.
Cons: - didn't like the bathroom is a bit small.
- toilet is very weak ! and I had to flush 5 or 6 times.
- AC was LOUD, woke me up few times.
6.3
Michelle
Pleasant
family with young children
06-17-2017
To much money for this...
Pros:
Cons: They put us in a handicap room. The vanity in the bathroom was tiny. Parking was 14.00 a day, the sheets looked dirty. Not crisp. Pulled the comforter off the bed and found hair and other dirty particles in between the sheet and the comforter. No WIFI, unless you payed for it, and no view of the beach unless you payed for it, and 16.00 dollars for breakfast. I put a do not disturb sign on the door, and when I got back to the room, the sign was back inside hanging on the light switch, and my room wasn't clean. For almost 500.00 dollars for 2 nights, wasn't worth it. Will definitely not be back at that hotel
6.7
Ron
Pleasant
family with young children
06-13-2017
Cool but not cool
Pros: Love the view and location
Cons: Room wasn't ready until 2 hrs after check in.
9.2
Pamela
Wonderful
young couple
06-10-2017
Great place, crumby parking policy
Pros: Beautiful facility
Cons: I think they should offer free parking. There was plenty of room. Not sure where they expect you to park without paying. I think it's ridiculous to make patrons pay considering the price of hotel
9.2
Channa
Wonderful
family with young children
06-08-2017
Superb
Pros:
Cons: Came our early but they didn't give the room until 3 pm .
10.0
Lynn
Exceptional
solo traveller
06-05-2017
Great location and outdoor garden/pool...
Pros: Located right across from the beach this hotel also has a delightful garden and terrace with outdoor fireplace. Beautiful pool and spa area too plus o diet restaurant and bar. Lobby also has inviting seating areas so there are multiple places to hang out between activities.
Cons: Parking charge of $14/night seems a bit over the top.
9.6
Robert
Exceptional
young couple
05-30-2017
Exceptional
Pros: Bloody Mary and calamari were delicious.
Cons:
7.5
Yihui
Good
family with young children
05-30-2017
Good
Pros:
Cons: Nice place to stay except equivalent noise outside window.
6.7
James
Pleasant
solo traveller
05-25-2017
Walk to Beach!
Pros: I prefer Hampton Inn with the breakfast included. Didn't need the extras since I was by myself but it was a short walk to the beach.
Cons:
8.8
Joe
Excellent
family with young children
05-19-2017
Fabulous
Pros: Location was great! Ocean view and 5 minutes to Legoland!
Cons:
9.2
Linda
Wonderful
young couple
05-15-2017
Not a beach accessible property!
Pros: It was near the Field of Flowers, shopping premier outlets, and restaurants. The San Diego Zoo was about 45 minutes away.
Cons: The hotel is NOT across from the beach. The property is across from huge cliffs with NO access to the ocean or beach unless you drive several miles into Carlsbad towards Oceanside. It was very disappointing that we had to drive to a beach. In addition, parking was outside and it cost $14 each day.
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