Days Inn San Diego Airport Convention Center/Harbor View

If only I could explain my thought process at this point in time. The first night stay was frustrating. We booked a room through Wyndham Rewards. They stated our reservation would include (2) 2bed suites to accommodate the (6) people in our party. We arrived to find that we were allowed a (1) room (2) bed suit with a pull out couch that was out of order. I made a complaint and they changed our room to a (2) queen bedroom with a side room that also had a queen bed in it. It was old and outdated, but suited our needs at the time. We came back to the hotel, the next night, after dinner to find cockroaches in the fridge. My husband is a pest control specialist and found there were 12+ roaches in the room. We contacted the hotel, sent photos which were provided to the general manager. At first they were only going to refund us for one night, but there was no way we were going to take that deal. We walked away and spoke to the rest of our party about moving to a different hotel. I called the front desk manager and he said they would refund both rooms if we chose not to stay or they would refund one night and give a discount for the last night if we decided to stay in the upgraded (2) room suite (of which we were originally promised in the beginning.) I appreciate all the help that Andy provided us when working with our issue. We were refunded one night stay ($ 243.11) and the second nights charge went down $ 145.87 total for two rooms. I am a happy camper for now, but will not say here again until the cockraoch issue is resolved. Thank you hubby Ryan for all of your pest control knowledge. You saved us some heart ache baby.

My husband, 17-​year old daughter and I checked in late after a long drive from the SF Bay Area. We were welcomed and had no problems with check in. Very pleased with the room: clean, spacious, 2 comfortable queen beds, and clean linen. Clean bathroom. Continental breakfast in the AM and free parking. (Tight spaces though. Glad we had a compact rental). Great location. We walked couple blocks to Little Italy and had mediocre pizza, then walked over to the water front area. Very nice. Will definitely come back if I’m in the area again.

Checked into this place on 26 Sep 15 to welcome back my brother from deployment. We checked in and set up the room while getting ready to go have fun. While laying one of the beds watching tv in room 312, I felt something crawling on my arm and gave it a good smack. After looking at it under a light I noticed it was a bed bug and knew of the problems they can cause. A little later I decided to talk to the person and the front counter to show him what I found in the room and he took a look and asked what it was. I confirmed it was a bed bug and politely asked if we could get a different room. The gentleman said he would upgrade us for free without any hesitation at all which was awesome. Once we got the new set of room keys and checked out the new room it then made up for the other one by far. So the customer service was really good from what we experienced.
This location was closer to some of the locations my family wanted to visit and also had a nice park with a big water fountain thing across the street which is nice during the heat. Also being able to see the harbor from our room was amazing. The rooms sizes are big and they also come with microwaves and refrigerators which is very helpful. The only downside is the quality is more of a Motel 6 with the hard beds and pillows. Parking is also pretty tight so watch out for that if you have a nice car.

This place is horrible. It smells funny and the first morning we found a cockroach in the shower. The second night we found a cockroach running on the nightstand, and well… my sleep sucked because of that. The parking is also terrible… very small spaces. When we went to our car the first morning we had to crawl to the driver’s seat from the other side because a car parked just inches away from us. I stayed here to save money for my work event but will never again; the basic amenities were beyond dissapointing. The towels were stained and looked and smelled gross. You know it’s a bad place when you go buy Clorox wipes the next day. Please spend a little extra money and stay somewhere clean and safe… or just go camping because that’s what it felt like!

It’s sad what this world has come to when a crappy motel like this one has the MANAGER come out to the parking lot to stop me from getting 40 – 50 small cubes of ice not even close to a half of a bag full, on a hot day like this!!! The level of compassion this woman has for another human is astonishing.
It’s not like they buy the ice and load it in there
ITS AN ICE MACHINE which no one was using
I will NEVER stay at a Days inn because of this place
And if anyone I know is thinking about staying there I will talk them out of it
(I have gotten some ice there before, last summer, and they told me the ice machine isn’t working good, so I stopped so if they haven’t fixed it in a year then that tells you a lot more about the hotel then I can)

Complain if you want. But the location to the bay and the price make this ideal. Rooms are clean. Bay is across the street.
Overall a good experience.

We chose this hotel because it’s walking distance to Little Italy. This place is OLD and needs upgrades. The room was clean but had an icky smell. We left the door open for a couple hours but it didn’t help. The carpet needs cleaning also. The bed and pillows were comfortable. However, we saw ants in the bathroom, and there was no Kleenex. Had to use the TP. I have NEVER stayed in a place that didn’t have Kleenex. The Internet was awful and really slow. Took forever for a page to load. The breakfast consists of coffee, off-​brand packaged pastry, yogurt, bread for toast, and fruit. And there was only one table at which to sit. And this is all crowded into one corner of the office. Definitely not enough for a three story motel. The pool appeared to be clean. This place is right next to the train tracks (no train horn) and in the airport flight path. The noise didn’t bother me but it might others. This place is ok if you need a place to sleep for the night. I definitely wouldn’t vacation here. And our next stay in San Diego definitely won’t be here.

