The Atwood Hotel San Diego - SeaWorld/Zoo

3.0 star property

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Hot springs
In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Family dining
Golf
Property grounds

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

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1201 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley, San Diego, CA, 92108
  • Place, Hotel Circle
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, University of San Diego
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, San Diego Zoo
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(75 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(72 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Pet Friendly)

7.2 out of 10
Good
(24 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Pet Friendly)

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

San Diego

With a stay at The Atwood Hotel San Diego - SeaWorld/Zoo in San Diego (Mission Valley), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Hotel Circle and Mission Bay. .This golf hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from University of San Diego and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from San Diego Zoo.

What's nearby

  • Hotel Circle - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Fashion Valley Mall - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • University of San Diego - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Marine Corps Recruit Depot - 4 min drive - 5.3 km
  • San Diego Zoo - 4 min drive - 4.5 km

Getting around

  • Fashion Valley Transit Center Station - 2 min drive
  • Old Town Transit Center - 3 min drive
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Monkey Bar - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Crust Kitchen - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Waffle Spot - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Tiki Oasis - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Hampton’s “On The House” Breakfast - ‬11 min walk

About this property

The Atwood Hotel San Diego - SeaWorld/Zoo

Hotel with a restaurant, near Fashion Valley Mall
The Atwood Hotel San Diego - SeaWorld/Zoo offers 99 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This San Diego hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a hot tub.
Make yourself at home in one of the 99 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a hot tub, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
The Atwood Hotel San Diego - SeaWorld/Zoo has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course
  • Hot tub

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Picnic area

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
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20.00 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
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
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
  • A damage deposit of USD 100 will be collected before check-in.

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

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 20.00 per accommodation, 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

Atwood Hotel San Diego
Atwood Motel San Diego
Atwood San Diego
The Atwood
The Atwood Diego Seaworld Zoo

Reviews

The Atwood Hotel San Diego - SeaWorld/Zoo Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 812 out of 1852 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 467 out of 1852 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 284 out of 1852 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 140 out of 1852 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 149 out of 1852 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Carole

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Not clean and very poor maintenance

We stayed two nights for a family wedding in town. The staff were very nice and informative. The bed was comfortable and clean, and the room was large. The tabletops were also clean. The mini fridge and microwave worked great. Now for the bad part. The floor was filthy. It is swept and not mopped. My socks were full of dirt from walking around the room. The armchair looked like a cat scratching post and the walls looked dirty from being patch painted. The hair dryer also had paint and putty on it. The glass furniture tops were scratched up all around the edges. The room is poorly lit, with only two lamps in the room, a light in the bathroom, and a light over the vanity. No ceiling lights. The bathroom has no vent. To let steam out after a shower, you must open the window, which has a carport on the other side, so no privacy if the window is open while taking a shower or using the toilet. The bed and bathroom sink were too high. I'm 5'3", the bed was at least 3' 5" high, not an exaggeration. The bathroom sink has a bowl set on top of the counter, which made it about 4' high, it was very hard to wash your face. I really needed to bring a step stool. They provide a sliver of soap and a small squeeze tube of shampoo/conditioner combo. The ice machine is in the office, which is inconvenient if you are on the other side of the parking lot. The rooms are very poorly maintained. There's more but ran out of characters. Overall, I would not recommend staying at The Atwood Hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dawn

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ramon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Harmony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt safe, lots of parking. Staff was great . George was very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

edgar

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Nice & Clean

The hotel was clean and the bed was comfortable, and the staff was nice. Perfect for a quick night out of town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

George

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

They have free self-parking

Great hotel; very clean, friendly staff, nice amenities, and free parking. Plus, there is a small shopping center with a restaurant and bodega style liquor store that sells everything. 10/10
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed one night. Room away from the freeway was fine and not noisey.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Albert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Floors were not swept, crumbs and dirt. The beds had dirt between the sheets and blankets. Sticky residue on counters of the bathroom upon arrival. Hair was found on the shower wall from previous guests. Ceiling above toilet had residue that looked like mold. Cleanliness was very disappointing
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ricardo

I usually stay at this place when I'm in town on business Good location. Front desk is always friendly. The only thing is room service is limited ask for a change of seats and they said they couldn't come change a seats after I had an accident in the room. I will stay again and hopefully continue to have a positive stay at this location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ever

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

yvan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I Love The Hotel is Was Nice Will Stay There Again
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Marilyn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Wonderful location. Great customer service. Clean facility. Only minus was no hot water.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Leigh Ann

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We specifically requested a wheelchair accessable room. There was a ramp to get to the entrance, and the room itself was spacious enough for a wheelchair to get around, however, there was NO ENTRANCE to the bathroom! That is absolutely unaccepatable! How can a room be wheelchair accessable if you can't even get the wheelchair into the bathroom???? Not only was the door to the bathroom smaller than any bathroom door I've ever encountered, but the space inside the bathroom was definately NOT adequate for a wheelchair bound person to access the toilet. So we had to make due in a very uncomfortable way regarding this. This was false advertising and we did not get what we paid for.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Marielena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were nice and helpful. Well at my stay what I didn’t like is that the pool wasn’t available. It was under maintenance at the time. And that seaWorld was 10 minutes away from the property.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for overnight stay for business.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackeira

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice bedroom, clean and comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Viviana

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
The room I stayed in was cool at first but the shower was terrible, the shower head is in the center of the shower and you cannot adjust it. Made it very hard to take a shower and parking is terrible. It is a convenient location and pet friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorena

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

MEGAN

Business traveller
The room was very large, which was nice. However, the furniture was weird. An upholstered chair that was in BAD shape. The bed was so high I had to put a chair next to the bed! Also, their toiletries were not great- like a Motel 6, and the noise from the freeway was loud.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is our go to place when we visit San Diego. Great location, good prices, nice spacious rooms, pet friendly prices and the staff is always pleasant and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025