Inn at the Park

United States , San Diego - CA
SAN DIEGO, 525 Spruce Street
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6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

Josh

The staff is very nice. The location is excellent. The rooms are clean, the kitchen, in our suite was well supplied. There was a dank odor in our room that didn’t go away until our HVAC system was active for almost a full day. The hallway had a similar odor They don’t do any housekeeping, but will replace towels if requested. There is nothing on the TV in the room. I don’t know why it’s there. The lone elevator is very out of date. The license expired in 2023. You get to a floor and you don’t know if the door is going to open or not. It always did, but it was such a long delay that we never stopped worrying, whether it was going to open or not. This was a constant problem on all floors. when prompted, the staff was very dismissive of this problem. The concierge was very focused on getting us to go to a meeting about joining their vacation club. He went on and on about the benefits. It was very hard to be courteous about our lack of interest. There is very good street parking adjacent to the hotel, you just need to sign up for an app to use each time you park. They have valet parking for $30 a day which we did not use. They write that off if you attend their reception for the vacation club. There is a small exercise room and a lounge and deck on the roof, which looked very nice, but we never utilized it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Jarett Robert

Everything was great. Staff excellent room really clean. Would definitely recommend.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2026

Steven

Room was good — the paper towels were of very poor quality..

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Thomas

Friendly staff, comfortable bed, clean and updated bathrooms, really nice kitchenette for cooking, right next to the park, quiet. Nice Mexican restaurant across the street for breakfast or lunch. Tons of restaurants within walking distance.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2025

Kimberly

The hotel is quite old and my room was smelly. I left windows open and used my diffuser which helped. But the room is very big and I loved that. I loved the ability to cook if I wanted. The staff were great and very helpful. The gym is terrible-no weights. Just a treadmill, elliptical. That’s why I’m hiving it 4 stars. You are across the street from balboa park which is lovely. About a 10 min uber to the Gaslamp district and a 20 min uber to the beach. Walking distance to a few restaurants. Although my experience was good there I probably wouldn’t stay there again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

Paula

The kitchen was fully equipped and the room’s renovation was nicely done. Unfortunately the kitchen window had been painted shut, but using the ceiling made up for air flow.

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Nov 2025

Jill

Made reservation in May and paid in full. 24 hours prior to checking they emailed me and said I had to stay at another hotel due to “inventory” issues. Other hotel was not nearly as nice. Did not refund me anything. Big pressure to buy time share. Expedia people in India were nice but ineffective. I didn’t know it was a timeshare. Bait and switch!!

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

27 Oct 2025

Christopher

Absolutely no soundproofing, it sounded like the people above were going to crash through any minute. When I mentioned it to the front desk, they did acknowledge that the walls are paper thin and it is a recurring problem.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

Cynthia

Historic property great location.

Delightful historic property. Nearly non existent service. No restaurant or amenities. Nice to have a full kitchen. Valet is mandatory, due to the homeless population across the street. Staff is friendly and helpful. Be prepared for a hard sell on the ongoing vacation property access from the welcome team.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Andrew

Yes. Kitchen well equipped.

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

Bernard

The Inn At The Park and hotel staff were excellent; however, was surprised and disappointed about the Wyndham Destinations time share sales person that met us after check-in

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Anya

Great location, comfortable bed, clean, so nice to have a small kitchen and fridge. Parking around the area was hard to find, so vallet parking really saved the day.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Jeff

Was very nice property and very nice, comfortable rooms. Only minuses were the construction around the place and the pushy timeshare people, which I had no idea were going to bother us on our vacation

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2025

Daniel

A lot of homeless around the area. Only parking they offer is valet for $30 a day. If you don’t choose that then you need to go find a parking on the street. They are going to try to give you gifts in order for you to go to a timeshare meeting. Pretty annoying. Was a cool hotel wouldn’t stay again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2025

Laura R

Loved the old glamour of the 100 year old property.Loved the giant rooms!
Parking a little tricky .
Biggest issue was our reservation for two nights through Expedia turned into one and I spent 2 hours on the phone when we checked in trying to get the second night re-booked but hotel said there was no room. Expedia blamed the hotel on the mistake and hotel said Expedia. Nightmare way to start our family vacation.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2025

Blake

Overall, the property was pretty nice! The staff were very friendly and accomodating. The hotel itself was a nice mix of historic building on the outside and modern amenities on the inside. We were randomly upgraded to a two room suite, which was neat.

