With a stay at The Inn at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego (Ocean Beach), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Ocean Beach Pier and Ocean Beach Athletic Area. .This hotel is 3.1 mi (5 km) from Pechanga Arena and 4.3 mi (7 km) from Belmont Park.
What's nearby
Ocean Beach Pier - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
SeaWorld - 6 min drive - 4.9 km
Belmont Park - 7 min drive - 7.5 km
Mission Beach - 8 min drive - 8.3 km
Mission Beach Boardwalk - 10 min drive - 9.7 km
Getting around
Washington Street Station - 8 min drive
Old Town Transit Center - 16 min drive
San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 18 min drive
Restaurants
South Beach Bar & Grill - 2 min drive
Hodads Restaurant - 19 min walk
Kilowatt Brewing - 16 min walk
Pizzeria Luigi - 19 min walk
OB Noodle House Bar 1502 - 17 min walk
About this property
The Inn at Sunset Cliffs
Waterfront hotel with beach bars and a 24-hour front desk
The Inn at Sunset Cliffs offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and slippers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature down comforters. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 24 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This Mediterranean hotel also features concierge services, wedding services, and a picnic area.
Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 10 beach bars.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Parking and transport
Onsite parking includes off-street options
Food and drink
10 beach bars
Coffee and tea in common areas
Things to do
Mini golf
Outdoor pool
Playground
Water sports equipment
Family friendly
In-room microwave
In-room refrigerator
Mini golf
Outdoor pool
Playground
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Guidebooks
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Housekeeping (daily)
Proposal/romance packages
Tour and ticket assistance
Wedding services
Business services
Business centre
Computer station
Conference space
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Beach umbrellas
Garden
On the waterfront
Outdoor entertainment area
Picnic area
Pool loungers
Terrace
Accessibility
No lift
More
2 buildings
2 floors
Banquet hall
Built in 1952
Eco-friendly cleaning products used
Mediterranean architecture
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Down comforter
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Shower
Slippers
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Microwave
Paper towels
Refrigerator
Restaurant dining guides
More
Air conditioning
Ceiling fan
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Eco-friendly toiletries
Electrical adapters
Free local calls
Free long-distance calls
Heating (climate-controlled)
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Iron/ironing board
LED lighting
Phone
Recycling
Window screens
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
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 not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
Cashless transactions are available
Long-term renters welcome
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and window guards
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
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The Inn at Sunset Cliffs Reviews
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 668 out of 978 reviews
10 - Excellent
668
Rating 8 - Good. 200 out of 978 reviews
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 978 reviews
6 - Okay
62
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 978 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 978 reviews
2 - Terrible
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9.2/10
Cleanliness
9.4/10
Staff & service
8.6/10
Amenities
8.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
9.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Chun-Po
Travelled with family
18 Mar 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Areas for improvement
I enjoyed my stay at the Inn and have three suggestions for management to consider for improvement.
1. The blow dryer is very noisy but does not effectively dry hair.
2. The shower drainage is quite slow.
3. The Wi-Fi network was inconsistent, slow, and unreliable during half of my stay.
The waves crashing over the rocks...a heated to 88 degrees pool...next to Lion cafe...walk to downtown... comfortable beds AND pullout couch...this hotel has everything we needed and we were so satisfied and loved OB! Short walk to cliffs and caves. It's was just perfect for us and WE WILL be back!
I love this cozy little hotel. The staff is so nice, helpful and accommodating. The room is charming and clean. The location is perfect and I love to wake up in the mornings to the sound of the waves hitting the rocks. We spend quite a bit of time in the courtyard since there are plenty of sitting options. I look forward to my next stay.
Beautiful and convenient location! I'm so glad i stayed here. The onyl reason why this isn't getting 5 stars is because there is construction going on that had a pile driver going early in the morning right on the cliff that the hotel sits on. I get migraines so it was terrible for me to wake up to. There was no warning from the hotel in adavnce and i had to oark on the street instead of the reserved spots for the hotel, and I was told as I parked my car for the night that my car might be towed if I parked there, even though the construction is obviously for the hotel.
Parking was terrible. I got a room with two rooms for 4 adults and yet they could only give us one parking permit. My don ended up getting a parking ticket. Also the hot water was out. Fortunately they were able to fix it quickly
This was one of the most disgusting properties for an outrageous price that we have ever experienced in decades of travel on numerous continents.
The heated pool took 3 days to get heated after asking 3 different employees who never turned the heat on. The tub didn’t drain. There were ants and ant traps in the kitchen. The blinds were thilthy. The exterior of windows so dirty you couldn’t see out of them. The sofa and bed were so old and nasty. Water was shut off for half a day because of a pipe issue. We were asked at night to move our car for construction the next day. Coffee in rooms and lobby were packets of foldgers! Cheers!
This was a wild experience of false advertising and I CANNOT recommend this hotel at all. This hotel is unfortunately not the relaxing cliff side experience that is shown.
We arrived the the hotel and it’s very very run down but the main issues were:
1) the large hotel deck/grass/patio overlooking the ocean that is in the all the photos (here and on the hotel website itself) is completely gone and in its place are large construction equipment and metal rods and torn up dirt. This is absolutely NOT the cliffs view that is advertised. You cannot look to the ocean without staring right at the construction and the advertised deck is simply not there.
2) the room does not match the photos. The photos for our room showed a renovated bathroom, a nice bed, and a nice sitting area. We arrived and found a very old bathroom, poor furniture in a sitting room, and a terrible bed that hardly fit the room and you couldn’t even walk around it. The renovated space was not what we saw.
This was a highly overpriced and misleading experience, we ended up speaking with the kind man at the front desk for a refund and booked something else for the night. It seems this was not the first time someone found a different hotel and room than expected.
Additional notes:
The hotel pool was very cold (January but advertised as heated), fire pits were available for rent for $50 a day among other items for rent, and the facility is overall very run down.