Gaslamp Plaza Suites, San Diego

This hotel is near the best traveller area in SD. Gas Lamp quarter is where the best shopping and restaurants are. It is a 5 minute cab ride from the airport (about $12). It is within walking distance (10 city blocks) of the trolley, convention center and baseball stadium. The trolley will take you to the football stadium on game day. The hotel is a bit old, and the lobby is small but the room was spacious and had a very nice shower. The air conditioner was excellent; it did not blow strongly but was effective and quiet. It did not wake me up when it came on as is usually the case. The hotel partners with a local gym (3 blocks away) to provide work out facilities - the gym was small and reasonably equipped - $7/day. Weekends they closed @ 3:00. There is also a 24-Hour Fitness club in Horton Plaza, $15/visit (not the usual 24-hour pass). When they say continental breakfast they mean it - cold cereal fruit and coffee/tea service. I am a coffee snob - they have 2 Starbucks at Horton Plaza. I also like a good, hot breakfast which can be had at Brian's 1/2 block away - they serve big portions - my wife and I split the omlette and a side and we had a good meal. They also didnt mind that we brought our coffee in. Coffee at Brian's is $3/bottomless cup - if you are a "quantity" person this may be suitable. I recommend this hotel to any traveler with a few caveats: 1. If your room in on the side facing 5th Ave, you WILL HAVE bar noise Thurs - Sat nights. 2. They have free wi-fi but you need to bring your own wireless enableled laptop. There is one common workstation on the roof which is pay for use, but has no attached printer. There is an internet cafe in Horton Plaza (nearby) which is cheaper to use. The hotel staff was happy to print our return boarding passes. 3.SD (understandably) has quite a few homeless people - they seem to be everywhere - and the hotel is near some rough areas.

This beautiful hotel was wonderful! The suite was large and clean with a great view! (We had the corner 809). And the price was very good! The staff was very helpful with everything from helping with our bags to great places to eat. The location was perfect! Very fun places to explore and very close to several attractions! We went to the Zoo and to the Wild Animal Park and also did a few tours! The mall is just up the street and huge! Lots of great shopping and places to eat. Our room had a mini kitchen complete with dishes so we walked to the other side of the mall to Ralphs for snacks and drinks. We can't wait to go again!

AWFUL EXPERENCE I went with my mom Only Monica and Merry had great customer service and the Valet guys, the rest acted that they were always doing us a great favor. We had paid for 7 nights and checked out earlier because we were too scared with our experiences, on the first 3 nights spooky things happend with TV turning ON/OFF and light ON/OFF without us touching a swith, we could not sleep at all by the 3rd day, Our chest felt thight and very hard to breath. By the 3rd night we were in bed and the light next to the bed come ON and the TV OFF that was the turning point we were out of there, down in the lobby expalining what happened, I know it sounds wierd and I never believed in Haunted places but I was able to feel it and was terrified. They moved us from that room and we imediatly felt lighter but by then it was too late any noise we heard we would wake up. After the check out I called and spoke with the manager explainig what happend that either its HAUNTED or it has Serious ELETRICAL problems and all the inconvinience, she responded that I must be wrong because other people stayed there and had no complains and that they wouldnt do anything for us. And acted as if I was crazy, but we know what we felt and saw. We even have on pictures! I'm a airline crew for a major airline and I stay in many differnt chains of hotels around the world and have never been treated this poorly before, as if I was a CON. DO NOT STAY THERE SPECIALLY ON THE 5th Floor its SPOOKY!

Everyone was very nice and polite. It has a great location. I will be making that my hotel of choice when in San Diego. I stayed with my young sons and they loved it as well. I work for an airline and travel alot, so I see several hotels and this is a great one.

This place is OVER RATED! When I walked in, I thought I traveled back to the 1940's. The lobby is very dimly lit. The only friendly person at the fron desk is Merry. The first thing that hit me off the elevator was a musty dank odor. Now I know why there were freshner sprays in the elevator, they needed them all the place. My room was no better, it smelled as well. The furniture is so old and looked like it came from a bad thrift store. If you want to watch TV, you must sit on the run down furniture,had to use blankets to cushion. Don't go to sleep early, the restaurant downstairs plays loud music until 1am.For a $276 dollar room, it was the WORST! Best thing is the location.

