Name: La Valencia Hotel
Address: 1132 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA
Telephone: (888) 420-1641
Rating: 4.25

Lajolla stay

Liked: The location was fantastic. The barman at the pool was attentive and friendly. Breakfast was excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay.
Disliked: The room was a little expensive

Exceptional

Very good

Disliked: Restaurant could use a bit of help

Great location but not worth...

Liked: The location was perfect. One street removed from the beach front (but you will have to go down a large/long set of steps or a steep hill if you have mobility needs it might be a challenge). And right in the heart of shopping and amazing dinning options all within a ten min walk max to the farthest edge. The pool is lovely with a stunning view of the ocean. It also has a pool bar if you’d like drinks or a snack. The main restaurant (breakfast, lunch, dinner) was good if pretty expensive.
Disliked: With this hotel you’re definitely paying a premium for the location, so be okay with that before anything else. We were put in the building next door from the main (and lovely) building which was a bummer. It very much looked like a converted apartment building. As someone who adores hotels and hotel lobbies it was a shame I missed out on that as the building next door has a small side entrance and exit by the maintenance shed so you lose the vintage vibes of the rest of the hotel. There were small issues in the room too that just didn’t reflect the high nightly price. Examples are: - Hairdryer was a very small and cheap plastic mini one that kept cutting in an out while using it- The hotel phone didn’t work and kept disconnecting- The conditioner and shampoo refillable bottles were broken and we couldn’t get anything out of them- The TV was a 90 degree angle from the way the bed faced and it just made no sense, it gave us neck pain when had had to turn our heads sideways to watch it - Most of the charging ports on the side of the bed didn’t work - There was no central AC, just a big and slightly loud unit that was attached and stuck out from the wall Overall it felt like a $200/$250 per night value but because it’s on the ocean and in such a desirable location I paid well over double that during my stay in April

Best value for a luxury...

Liked: The staff were very nice and helpful. Excellent, kind service is no longer common when traveling, but not so at La Valencia. We felt comfortable and it was indeed a good value.

Exceptional

Great, definitely recommend!

Liked: Location, staff, pool was awesome!
Disliked: Wifi was slow and spotty