Name: Handlery Hotel San Diego
Address: 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley, San Diego, California, United States of America, San Diego, San Diego County, US
Price range: US$95–US$200 per night
Rating: 7.85

What guests think

At Handlery Hotel San Diego, travellers consistently praise the resort-style pool scene and many friendly staff interactions, while noting the older, motel-like layout, dated rooms with small bathrooms, and added costs like daily paid parking.

Cleanliness is mixed, ranging from very clean and comfortable to reports of musty or smoke odors, mold, pests, and maintenance issues like weak AC, chirping alarms, and malfunctioning appliances. The location is convenient for driving to the zoo, Old Town, beaches, and shopping, though many find the area not very walkable and some rooms face freeway or pool noise. On-site dining and the pool bar earn frequent compliments, but hours can vary, prices and coffee draw complaints, and service ranges from warm and attentive to indifferent, with occasional deposit and follow-up issues. Expect a convenient, mid-range stay with clear trade-offs in age, noise, and extra fees.

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Facilities

Standout pool and hot tub with fire pits and a poolside bar create a resort-style vibe. Common drawbacks are paid parking, no elevators to second floors, and some dated or occasionally closed facilities.

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Dawn

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pool area is beautiful! 10’ pool and huge jacuzzi. Tropical environment. Great food. The Reef Lounge is awesome. Fire pits by the pool. Clean, comfy rooms. We stay-cation monthly and they have better beds than most. Every thing is close by.

8

Christyn

12 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Overall stay was great. Pool area was busy but beautiful. Room was clean but the bathroom was very small with very little counter space. Most rooms are accessible outside and the balconies/patios mostly face the parking lot. Its an older but well maintained building. Restaurant/bar were pretty decent.

6

Ivar

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Central and good area, but car is a must. Hotel was clean and neat, age does how ever show even if they have renovated it. Layout and facilities is a bit outdated. Sound insulation is not very good, so ask for a room not next to another. Be aware that parking is an additional cost, this should be included and this is one of the reasons they loose a star.

8

Tina

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Overall pleasant experience and accommodating. Parking $24 a night is definitely more expensive than other hotels nearby. AC was very weak, we set it at 60 degrees and it definitely didn’t feel like it.

10

Lisa

6 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

When we entered the lobby we were greeted by “ Pamela”, she was so kind and welcoming and treated us as tho we have known each other a long time!!( never met before). We were on the second floor and she helped us carry and load multiple bags to our room!! ( I only wish there was an elevator there , that’s the down fall) . We had a great bfast in the restaurant there and the waiters were super nice also! Thank you for your hospitality! Lisa Craft

8

Mark

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice rooms, bed is a little firm, pillows were OUTSTANDING. Could use better TV's. Lobby bar was closed both night. Both restaurants were good. The staff was very friendly. As for location with being able to walk to stores or quick marts, terrible, nothing close.

10

Melissa

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We love this hotel and stay here often. The pool and hot tub are great and there are fire pits for night time hangs by the pool. There’s a great lil bar and restaurant there. Staff is always warm and friendly. Next door to golf course, restaurants, shopping, etc

10

Yafet

13 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay accept having to pay for parking !

6

Amy

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

pool was super crowded with visible intoxicated people. no complimentary breakfast.

4

rebecca

17 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was very rundown. No elevator I know it’s only two floors, but I had a lot of heavy stuff, so that sucked. Bar and restaurant were closed. The gym had equipment from 1993 and it was very rusty.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent: many note very clean rooms and grounds, while others report musty or smoke odors, mold, hair, pests (including spiders/bedbugs), and occasional grime.

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Jesus

9 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room has dried throw up inside and smelled very also bathtub was filthy and stained! Never again !

10

Maria

29 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was very clean.It felt safe .The only things is you can hear sirens and traffic to close other then that it was a nice stay

6

Clifford

13 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel is older and somewhat run down. The restaurants and service were great, but the rooms were old and dirty. Long hairs in the bathroom, pee or another yellow looking stain on the back of the door, the door and ceiling were warped from water and the windows barely opened.

