Hostelling International - San Diego Downtown Reviews

San Diego is a great city and this hostel was a great location to explore it from. I was there during the kitchen renovations and I thought that situation was managed well. The travel advice I got for going north up the coast to Laguna Beach was quite limited and I found out later that there were faster and more efficient options. It may be best to either train your staff on those options, or advise them to provide web addresses to the traveler for their own research.

This hotel was absolutely awesome! Great breakfast (with real good bread and fresh fruits!), free towel, nice and helpful staff... Located downtown in the Gaslamp district! There is not one thing I could complain about!

It is a good Hostel in a good area.

I stayed at Hostelling International in Downtown San Diego with my 4 year old daughter. We had a private room. It was safe, clean, and in an excellent location. It is a tad noisy at night as its right above a few bars but I knew that before I booked the room.

Heat, or just not air conditioning. I stayed on the second floor and it was freezing in all the hallways. Also, it would be nice to mention that people should ask if they want a bathroom if they have a private suite, or at least ask them if they want one with a bathroom. I\'m used to hostels in SF where it\'s automatic, so it was a surprise to not have access to one.

I enjoyed my stay very much. Appreciated free coffee whenever I wanted. And luggage check. Mine was allegedly a 3-bed coed dorm. Happily it was not coed; but it had 10 beds. Suggestion: Need fan in third floor hall bathroom. "Interesting" location. Street is a zoo at night.

The staff all the time tryin to do their best and so lovely and friendly...no idea about their salary but they should get double for their interest and being helpful...

I had a single room. The room was good and also the bed was very comfortable but the light in the room was not very bright. Also when you like to sleep and turn off the light, it's not dark in the room because there is light from the floor shinning inside. So the hostel should put other curtains also for the window. The window is very small and damaged, this should be fixed also because in the weekends you can hear the noise from outside.

loved it ...:)

We stayed at Hostelling International for one night in January 2012. The hostel itself is in a central location and is great for exploring San Diego and the local bar/restaurant scene. We stayed in a private room with bathroom, the room was clean and comfortable. We were very disappointed with the staff who we found to be rude and unaccommodating. Requests and interactions were treated as though it were an inconvenience & it was not a welcoming atmosphere at all. Alcohol cannot be consumed on the p

Excellent location: close to the city with shopping and restaurants, and the harbour. Good communications. Hotel room: Lightning wasn\'t so good, there were no bed lamps... Breakfast: Ran out of bread by 9am every day...

This hostel is very hip and cute. It\'s also in a perfect location downtown with beautiful views of the city. But if you have a car, parking was a little difficult. Also since it\'s close to all of the bars and night life, it was quite noisy until 2am.

I stayed one night at the Downtown HI offering, and really enjoyed myself. I met several very friendly people who I continued to travel with to our next destination. The noise is quite noticeable at the location, but the rooms are nice, and the building offers a myriad of nooks and crannies to chill out in. There is a nice open space (courtyard) on the second floor that provides some natural connection and serenity from the urban noise that surround the hostel.

The hostel had a smell of "old" or dust. I guess it's part of the character of the building...The temperature was a bit too warm. One shower wasn't working (by room # 325). And breakfast was...out 15 minutes only after breakfast time started. Overall, excellent location. Parking is a hassle but the staff was very knowledgeable to show us where to park for free. I liked the fact that there were not only dorms but private rooms as well. I would use the hostel again.