Beach Haven Inn

They are currently doing construction at this hotel. Unfortunately, the construction team began work before 6am and woke me up. Very loud and they wouldn’t stop their noise. Not a great way to keep your guests happy. Great room and front desk service, though…

I stayed in the Beach Haven Inn for a week at Thanksgiving. This place is quiant, quiet, and one block to the beach and all the action. Staff was very polite. Weekly rates start at low as $ 89 a night. Has a wonderful hot tub and heated poll which is open till 10pm. The only reason i docked a star was there was no in room refrigerator and oddly enough no blow dryer either. Will definitely recommend it to family i have coming into town. Thanks for taking great care of us during my surgery!

I really wanted to like this place. I’m still sort of on the fence with my thoughts but here’s some Pros and Cons about staying here:
Pros
Easy 2 minute walk to beach
Close to shops and restaurants
Clean
Friendly staff
Air conditioning in rooms
Full kitchen with dining table in queen family suite
Newly updated
Cons:
Off main road so very noisy
Traffic from busy road and college kids walking by make sleeping with window open impossible in August.
Really soft bed
The room felt very small with 4 people. Maybe with younger smaller children not so much but with a 10 and 12 year old it felt cramped.
No tv in the bedroom
If you’re neighbors above you are noisy (we were on first floor) you will not sleep well
We just recently stayed there Thursday through Sunday. My first impression was cute, clean but small. Thursday night we slept peacefully. Not so much for next 2 nights. There was a fight between some guests staying there which we were all privy to hearing at 1:30 in the morning. The next night our upstairs neighbors were either trying to leave in a hurry at 3:00 in the morning or running a marathon in their room because all we heard for about ½ hour was running around. There’s no overnight manager so you have to call them or police to help.
Our room was clean, updated but very small for 4 people. The location is great but not ideal for a family.

Stayed here for 2 days and will stay again !! Inexpensive very clean rooms with all the amenities ! Comfy beds and steps from the beach, bars and pier! Staff was friendly pool wasn’t nothing special but was heated. Free parking compared to the gas lamp 30 $ a day to park ! Only draw back is the walls are thin you can hear almost everything.

Good comfy beds. Bathroom was real old with the old school shower curtain that kept wanting to hug you. That wasn’t cool. But the hotel staff was extremely friendly and helpful.
Room came with plenty of towels. Although they weren’t any 4 star hotel quality. I felt more comfortable using my own.
It’s a bit noisy with the pool being right there and you can hear whenever someone walks across your hall.
Best thing about this hotel was price, nice staff, and very comfy beds! Oh and it’s very close that you can walk to the beach and do the strip. Also– free parking!

We just finished up a 3 day weekend here and it was perfect for our needs. A place to sleep, very close to the beach, and plenty of food options within walking distance.
The room was small, neat, and tidy. The beds were comfortable and the bathrooms were nice. Street traffic was not bad, never woke us up. Guests seemed respectful of quiet hours.
Some parts could use a little fix up. The outlets were so loose that plugs fell right out. The fence around the pool needs some sections replaced due to major rust. But overall a comfortable stay at a pretty good price.
The storage space is slim, so a room with two queens is still only good for 2 people.
Great, helpful staff.
Would definitely consider staying here again!

We just returned from the Beach Haven Inn yesterday from a 5 day stay. This was was a great stay, good location, nice people. Our room was the junior suite, it had a one bedroom, living room and kitchen. Everything was clean. I had a problem with the bed the first night, it was very very hard, like sleeping on the floor. I went to the front desk and asked them if there was anything they could do about it. Turns out it was a brand new bed, but not too much later, the housekeepers came and put on a foam pad for me. I slept great the rest of the time we were there. The only complaint I would have, is that the kids at the pool were very loud, but well, they were kids. I would definitely recommend this place. One block from the beach, walking distance to everything. Parking was never an issue.