Pretty good hotel for being central to all the hot spots in S.D. Rooms were clean and very quiet. I would stay there again. Walked to Little Italy and hung out at various restaurant/​bars. No complaints about the rooms at all. Good value for the price.

Husband had to come to San Diego for work, so kids and I thought we would tag along for a night. Hey, free room in San Diego? I’m there. Wasn’t expecting much. In fact, wasn’t sure what to expect. But pleasantly surprised! We had 2 cars cuz we drove separate. Got here way before checkin, room wasn’t ready. No prob! Leave a car in FREE PARKING, and enjoy a Beautiful Sunday afternoon together! This Motel has a perfect location! It’s a bit older, furniture is a bit outdated, but bathrooms have been modestly updated. Nice, big room. Enough space to move the table and chairs over and fit a blow up mattress for my daughter, and the pack n play for my baby. They said they could bring in a rollaway for $ 10 more, but since my Husbands work was footing the bill, we figured we should keep it simple and bring our own. Fridge in the room was much bigger than most Hotel rooms too! Great for Hubby who is staying here for 6 days! TV reception not very good. But free WiFi! Comfy bed. Continental Breakfast. And did I mention FREE PARKING! Best thing is location though. Can’t beat. Lots of awesome places to walk to. Harbor, Gaslamp, Little Italy. Great play area with water play right across the street for kids as well. This place is definitely a find! Would even come back and pay for it myself next time!

1) The room had a smell.
2) The water tasted funky.
3) The alarm clock decided to go off in the middle of the night! WTF???
4) Checked out and was overcharged by the spacey desk person. Had to return to question my bill. He had the room number wrong. Wow.
I’m not going back.

Okay, so we stayed here on a Saturday night because it was the closest hotel to Hornblower. Very noisy! Highway noise, overhead jets, and young guests hanging out on the walkways late into the night. TV reception was pretty bad too. The room was nothing fancy, but it was nice sized and clean. Very good considering the price and location. Free wifi and continental breakfast.

I should have listened to other reviews, ugly room with fake wood floors and some burnt orange wall and ugly bedspread, walls dirty and just creepy overall… would never stay here again. We have one more night as I am writing this… EEEEK

My nonsmoking room had a nasty smell cigarette smell that the maid tried to cover with deodorizer. It didn’t work. The tub looked like it hadn’t been scrubbed in a long time.

Unpleasant experiences. The room my partner and I stayed in had a few issues such as; no smoke detector, gross bed sheets from the early 80s, and bathroom towels that were completely covered in long black hair, neither my partner or I have long black hair nor had we taken a shower. When we told the person at the front desk and showed him the soiled towels he responded in a less-​than timely manner and had no solution to the problem. Instead he asked us what we wanted. After «dealing» back and forth with the guy for a good 20 mins, he eventually kicked us out of the hotel because we wanted a discount on the following night, a pretty reasonable request. There are much nicer hotels in the area for the same price.

I stayed here this last weekend before heading back home from a week in Tijuana.
I arrived around 11am. The person at the front desk was a little rude at first, although he was also on the phone so I imagine he was a little stressed from having to multitask so much. He checked and was able to allow me early check in. The check in process was very fast.
I had a room on the top floor and along the back of the hotel. My room had a perfect view of the San Diego harbor. It was absolutely beautiful! The room seemed a little cluttered and I had to move the table in order to access the fridge. The room came not only with coffee, but with teabags too. Soap, shampoo, and conditioner are provided in the bathroom. I really appreciate the addition of conditioner, that is hard to find. The room also had an iron and ironing board, although I used neither.
The bed and pillows were very comfortable. I spent a week at a 4-​star hotel in Tijuana that had 2 pillows for a king sized bed, and the pillows were paper thin and rock hard. Having four fluffy, soft pillows and a super soft mattress was a very welcome change. The comforter was very beautiful and soft.
I could not figure out how to pull up any sort of TV guide on the TV, and the channel offerings seemed lacking. The in-​room safe was easy to use and seemed secure.
The hotel grounds are a little old but seem to be in great condition. The elevators show the most wear and are a little noisy and slow. I loved the plants in the baskets along each floor.
I was a little annoyed at the amount of yelling and loud talking outside my room in the 10pm-​3am time frame. When I left my hotel room at 4am to meet my shuttle (which the hotel has partnered with. CloudShuttle? SuperShuttle? to provide complimentary rides), I nearly tripped over someone sleeping in the hallway. Yes, sleeping. Some guy, and he had a case of beer next to him. My first thought was that his wife kicked him out of the room, but the guy at the front desk said it was likely a bum and he would go handle it.
So, in summary:
PROS
*Comfortable bed and pillows.
*In-​room fridge and microwave.
*The view is spectacular.
*Water in the tub is very hot.
*AC works great, very cold.
*Free wifi.
CONS
*Noise from the trains/​trolleys that run right behind the building.
*Noise from other guests and bums.
*There were ants in my tub.
*Wifi was sooooo slow. I was unable to stream anything from Youtube, Netflix or Amazon without it stopping due to low connection every couple of minutes.
If you are staying at this hotel and you are from out of town like me, I found «www​.eat24​.com» to be a great resource to finding food for delivery.
Overall I am giving this hotel four stars due to the noise and the ants in the tub.

