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Reviews of Pacific View Inn This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

610 Emerald Street, Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA 92109, United States

#194 of 255 hotels in San Diego

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 252 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.9

  • Comfort

    8.1

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free Wifi

    5.0

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  • Reviewed: July 21, 2025

    9.0
    Great little hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    And ice machine for the hotel would be much appreciated

    Its a nice little hotel on the beach. Rooms are very small and simple. But always clean. The front office has beach chairs and umbrellas to use which is very handy!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location and view

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: June 20, 2025

    8.0
    Good value. Great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Our room was way too small for 3 people—we were bumping into each other. Also not a fan of the bathroom door which did not allow for any real privacy.

    Great location. Surprisingly quiet in the middle of it all. Accommodating staff.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: May 11, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No amenities like a washer or ice machine.

    Location, price, and cleanliness.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2025

    9.0
    Location, location, location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Partial Ocean View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I didn't get the room I thought I had booked, however, staff offered to move us over when that room became vacant. We chose to just stay in the room they put us in, it worked out just fine. The shower had a shower curtain versus a glass door as pictured. Not a smartTV so nighttime watching was DirectTV with commercials. I didn't like the paint color at all (a pretty aggressive blue!) but I knew what I was getting into when I booked it!

    Location, location, location. Really cannot beat it! The beach is steps to your right, restaurants steps to your left. Bicycle rental across the street. It truly could not have been any more perfect for an on-foot vacation. AC worked great, shower water hot, bed cozy. Our room had a huge window that let in a ton of natural light during the day and a peekaboo view of the ocean. Rented a "partial" ocean view room and that's what it was. Staff was incredibly friendly. Basic that met our needs.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: March 10, 2025

    9.0
    We really enjoyed our stay and will visit again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wish there was more parking but I understand why that can’t be helped.

    The staff in the lobby were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were better than expected and very clean and comfortable. The location is excellent.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 9, 2025

    7.0
    Fine
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lack of Parking Restroom doors The blue inside the rooms

    Location

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: January 4, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The screens on the windows.

    Location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: November 9, 2024

    9.0
    Amazing for the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Partial Ocean View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Windows were small, no designated parking unless you are willing to pay $30/night.

    Best location for walkability

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 2, 2024

    7.0
    Good, but a few things could have been better.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Partial Ocean View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The coffee maker in the room was broken. And there was no water for the coffee maker in the lobby.

    This is right on the beach. It is a great location.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: October 30, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Queen Room with Partial Ocean View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Limited parking. You might have to walk your luggage a block or two.

    Location by the beach is awesome by day, but there's a couple of dodgy homeless dudes around at night. Not a massive concern. Staff did a good job dealing with a potential stuff up in booking with Booking.com

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 28, 2024

    8.0
    Strategic position
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There weren’t an hair dryer. You have to pay the park and is not always available otherwise you have to find it by yourself. In our room there were some construction side next to it and in the morning we were hearing everything.

    The position is incredible, bed really comfortable and the room new.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 6, 2024

    8.0
    Despite the tightness of the room, I would stay here again in a heartbeat. Steps from the beach, food, and shopping is a
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room with double beds is very tight. The sink in our room was also unattached on one side from the counter. $30 a day to park is ridiculous but it is a busy area and didn’t want to risk leaving car elsewhere.

    Close proximity to the beach and walking distance to restaurants and shopping.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: September 16, 2024

    9.0
    Stay was decent, but location was spot on!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Property could use an ice machine and maybe the office can have staff available 24/7. Front office closes at 9pm and doesn’t open the next morning until 7am. No housekeeping available only upon request. Street parking only which is a bummer.

    Location/ beach front

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2024

    8.0
    Great stay but hard to find parking, had to park 4 blocks away
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No parking

    Location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2024

    7.0
    It was a C+ experience. Could have been an A stay if the facility were better managed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Partial Ocean View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The staff was tone-deaf: 1) on providing a lamp(s) (any lamps!) to go with the one (1) overhead light. A least one lamp was badly needed so you could see in the room without opening the window shades and so we could turn off the light from bed - this situation occurred because the ceiling of the room is painted a very dark blue and the room is poorly lit, (and it took almost 24 hours to receive the one and only lamp they provided) and 2) the room did not have any bedside tables, we were expected to the use the desk on one side (with no lamp!) and we had to borrow a table from the outdoor patio next to the office for the other side of the bed - because the staff was unresponsive! Also, the drawer space and clothing hangup area were woefully inadequate for 2 people to stay a week. There was constantly a different person at the front desk and that contributed to the poor service - although they were pleasant. The room needs to be changed to a different configuration to be more ergonomically useful and pleasant. The shower curtain should be mounted on a modern outwardly curved bar so you can turn in the shower without dragging the curtain on your shoulder.

    location, amenities like beach chairs and umbrellas available.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 23, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The wifi was terrible couldn't get any connection

    Location was great. Friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 20, 2024

    8.0
    The staff was very nice and I will most definitely stay there again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    How close to the beach you are

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 10, 2024

    7.0
    Nice clean and quiet room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Partial Ocean View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The shower was so narrow that the curtain was always on me...maybe put a bowed shower curtain rail to keep current away.

    Staff was very nice.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: June 30, 2024

    9.0
    We had an amazing stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Close to beach, clean

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 21, 2024

    7.0
    Overall for the price it was a great location with free parking and a clean nice place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was no ice at the hotel and it seemed understaffed and in need of some upkeep. The gate locks to the outside were broken so anyone could walk by your room at night.

    The location was great and the room was clean. Free parking was also easy to find.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 14, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good location

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 22, 2024

    8.0
    A great place to stay at a great location
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The dirty spot on the floor that was not cleaned up

    I did not know about the breakfast... it was not mentioned. There was a dirty spot on the floor next to the lamp with the two light bulbs. Kind of like someone dropped ketchup and it wasn't cleaned up when I got into my room... but overall, it was a great place to stay and Def will be coming back

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2024

    7.0
    Room is TINY but clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No parking, right on the sidewalk

    Location was perfect, walking distance to everything

    Stayed in April 2024

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