We loved our stay here! Brief walk to the beach; lots of great places to eat and funky bars– all within walking distance.
Our room was great! Little kitchenette with anything you need, dining table and coffee maker– with coffee. Small but very cozy living room area, comfy bed and nice bathroom.
The staff was friendly and very available.
We plan on returning and staying for a longer time as we enjoyed it so much.
The price is VERY reasonable for a hotel in very short walking distance from a beautiful beach.

GREAT service! All desk associates have been pleasant. Alejandra was EXTREMELY nice and helpful. We were staying here 1 night and moving across the bay to another hotel for the rest of the weekend. We were interested in staying here/​in this area, so she worked hard to find us a vacant room immediately and even showed it to me prior to booking. Our first time here and we love this hotel so far. Great location, nice rooms, decent prices. Easy access to the beach, walking distance to food, free parking, free wifi, renovated rooms… Highly recommend staying here.

Solid choice in PB one block from the beach.
Friendly, helpful staff.
Clean, spacious rooms — some with stove, fridg & sink.
Clean, cozy pool & hot tub.
Will return…

Probably the best hotel experience of my life.
First, the location of this small hotel is amazing. One block from the most amazing beach ever (no view, but also WAY cheaper because it has no view). Walking distance to amazing local food, shops, and bars, as well as a pharmacy, which came in VERY handy multiple times. This place has a cute pool and amazing staff, who accommodated a tricky situation for us this weekend.
I thought the rooms were fabulous and adorable. My only complaint is that there was no full-​length mirror. Trying to get ready for a wedding without a full-​length mirror is damn near impossible. The room was very clean, the air conditioner worked great, and the bed was the second most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept on!
I will for sure be staying here again. Hidden gem. Oh and lots of cabs nearby, plus Über is super easy to use in SD and there was always a driver within 3 minutes of here, even at 3 or 4 AM on a weekday.
Oh, and I might just be saying this because I’m from St. Louis, but this place felt very safe. Walking alone at night around here didn’t seem like a big deal.

My mom just rented me a room here for my birthday last month and I was surprised how accurately the reviews and pictures on their website matched up with the actual hotel since I have had issues with this when staying at other hotels using booking websites. I arrived their to be pleasantly surprised by a nice pool area with a spa and tons of lounge chairs and palm trees. The inn is right by the beach and is very cute. I got a two queen room for about $ 200, given the location and the fact that it was the middle of July I felt I got a great deal. The staff was nice and the inn was very clean. In regards to the room, the beds were very comfy, the bathroom was very large with a beautiful shower, and there was AC, all very positive attributes. The one thing I wasn’t thrilled about was that there was no fridge, so bring a cooler or something to store drinks or snacks (especially if you’re celebrating something), but this was definitely not a big deal. I had previously let them know it was my birthday when booking the room and let them know I was 24 so I may have people coming in and out, they said it wouldn’t be a problem. After we went out in PB I had about 7 friends in my room, we were just talking and having a few drinks. I get a call from someone who works at the inn scolding me (literally like I was 5) about the noise. I was a little taken a back by the attitude given to me, but it was late and I did take note after arriving their were a lot of families so I agreed to quite down and proceeded to have people leave. While this put a little damper on the stay, everything overall was amazing and I hope to stay here again. If you’re coming to the area for vacation I would highly recommend it, it is close to everything in PB (food, nightlife, and shopping) and so close to the beach.

I Love this «Melrose Place» intimate Hotel! It’s all about location — and they have it. Plus their beds are great, pool, spa AND your ability to use the grill & stay in like you live there! Awesome Sauce!

The room’s nice, the one with the 2 queen beds. The interior was mostly blue with white borders. The bathroom seemed like hostel style or the like. No tub, just a shower curtain with a drain. It was a cute bathroom. The a/​c and cable worked fine. The location is right next to the beach. If you have more than one car, the rest have to park on the street. Good luck finding parking. Lastly, the internet connection wasn’t that great.

