While on business at a local cancer clinic, the Doctor booked me here for my 4 day stay. I was pleasantly surprised by this hotel. Plenty of bottled water along the walkways, good service and clean rooms.
I was disappointed that the TV reception was all cable with NO over the air San Diego stations so the English speaking station were limited to 2.
The hotel restaurant is okay for breakfast, but look elsewhere for your dinner plans.

We spend one night at the Hacienda in January 2008. The hotel is in a Spanish/colonial style, it has a big internal patio and two floors of rooms overlooking the patio, where you can park your car. I am not a big fan of high rises, so I liked the fact that the hotel runs on two floors only. There is also a swimming pool, which was so and so in January (but it was cold too, so it wasn't in use). In the patio there is lush vegetation, and the staff was friendly.

THe rooms were decorated in the 70s, in white and pink, they were pretty clean, maybe they could use some renovation, but overall the linens and the bed were fine, so were the towels, and the room was HUGE, which we liked!! It also had cable TV and phone.

The hotel has a laid back feel, if you expect a modern complex this is not the place for you, but if you want a comfortable, reasonably priced, clean hotel, with a local feel, this is a good option. Also, we needed to use the internet, the hotel didn't have it, but across the street there is a big hotel, where you can use their business center for a charge.

In the area, I recommend dining at La Querencia, very good Med-Mex food!!

I took an employee of my huband's to Tijuana for hernia surgery and since it was August and we were getting two rooms for five days, I wanted a hotel that had reasonable rates, a pool and Mexican tropical ambience. The Hotel Hacienda Del Rio definitely had everything I hoped for. The rooms are not fancy, but very nice and spotless! The staff was gracious and very helpful(it may have helped that I speak Spanish). I would absolutely stay there again, and probably will.

This is the second time I have stayed at this hotel for business. The room was clean and well decorated. Room service was great and the food was also very good. Staff were welcoming and efficient. All in all, a very good experience. I'll be back.