However, the windows were not part of the update, so noise levels were fairly high even in the fifth floor. One weird touch was ghe old window in the shower, because you could see how much of a mold/mikdew/rot problem that will become with water constantly splashing onto the wooden frame.

Also, immediately after check-in we were talked into a 90-minute time-share pitch after we were offered a \"comped gift\" for our wedding anniversary. They then said they had to put our card in for this gift, but after our presentation we would not have the $40 charged. We were essentially locked in for the presentation before we knew what hit us, and we would lose the money if we skipped. So, now we had to attend what turned out to be a 2-hour sales pitch before we could head to the Zoo and enjoy our anniversary. So, go in knowing that they might try to talk you into a Worldmark sales pitch; be ready to say no upon your arrival (or go along with it for the free perks if you can get through the sales pitch; just plan accordingly).

The surrounding area has really cool features close by, but its also crowded if you opt for street parking instead of valet, and a few unhoused people in the area with mental health and substance issues.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Tamara

This place is beautiful. Our room was better than we expected. The kitchen was equipped and the electric shade was awesome. Very attentive staff. The only thing I would gripe about is their valet parking and very limited parking off site. Oh, and the rooftop. It should not close each night. Definitely not.
I will stay there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Daniel

Classic, beautiful, recently remodeled. Calls from the concierge (chief sales person apparently) should be voided.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Jenna

I truly loved my stay here, the staff is more than helpful and always there when you need them. They made my trip much better! Only complaint I had was they had construction going on from 8-6ish which wasn’t necessarily ideal especially because I had no clue they were doing renovations, but thankfully I wasn’t in the hotel most of the day so it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience. Just really loud. But it was entirely worth it! I will be staying here in the future :)

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

Lou Ann

We loved our room, with the kitchenette, the big closet, safe and nice bathroom. It was all clean, and the staff was SO FRIENDLY! A complete joy to stay at your hotel and would come back as soon as we can. The building is beautiful, it has been modernized, but still has the charm of another time. We were very happy staying at the Inn.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Matthew

New Owner but Still Great

This is our second stay in this hotel. It's now owned by Wyndham and seems to be a timeshare hotel (be ready for the pitch by the concierge to attend a meeting). Not to worry, the rooms still have the style and spaciousness that they always had. There's some city noise but not as much as downtown. We like the area near Balboa Park and felt safe even at night. Will stay here again.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Great location

The location of Inn at The Park keeps us returning again and again. Balboa Park is just across the street and with beautiful, interesting neighborhoods surrounding the Inn, it is a great place to walk.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2025

Christopher

Decent but expensive too. Great area.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2025

Christopher

Decent. Not fun being asked to participate in a time share meeting everytime the elevator door opens....

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

judith

Lovely

Lovely stay. Quiet. Great location. Valet parking attendants were quick and friendly, specificly Rufino.

Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Jan 2025

Francis

What a weird place. Got there with my pregnant wife and our 18-month-old to see the zoo. The only place to unload was a “three minute only” spot out front. The whole hotel is serviced by a single elevator shared by guests and staff, so it took a long time to unload and a few trips up the elevator. Nobody offered to help. Checked it, got my keycards, showed my id and credit cards. Then the concierge wanted me to check in again to get a wristband that would unlock the room. I told him I didn’t need it since I already had a keycard, but he insisted it was mandatory, the wristband seemed to have no purpose. I told him I would get it later, since at that point I’d already been checking in for 30 minutes and my wife had a sleeping baby in the car. We finally got to our room, and while I held my sleeping baby the hotel staff called our room four times because they hadn’t registered our credit card properly. Then they called because they still demanded I get the useless wristband. Advice for hotel: tourists don’t want to be walking around with something that tells all potential criminals that they’re out-of-towners. Anyway, we finally got the stupid wristbands that served no purpose. Then after dinner, out 18-month old was running around to burn off some energy before bed. We got a calm from the front desk saying that someone in the cleaning staff had heard the noise in the hallway and we needed to be quiet. This is 7pm. We never turned in the TV or had a radio on, but in case you’re

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

Thomas

Good place for a family holiday.

