Residence Inn San Diego Del Mar

This review is a little late in coming (We stayed at the end of March 2015) but I really felt compelled to still post it because of what a great experience I had here.
I’ve stayed at MANY different hotels over the last few years, due to travelling for work. I tend to prefer Residence Inns and choose them when I can (love the separate rooms, in-​room kitchens, free breakfast and Wi-​Fi, and social nights), and so I’ve seen quite a bit of variation throughout the brand in terms of management and facilities quality, not to mention variations in quality between different hotels in general. This hotel by far has been, hands down, the best out of any hotel I’ve stayed at. Here’s what stood out to me:
1) THE SERVICE — Staff was super friendly and helpful, from the time I called in to make a reservation to the time we checked out. My family and I were taking a long anticipated trip to San Diego with my parents — special grandparent time for my kids, as we currently live many miles apart. I had a Marriott rewards certificate for a free night that I was hoping to use for a 2-​room suite so we could all stay together, but usually the certificates are only good for the most basic rooms. Long story short, Chris and Evan (hope I got the names right) worked with me to get us a 2-​room suite, which significantly enhanced our family bonding time and overall experience in San Diego. Marriott Rewards members, here is a hotel that knows how to treat its loyalty customers well! Not once did I get the feeling that my request was a burden or inconvenience in any way for the staff. Contrast this with my experience with another Residence Inn (in a non-​tourist area = not as busy) that really gave me a lot of trouble in trying to upgrade a room like this, when I was 9 months pregnant and in need of assistance from those I was travelling with (the manager of that other hotel literally said, «I’m not going to waste an open suite on a free night certificate!», even though corporate had said if the room was available they were required to upgrade it). The staff at the Residence Inn San Diego Del Mar were nothing like that — they were warm, friendly, and really exuded a desire to be helpful in whatever way they could. My preschooler has food allergies and the front desk staff in the evening were able to give us great recommendations for dinner options in the area that were safe for her to eat AND delicious! All of our interactions with the hotel staff, from the manager to the cleaning staff were so helpful and positive, and just really added to my family’s wonderful experience in San Diego.
2) THE FACILITIES — Impeccably clean; everything looked modern, new, and gorgeous. You can tell this is a hotel that takes pride in its facilities and it’s clear that everything is well-​run. Beds looked brand-​new (I check the mattresses every time i stay at a hotel now), and my parents said they slept so well, they felt like royalty! Breakfast was fantastic. One thing that stood out to me — they had miso soup and rice out at breakfast time. I thought this was a really thoughtful touch for the hotel’s Asian guests (or people in general who might appreciate rice /​soup in the mornings. I know I do).
When you travel a lot as I do, you begin to realize how much the hotel you choose can influence the experience you have. Even visiting the most exciting places in the world can easily be soured by having to navigate uncomfortable/​dirty facilities or deal with negativity from hotel staff. Our family has nothing but wonderful memories from our trip (think preschooler waking up in the morning excited about the day and being able to bounce joyously out of bed, run across to the other room, and yell «Grandma, Grandpa, are you awake yet??!»), and I really credit quite a bit of that to the generous, thoughtful staff at this hotel. From beginning to end, my experience here was positive, efficient, and memorable. I can’t recommend this hotel enough to everyone I know — it’s a credit to the brand!

When I booked this room on Priceline I picked it from a list of available rooms. Some of them were listed as studios but not this one. I picked it specifically because I wanted two rooms. When I showed up I was told it was a studio and no other rooms were available. Frustrating. Also, they charge $ 12 per day to park at the hotel. I’ve never had to pay before to park at a hotel I’m staying in. It should just be included in the room rate. Annoying! Next we’ll be paying extra for towels or bed sheets. Also, the room is laid out horribly. When you open the sofa bed you can’t get in or out of the room. And the bed is slumped in the middle. On a positive note, it’s clean, the front desk employees were polite, and they let us check in 5 hours early, and check out an hour late.

