Palihotel San Diego

I stayed here for my birthday over the weekend. Everything was absolutely amazing. It was the perfect distance from everything right right smack dab in the middle of the city. Also, the style the staff was actually really friendly. And they had that amazing style and grace No one bothered us.We had a peaceful chill time on the rooftop, and we got to see the whole city. i just wanted to thank them

I booked this hotel for four nights while attending a conference in San Diego but ended up checking out after just one night. My room had two tiny windows that faced the inner part of the building, with no natural daylight—it felt dark, claustrophobic, and disorienting. I was told all their suites are like this. I was offered a regular room instead, but it was so small my suitcase didn’t even fit properly. There was no closet—just a tray of overpriced snacks and drinks. The sink was right next to the bed, and the shower was incredibly cramped. A bottle of water was $13 with no complimentary water provided. Saturday night was especially rough due to loud club music that kept me awake. The 1913-era elevator barely functions, and the stair layout is confusing. The rooftop was closed the entire time I was there due to private events, which was disappointing. While the location is central, the surrounding area is dirty and club-heavy. I had hoped to grab a late-night bite at the hotel’s French restaurant, but the bar counter was so dirty I chose to go elsewhere. On a positive note, the room decor was stylish, and the staff were friendly and tried their best given the building’s many shortcomings. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to make the stay bearable.

My boyfriend and I stayed here for 4 nights for $1,000. The room was claustrophobic, did not have space to both store luggage and stand, the fridge was full of drinks so there was no room for leftovers, bathroom door had no lock, bathroom had no vent or way to open the windows so we had to vent the bathroom into the room, no toilet paper holder, no windows in the room, and the portable AC was in a huge box suspended 3 feet in the air and constantly made a noise that prevented us from sleeping. The windows are poor noise insulators to the point where we wondered if they were open. The elevators are hard to open by yourself, we ended up helping other people get inside every time we used them. The blanket on the end of my bed seemed unwashed with splotches of something that looked like food. Finally on the third night, after failing to fall asleep after several hours, we had enough and asked for a different room under the assumption that the AC was broken since it wasn't even cooling the room down anymore, and got moved to a room that actually had windows and standing space. The room was still small but honestly I was amazed by how much less claustrophobic it was. I spent the whole trip wishing I paid for the Hilton or Marriot just so I could stand comfortably and was honestly sad that I was given such a small room when the hotel had so many other empty rooms. The experience was more annoying than anything else, but it definitely negatively impacted the quality of my vacation which is disappointing. I'll leave pictures of the tiny room to demonstrate what I mean when I say it was claustrophobic. I am a petite woman and still had to squeeze past the AC box to get into bed. Plus pictures of the dirty blanket, bathroom, and other room. The hotel's style is cute, but with no amenities it's not worth the price or alleged 4-star hotel label.