This historical property is walking distance of outdoor activities and a short ride from the airport. Offers comfortable accommodations and relaxing ambiance of toned down colors to soothe the senses. Some suites also are available with soaking spa tubs with jets.
Smoke free premises. 211 units. 7 stories, interior corridors. Accessibility (Call).
I-5 exit 17 (Front St/Civic Center) southbound, 0.5 mi s, just w; exit 15B (Pershing Dr/Civic Center) northbound, 1 mi w to 3rd Ave, just s to Broadway, then just w. 150 W Broadway 92101. Station: Civic Center.
Pros: Place with style, very clean quiet and close to the main heart of San Diego
Cons:
9.6
Robert
Exceptional
mature couple
09-18-2016
Pros: Location was perfect.
Public Transportation excellent.
Every thing you could possibly want to see is reachable with public transportation or within a few blocks.
Cons:
5.8
Gillian
Okay
mature couple
09-18-2016
Pros:
Cons: Very small rooms
Small beds
9.2
Stephanie
Wonderful
solo traveller
09-17-2016
Pros: Staff took especially good care of us
Cons: Room was small but well appointed.
10.0
Paddy
Exceptional
young couple
09-17-2016
Pros: Location
Cons: Parkin $37 a night
10.0
Anthony
Exceptional
young couple
09-15-2016
Pros: Everything. Especially the restaurant/bar in the lobby. Food was the best!
Cons: No tub, shower kind of small
9.2
Christopher
Wonderful
review category group of friends
08-31-2016
Pros:
Cons: Over $180 for a small bag of laundry.
6.3
Wing
Pleasant
solo traveller
08-29-2016
Pros: The location is Gd. With yoga class is Gd.
Cons: The room is not clean and everyday set up a little bit confused.
The worst is the fan in my room is straight to my head, while u turned it off it will turn on automatically in the middle night.
8.8
Yulia
Excellent
family with older children
08-29-2016
Pros: This is an old hotel in a central location. It is an easy walk to the train station, Gaslamp Quarter and harbour. Our room was adequate for our needs. We didn't eat at the hotel, but there are lots of options nearby.
Cons: Expensive parking, $36 per day.
10.0
Greg
Exceptional
young couple
08-27-2016
Pros: The bed was comfortable and fairly close to everything.
Cons: Nothing comes to mind.
5.8
John
Okay
mature couple
08-27-2016
Pros: Hotel was reasonable decorated and the room was small but nice
Cons: Hotel charged a "service fee" for standard items like WiFi, coffee, water and a gym that any comparable hotel has and does not charge for. The fee was almost $10 and this seemed like a very disingenuous pricing policy designed to make it seem like the cost was lower than it really was. I would not stay here again and I would not recommend this hotel to other due to this hidden extra costs.
10.0
Cristina
Exceptional
young couple
08-26-2016
Pros: Location is amazing! So many bars, restaurants and the train station is close by as well
Cons:
5.8
Mandeep
Okay
solo traveller
08-23-2016
Pros:
Cons: When I got there they said my booking was canceled. They had a room for that night but I had to go else where for the rest of the trip
8.3
Sara
Very Good
family with older children
08-23-2016
Pros: The bike hire was great
Cons: The room was really small and whilst you expect this when traveling with a 12 yr old it was really on the tight side
9.6
Thomashill11
Exceptional
solo traveller
08-21-2016
Pros: Everything really. Great bed, loved the free bottled water every day, concierge was great.
Cons: Asked for specific check in time and was told that was no issue, arrived and room was not ready for several hours.
9.6
Wei
Exceptional
family with older children
08-19-2016
Pros:
Cons: Room is small, but they make the room as possible as functional. I got mosquitos bites.
9.6
Louise
Exceptional
mature couple
08-18-2016
Pros: The bar and restaurant were lovely.
Free bikes
Cons: The bar could have stayed open longer.
The air con was quite noisy - when ours was turned off there was a loud clanking, presumably from the room next door.
The smallness of the bathroom wasn't a problem in itself but the shower sprayed water out onto the floor around the toilet and there wasn't an actual bath mat.
The brakeless bikes were quite difficult to negotiate!
10.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
08-16-2016
Pros: Great service, very clean rooms and the location is great. Close to the Gaslamp Quarters & entertainment
Cons: The parking is a bit expensive. No in and out privileges. I suggest you take Uber or Lyft once you park to get around! Also, $9.00 service fee upon check out.
9.6
Soyotravelbug
Exceptional
solo traveller
08-15-2016
Pros: Loved my room. Cute, clean and the extra room in the suite was fab. The staff was super nice and the location can't be beat. I'd stay there again.
Cons: It was a little pricey.
10.0
David
Exceptional
Business Traveler
08-14-2016
Pros:
Cons: Nothing
5.8
Mary
Okay
mature couple
08-14-2016
Pros: staff was professional and friendly. Currant is yummy. Location was great. Price reasonable.
Cons: Room was tiny. Parking fees were outrageous. Shower soaked the entire bathroom.
9.2
Raymond
Wonderful
mature couple
08-14-2016
Pros: Quaint hotel with a personal touch in an excellent location. Very helpful and obliging staff.
Cons: Needs Brighter lighting and shower screen/curtain as bathroom floor flooded with each shower.
7.1
Nina
Good
solo traveller
08-13-2016
Pros: The bed, and it is a beautiful hotel inside and out.
Cons: The worst tap water I've ever tasted in my life, which spoiled the tea and coffee. Unable to open the window. No continental breakfast.
9.6
Jukka
Exceptional
solo traveller
08-12-2016
Pros: In particular, my room was quite cool and the air quality was excellent. I didn't need the A/C at all. This is not very common in US hotels, but as the building is rather old, it's probably been designed for natural air circulation. The bed was fantastic too. Excellent variety of services too. Well worth the money in my opinion.
