Pacifica Hotel

I have rude service I email them ask a question and they email me back said we are full don’t brother us. Really I asking about in Oct… They don’t clean your rooms everyday

My husband and I rarely have a weekend off from work so it was totally last minute when we decided to take a trip to San Diego. We got there kind of late and most of the hotels were full or a little more expensive than we wanted. After looking around on Unilocal we came across The Pacifica. It was 75 for just a room with shared bathrooms in the hall and 85 for a room with a private bathroom. The inside was a little creepish. The halls are dimly lit but the lady at the desk was friendly. The room itself was very small and minimal but that’s what I expected. The room was more welcoming than the halls for sure. It was clean and despite other reviews I didn’t find any bed bugs. Parking did suck but it was worth not having to drive after bar hopping all night. I wouldn’t mind going back.

Ok…
After reading reviews, I took my own blanket & didn’t bother to check for bed bugs
There is no parking available, so find street parking & prepare to leave your car during your stay like I did. The bars are walking distance anyways & the police are anxious to pull over everyone so be smart
The hotel itself is a brick building which looks like an apartment from the outside. When you step inside, it’s humid (no AC) you get greeted or have to ring the bell to be helped but they are so nice as the front desk.
The lady let me see the room before paying for it. You have the option to get a room with no bathroom to share one down the hallway or to get a room with one. Price difference is $ 15. I choose the room with a bathroom that came out to $ 83 with tax
I forgot to take a pic of the actual room but it was clean, no bugs (and after getting a pizza delivered, I left the pizza box out by accident but It was still bug free) there was a ceiling fan but it still was hot :(not the bathroom had a door, I didn’t hear what was going on next door. This hotel is very doable & I will be back when I bar hop in Gaslamp again :)

If you are looking for Ritz Carlton service from a cheap hotel, that’s your fault.
Pacifica came in clutch with a single room ($ 3 more than a nearby, 16 bed dorm) with a sink in my room. It’s located in gaslamp and I found this particularly convenient.
Owners were really nice and the shared bathroom was actually clean. My room also felt very clean, and frankly I would have expected far less for the price I paid.

BED BUGS! I stayed at this hotel during San Diego Comic-​Con weekend. Luckily, I was able to spot these little suckers. They are all over the room, including the walls and carpets… only a few. Unfortunately, I was on a strict budget and you cant beat $ 65 a night for a room. I had to buy some bed bug spray to fumigate the whole room while I was out during Comic-​Con.

The only reason the place gets 2 stars is because of the price and the convenience. My boyfriend and I needed a place to stay for the night in San Diego. We are from out of town and did not plan on staying the night in SD but it got late and we needed a room. We were not aware that it was comic con weekend and we were sticker shocked at the price of hotels in the area for the night. Most of them were full. We called the Pacifica and they had a room for $ 65 a night.
If you’re looking for a quick room with basic necessities then this with suit you just fine.
I prefer a bathroom in the room, a/​c.
Major cons from my experience: the parking is awful. The man told us we could park in the commercial zone in front of the hotel until 8am. So even after checking in at 2am I set an alarm to be out to move my car into the metered zone before 8am. Sure enough I had a parking ticket. I told the front lady and she said usually they don’t give tickets and just shrugged her shoulders.
Next I thought oh well it’s my fault for parking there. I go back to the to the room for an hour or so more of a snooze before our 10 am checkout. As soon as I lay down I hear metal pounding against metal. Right out side our window there are men working on the rooftop floor. I could literally reach my hand out the window and touch them.
I’m not a difficult person or a diva. I don’t need a luxury place to sleep but I do appreciate courtesy and quality customer service.
In our case this 7 hour stay was crap.

Stayed here with my boyfriend for 2 nights on a weekend trip. It only gets 1 star for the location. If you are seriously considering staying here, please read!
1. They do not clean the rooms the next morning even if you ask. We had to ask for a change of sheets… the existing sheets had gross stains on them. The morning we left I discovered, what I am pretty sure to be BED BUG BITES on my arm.
2. Walls are super thin and the room has no AC and gets pretty hot. There is a ceiling fan and a window, but depending on the location of your room, the window will do you no good.
3. The room is pretty small so there is no fridge and the place has no ice machine.
4. Our room had a private bathroom, but there was a curtain instead of a door that separated the bathroom and bedroom.
I honestly wish I would have done a motel 6 rather than this place. It is a prime location, but be ready to shell out money to park in a structure or spend a considerable part of your trip trying to find metered street parking.

The only reason this place gets two stars is because the proprietors were really nice. But the place itself… well, you can hear everything anyone does in any room throughout the hotel. Plus, I got several bedbug bites. I don’t need luxury by any means, but being able to sleep and not getting bitten are two things one should reasonably expect from any place that charges you for a bed. Also, this isn’t the hotel’s fault, but looking for parking for two full hours is ridiculous. I wish the place was better and I hate giving a bad review to a place run by good people, but it was what it was.

Three great things about this place: location, location, location. Right in the heart of the excitement of the Gaslamp Quarter. I had a conference to go to early on Saturday so I just needed a bed for the night. I read the few Unilocal reviews and took a chance. For just $ 50 I got exactly what I needed: clean room, chain on the door, peace and quiet, and HBO. Lady behind the desk very friendly. She kindly let me walk around and look in several of the rooms before I decided to stay.
I didn’t mind the shared bathroom; it was never occupied when I needed it. Shower was perfectly fine, maybe even better water pressure than at most cheap hotels. I am a very low-​maintenance traveler so this place was great for my situation.
Important: I was there during a heat wave. This hotel does not have air conditioning. I had a big ceiling fan in my room and I kept the window open, but it was very warm. I think that most nights would be totally fine, but keep this in mind if you are visiting in unusually hot weather or if you must have A/​C.
WARNING: if you are treating your significant other to a romantic weekend in beautiful downtown San Diego (there are tons of great restaurants, clubs, and shops here), this is not the hotel for that type of occasion. Your date will be insulted. It is very bare-​bones, like a student hostel or guest house.
But again, totally great value and steps from every kind of food, beverage, shop, and nightlife you could possibly want.

agreed on all points with colleen’s review.
to be sure, if you want a nice place with amenities and room keeping this is NOT it. the place is a little edgy, a little grungy. but the woman behind the bullet proof glass at reception was friendly. the hotel is smack in the middle of the gaslamp district and near where i needed to be. the wifi worked great (much better than the wife at the conference i attended). i saw no insects or dead people though i kept expecting to.
i sprang for a room with a private shower. i would have liked a change of towels but i’m sure if i’d bothered to go to the desk they would have given me some. i would definitely stay here again next time i’m in SD.

I attended a conference at the San Diego Convention Center and needed a cheap place to sleep, preferably with wireless internet and within a short walking distance of the convention center. I found this place on
, it is very cheap and a steal for the price. It’s super close to the convention center, in the heart of the Gaslamp area across the street from an awesome restaurant to hit up for happy hour (La Puerta), a Starbucks, and next door to a good lunch place (Sultan Shawarma). The rooms are private with a shared bathroom, it can get a bit hot but if you use both fans it’s fine. I felt safe walking around… overall nothing to complain about for the price!