My daughter and I stayed in a suite here and were very happy.

The rooms are very large. The suite has two large bedrooms, a bathroom (adjoining both bedrooms) a kitchen, a dining room, and a large lounge room. The kitchen was well-equipped. There was no washing machine, but I believe there was a guest laundry.

The rooms are fairly quiet at night time. The airport is so close to San Diego that you can always hear the planes from pretty much anywhere in the city, and this is no exception. As long as you're not planning on sleeping in, you'll probably be fine with it.

The neighbourhood is fine. Extremely close to Balboa Park; the zoo and museums are all an easy walk away. There aren't many great restaurants in the area, but the Italian district or Gaslamp district are a 5 minute Uber ride away. There's a 24 hour 7-11 right across the road. The area was fairly safe but there were a few drunks around at night.

Some reviews have mentioned the fact that this place tries to get you to attend one of their timeshare presentations. Yes, it's true. But, they take 'no' for an answer which is what you want. It's a minor inconvenience.

If I were staying in San Diego again as a solo traveller I might choose somewhere a bit more upmarket but for a family stay this place was perfect.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

05 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Flooded Out

We showed up in the hotel said our room was flooded they were sold out and basically kicked us out. We booked five months in advance because we stayed here last year and really liked the hotel

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2024

Susana

Nice property

2/10

Poor

30 Sep 2024

Kelly

Old hotel, in average condition

We didn’t book this hotel by choice, Hotels.com cancelled our booking and this was offered as a replacement.
However, for the price paid for 3 nights we were really disappointed. Hotel was very old, condition of rooms was quite poor.

Great location, service was good. Staff do their best under the conditions.

Breakfast was average.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

Bree

We stayed in a king suite and I was so impressed with the size of it for the price. The staff was so friendly and they made our honeymoon experience with them so sweet. I really appreciated that the vallet service was so reasonably priced. We stayed in 3 different hotels while in Cali and this one was our favorite.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Joanna

The hotel was so accommodating to our needs and requests. The desk clerks, valet and everyone there was an absolute delight to talk to. Would absolutely stay there again.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Tuan

Timeshare property if you can avoid going to sales meetings, this place is great!

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2024

WENDY

This spot was a great deal for a two bedroom suite. Close to Balboa Park, close to freeways. We walked a bit up to Hillcrest and there were many places to grab breakfast. The sale pitch was pretty low key and we chose not to attend. The roof deck seems nice, although we did not partake as it was very hot when we visited. While we didn't use the kitchen, it looked quite functional with plenty of dishes and nice size table. Staff was helpful and friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Paul

Amazing location

Such a great place to stay!!! We were able to walk to some of the attractions and restaurants. Loved the ability to cook breakfast in the morning so there was no need to leave for food right away! All of the staff were so friendly and helpful!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Keith

Great hotel in great location

Great location, fantastic space for 5 of us and courteous, efficient service.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Lidwina

Staff was very friendly and we loved all the amenities of our room

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2024

Jason

Nice historic building with character. No maid service is a bit of a challenge. Unique restaurants and cafes withing walking distance.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2024

Ruth

It was conveniently located but the park. It’s part of a time share, which is good and bad. Good because big rooms and kitchen with living room. And bad because they really want to sell you their properties.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2024

Adrienne

Valet parking was helpful as there was little parking. Concierge invited us to a Wyndham time-share meeting. We spent one of our two nights booked here due to a horrible airport delay on our way into San Diego. I wish we'd been able to spend both scheduled nights here. The beds were some of the most comfortable of our 2 week trip and the mini apartment feel of the room was SO welcoming. The building is historic and so a bit dated, but it was beautiful. The shower, which can make or break a stay review, was great with good pressure (no spending 30 minutes trying to rinse off the shampoo!.)

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Andrew

Private and generally clean. Facilities are dated but that’s part of the charm. Area around the property can be a bit sketchy.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2024

Jessica

It was a great hotel for SDCC. The staff were friendly, and our room was clean. The price was also cheaper compared to other hotels.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Really nice place

Really nice place. Clean, comfortable, convenient to Balboa Park, Zoo, etc. Staff are all very friendly. Would definitely stay again/recommend.

The beds and pillows are very soft- I love it, spouse not so much.