I loathe this place.
From the moment we checked in we felt unwelcome. We had a group of 4 in a 2 queen bed room and there was an extra fee if we wanted more than 2 people in the room! We had friends who were staying close by help us bring our bags and coolers to the room and the office called us to say that we can’t have people hang out in our room who are not sleeping there (so no more than 4 people at all times can’t be in the room)!
When we came back to our room one night and were getting ready for bed, we opened all the windows and could hear everything down the street. Surprisingly, we got a very angry security guard at our door saying we had a noise complaint and would be kicked out if we got another one! We were barely loud, just normal chatting.
The room was awful with peeling carpet, outlets that didn’t work and full of bugs. When I opened the door under the sink there were 2 one-​inch long screws hanging out of the door and sliced my leg! The office was kind enough to take $ 50 off our bill for the incident (which hardly covered the extra 2 people fee!)
We go to this area often and are use to the dinky beach hotels being expensive yet not luxurious but this place was just awful.

What a great find! Only one baby block to the beach, this small hotel (less than 25 rooms) is perfect if you want to see Pacific Beach on a budget. There are parking spaces too, for one car per room, which is great for a place so close to the beach.
Their rates are very reasonable, but I recommend booking in advance (at least 2 months) because it does fill up quickly, especially the less expensive rooms. Room rates range from about $ 120 for a two queen standard to around $ 300 for a suite with kitchen. Rates vary with season though.
We stayed in a two queen standard room. The bed was pretty comfortable and the pillows were fluffy. The bathroom needed a remodel, but it was clean.
If you need an iron, hair dryer or coffee, those are provided in the hotel office.

We stayed for two nights and I can’t complain. The AC didn’t work too well but for one we went at the end of May/​beginning of June so it wasn’t that hot and we didn’t spend that much time indoors. The price was reasonable for the location, our room was quiet (away from the street on the top floor). The pool and jacuzzi were always clean, the people in the reception room were very friendly and helpful and the maids will enter your room if you put the service request sign out to give you your privacy. We got our own off street parking space which was nice and having a kitchen was a great feature too. I would stay here again.

Recently stayed here at the Beach Haven Inn for a mini vacation.
Positives: Very close to the beach, so I really couldn’t complain. The price was great for the weekday. Many restaurants and night spots within walking distance. Hot tub and pool (which were always empty and clean).
Negatives: It was quite noisy, especially around 6am with the other guests moving around upstairs. The bedroom was rather small, with barely enough closet space. Having a kitchen was great for the mornings we just wanted to relax and make breakfast, but the utensils and pans were awful. The maid service was sub-​par. some days they would show up and some days they wouldn’t.
My boyfriend and I are pretty relaxed, so we really didn’t sweat all of the small stuff. They didn’t add any additional charges and the staff was very helpful and friendly.

Great location… half a block from the beach.
The room was smaller than I expected, but that was ok… wasn’t spending much time in there anyway. Storage for clothes was an issue. There was one dresser in the kitchen area, a closet and nightstand. We got creative :)
We would go out for the day and return at 3:30 — 4 to get cleaned up for dinner and find that the room hadn’t been cleaned yet… this happened everyday. One day it wasn’t cleaned at all!
The bathroom was ok except for the mold on the corner of the shower… we just steered clear of that.
We were on the first floor and every step the people upstairs took was like a loud thump! Really hard to fall asleep without earplugs.
Overall, I will most likely not stay here again. Just had a weird vibe.

I went to San Diego for work and fun, and this place was well-​suited for both. I got the optional full kitchen and felt totally at home there. The motel is clean and comfortable, and the bed and the bathroom in my room were in great shape. It might not be for you if you want total quiet, but if you’re looking for cheap, comfortable, fun, independently-​owned accommodations, and you like the idea of being able to cook a meal, you should consider this place.
Oh, and the beach (with surf!) is RIGHT THERE. I would almost have given it four stars just because it’s a tiny bit funky, but the folks at the desk were super nice so I’m going for five. I hope I get the chance to stay there again.