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San Diego Downtown Lodge

2.0 star property

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Balcony
Property entrance
Lobby sitting area
In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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1345 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92101
  • Place, Petco Park
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, San Diego Convention Center
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, San Diego Zoo
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Run of the House

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Run of the House

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

San Diego

A stay at San Diego Downtown Lodge places you in the heart of San Diego, within a 5-minute walk of San Diego City College and Copley Symphony Hall. .This hotel is 1.3 mi (2 km) from Petco Park and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from San Diego Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Petco Park - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • San Diego Convention Center - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • USS Midway Museum - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Balboa Park - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • San Diego Zoo - 3 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • City College Trolley Station - 7 min walk
  • San Diego Santa Fe Depot - 8 min drive
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Cocina 35 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Del Taco - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪SHAKE Bar & Lounge - ‬4 min walk

About this property

San Diego Downtown Lodge

Hotel with free parking, a quick walk to San Diego City College
San Diego Downtown Lodge offers 32 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and hair dryers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered once per stay. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 32 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking; discounts available
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • In a state park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 27.62 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
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 200 per accommodation, per stay
  • Breakage deposit: USD 100.00 per stay

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

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 27.62 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

San Diego Downtown Lodge
San Diego Downtown Lodge Motel
San Diego Downtown Lodge Hotel
San Diego Downtown Lodge San Diego
San Diego Downtown Lodge Hotel San Diego

Reviews

San Diego Downtown Lodge Reviews

6.2

6.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 236 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 185 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 203 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 141 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 247 out of 1012 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Cristina

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

sean t.

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Usually, I appreciate a couple nights stay at any hotel in San Diego, although I am homeless? However, I don't like inconvience by being a guest.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jose

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

Be aware of Double Parking

The hotel is situated right at the exit and entrance to the freeways which is challenging for ingress and egress and can get loud (traffic) an lots of homeless people in the area as well. Location is a good walk for getting to Little Italy and the Pier. The room was exactly what you need to get a good rest and sleep. Nothing fancy, very unfussy lodgings. This place minor updates,nothing impressive,what i call a lipstick update. Good clean, bathroom, bedroom, and bedding. Beware! This property does not have an ice machine nor vending machine on site. The front desk suggested I walk across to the gas station a block away to get what I needed. I was unaware of this before I booked. Also no coffee machines in the room. Urgh!!! Lastly, the parking lot is small and in an effort to accommodate all guests vehicles cars were double parked bumper to bumper. Urgh! I was not able to back out and leave at my convenience. I had to go to the front office, report the car number that I was blocked in by, and let the front desk know that I needed to exit. Then I had to wait for front desk to contact the car owner as well as wait for car owner to come move their car. This took about an extra 30+ minutes from the time I walked down to my car with luggage to leave. Very inconvenient for lodging we will stay away from this lodge. Not priced right.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Martha

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is friendly. Room was clean but dusty in some areas like air conditioning. The curtains were very dirty with spots of food. Very limited parking space.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Katherine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not book here! These photos are so out of date. It looks nothing like the pictures. The room was absolutely disgusting and we couldn’t even get a refund to go somewhere else. There was hair everywhere, the floors were sticky and it’s so run down. There were holes in our sheets and blankets. When asked to get fresh sheets and towels, the said “well housekeeping left so I can’t do anything”. Ruined our weekend getaway. We felt so gross even after showering in the morning. This place will be getting reported to the health department. Not to mention the blood stain we found on the curtains. I think we would’ve been better off sleeping at the homeless encampment next door.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Tanner

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Rodrigo

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Broken curtains Very thin towels . Cant get extra towels. No shampoo Cheap soup Paid $300 for 1 night . Expensive bad experience
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Amy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The hotel was ok. Outside looks a little run down but the rooms were clean and comfortable enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Eric

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rio

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay away from this hotel…it is A SCAM..Pictures and description are not accurate…the hotel is located in an unsafe area right next to the expressway…room was filthy and appliances were broken.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Usman

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is not the place for comfort, family or sanitation and health safety. The location and parking not the best. Its appearance is questionable. The hotel room we stayed at was dirty, black mold in the shower. Water damage. There was tape over the smoke detector. The curtains and window was super dirty. Burnt holes in the blankets and questionable markings in the walls. The latch to lock for extra security was broken. But what was worse of all was the people above us were making so much noise as if they kept pacing back and forth all night from 10pm till we left the room at 6am! The only thing positive was the lady at the front desk. She was very welcoming and sweet.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Javier

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Served the purpose we needed and was close to Gaslamp, Little Italy and Airport.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Bobbie

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Coty

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

6/10 Okay

Emilie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not overall a bad property for price. BE CAREFUL IN THE SHOWER, not only did I fall but my significant other fell in the shower due how to slippery the tub is. Definitely needs a grip matt or something before an injury occurs
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Damian

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Y

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities
Room smelly toweks used too old and thin, not clean. Deposit supposed to be on hold and pending by other hotels then can cancle the transaction so you dont need to pay a few, but this hotel first charged your credit card first then refund so you have to lost the two times covertion rate charged by the bank. The area is not walk in distance to good location
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Irina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accomodating and kind staff, safe surrounding, clean and fresh unit.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alissa

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

Great stay

Great Experience. Room was spacious nd great. Had a full length mirror which I appreciated.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Elaine

Disliked: Amenities
All in all it was a good place for the price. The gentleman at the fron desk was friendly. Microwave was broken and it smelt a bit musty. I'm paranoid about every hotel i sleep in so i generally bring sanatizing spray and pillow cases.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025