La Quinta Inn & Suites San Diego Old Town/Airport

Such a great hotel! I am so happy with it. Rooms were big and very clean, pool and spa were a nice size and clean. The breakfast here was better than at most hotels. And the staff here were so nice and very helpful. There was a mixup with our room and they were more than willing to help us! The only complaint I have is that the pillows weren’t very comfortable and the parking/​drive way was small. Everything else was great and made our stay here very relaxing. I would definitely come again.

Big Mistake. This is my first and last experience with La Quinta.
Was traveling through San Diego and needed a place to stay. Had an offer from my Amex for this chain so I decided to try.
Impression 1: Driving down into the dimly lit parking garage a homeless person walked out. No security in sight.
Impression 2: The Garage stank of weed and piss.
Impression 3: the couches in the tiny dimly lit lobby were filthy.
Impression 4: $ 10/​night charge to park my car which the agent who booked me the room over the phone never disclosed. The desk clerk would not waive it and that was my deal breaker.
The hotel felt unsafe and and unclean. We canceled our reservations. The desk clerk was pleasant enough. Even though it was late San Diego has tons of hotels. While in my car I booked a room online at the Coutryard Marriott right across the street for THE SAME PRICE! 15 minutes later the La Quinta was becoming a memory I never wish to have again.
The reputation of American Express defiantly went down a notch for this recommendation. What a dump. If you were desperate maybe it would suffice — maybe– but there are plenty of far better, safer, choices for your money.

A great place to stay, very clean, very quiet, very friendly staff and great free breakfast. We moved from here to the Hilton for one night and the rooms were basically identical except we had a view at the hilton. The beds were super comfy here and everything really nice and clean. I would stay here again anytime. Good parking as well and not too far from everything with a car. We really liked it a lot. Clean and comfy!

Easy check in with friendly staff at beginning of two week stay. Room is clean and comfortable. After a week stay, lots of negatives.
— difficult underground parking
— rats seen running around outside in evening hours
— massive cockroach seen scurrying across room floor
— manager very difficult to speak to. Attempted to arrange a room switch and they became very agitated. Was completely disrespectful and not accommodating. Claiming they did not understand my request and refused to attempt to understand.
— sales people slide business information papers through crack of door multiple times throughout the day. When returning to room and opening door, there is half of a newspaper on room floor.
Positives…great location to Old Town… lots of nearby restaurants and shopping. Majority of things are within 15 minute drive.

We stayed there this week to attend Family Day and Graduation at Marine Corps Recruit Depot. King bed room was clean and had a microwave and small frig. Ample free hot breakfast, waffles, sausage eggs, cereal, fruit, etc. Close to Old Town area and lots of restaurants. Easy on and off to I-​5 freeway. Front desk persons very helpful. Would stay there again.

Hate to give this any stars! Elevator out of order for 3 of my 4 days (I was on the 3^rd floor), Jacuzzi out of order, the room stunk, dirty, dirty property (cigarette butts everywhere), My room door didn’t latch unless I forced it closed and finally every time I went to the lobby for a soft drink, the price was different, depending on the person behind the desk! Save money, stay at the Motel 6, a lot nicer! La Quinta could care less!

We stayed at this hotel for one night over Labor Day weekend after a trip to SeaWorld. I called prior to our arrival because I forgot the credit card I used to make the reservations, but the woman who answered (Grace) was very kind and assured me all would be okay and we could use a different card upon check in. Phew!
Lauren checked us in that evening and was very quick. We had 3 different rooms, 1 suite which was very large (the living area w/​the sofa bed is separate from the sleeping area) with the bathroom in between the two areas, and then 2 additional rooms with king beds. 1 was directly in front of the pool, the other on the 2^nd floor right next to the elevator. The property is pet friendly which I guess is nice for those staying with their animals, however our room (#234) had a slight smell of pet urine. We were able to disguise it with perfume and by keeping the air conditioner on at all times. Overall the rooms were very clean though. The beds were comfortable and the rooms were exactly what we needed for our overnight stay (though the kids who slept on the sofa bed disagree). Breakfast is served in the lobby with coffee and juice, and they have oatmeal, eggs, sausage, muffins, cereal and waffles. No frills but served its purpose.
The pool area was the favorite part of our stay. We walked over to Old Town Liquor & Deli and got some beers and ordered pizza from Catalano’s Pizzeria. We sat outside talking with the family until about 11pm. There were a few other groups of people hanging out outside as well but everyone was quiet and respectful (no one loud or obnoxious).
Parking is $ 10 per night but they spaces are ridiculously tight. I would recommend designated SUV/​Truck parking to make everyone’s life easier.
I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a clean, nice place to stay. I booked directly through their website and did not have any problems with any of my reservations.

