Hihostels are consistently some of the best hostels in an area. Pro: this hostel has a great location in the heart of the gaslamp district-minutes from several bars and clubs. Con: this hostel is in a busy part of the gaslamp. They give out free earplugs but even so, don't expect to be able to sleep before midnight on the... More

A brief overnight stay - was taking Amtrak out early next morning. My stay was Sunday night, so noise factor was probably less than usual and on street parking was free (found a space about 4 blocks away). Hostel was clean, more than usual number of bathrooms, a real plus. Decent kitchen, although fridge cleaning didn't seem to have been... More

This was my second trip to SD and I again stayed at HI-Downtown. I stayed in a private room with bath. It was a great stay. You can read my earlier review and i still stand by it. This time I stayed in a room not facing the road and so it was much quieter. As always, the people over... More

The title of this review already says everthing there is to know. A perfect hostel. Located in the middle of the historic Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much the best location for travelers in San Diego. The place has different sized dorms/rooms, many clean bathrooms, a nice kitchen/common area and even a big tv-room. And most importantly, THE STAFF IS... More

I really can't recommend this hostel more highly. The staff were super-friendly and professional, even the maintenance and custodial workers were nice and happy to help. The location is great and is minutes walk away from the Convention Center or minutes to anywhere in the Gaslamp Quarter. The beds are super-comfortable and I had as good a night's sleep as... More

The facilities available as well as the location of the hostel (in the middle of the very active Gaslamp Quarter) make it an ideal place to stay if you want to visit San Diego and make the most of the night life (many bars and restaurants are easily accessible) Having visited several Hostelling International hostels, I will however point out... More

Excellent hostel, location is central, just a walk from train station, zoo, park, right amongst many cool bars, shops and eateries. Breakfast is fine, fairly standard. Rooms were cleaned daily & if you like a very very soft mattress this is the bed for you. However very very noisy at night More

I stayed at this hostel with my girlfriend back in October with a friend of ours as we travelled around the US. It was one of the best hostels we encountered in our 3 month trip. We stayed in one of the very reasonably priced private rooms for around 5 days, The room itself was really nice and cosy with... More

Friendly staff and and central location, the only quiffs I'd have about it was the outside noise... it took awhile to get used to it. The broadband speed was terrible. Very clean. More