I did not know ahead of time is that this is a time share. We are not members and were very caught off guard. When you use hotels.com you don’t except to have the time share pitch. We avoided it, but it would have been better if I knew after 13 hours of traveling that that’s what I would be greeted with.

The room we had was advertised as two queens. These are not queen sized beds. They are full/double. My 2 teenagers (6’3”, 170 lbs each) struggled to share a bed. They struggle in a queen at the best of times, full was rough.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Classy

This is a fantastic hotel in a decent area.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2024

Dolores

The historical ambience was wonderful. Large rooms with loads of character, and the hotel staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. A lovely stay!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2024

Breeanna

Loved our visit

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

KIMBERLY

Definitely recommend

We stayed here for the Braves and Padres game. Only minutes away from stadium. Went to the San Diego zoo and it was just around the corner from the hotel. The rooms were very clean, beds were super comfy. We stayed in a 2 bedroom suite and had more than enough space. All employees were so helpful and would definitely stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2024

Elsa

The rooms are spacious and the location is very good, but facilities are old and stinky.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2024

Sangjik

Very quiet and clean room

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2024

Stephanie

Please be aware that they will try to get you to attend a time share presentation. I failed to read the reviews and had no idea. We arrived late to check in so all we wanted was to get to our room and get to bed but after checking in they sent us to the ‘concierge’ and he tried to get us to agree to a presentation the next morning. I politely declined but he was clearly not happy. It was awkward and we tried avoiding him the rest of our stay. The location is amazing and the property itself was really nice. The decor was welcoming and our room was clean and comfortable. I probably won’t stay again because our the timeshare thing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

owen

This is a beautiful property & the staff goes out of their way to be welcoming & helpful. Great restaurants within a walk (loved Jimmy Carter’s!). The kitchenette was fully equipped, so we saved a ton of cash by cooking breakfasts in the room. We had a 5-star experience at a very affordable rate. We’ll definitely return when we’re in the area.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Andrew

Great hotel and extremely friendly staff!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2024

Paul

Rooms were huge, which was great. It was clean when we got there, but they didn’t offer daily maid service. Not a big deal for a short trip. Loved the location too. Will stay here again if we go back.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

David

Was a great room and staff. The hotel is right next to Balboa Park and only a couple of miles from main attractions downtown and also close to the airport.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

Verified traveler

Amazing. Next to the park. Near lots of street parking. Quiet neighborhood. The best staff. I'm definitely coming back

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2024

Jorge Luis

Liked how friendly and courteous the staff was. Didn’t like that it’s valet parking only

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

James Xinzhou

Fantastic staff. Most friendly and helpful service I have ever had at a hotel.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Scott

Nice place!

Lovely property with spacious rooms but don't fall for the \"Gift Bag\" (it's a trap!) and watch out for the pushy time-share pitch. Just ignore them and they'll go away. We would exit the building separately so as not to be ambushed.

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 May 2024

Michelle

Chose this hotel due to location, we planned to go to the zoo and Sea World. Knew about the time share scam before hand due to reading reviews. Listened to their speech anyways and said we weren’t interested and that was the end of it. Hotel room was definitely different from the pictures. The building is old sure but the smell was stale. TVs were both crooked. Tables were sticky. Stains on the carpet. It was fine for the time we were there but definitely wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Only plus is the location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2024

Michelle

Noisy at the crack of dawn

This hotel had amazing staff, wonderfully stocked studio apt suite and a great location next to Balboa park and restaurants. We were on the 6th floor and the roof top and gym were above us. Our only complaint was the early morning noise on our ceiling starting at 5:45-6:30 am daily from above. Not sure if it was the gym or from construction up there or just people in the time share offices?? It was pretty hard to get a restful sleep with that early morning noise and the place was really great it was a shame! Probably won’t return for that reason.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2024

Maria

Great staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

Stuart

Great hotel

Excellent value, lots of facilities from full fridge cooking facilities laundry & fitness room. It has an older world charm some visitors may not like but that’s their loss.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2024

Barbara

Very efficient and welcoming reception.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2024

David

The staff were so friendly & helpful. 👍😎

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2024

matt

Hidden gem. Close to all.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2024