This hotel was great! We originally were booked for two nights, but we were easily able to add an extra night when we decided to stay an extra day in San Diego. The hotel is in a great location as it is located right off the highway and within a few minutes walk from Old Town (compared to some of the other Old Town hotels which are located further into the town). There is on-​site paid parking (which in my opinion should be free) and the garage may be tight if driving a large vehicle. However, our room was spacious and very clean and the maid did a great job in tidying it up during the mornings! The front desk was also nice and helpful. I would definitely recommend it, both for the location and quality for the price!

I am a big fan of La Quintas. This one was beautiful but it had its downfalls. It had a beautiful, Spanish village type of feel to it. Beautiful tiles and terracotta colored buildings. They had a great pool & spa. Parking gets filled easily. Good breakfast, as usual. Our particular room had a few problems. 1. You had to insert the key card like 15 times before it actually unlocked. Yes we know how to use a keycard. We stay at hotels all the time. Something was wrong with this one. Also, inside the room, the screw of the locks came out. 2. The bathroom was kind of small. I am from a tall family so we felt a little squished in this bathroom. 3. The bathtub wasn’t draining. We actually removed the stopper only to find huge wads of hair in the drain. Gross! 4. The in room phone wasn’t working. 5. One of the lamps wasn’t working because the outlets weren’t working. This really sucked because there is no ceiling lighting. You get light either from the window or the two lamps. And when only one lamp works, you can barely see. Upsides of the room were the fridge and microwave! The check in man was very nice and helpful. However, the young lady there the next two days seemed to know nothing about San Diego or anything to do for tourists. She couldn’t even tell me where the nearest drugstore was. I would stay here again or at another La Quinta SD location

I picked the hotel for it’s location. It’s right in the heart of Old Town with various parks and historical sites nearby, and the entrance to the 5 freeway is just off the driveway. It’s only minutes from the San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld and the airport.
I don’t think the hotel was very full when I was there, so we had no trouble getting the room we requested: third floor, away from the pool. It was very quiet, and even though there was a roof out our window, the view of the city in the distance was nice.
Wifi was great, free breakfast good too. Pool looked nice but it was too cold when I visited. The parking spaces are tight, but it was so empty for me that I had no trouble. $ 10 fee was also pretty reasonable parking for the area.
Would definitely stay here when I’m in San Diego again and would recommend to anyone looking for a clean, simple hotel without any hassles.

Horrible place! Will never stay here EVER again. Checked in we were told they would comp our parking. They have charged and credited my account at least 7 times!!! Spoke to at least 3 associates they all seem to have screwed my account on different days since we were there contacted management and have yet to hear from them this was 3 weeks ago since our stay. Carpets were filthy my 11month old was crawling in the room his whit socks were black!!! And someone killed a bug and didn’t bother to clean the splatter on the wall! DISGUSTING. Needed extra blanket called down stairs we were told come and get them I can’t take it to you right now!!! What??? This place is a joke!!!

Stayed here one weekend and the room was actually really nice. The location is great and easy to find. The cost to stay was fine but to be charged $ 10 to park my car in their garage was pretty ridiculous. You’d think that was included with the room. Other than that, it was a nice stay and I’ve no complaints.

Stayed Sunday night until Monday (labor day) with my daughter and girlfriend and have to say that after reading all of the good reviews we were definitely excited about our trip and stay at LA Quinta. Boy were the reviews wrong and our stay was not as expected. The room was dirty and very damp and the carpet was the worst carpet I have ever stepped onto in my life. I noticed that our daughters feet were black like she walked in a pile of ashes and then we looked at ours and they were just as bad. I mean come on how hard is it to clean a floor and if its not clean in time give us another room… how hard is it I mean we are paying our hard earned money to stay and have a good time and we respect the hotels rules and policy’s what about ours??? Now don’t look at this and think every stay is like this… this is our honest opinion and it is the truth. We will be contacting corporate and letting them know so that this doesn’t happen to other family’s that are looking to stay at LA Quinta Old Town. Ohh yeah stay on the third floor cause the second floor is loud and you can hear every foot step above you. That was also a concern and we called the front desk twice between 10 – 10:30pm and nothing was done about it… I guess the kids running around finally got worn out when 11:30 came around.