10

Ashleigh

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean rooms and hotel

4

Scott

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Theirs is no counter space in the room. There was terrible mold in the shower. At 6:30 am they had delivery trucks backing up and unloading in the parking lot next to the rooms

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Robert

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The worse hotel we ever stayed at. Pictures are not showing true condition of the hotel. Not clean, outdated and just gross. Our room didn’t get cleaned one night and when they cleaned - we only got glean towels but floors were nit vacuumed. Dont stay there, you will regret it, it was super noisy too and staff didn’t control people that wanted to party all night.

2

Naomy

29 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had bed bugs and my partner was bit a few times

2

J

13 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Absolutely Disgusting – Stay Away! This was one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve ever had. From the moment I walked in, the room smelled terrible—like mold and chemicals mixed together. It was genuinely hard to breathe, and I honestly don’t think the air was healthy. To make things worse, I found spiders in the room, the bathtub was clogged, and the night lamp didn’t even work. The entire place was filthy—dust everywhere, dirty floors, and stains that clearly hadn’t been cleaned in who knows how long.

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Jirjees

13 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Found spiders in hotel Bathtub clogged Extra super dirty Unworking night lamp Smells bad chemical smell (unsafe) Will never stay in this hotel 0.0 rating overall Worst experience every

4

Gladys

4 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

bad smell and dirty

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Rooms

Rooms are dated with very small bathrooms and limited counter space, firm beds, occasional AC/fridge/TV issues, and thin walls or freeway noise; many balconies face parking lots. Some guests also received full beds when expecting queens.

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amy

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Old musty building. Outdated rooms

8

Christyn

12 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Overall stay was great. Pool area was busy but beautiful. Room was clean but the bathroom was very small with very little counter space. Most rooms are accessible outside and the balconies/patios mostly face the parking lot. Its an older but well maintained building. Restaurant/bar were pretty decent.

6

Robert

31 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was not as good as the pictures. The restroom was very small. The AC did not work well, and the small refrigerator was dirty. The hotel staff was very polite and helpful.

6

Franchelle

26 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The stay was great! The room was OK but This location needs to be upgraded The room was old fashion the tv was old the room had a weird smell like old room smell kinda hard to explain The bed was very uncomfortable (very firm) The bathroom needs to be upgraded very run down stained tub and old shower head

6

Carmen

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel outdated, no elevator, under staffed, light in our room turned on and off all night by itself, refrigerator didn’t cool, coffee brewer didn’t heat water.

6

Eric

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Small beds and even smaller bathrooms. Booked a room for 4 with double queen beds and ended up with two fulls. Not great. Given its extreme proximity to I-8 it needs some better form of sound isolation such as trees or hedges on the property edge nearest the freeway.

8

Rosana

27 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms need to be updated the beds are really bad and rooms smell!

6

Qi

18 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

First night was horrible as a dog next room was keeping barking without stop! After complaining, I was able to switch another room in another building. In general the hotel rooms are not sounding proofing. Your can hear outside peoples’ talking so clear.

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Jean

18 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The location was close to everything, if you don’t mind using a car. The hotel is dated and smelled heavily of smoke. The sliding doors were far from sound proof, as we heard the people in the pool as well as our neighbors’ conversations. There’s no microwave and I don’t believe that the TV has been upgraded in the past decade or two. Other than that, it’s a fine stay for a quick visit.

6

Denise

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was clean, and the bar and restaurants seemed decent. However, we were placed in a room facing the freeway. It was extremely noisy and hard to sleep. A double pane window would have definitely helped that problem! There was also a lot of noise outside our door in the corridor which kept us up the second night. The room was very old with a very small bathroom. With that said, the room was very clean but dud smell musty. The price we paid was accurate for what we got. However, we will not stay there again.

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Service

Service feedback is mixed—numerous shout-outs for friendly, helpful staff, but also reports of rudeness, slow or poor follow-up, and deposit/refund miscommunications.