Cons: Housekeeping had forgotten to check the fridge, which had an old chocolate cake in it. Didn't exactly bother me, but still. Also, there was no "don't disturb" sign in my room, which had probably been lost at some point. Very small things; generally this was easily a better experience than my much more expensive Marriott in Anaheim, or my Comfort Inn in San Diego.
8.3
Joan
Very Good
mature couple
08-12-2016
Pros: I like the style of the hotel and the location.
The staff was very pleasant and helpful.
Cons: The room was very stuffy and it took us awhile to figure out the air conditioning which was only OK.
There was an unpleasant smell in the coffee shop.
8.3
Paul
Very Good
young couple
08-11-2016
Pros: Small room but lots of storage to get things off of floor.
Staff all very accomodating
Cons: TV kept going out while trying to watch the Olympics
10.0
Cheryl
Exceptional
mature couple
08-10-2016
Pros: Beautiful rooms and view. Nice place to eat very good food. Close to many things to walk too. Hope to visit more times.
Cons:
9.6
Rick
Exceptional
mature couple
08-09-2016
Pros: Location
Cons:
4.6
Ciena
Disappointing
family with older children
08-09-2016
Pros: Staff was very nice and location was great
Cons: The day we checked in the bottle of water they provide, somebody had already drank out of it and put it back on the shelf. The room was incredibly small and smelt like sewer. Also, nobody came by to clean our room the next day. I had to go down to the front desk and ask to have someone go to the room. Probably won't ever stay there again, which really sucks.
10.0
Ari
Exceptional
review category group of friends
08-08-2016
Pros: Really great location & great room. Staff was very friendly.
Plus, free yoga classes!! Amazing, didn't expect that.
Cons:
10.0
Joseph
Exceptional
young couple
08-07-2016
Pros: Beautiful place
Cons: N/A
9.2
Tim
Wonderful
review category group of friends
08-07-2016
Pros: Location is great, also very friendly personnel.
Cons: The couch bed was pretty uncomfortable.
5.0
Sami
Fair
solo traveller
08-07-2016
Pros: Location
Yoga
Bike free
Cons: Room
Parking too expensive
10.0
Nadia
Exceptional
review category group of friends
08-06-2016
Pros: Great location, friendly staff, clean, comfort.
Very good breakfast!
Cons:
9.6
Lori
Exceptional
mature couple
08-05-2016
Pros: The bed and pillows were very nice.
Cons: We should have had two bath towels for each person and more wash cloths, there was only one. The shower area needed two towel hooks, there is only one. The toilet didn't want to flush every time, it seemed to take the tank a while to fill. Also, very poor television signal, we lost it multiple times!
10.0
Noelle
Exceptional
young couple
08-04-2016
Pros: Our experience at this hotel was excellent. Such a clean place with exemplary service!
Cons:
10.0
Kirk
Exceptional
mature couple
08-03-2016
Pros: Breakfast - reasonable price, great fruit basket, great location to Amtrak.
Cons:
10.0
Jordan
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
08-02-2016
Pros: Booked a last minute deal and was completely blown away by the level of property and the price we paid, 100% worth every penny.
Cons: Not at the fault of the property, it is an older building downtown, but their valet/parking situation was not ideal. There was not an overhang to leave the vehicle, we had to sit in traffic and wait for cars to pass before exiting.
7.9
Mohammad
Good
family with young children
08-02-2016
Pros: The location is very next to everything in the Center
Cons: Very small rooms , parking is not free 36$ A night ,
8.3
Dirk
Very Good
solo traveller
08-01-2016
Pros: Clean and great location to the bars, restaurants, downtown, marina.
Cons: Very small rooms.
7.5
Wadih
Good
review category group of friends
08-01-2016
Pros: Best location
Cons: The gym and rooms are tiny
6.7
Jerome
Pleasant
family with young children
07-31-2016
Pros: Location of hotel was great! Friendly staff!
Cons: The AC in the living room of our queen suite wasn't cold... It felt like it was just blowing out warm air.
6.7
Thomas
Pleasant
solo traveller
07-31-2016
Pros: Great location, walking distance from many spots!
Cons: King rooms are surprisingly small, rather dark, all in all pretty pricey for the level of comfort, I think you pay for the location over anything else, next to the apparent modernity of the rooms.
6.3
Wanderlust66
Pleasant
family with young children
07-30-2016
Pros: Location is excellent
Restaurant below- currant
Some staff were very good
Cons: Room allocated was smelling. Changed upon request. No one helped with luggage on the day we landed - the luggage cart was left for us to manage.
Basin is outside the Bathroom.
Minimal natural light enters room
7.5
Fred
Good
family with older children
07-20-2016
Pros:
Cons: TV set didn't work. We had a suite. Would have liked a door between rooms.
6.7
Dorothy
Pleasant
mature couple
07-20-2016
Pros:
Cons: Room too small, small walk space odd space for sink
6.7
Dave
Pleasant
mature couple
07-19-2016
Pros: What eggs?
Cons: Our bed has no top sheet for the entire stay. Just that quilt inside of that bed size pillow case. We had to remove it because it was too hot. Probably won't stay here again.
7.9
Christine
Good
solo traveller
07-19-2016
Pros: The bd was very comfortable. Easy access to family's residence.
Cons: It was noisy Saturday night and I had to call security for an intervention
9.0
Richard
Wonderful
Business Traveler
07-18-2016
Pros: The Sofia is a non chain hotel with beautiful features. Smaller sized rooms but extremely clean, up to date and very comfortable. For the experienced traveler it offers a "homey" feeling.
Cons: I cannot say anything wrong about this hotel.
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