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2.5 of 5
4540 Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109 (Formerly Comfort Inn Mission Bay SeaWorld Area)
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Holiday Inn Express San Diego Sea World - Beach Area
Ranked #204 of 246 hotels in San Diego
3.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
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Canyon Lake, California
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
“Worked fine for a one night's stay after beach bar hopping”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012
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First and foremost I don't know what happened with the other reviewer who had all kinds of billing problems, but I can say that at no time did I personally see any evidence of any bugs. I stayed there for one night when I was going to the bars in Pacific Beach (2 miles away) for a friend's birthday. I used my Priority Club points (15,000 points) and I think it was a great deal. Now granted, this is no Hilton, but you know that going in. But here's the thing about Holiday Inn Express: almost every one of them I've been to has been recently renovated, remodeled, and refurbished. The room had a flat screen HD TV, fridge, and microwave. It had a counter-height vanity which means it was probably redone in the last couple of years. It had a pleasing color scheme and new, comfortable bed with both firm and soft pillows. The AC worked well and there were no maintenance issues during my one night's stay. Things to know about this hotel are the following: the rooms are VERY small. When you walk in you have the vanity/sink on one side, right next to the entry door. On the other side is the door going into the toilet/shower area. Further into the room is a bed with a small desk, one nightstand and one small chair. The room I was in was a king bed and aside from walking around the bed, there wasn't any extra space in the room. This might normally bother me but it was just for one night. I don't know if it was the mattress or underlying bed frame that was the cause of it, but I noticed that the middle of the bed sagged compared to the edges. Again, had I been staying more than one night I would have just switched rooms but for the one night I didn't really care. Make sure you are aware of the parking situation as well. There is a parking lot on the north side of the hotel by the lobby and another very very small parking area on the interior of the hotel. Do not park there. There are only a few spaces and because of the walls of the building and pool all around, it makes getting in and out very difficult. I initially parked my car here but watched as the person parked next to me was leaving and had to do a 20-point turn to back out of their space, in the process hitting the wall behind them with their car-twice. I suspect that had I not been standing there watching, they may well have hit my car-twice. So I strongly encourage you to park in the large lot on the north side by the lobby. It did the trick for a one night's stay, especially for the price (free).

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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General Manager, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express San Diego Sea World - Beach Area, responded to this review
15 February 2012
Dear Valued Guest,

Thank you for taking the time to review the Holiday Inn Express San Diego SeaWorld – Beach Area. Like you said, our hotel is not the Hilton, but we are fortunate to have gone a complete renovation in the last few months. We have upgraded our rooms to have the flat screen HD TV’s, fridge and microwaves in all our rooms and are glad you took notice. We are also glad you were able to take advantage of our “comfortable bed with both firm and soft pillows” and that you’re a.c worked well. Also good to note is that you were able to take advantage of our location as we are just about 2 miles from Pacific and Mission beach, as well as Sea World and just minutes away from all other major attractions in the San Diego Area. We again appreciate your feedback as we continuously strive to provide guests quality service and well maintained rooms above brand standards so that guests such as yourself are able to enjoy them during their visit to San Diego whether it be for business or pleasure. We hope to see you when you visit San Diego again. Thank you.
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San Diego, California
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“DO NOT STAY HERE”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011
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DO NOT GO HERE. I stayed here once and spend a whole week trying to recover $100 they over charged me. I called IHG (the franchise), the general manager, the property owners and my bank. 5 days, 5 hours. They messed up and did not have their proper documentation that showed their mistake, They required me to have the burden of proof. They could not even look at their check in papers to check my rate to what they charged me. LAZY MANAGEMENT. Needless to say, they found the mistake AFTER I spent 5 hours reasoning with them and showing PERSONAL INFORMATION . NOT WORTH IT. HORRIBLE SERVICE.HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT. formerly a Comfort inn w/ bedbugs now a Holiday Inn w/ BEDBUGS.

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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General Manager, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express San Diego Sea World - Beach Area, responded to this review
7 February 2012
Dear Valued Guest,

Thank you so much for taking the time to review the Holiday Inn Express San Diego Sea World – Beach area and bringing your concerns to our attention. Guests like you only help make our job easier to address items and fix them. To hear what has happened to you is very upsetting and atypical from the service we deliver each and every day. What you experienced is the exception and not the rule for the kind of service we provide at the Holiday Inn Express San Diego Sea World –Beach areas. I apologize for the inconvenience during your stay and please know that your issues are being addressed with our staff so that we are able to improve our service as well as amenities to future guests. Also, we work closely with Terminex and I can proudly tell you that to date we have not had any issues with bed bugs, and that the hotel is clean and has no issues. We have a regular program of preventive maintenance and have been successful at keeping this problem at bay. We again appreciate your taking the time to review the Holiday Inn Express San Diego Sea World – Beach Area and hope you will reconsider when you come visit in the future. Thank you.
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  • Stayed May 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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  • Stayed April 2012, travelled with family
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“Mejor buscar otro , los hay del mismo precio mejores”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
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16 April 2012
Estimada Alebati,

Gracias por tomar de su tiempo para escribir su crítica en TripAdvisor. Nos alegra saber que la atención que recibió por parte de nuestro personal fué grata. Le ofrecemos una disculpa por cualquier inconveniente durante su estancia. Valoramos los comentarios que recibimos ya que nos permiten mejorar nuestros productos y servicios. Sabemos que tiene varias opciones cuando se trata de alojamiento y esperamos que continue tomando en cuenta a IHG en sus viajes futuros.

Atentamente,

Myrna M
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  • Comfort Inn San Diego
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Address: 4540 Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109 (Formerly Comfort Inn Mission Bay SeaWorld Area)
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