Laura

Great stay overall. We loved our suite, and it was walking distance to the zoo, perfect as that’s the reason we booked the hotel. Only minor complaint was it’s not an accessible hotel, and we had a baby with a stroller so had to climb stairs to get into the hotel each day (there is an elevator once you are in the hotel, just a pain to get in with a baby). Also no service for attending to your room during the stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2024

Gerald

Excellent service and well maintained rooms. Our deaf son dropped his external hearing device and the staff was very helpful in the search and eventual recovery. Special thanks to the security officer Eric for his help.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2024

Lee

liked the overall quality of the hotel and a great location

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2024

Laura

Elevator needs to be serviced, but in general a very beautiful hotel & very nice people working there. Beautiful rooftop, very spacious & comfortable rooms!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2024

Jared

It was amazing because of the views we got to see from the top of the Hotel and the service

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2024

Bret

Gteat

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2024

graham

Great room

Easy to walk to Balboa Park, and bus to downtown & train to old town from downtown. A few eating places within walking distance.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2024

Michael

Coffee machine in lobby broken and the fire alarm went off at 8am (prank). Not as good as last time I stayed there in Nov. 23.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2024

KIM

Location location location. Property is in a prime location with valet parking which is fabulous.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

09 Mar 2024

Ben

Buyer beware

The hotel is great, the suite was beautiful. The issue is it’s part of a time share and they’ll entice you into going to a presentation for covering your valet ( there’s no other parking choice) or restaurant gift cards. The people trying to sell you the time share are total a-holes. Rude, pushy, aggressive and child like. If you start there, pay the valet and skip the presentation.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2024

Michael

Great stay

Valley parking was great, the staff was friendly and helpful, informative of the area. The building is very old, but extremely well maintained. Very clean! The rooms were nice and comfortable, little bit of noise from the room above. the rooftop observation deck was fantastic, they have lounges Grills and table to use with beautiful views. Overall, it was a great stay!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2024

Nathaniel

Customer service is a dying art. It was so refreshing to be treated so warmly at Inn at the Park. The customer service was excellent! The hotel is switched in a very cute neighborhood of Bankers Hill with exceptional views of Balboa Park. Can’t wait to stay here again soon!

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2024

Shalisa

Love it

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2024

ARTHUR

Terrible Sales Tactics

The Hotel was very nice and clean. We had stayed here a couple of time before the new ownership. The only issue we had with the hotel was the constant pestering from the staff to go to a meeting to purchase property with the Shell Vacation Club. Everytime we went out and came back they would hound us with all these offers. They called our room at 9 AM to try and talk us into going to \"free breakfast\" to hound us more. Next day same thing. It was an obnoxious experience and I will never stay there again. I would not recommend it if you don't like to be harrassed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

Fayne

The staff especially Diego and Eduardo at the front desks were especially helpful. The inn is in a great location for exploring balboa park.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

Andrea

Always my favorite place to stay when on business in SD. Quiet and spacious rooms, comfy beds, easy location!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

Jinny

Superb hotel

This is one of the nicest hotel rooms I've stayed in. Every detail is beautiful, stylish, cool and thoughtful. The beds were comfortable. The kitchen (although I didn't use it) had everything you could possibly need to cook nice meals. The location was safe, nice, and convenient. Will definitely be back. Also was a great value.

Business

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2024

Ashley

I liked that the hotel was older and being maintained well. The only thing I did not like is you have to valet park your car and no one discussed with me the fees until asked. I also did not like the main elevator. It definitely needs more servicing.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2024

Vicki

Had a great time and would recommend hotel to friends

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

Good location - super old hotel

We did not enjoy our stay at this hotel. The old, squeaky floors can be charming but we found them to just be old and annoying. Lots of room-to-room and floor-to-floor noise. The room also had a certain old, musty, almost moldy smell. Not enjoyable!

Check-in also took forever and was followed by a timeshare pitch. The building has been converted to a timeshare property (part of a national chain) so they really want you to have free breakfast to hear the pitch. Not a great experience when you just want to go to the room.

Easy walk to the park and drive to the zoo so that was a plus.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2024

Kacy

Great place, great people!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2024

Alicia

I appreciated the location at the price point. It is a older property, so don't expect it to look like it was built in the 2000s, but everything worked well and was clean. The beds were comfy and room was dark. The kitchen worked well and the walk in closet provided plenty of space and even space to change of the bathroom is in use.