I am surprised by all of the bad reviews. Yes this place is kinda old and worn, but I think it was still a good deal.
The people at the front desk were all nice and helpful. Check in was 3 minutes and easy, check out was even faster and easier.
The rooms are fine.
I thought this way a really great deal. I wanted to be downtown, and I was looking at fancier more expensive hotels. I was debating about paying the extra money, until I realized that I would also have to pay for parking, wifi, and breakfast. At that point I made my decision.
This is a good location close to the airport, Little Italy, downtown, the train, etc. We were nearby all of the attractions we wanted to see. (We walked to the train to go to the gaslamp district.)
Yes this is a low end motel. But it has a good staff, pool, free breakfast (regular continental breakfast, but I eat cereal and fruit at home for breakfast so I’m fine eating it on vacation), free wifi, and free parking.

4 and 5 stars? I’m thinking some reviewers may have stayed elsewhere…
Noisy and run-​down are the first words that come to mind when I think about our stay here. People yelling through the paper-​thin floor boards in the room above us, noise from the freeway, noise from the trains, noise from the ships, and noise from the parking lot and main road pretty much guarantee you will not be sleeping. The elevator to the floors above barely fits 2 people– and the door takes at least a minute to open. My poor mom tried to squeeze in with my dad and I to ride up and as she walked in to the elevator the door closed on her– and didn’t open again! She was stuck in the frame for a minute while we tried to get the door to open.
Although you can walk to little Italy from here, and the location is close to the airport, definitely throw down a bit more money to stay someplace nicer.

Overall had a great experience at this hotel. My boyfriend and I went out to San Diego for a three night stay. We wanted to be close to downtown/​gaslamp but didn’t want to pay the downtown prices so this hotel was exactly what we were looking for price wise. They had a 20% off sale for a stay of three nights or longer so the extra savings were great! Oh and parking is free! A lot of these San Diego hotels charge for nightly parking. Not far at all from the lively gaslamp quarter, we would walk there every evening for dinner. So if you don’t mind walking about a mile and half each way this is definitely an economical alternative worth considering. We didn’t mind the walking at all and it sure beats trying to find parking in downtown.
As the name of the hotel states you do have a harbor view from the hotel. Overall outdoor appearance of the hotel is good, it’s well maintained and has plenty of parking. There is a swimming pool there, a bit on the smaller size but also well maintained and clean. We booked a queen deluxe room which we really enjoyed! The room was clean and updated and spacious. Aside from the queen bed, we had a queen sofa bed with a coffee table that were nice to have since we would stay in for a quick breakfast before heading out. The bed in the sofa never made it out since the bf was on good behavior all weekend (hehe) so can’t speak for the quality of the bed but the actual sofa was comfy. =) I loved the fact that the room had a microwave and a mini fridge which had more than enough space. Very practical since we stocked up on a few things for our stay. The LCD TV mounted on the wall was also nice. The rooms are pretty much equipped with all the basics including an ironing board/​iron and hair dryer.
Would definitely stay at this hotel again when back in San Diego.
Oh and another thing worth mentioning there is a Jack in the Box with 24 hour drive through just down the street less than a block away as well as a fast food Mexican place. Sure does come in handy for those late night munchies!

Good furniture, newer w granite countertops. Flat screen tv. Iron & board great for business clothes. Lots of towels. Old elevator jerked badly. Personnel ok. Not greeting or interested in helping fast but eventually helped.

This hotel should really get four stars, but I had SUCH a good experience here that I had to add a star.
I stayed here one night before I went on a cruise. I was able to park my car here while I was on the cruise and the park & stay deal was excellent. They shuttled our entire group over to the port as part of the deal.
As a hotel goes… well…it’s Days Inn. A hotel room. A bathroom. A TV. A pool. Free Wifi.
Here’s my great experience. While I was on the cruise, some lunatic ran through the parking lot and broke my windshield and driver’s side window. It’s not like this is a bad neighborhood, just some random window-​breaking freak on the loose and my car and my friends car were the only victims. Apparently the lunatic climbed up on the roof of the hotel with the police chasing him and disappeared into the night completely avoiding arrest.
When we returned from the cruise, the manager met us at the cars and calmed us down (actually kept us from ever getting too excited). She had already gotten prices to replace our windshield (on a Saturday), filed a claim with her insurance company, ordered the work to be done once we gave her the go ahead, and put us up in the hotel another night at no cost to us. She even gave us two extra rooms for friends that were not with us when we originally stayed but were stuck with us because we were driving them home.
That is great service. I will go back. I will recommend it to everyone.