Surfer Beach Hotel, San Diego

After staying the week in Downtown San Diego, this was a breath of fresh air. We booked a one-night stay and for the price we paid I was totally surprised by the great deal! The room is a little small,but you're feet from the beach. What do you expect, it's an older hotel. We had a 4th floor non-smoking, balcony room facing the ocean...AMAZING VIEW! The bed was comfortable and what better way to sleep listening to the ocean. Good size mini fridge for storage. Contemporay theme. The pool looked clean with a large deck to lounge on, along with a fire pit. Definitely try the Seaside Cantina...right outside the pool fence. AWESOME berry muffins, cheap eats for breakfast and lunch. Great location if you are there to enjoy the laid back beach scene and cheap local cuisine. Definitely will go back!

I recently came back from spending Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday over at San Diego. My buddy and I decided on this hotel because of the pricing but were amazed at the service, location and views of this wonderful place. The lady that works at the desk was really great and helpful during our stay. The only thing that I would say was kind of uncomfortable would be the size of the shower. Other than that everything was great. I loved San Diego and will go back again in the near future and hope that there will be a room available.

The hotel was in the best possibly location right on Pacific Beach close to tons of shops and restaurants. The rooms were surprisingly quite clean and cute (we didn't expect much because of the low cost). I can't wait to go back to the Surfer Beach Hotel!!!

My wife and I were afraid. We had read some negative reviews about the hotel being old, the staff being unprofessional, but what a nice surprise. *Room overlooking the ocean, just steps away from the beach. * Very updated and nice room - a bit small, but comfortable. * Staff was AWESOME! * Don't expect luxury, this hotel is for the folks who love the beach. * Plenty of restaurants on the 2.5 mile boardwalk.

The staff was very nice, they did all they could to make everyone in our party comfortable. I absolutly love that there was an ocean view from every room. One morning there was a full rainbow just sitting on the ocean. It was nice to have so many reasonably priced restraunts around to eat at.

The hotel did not have air conditioning, this would have been a deal breaker to know before hand. Also the "fan" that was supposed to air the room was old and dirty and not adequate enought to cool off the room. If you are okay with not having any AC during your stay by all means stay at this hotel.

The rooms were extremely cramped. There was no air conditioning. It was very humid and hot during the day. At night when the breeze picked up (10:00), the fumes from the restaurant filled the room. The smell of grease made me queezy. Later my asthma kicked in and all in all that made for a sleepless night. The overuse of an extension cord worried me. I was too nervous to charge my computer. The wireless access was $7.95, not included. There were many fast food restaurants in the area. That was great as they were charging $189.00 for a motel type stay. The pictures showed a microwave, not in our room. The shampoo and conditioner were nice. We rented bikes and rode around wonderful bike paths. The smell of grease was the absolute worse aspect of the stay, one night! We left San Diego after this experience. I was exhausted.

i stayed in the Jr. suite and i loved the balcony facing the beach and the way the room was incredibly comfortable! the rooms are small but i didnt mind. the only thing that i would have requested was a blow dryer, but other than that the staff was wonderful and the location was perfect! i def. plan to return :).

This was exactly what my family was looking for. Yes, we could have paid twice as much and stayed elsewhere, why would we though? We had three rooms on the beach, with parking (which we paid for) and close to everything imaginable. The front desk people were very nice during check in, our stay, and check out. The private balconies are nice the way they all view the pool and ocean. The elevator worked every time, though it's only 4 stories and you could use the stairs. The attached restaurant is a hot spot with delicious food. The rooms were small, clean, and the beds were comfortable. There isn't any air conditioners in the rooms. You can safely sleep with your balcony door open for some cooler fresh air. We just liked it :-)

Great room, great beds, wonderful view - Real cool 50's surfer ambiance. The restaurant that's attached is great - we happily ate all of our meals there