The main downsides were lack of included parking (you could find street parking or valet for $25/night or so). There's no included breakfast but there is a restaurant so close you barely have to leave the hotel.

It's easy walking distance to part of Balboa Park but to get to some of the main attractions like the zoo or museums, it's a longer walk (20-40 minutes - Balboa Park is huge and the roads inside are winding).

One other note is that most of the units are time shares so the concierge is helpful about what to do around the area but they're obliged to try to sell you on a marketing breakfast where they'll pitch the timeshare. Our concierge was nice though and not too pushy, if you're not interested you could probably just skip and go to your room.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2023

William

The Inn at the Park is a delightful, mid-century decorated, resort property adjacent to Balboa Park. My wife and I have stayed here several times and always look forward to the next visit!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Dec 2023

Leo

Property is well maintain, quiet and rooms are well set up, lots of venues to visit and eat or shop, the only issue I had was there was No Parking available, had to valet all my stay days- so inconvenient.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2023

Randal

Tried to sell me timeshare, i did not like sharing personal info. They cancelled my next reservation as retaliation.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2023

Miranda

Excellent location, property is very clean and well decorated. We enjoyed our two night stay, highly recommend!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2023

Nelson

My wife loved this hotel!

This vacation was for my wife and her best friend of over 50 years! My wife told me the hotel was beautiful and clean and the location could not be beat. It is right across the street from Balboa Park. The kitchen in the room was a great asset for cooking breakfast. My wife and her friend walked to the zoo and that was the main reason for their trip. She told me the front desk staff were so friendly and helped them get rides with the Lyft service and held their luggage while they were exploring the area. The Inn was one of the best places my wife has ever been to. Yes, she would recommend this hotel to anyone that asked where to stay if they were visiting San Diego! You also can walk across the street to Jimmy Carter's Mexican food restaurant and walk to the Marketplace Deli. Both have fabulous food.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2023

Kevin

Nice hotel and room art deco style. Elevator was out of service our last night it was being updated/repaired.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2023

Andrea

The property is absolutely awesome, and the rooms are awesome. The valets are the very best. The front desk is super professional and helpful. My main issue with staff is the \"concierge counter\" which is really a worldmark time share sales counter. It was my honeymoon, and they were extremely pushy about getting us signed up for an 1 and 30 minute presentation. When we went to cancel it because we were exhausted and wanted alone time they still pushed, then made is feel like we were doing something inconvenient to THEM. We love that hotel but its pretty offputting to deal with the timeshare sales. The resort its self is awesome and has a beautiful asthetic other than windows that can be tricky to open. Valet is worth it as well.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2023

Aysah

Booked because of location. It was close to SD Zoo and Seaworld; as my family and I were going to visit the parks. Overall really great location and facility. As soon as you check in, they send you over to concierge so that they can try to book you for a timeshare presentation. They were pretty pushy and even gave us a \"courtesy call\" in the morning when we didn't request it. They did state that parking on site is $25 a night but we found that we were able to get street parking. If you are willing to do that, it will save you. Most likely won't stay here again because my family and I were there to have a little family vacation but felt push for the timeshare presentation kind of made it a little annoying.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2023

Julie

Won’t stay here again

Comfortable room but would stay somewhere else next time. We were bugged multiple times about going to a “presentation” after we declined each time. Called our room twice each day to make a better offer to get us to go to presentation which was frustrating because I’m 7 months pregnant and they always happened to call while I was taking a nap. Would rather stay somewhere I won’t be bothered so much.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2023

Stephanie

This spot is so gorgeous and right by a great park. The staff was soooo helpful and kind. The bed was so comfy!!!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2023

Kathy

We do the Susan B Komen breast cancer walk every year and love staying at the Inn. It’s beautiful and perfectly located with lovely staff and rooms!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2023

Erin

Comfortable, historic and views

I would give it a full 5 star if the location had more dinning options within walking distance.
But aside from that this was an amazing option for a older family, park access 30 min walk to the San Diego zoo.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2023

Vamsidhar

Convenient to nearly everything , great location, breakfast package would be nice .Self parking nkt offerred and would be nice.

Leisure Partner