Vagabond Inn Chula Vista

Back at Vagabond, and gotta say this is my first time interacting with the front desk, and the woman who checked me in is a total sweetheart!
She is pleasant, friendly, helpful, and kind.
Good job, Vagabond!

Good for the price, clean and advertised correctly pictures and prices.

The African-​American woman at the front desk was very considerate. When my family and I first checked in, our rooms were fine. We came back from a family dinner and our beds were covered in ants!!! From the beds to the bathrooms were dead/​alive ants. Sheets had stains and pubic hair. I witnessed two roaches crawling by the frames. And who the hell puts the air conditioning in the bathroom? Terrible idea. Anyway, we changed rooms about three times and finally settled into a cleaner room downstairs. In the end, I’m glad we got our bill cut. However, I would not stay here whenever I’m in this area.

A basic stay for day or two everything was normal don’t accept a Vegas style or fancy hotel like I said it is basic place to stay. Customer service was normal and it is not pricy hotel/​motel all together I was ok with the place !

*Hotel is over run with shady people; obvious drug deals, prostitution and drama all hours of the day & night.
*Got property stolen out of my car.
The managers/​owners do not care what riff raff hangs on the property as long as they’re getting money.
Over priced.
*No «continental breakfast» (only pastry, juice & coffee)
*Only plus — Room is decent;clean bedding & towels.
*First room we were placed in there was a smashed cockroach on the wall. Second room had no bugs beside ants.
Dirty walls, curtains, broken light switches — out dated.
*I am pleased the room was decent. However the hotel is completely unsafe & not worth the money.
I am very surprised with all the positive reviews.

I’ve stayed here several times while visiting San Diego. Every time I’ve been pleased with my stay. It’s not the nicest most elegant of places, but a place to sleep, get ready and relax before I head out so its just fine. Staff is nice and it’s pretty quiet. I will stay here again when in town again.

Very comfortable bed and friendly staff. B-​fast could be improve but no complains and the price was good

Very comfortable bed and friendly staff. I did have an ant problem by the a.c. Talked to the front desk and they were there fairly quick. The a.c. worked like it was on low when I had it on high, but it did the job and kept my room cool. Got a good deal on
, for 60 bucks! Couldnt beat that! The freeway access is easy to get too.

Shocked how rundown this place looks.
First lack of towels for guests. They were very old and worn and only had 1 bath towel.
Also room was invaded by ants. When I went to tell the receptionist, all she did was give me a towel to put down by the front door!
The ice machine was not working and I also noticed that the pool and spa were both closed due to HEALTH VIOLATIONS.
When I asked for a discount due to the ants sharing our room and for not being able to use the pool and spa, I was told NO.
Thought would be a nice hotel/​motel, but it was anything but… And it was pretty expensive. I expect to pay $ 25 for a place like this, NOT $ 130 a night.
NEVER AGAIN

If there was an option, I’d give this place zero stars. I was supposed to come down here on military orders but due to funding issues they got cancelled right before I was supposed to fly out. Naturally, I had to cancel my reservation. When I called the hotel the said that they were charging me for the first nights stay which is $ 101! I will spread the word far and wide for people never to stay here. Due to comicon going on, I bet they immediately filled the room too. Even if that is the last hotel with an open room, I’ll pack my tent on sleep in a camp ground before I ever stay there. Bad customer service. Also, on the website that I found the room on, it claimed that there were no cancellation fees. Bait and hook? I think so.

Let me just start off by saying the only reason I had purchased this hotel was because every other hotel in the area was sold out for some reason (unfortunately).
Not only was it the only hotel around, but the price was extremely expensive (160) for a hotel like this for the night I stayed for some reason.
Anyways, steer clear of this hotel. There are cigarette burns in the beds, graffiti on the TVs, saw a couple bugs crawling on the floor in the bathroom, and the towels looked old and had an off white tint to them. The air conditioner took about an hour to work. This hotel needs a SERIOUS renovation. I felt so gross staying at this hotel. Not to mention, the staff seemed really upset and unenthusiastic. Never again will I be staying here. At any Vagabond Inn (not even if it’s the only hotel around.)

We stayed here for $ 68/night+taxes+fees, which came out to $ 77/​night, and I was rather disappointed. The location is okay because it is only about 2 miles to grocery stores and dining places, but the community is a bit sketchy. Not bad, but still more run-​down than normal. Rest assured, we didn’t have any problems, but I was expecting a 2star hotel/​inn and instead got a 1star motel. Complementary breakfast required going to the main office and there was a very small tray of pastries and coffee. That’s it. Not really a breakfast at all compared to most places I’ve stayed, including 1 star places. My main gripe is that I paid too much for what I got, but we went on a holiday weekend and it was the cheapest we could find for a 2star ranked place, though this place is definitely a 1star motel. Additionally, when using their free Wifi (which had a really weak signal), access to Unilocal was blocked! Other web pages worked fine, but they won’t let people go to Unilocal on their Wifi. Ridiculous.

We’re trying to save money and this place fit our budget. It’s not fancy and there’s a trailer park next door (RIGHT next door). The towels are thin and the comforter is too small. If you are picky, this place is not for you. But we had no major problem with the service or the neighborhood. Both the pool and hot tub were great. Very conveniently located.

Nice room, good location with easy access to the freeways. The price was great, but the ant invasion was not. In response to my first call, the office sent a maintenance guy who spoke no English, but nodded and smiled as he hauled into the room a can of ant spray and a big bottle of some sort of insect control liquid. He sprayed all over the walls and the floor. I was more frightened of the chemicals than the ants!
Unfortunately, this scary drenching didn’t stop the ant party and I called the office again. The maintenance guy returned with a tube of caulk to seal off the ants’ access points. This largely worked and we saw only a couple of critters during the rest of our three-​day stay.
Two other issues: One, there was one hand towel and one face cloth in the room for two people. A housekeeping person brought extra towels but rationed them like they were gold. Two, the room was not as clean as I would have expected. The wall in the vanity area looked like it had not been recently cleaned. The bathroom floor didn’t seem to be very clean, either.
Interestingly, the inn provided free wireless Internet access, but blocked access to Unilocal.Curious!

Stayed here trying to find a place close to Cricket Amphitheater that wasn’t too overpriced. Sadly, the venue was still 10 miles away. This place reminded me of the TV show «My Name Is Earl.» It even had a trailer park next door!
The good: Stores within a 2mile radius to pick up anything you may have forgotten at home.
The bad: It’s an $ 80 a night Inn, so you can’t expect much. The room was a decent size, the beds were just ok; I can go on and on, but you get the idea.
The ugly: In order to get more towels, you have to go all the way to the front desk. The Vagabond sits in a crappy neighborhood, definitely not a good place to be walking at night. The name Chula Vista translates to «beautiful view» in Spanish… whoever came up with that name for this city needs to have their eyes checked.
Stay here if you want to save a few bucks. Don’t stay here if you’re expecting anything nice.