We loved the location, the restaurants, the entertainment, and the free continental breakfast from the rooftop. We had cereal, bananas, toast,tea, coffee, orange juice and sweet rolls. The front desk was opened 24 hours, with brochures,maps, theater information, and suggested walking tours. For $30, you could catch the trolley tour that would take you to the Zoo, Balboa Park Museums, Old Town, Coronado Hotel on the beach and other areas of interest. But best of all, you could get off the trolley at any of the stops and resume the tour every half hour. The music was a little loud (we were on the 3rd floor) after 8:30 P.M., so we simply turned the fan on and had no problem at all sleeping. The kitchen area was sufficient but with place settings for 4. However, the refrigerator was small, so we would walk 4 short blocks every 2 days to Ralph's Grocery store and bring back deli salads, fruits, sodas, water and other goodies for snacks. Our living room was perfect for 2 people. We had a fantastic view (room 303) over looking two street corners that always seemed busy both night and day. The staff was professional, humerous and very friendly. (Not at all what the negative reviews suggested). We saw a lot of history and learned about the buildings in the area. If there was one thing that could have been better, would have been the valet parking fee of $24.00 per day. But we used the services at least twice a day, driving to other areas of town and decided it was worth calling the front desk, asking to bring our vehicle up from the underground parking, then pulling up in front of the hotel and walking into the hotel. (That was really great when it was raining and it rained 3 of the 8 days we were there.) We found a N.Y. Pizza place selling large pizza slices for $2.50, and if you walked 3 blocks to the Horton Mall, you could find lots of quick foods at the food court. A few nights we ate at the white linen tables set up in a Paris street fashion throughout the town. We went to an old movie theater with red velvet chairs and stopped by a nearby laundramat that was only 3 blocks away. We enjoyed great jazz music and ate lobster soup for $6.00 a bowl. We also found a Brazilian buffet that was well worth the $16.00 per person. We really had a great time, and almost forgot to stop by the 2nd level restaurant connected to the hotel. We will definately go back - (hopefully we can trade another one of our RCI timeshare weeks as we did this time.) Thank you everyone!!

I'll apologize in advance for the gross content. My aunt and I were visiting San Diego for the weekend and chose this hotel because of the great location, but that's all this place has to offer. The front desk clerk, Sean, was sarcastic and impatient when we were checking in. This is only the tip of the iceberg. Upon returning back to our room from shopping (gone for no more than 2 hours) we returned to the room to find excrement (yes excrement!) on the bed and couch. I understand this is disgusting to the point where it is unbelievable, but I am still in shock. Even worse, the hotel management took no responsibility. They didn't investigate who may have come in our room and were generally rude and accusatory. They told us if we didn't like the accomodations we could leave, so we did. I can't believe how they handled it. This is the most disgusting story I've ever told in my life. Please don't patronize this place.

Great location; right in the middle of the Gaslamp area of downtown San Diego! Nice hotel. The rooms were renovated a while back and they are wonderful.

I knew from their website that it was a nice hotel and I was right! We were not disappointed at all (except for the rain the first two days!) The lemon muffins on the rooftop were splendid! If you want a more conventional breakfast their are many restaurants to choose from nearby. The service was enthusiastic and pleasant and the room was clean,beautiful and comfortable. Even with the crowds at night in the street, it was quiet. The historical nature of the hotel was preserved which is fantastic! Our son is in the Navy there, so we will go back and stay at the Gaslamp Plaza Suites.

I stayed at this hotel last weekend for my birthday and highly recommend! The staff was full of energy-- if Merry is the person checking you in, you are in for a real treat.... She is HI-larious! The hotel was very clean and has a charming, old time feel. Above all else, you can not BEAT the location!! Right in the heart of the Gaslamp- and walking distance to all the action!