I was very impressed with the friendliness of the staff. And, you won’t believe it, but the pull out sofa bed was really comfortable — on par with a normal bed. It’s close to the freeway but it was very quiet inside. Couldn’t hear the freeway at all. I’d stay here again if in the area.

Great hotel. Decent sized room, great, functional bathroom, and my room came with a small kitchenette. Very livable, comfy, and super clean. There is a sizable breakfast buffet and three days a week there is a light dinner and wine and beer served, all included. The lobby area is nicely laid out and free wifi (2 Mbps) is available everywhere. Works well to stream a movie. If you need more (somewhat unlikely) you can pay up for a higher data rate. Parking is in the basement available at $ 12/​night and there is a small workout room (just 3 running mills) and a washer/​dryer are ($ 2/​load each). I enjoyed it greatly.
The walls are a bit thin and poorly sound isolated so that you can hear every neighbor activity. The location is unimpressive, right at the freeway no. 5. There is a shopping mall half a mile away including a Vons/​Safeway.

Been here about 5 or 6 times and loved every single moment of it. This was the first Residence Inn we stayed at and now we want to only stay at Residence Inn’s when we travel.
Pros: close to everything in san diego
love the kitchen setup
bed is comfy
everything always seems new and clean
parking is underground
front desk agents are always courteous and nice
They always try and give me the requests I ask for.
close by to Vons, Starbucks, Urban Plates, Snooze.
Cons:
No cons.

We stayed at this Marriott Wednesday-​Saturday and could not have asked for better service. The front desk staff was over the top friendly and always made the effort to have a conversation with my 3 year old son. On Wednesday, the hotel offered a «happy hour» with beer and wine, salad, soup, waffle ice cream sundaes, popcorn, peanuts and pretzels. The breakfast was a typical hotel breakfast, but again the staff always went above and beyond. They were friendly and very accommodating. I would definitely stay at this hotel again.
Don’t let the $ 12 parking lure you away. We found street parking every night and never had to pay

I am hard to please when it comes to dinning out and I am even harder to please when staying at a hotel. I was a bit worried about this place because it was cheaper than the other Marriotts so I figured something had to give. Going on my fourth and final night here I can say that I am pleasantly surprised with how much I’ve enjoyed my stay here.
Location seems to me pretty good. Not the closest location to Point Loma, but I-​5 is right down the street. Apparently, we are south enough to avoid traffic, which we’ve been lucky to avoid all week.
Parking is $ 12 a night. I was able to avoid paying that and opted to park on the street instead. However, tonight has been the only night I was not able to find street parking.
The rooms are clean. I was so worried that the room wasn’t going to be clean because the lobby looked a little untidy the night we checked in (I guess because they had just got finished serving HH). But to my surprise my room was actually cleaner than the lobby.
They provide free breakfast, free wifi, and a fitness center. Three of the main reasons why I decided to stay here. All in all, I would definitely stay here again.

Hotel room is nice but not worth having your belongings stolen from your car.
I’ve stayed here twice in the past two months. The first stay my laptop was stolen from my back seat. Not sure how they got into my car. The hotel has a policy that they are not responsible for lost or stolen items but does not supply any safe or well lit parking besides the parking garage.
The second time I stayed here, my trunk was actually broken into to the point were there is a gaping hole were the key hole should be. I luckily had nothing of value in the trunk. This time my car was damaged and the trunk is no longer usable. There are no cameras in the garage, elevators or hallways in the hotel. This hotel is a thief’s dream.
Don’t stay at this hotel if you don’t want your car broken int

Nice room, great price, breakfast included. I stayed for 2 nights (fri-​sun) and my my only complain is the noise from the construction just outside their hotel, loud pounding noise that starts as early as 830am, and the worst thing its a weekend im looking forward to sleeping late but how. I attached some pictures

Clean room, reasonable food, TV worked as expected.
Front desk staff friendly and helpful (shoutout to TC)
Will come back

The residence Inn is new, fresh and clean. The lady at the reception desk, Michelle, was outstanding and she knew our names even days after we checked in. The breakfast was fair and the room had a little bit of outside noise that these did not distract from The overall quality of the experience.