I was a little disappointed by this Hotel. It was clean, and the rooms were modern, but the AC unit had come out of the wall, and that let light and noise fill the room. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t right next to the freeway and an on-​ramp. I did try to get another room, but wasn’t able to, and the fixture was never repaired during my stay. The staff was actually very helpful, and courteous. The room was clean, and nice (other than the stated problem).

Very clean, newly furnished rooms! Very friendly staffed and was very accommodating when my husband became a distressed passenger on our flight home. Sent their shuttle to the airport and front desk were on top of our reservation giving us toiletries and telling where to eat nearby.

So I’m local to San Diego and needed to stay in a hotel. Why you ask? Well it was because my house needed to get fumigated. I know lucky me.
So after searching online for somewhere in between my home and work this was a hotel that had the best deal. I also like the fact that it was located in old town San Diego to walk around and see different things that I normally don’t see. Bonus points for also having free parking.
The accommodations were average and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The only downside is the pool is in a courtyard in the center of the hotel and if you have people down there that are being too loud it can be bothersome.
Other than that is a great place to stay it is close to a lot of the local attractions and the freeway as well. I did not notice any freeway noise either and I was staying on the side that was closest to the freeway.

This was the most disappointing motel rental I have ever had.
I was charged for a safe in the room even when we were not told by the front desk attendant this charge was going to be applied. Also we were charged for parking which was never mentioned on the web page. The coffee maker was extremely slow. I’m not sure if it was the rain leaking through the window or the air conditioning backing up but our room smelt moldy and the floor was drenched. Plus, the pictures on the web page showed a larger room where ours was so small that we kept stubbing our toes on the chair.
When I come to visit again I will not be staying with La Quita.

This was a first time stay for me. We got this last minute on a Labor Day weekend. After reserving this, it became obvious the rooms quickly sold out. The check in was unremarkable. The room is very crampy (#233) and is w/​o a desk. The fridge had the thermostat control missing and unusable. Room has the set your own combo safe available. The room, which is next to the elevator does manage to isolate sound well.
The wi-​fi signal is really poor from there, if managed to get a signal, it easily drops it. Truly frustrating. I can get far stronger signals from the other nearby motels and businesses. Yes parking slots are meant to accommodate subcompacts and compacts only.
As for location, it is very close to freeway on/​offramps with added convenience of having a walking distance to Old Town.
The free breakfast fare is rather european standard. Plenty of seating space near the lobby, oh and desk computer for use.
It is pricey, but can’t beat convenience of location.
There are other structural and cosmetic blemishes hard to ignore. The bathtub curtain rod was losing its rigidity to the wall, limited wall outlets, well-​worn carpet, dated exterior. This place is not conducive for a quick business related stay, more geared for tourist jumping board to other nearby attractions. For a quickie stopover, I have no problem recommending this place.

La Quinta Old Town is you standard, no frills hotel. The rooms are basic, there’s a pool and spa, and they serve a continental breakfast in the morning. Good wifi. They are in the process of renovating the rooms, so things should look better in the near future.
The plus side is the location, which is walking distance to central Old Town which has all the restaurants and theme area.

I really hate to write one and two star reviews… but they are necessary.
This would normally be a one star review but I’m giving an extra star because the room was generally clean, the rates OK and a couple of people considerate.
Let’s talk about the location. The heart of Old Town San Diego is fine but the outskirts are very very sketchy! There is an infestation of seedy, homeless people. That may sound heartless but it is a reality. San Diego, you have a problem that needs to be addressed.
I witnessed two shady «transactions» in the lobby of my hotel between a walk in client (not a guest of the hotel) and the front desk person.
While on a morning jog, I witnessed a homeless person defecating in an alcove of a neighboring property.
I will be returning to this hotel in future trips to San Diego.