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Balboa Park Hotel

2.0 star property

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Elite Studio Suite
Lobby
Front of property
Executive Studio Suite
Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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410 Elm St, San Diego, CA, 92101
  • San Diego Convention Center
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Balboa Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • San Diego Zoo
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Studio Suite

Standard Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior Room

Junior Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Studio Suite

Deluxe Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bunk Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(37 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Elite Studio Suite

Elite Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Single Room, 1 Double Bed

Comfort Single Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, 1 Single Bed

Standard Twin Room, 1 Single Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Executive Studio Suite

Executive Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Murphy Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Luxury Studio Suite

Luxury Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Studio Suite

Family Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

San Diego

With a stay at Balboa Park Hotel in San Diego (Bankers Hill), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Petco Park and San Diego Convention Center. .This hotel is 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Balboa Park and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from San Diego Zoo.

What's nearby

  • Petco Park - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • San Diego Convention Center - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Balboa Park - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • San Diego Zoo - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Hotel Circle - 4 min drive - 5.3 km

Getting around

  • Civic Center Station - 11 min walk
  • San Diego Santa Fe Depot - 19 min walk
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Extraordinary Desserts - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Cocina 35 - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Pappalecco - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Caparells Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Harumama Noodles and Buns - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Balboa Park Hotel

Hotel in San Diego, near Petco Park
Balboa Park Hotel offers 50 accommodations with hair dryers. This San Diego hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 6 steps to reach entrance
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 75
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 12:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; front desk staffed during limited hours
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), smart lock

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: USD 75 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hotel Occidental
Balboa Park Hotel Hotel
Balboa Park Hotel San Diego
Balboa Park Hotel Hotel San Diego
Hotel Occidental Balboa Park Downtown

Balboa Park Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 197 out of 436 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 92 out of 436 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 67 out of 436 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 436 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 45 out of 436 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Disliked: Amenities
No one is ever around to help. Nothing works and it has a feeling of a hostile at the price of a hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Leonid, San Mateo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staying in room 109. This room should be used to keep cleaning stuff, not for living
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Eleanor

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was disappointed after having read reviews which, in my opinion, were misleading. While I understood that linens would not be changed daily, I expected the claim of “housekeeping provided” meant the bed would be made and the garbage emptied—neither was the case. I was asked (by email) for permission to enter the room to attend to a problem, but no one ever came. When the manager returned at the start of the week, she was extremely helpful and apologetic; she arranged to move us to a different room with usable (not threadbare) linens and less noise. If my review were only of the second room, it would be much higher. The hotel’s website should be updated to reflect what is and what is not available in the surrounding area.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Morgan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I took pictures but there was gum smooshed on the side of the light fixture when we walked into our room. The bathroom body wash and shampoo was half used. There were bugs smooshed on the side of the wall in between the bed. It just did not look cleaned prior to coming in at all
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

HOLLY

I made multiple attempts to contact the property before my stay as I had questions about early check in and storing my bags before check in. The phone number did not work with multiple tries on multiple days. No answers to my emails. I called Expedia to cancel as I was not comfortable that anyone even existed. They will not refund my money. They send me an email asking how I was enjoying my stay even though I never checked in. Please do not waste your time and money.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

GERALDINE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super cute, comfortable, cozy and convenient! Street parking wasn’t a problem, lots of room could probably have fit for guests in there. Check instructions were very clear and super easy! The drive/Uber to gaslamp was about 7 to 8 minutes, and it was super close to a bunch of different restaurants in Little Italy! Will definitely be booking there again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kristine

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bums everywhere …. Rooms had roaches … no parking …. A parking lot is near by its 40 a day !!! It’s no person to check you in or out . It was just not a good experience at all i would not recommend at all
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Vengatesan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very tiny room with less space. No heater. Services are not good
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Maria, MORGAN HILL

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarvendra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in once we have the code. Nice and cozy room with very clean washroom. Parking outside is tricky but spots are easy to find.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jaymar

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked the place, if my room had ac I would have been a 5 but the fan worked fine. Anyways pretty good for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Russell

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Herman

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Calm
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Iris Y

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Luis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room is decent and clean, if tiny. Only saw staff once, the walls are paper thin, you can hear everything the other guests are doing or saying, and even the people outside. It has no dedicated parking and the area is riddled with clearly drugged homeless people.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shokhrukh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Hotel

This place is great! It was what we needed to be be close to sites and have cycling access to San Diego at large. Affordable, super clean, and kind people.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Allan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Had no table, chair or any place to hang up clothes
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eric

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is literally no service. Check in was online, I never spoke to anyone. And upon arrival there was NO staff in the building. I could not contact anyone. The number listed for the hotel was a personal cell that “was not accepting calls” at the time. It sounds ridiculous, but I couldn’t find my room and there was no one I could reach out to ask for help. I went through the building several times and never found it. And again, there was NO staff on site to assist. I ended up giving up on finding the room, leaving and getting a room where I usually stay instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was amazing and expected.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025