Great dog friendly hotel! Very accommodating for our «family + dog» vacation. Clean room, fair rates and located in a great part of North County.

Super convenient location.
All staff here is super friendly! Very comfortable and very clean rooms. Nice to have a full fridge, stove, microwave, coffee machine, sink, dishes, dishwasher.
The rooms are very comfortable.
Some freeway noise but i find it soothing.
Close proximity to beach.
Free breakfast and they have free food with wine/​beer from 5:30 — 7:00 a few nights a week.
The pool is small.
Fitness room
Laundry.
Underground garage.
Highly recommend this place. Especially with a family

The location is very convenient, especially if you have a car: very close to the beach, close to Sea World and the rest of San Diego, instant exit of I-​5 gets you anywhere else. Complimentary breakfast, free gym, laundromat, swimming pool. The kitchen area in the room is very convenient. The staff are great.

It was ok. Not as impressed as I’ve been at other Residence Inn locations. The breakfast was decent, the rooms are clean but staying here nearly a week, a few picky things. The bed was not comfortable. The ‘needing a key’ every time you got into the elevator seemed a bit overkill on the security. It’s Del Mar, after all. The traffic/​highway noise was loud at night. The gym was small, not very equipped and kept far too warm. Location is fine if you plan to hop on the PCH or the 5 but definitely not walking distance to much else. Overall can’t say that I enjoyed our stay but more due to the little comforts I was hoping for in a week long stay.

Clean rooms, complimentary breakfast, goodies throughout the day at the front desk and friendly staff. Parking garage is a bit rough with many blind turns and right corridors, but other than that all good.

We’re relocating to San Diego from San Jose, so we’ve been at the Residence Inn Del Mar for the past 6 nights, and will be here another week or so.
Pros:
Hotel is new
Room is decent
Employees are nice
It’s a bit of a walk, but you can walk to restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters, etc. You just won’t be able to carry anything back with you.
Cons:
It’s REALLY loud at night. I haven’t been able to sleep. Even with Ambien. The walls are paper thin, so you can hear the freeway and cars right outside the window.
The utensils/​plates, etc in our room were really dirty. There was food caked on it still.
The complimentary food is a bit of a joke, and happy hour doesn’t feel that happy.
The gym and pool are tiny. And people walk through the gym to get to the parking lot, so super awkward.
I can’t wait to get out of here and into our apartment.

love this place! i go to marriot quite often an this is one of my favorite hotels to stay.
Things to know:
–friendly staff
–new facility
–smaller rooms but very hommie
–lots of other hotels nearby
–no pool :(

This hotel is super clean, I stayed here two months ago and really liked it. Very nice you can take a look at the pictures I posted.
The hotel was just built, it even has that new hotel smell. It’s located near a nice shopping plaza.
The staff was nice and friendly, but I wish they were more knowledgable. They recommend a place I didn’t like. stay away from uncle Titos (EWWW).
Evening reception M-​W and breakfast daily.

pretty darn sweet!
so i’m staying here because my house flooded and this is close by to home…
free evening reception m-w…free breakfast daily!
i hear that not all the receptions are equally rocking… but the night i stayed here was burgers, dogs, beans, salad, brownies, warm cookies… wine, beer, soda! …
breakfast was yum… i had the hash with sausage… and a parfait… both were amazing!!! there was tons of other options,…but i was in a hurry to get to work…
pool…tiny but warm!
service…super friendly!!!
room…clean and nice. only complaint is that when the sofa bed is open… it butts up to the table and you can’t get by (i had to climb over my kids while they were sleeping so i could go to work in the morning).
would i stay here again? well. hopefully i don’t have a reason to need to stay a few blocks from my house again… but i would definitely recommend it to out of town guests…