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Heather

13 Nov 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

The pool area was lovely and quiet, the room was in good condition and the service was immediate whenever anything was requested. Pamela was extremely helpful in switching the room booked to a poolside room upgrade.

10

Dilan

24 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff initially was amazing but then when I returned asking for a room change the second front desk person was a little more snobby.

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Karen

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very generic. Did not like the lack of security. Main door was always open and anyone could get in the hallways. Very disappointed with the woman that checked me in. She was robotic. Not interested in any questions I had. Did not explain anything about the hotel. ie =restaurants, ice, pool. Etc. could not provide an itemized receipt saying it was a 3rd party reservation. I felt she was rude and not a good way to start my visit to your hotel. I hope you take these remarks seriously, if you don’t want the true then why ask. And, waste my time. By very generic I mean, no frills whatsoever. Not even a bottle of water.

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Jeremy

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great, with the exception of the STILL missing deposit. My gf was told 7-14 business days and it’s starting to push closer to having been a month. What happened to her deposit?

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Jeremy

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We’re still missing our deposit from our last stay. My gf paid for the last night and she hasn’t received her refund from this hotel.

4

Kristine

17 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff not friendly or helpful.

10

Brie

12 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pamela at the front desk was so nice and helpful! All the staff was excellent !

10

Joseph

21 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Christina at the front desk provided excellent customer service ! All the amenities are exceptional !

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Keasha

20 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The vending machine is out of water so I called the front desk to order some and Latrice said that’s not something they do. You have to be able to provide water, I come to San Diego frequently to visit my daughter and this is the first at this hotel and never again will I come back. She also stated that I can walk to another building and I replied I wasn’t comfortable leaving my room to go outside at 3:30a. It started with the front desk not being as friendly as I would expect when checking someone in for the first time to not willing to provide something basic like water for a guest.

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mike

5 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Our room developed a roof leak from a rainstorm.and when we asked to move to another room the registration staff wanted us to stay in our room and send up engineering which would not be of any help as water was dripping rapidly down onto the carpet.We insisted on being re-located into a different room and the way the registration handled that was to send up new keys to a new room by an outside security staff member with no instructions as to where the location of the new room was, or any assit to help move our belongings. Further no apologies/or compensation of some sort was offered. Possibly a breakfast or lunch for the inconvenience of awaking to a leaking ceiling and moving in the dark from an inside hallway to an outside pathway 3 BUILDINGS AWAY IN THE RAIN AND IN OUR PAJAMAS.

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Location

Central for driving to the zoo, Old Town, beaches, and shopping, with easy freeway access. Not very walkable, and freeway-side rooms can be noisy.

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Ivar

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Central and good area, but car is a must. Hotel was clean and neat, age does how ever show even if they have renovated it. Layout and facilities is a bit outdated. Sound insulation is not very good, so ask for a room not next to another. Be aware that parking is an additional cost, this should be included and this is one of the reasons they loose a star.

10

Daniel

27 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Centrally located in the heart of San Diego.

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Karen

1 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was fine. The smoke detector made noise both nights we stayed keeping us awake. Otherwise, it was a good location near USD.

10

Gary

17 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We enjoyed our stay at the Handlery. It was close to restaurants and things to do.

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Xavier

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

I liked that this property had a bus stop right outside the property, so it made it a little easier to travel to different places around the city. I didn’t like that there aren’t really any food options nearby the hotel. The room was nice and bed was comfortable.

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Phally

17 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good property to set for the location because it is close to major SD attractions. Rooms are a bit dated, but the pool was the highlight of the stay. For the price I pay, I would book again for the location and pool.

8

Scott

12 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy access and location to attractions

10

Ames

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Centrally located, clean, quiet, staff personable and friendly.

10

Paul

29 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean, modern, well-maintained, friendly, helpful staff. On hotel circle, it’s not with walking distance of anything but other hotels. Parking is far from free.

