I've stayed here before and it's pretty good. Still a bit pricey, (in my opinion) for where it's located, although it is right close to the 8 freeway and you can get to the stadium, downtown or the beach within 15-20 minutes.... so location is actually convenient, just not 'wow'. Room was fine.... staff was friendly and nice.... I'd recommend it. And as far as people giving a bad review because they smoked in the room.... and then complaining like you have to "read the fine print"..... please! Some people are idiots. No other way to describe them.

This place is nice. If the rate was $95-$100 per night.... it would be FANTASTIC.

The heater spewed smoke, activating the smoke alarm and my wife's asthma.
We called the front desk and for ten minutes got no answer, but when I went down to the lobby there was someone there, appearing to be chatting on the phone.
We were given another room, although no assistance in moving our stuff there.
We noticed the white curtains had large stains suggestive of dried blood.
The manager was pretty indifferent the next day but offer to refund one day's costs if I would call Travelocity and put them in touch with him. After an hour on holdm I spoke to Travelocity and they tried to call him. They were told he was in a meeting.
Travelocity wanted me to call them again later in hopes of maybe catching him in the office.
I now understand why when other hotels are fully booked Holiday has vacancies. Their culture is not service oriented, and they are not prepared to solve problems for guests.

Having had to pick a hotel at the last minute, we didn't have a large choice to choose from, but having picked the Holiday Inn in La Mesa, we couldn't have been more happy. First off, the hotel is centrally located in La Mesa, and very close to the state college. It sits just off the freeway tucked off the side of the main road. The staff were very friendly, the rooms were beautiful, and the little restaurant was perfect! We will definitely be staying here again.

I was told I had been charged $500 for infractions that were written on the bottom of the form that was signed at check in . No one pointed out the rules upon check in, just shoved a piece of paper that was to be signed without any explaination of the small print at the bottom of the page.We were also not told upon checking out that there was any problem. It wasn't until I received my credit card bill a month later, when I was unable to prove or disprove their allegations, that I called to find out why an extra charge of $500 was on my bill. Be careful, very careful when dealing with this company.