8

Brian

15 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a fine hotel. It's not great, but it's not at all bad - most importantly, my room was clean and fully functional (not always the case in hotels like these). It's on the side of the freeway that doesn't have much to offer, so you're not walking to anything from here. I stayed in a room that was on the freeway side... while the room was nice and had a balcony, there was no way to drown out freeway noise. If you're a light sleeper, try to get a room away from the freeway.

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Dining

On-site restaurants, happy hour, and the Reef Lounge are convenient and often tasty, but some find food mediocre or pricey, hours limited, and there’s no complimentary breakfast.

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Dawn

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pool area is beautiful! 10’ pool and huge jacuzzi. Tropical environment. Great food. The Reef Lounge is awesome. Fire pits by the pool. Clean, comfy rooms. We stay-cation monthly and they have better beds than most. Every thing is close by.

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Lisa

6 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The pool area is very nice and we enjoyed it over the weekend. They have followed the practice of small pillows for the bed, so while bed was not uncomfortable per we, the 3 small pillows made sleeping uncomfortable. Bring your own. Restaurant is okay for bar style foods. I would love to see more gluten friendly items.

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Mark

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice rooms, bed is a little firm, pillows were OUTSTANDING. Could use better TV's. Lobby bar was closed both night. Both restaurants were good. The staff was very friendly. As for location with being able to walk to stores or quick marts, terrible, nothing close.

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Isaac

16 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff is wonderful, polite, and professional. The food is delicious, and the overall food experience is great. We will be coming back a third and many more times. Thanks again

10

Kenneth

13 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

my steak was AWESOME!

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Diana

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The peoperty was nice it is older needs a few upgrades like maybe a smart tv. But overall im not complaining . Loved the lounge and bar at the pool and the service at front desk was so nice! I would stay again. Only thing is the having to pay to park in their parking lot. But it is what it is.

6

Anne

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Overpriced dining of mediocre quality. No lobby coffee! Room w balcony overlooking pool courtyard ok for the price. Pool large enough for lap swimming. An older hotel so carpets and furnishings worn.

10

Eric

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel, we liked the pool, bar and restaurant.

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Dana

12 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I liked my stay! I stayed in a beautiful balcony room facing the pool. Lounged all day with the window open listening to the breeze as I got ready for my night at the theater. The room was clean and spacious, and the noise complaints I had read really didn't bother me as it was a quiet night I suppose. I wish I had brought swim suit as the few people in the pool and hot tub made me incredibly jealous, even though it was a chilly night the pool seemed to heated and warm enough to get in. My one complaint was that I had wanted to eat dinner and have drinks in the hotel restaurant but it was closed! On a Saturday night i was kind of shocked that it was. They had the pool bar open and we decided to have a drink there which was.. okay, the staff very nice but it was so awkward because they kind of just stared at you, I kept thinking to myself "say hi! your working in customer service" i was always the first one to engage in a hello first which just made me feel uneasy and I wanted to just finish my drink and the get out of there. Other than that experience, I would stay here again and again, just maybe make reservations for dinner and drinks elsewhere ahead of time.

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Marc

16 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Plan $24 per night to park! Total crap. Building has a very dated appearance on exterior. Lobby, bar and restaurant areas appear updated and have a fresh look. No elevators and only a small # or rooms accessible without stairs. Pool and hot tub area were clean. Food was good and bars service excellent.

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Month	Average price
January	US$108
February	US$123
March	US$126
April	US$123
May	US$123
June	US$151
July	US$203
August	US$141
September	US$117
October	US$113
November	US$102
December	US$96

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $184	17 $146	18 $199	19 $189
20 $113	21 $112	22 $120	23 $112	24 $122	25 $198	26 $200
27 $113	28 $95	29 $114	30 $113

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $105	2 $157	3 $153
4 $112	5 $107	6 $112	7 $112	8 $111	9 $153	10 $157
11 $111	12 $120	13 $152	14	15 $155	16 $157	17 $153
18 $111	19 $118	20 $107	21 $111	22 $115	23 $157	24 $148
25 $118	26 $125	27 $126	28 $105	29 $119	30 $157	31 $140

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Premier Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Premier Room, 2 Double Beds

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