La Jolla Cove Suites

La Jolla Cove Suites are amazing! Wow, probably one of the best vacations I have had in California. I managed to find an amazing deal online for the Deluxe OceanFront One Bedroom King Suite for just under $ 200 a night. The suite is located on the corner of the first floor of the hotel. Let me tell you this room (more like a good size apartment) was amazing! It had massive amounts of closet space, stocked kitchen, a dining area, a quite bedroom in the back, and a sitting room.
The best part was the the view from the furnished balcony. I could see the ocean, the park, and you can even hear the seals barking. It would take just 3min to leave and get to the water from where this room is located. I love it!
In the mornings they serve breakfast on the roof. I was able to get a freshly made waffle, herbal tea, fruit, yogurt, bagels and enjoy an amazing panoramic view of the ocean.
The staff was great as well. This was the first time I had been to this area so I really had no idea where to eat or what to do. The concierge desk was extremely friendly and gave us their recommendations and also a coupon to go paddle boarding. If you walk up the hill there are a ton of shops and restaurants and night life to keep you busy. I ended up mainly hanging around the beach and exploring the cove but I did eat at a great seafood restaurant that over looked the water.
Parking is not included and was an additional $ 25 per day which I didn’t mind because I got the room for almost half off. Overall watch for specials and if you get a chance stay here! It’s amazing and the cove is beautiful. I was so sad to leave but I can’t wait to plan another trip.

This is an average hotel. Not five star by any means, however, our experience was good. The staff was friendly and helpful. The place is not on the newer side, but we wanted to be near the beach with a good view. Plus, we got to take our mini schnauzer with us on vacation, upside. There was an extra charge for her, but it was with it.
Our room was clean, no air. We had a kitchenette, so we could cook or make sandwiches. Eating out can get old and even somewhat expensive. We also had a balcony facing the ocean, nice place to sit out and watch the sunset with a glass, ok bottle, of wine. There is a park across the street, good place to jog, and you have the seals nearby, so don’t expect quiet. Wasn’t an issue for us.
The rooftop has an awesome view. It’s a nice place to have breakfast. Watch out for the bird poo. The continental breakfast was pretty good considering. The pool is very basic, but you have the ocean across the street.
We had no issues here and would stay again.

Staying there for a week with wife and 2 kids, as a temporary accommodation during the move to a new home. Booked one apartment with astonishing view on the Ocean. It has a decent size (1 bedroom with 2 queen beds, large dining/​living with kitchen). Two large flat screen TV. Location is great. Breakfast on the rooftop is a luxury experience. The only problem so far has been parking. Can be really busy during daytime. But in the evening there’s much more space available. You have the options to park inside the complex but its not so cheap.

I was very disappointed when we got here Friday night. From what I know about La Jolla and the fact that «Suites» was in the name, I felt like I was walking into a motel room from what I’d imagined. Not only imagined – but deceptively had been shown on their website! The rooms look nothing like the web examples.
The walls, carpet, curtains, kitchenette are old. Definitely in need of upgrades. The sheets are scratchy and the extra blanket smelled funny. They clean with bleach, so every time we came in after the maid had been here, we were overpowered by the smell and could go to the bathroom with the door closed because it smelled too strongly in their. Our tub drain worked horribly and the shower temperatures were temperamental. There was no fan in the bathroom, only a heat lamp.
The place has no central air or heat; it was freezing when we walked in on that January night. They have fans and a space heater in the closet which worked well the first night, but the second night had the power go out in our bedroom twice. The first time I called the desk and they fixed it right away. The second time must have happened while we slept because I could turn the light on the next morning and it was really cold.
The kitchenette has a stove and oven, but no oven mitts or towels to take something hot out. There was a sink with sponge and dish soap but no towel (paper or fabric) to dry and put away clean dishes. There is no microwave. The only appliances are a coffee maker and toaster. There is a mini fridge that helped keep all the food we brought fresh that we weren’t able to cook due to the microwave and oven mitt situation.
There are cracks and stains on the walls, mirrors, and floors. So even though there was a nice amount of space to move around (except for in the bathroom), I would’ve preferred a smaller space with nicer décor and upgrades.
There are also a lot of outdoor stairs to get places. The pool is halfway up, and the meeting room was at the very top. The pregnant ladies all had to make periodic stops.
You could also hear showers, toilets, stomping, coughing, and laughing through the walls.
Some good things to earn some stars? The ocean view was pretty, and it was nice to be so close to the beach to have a morning stroll. The complimentary breakfast is good with bagels and cream cheese, assorted muffins and pastries, yogurt, cereal, hard boiled eggs, waffles, and oatmeal with juices, milk, coffee, and tea to drink. The staff were all nice and prompt and helpful when needed.

My bf booked a room here for one night and we were having a hard time finding it. As we drove by I said «why didn’t you book at la jolla love?» Joking around because there was this ghetto looking pink motel with green jail bars and he laughed too. Then we realized the C looked like an L and unfortunately this was the place he’d booked. It looks like a motel and at least the room wall was painted turquoise but the bathroom had a red light for heating (basically a convection oven) and I refused to shower in that old bathroom. It was just gross. I will NEVER go back to that place.

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Our original stay at La Jolla was supposed to be on New Year’s Eve but things got in the way so we called to see if we could change our reservation and we chose to stay Sunday, Monday. We liked that they were so kind to let us change the dates and also they even upgraded our room! I was so excited that they gave us an ocean view and we upgraded from a standard to a studio queen with a kitchen. But when we got to our room we were so disappointed… I’ve stayed at this hotel before and our room then was a lot nicer and bigger and we only paid 100 bucks! This time we stayed we paid 160 and that was for the original room we were supposed to stay at. They didn’t charge us for the room upgrade and I’m glad they didn’t… But honestly for one night, the room we stayed in was not worth 160. The room was old, it smelled, the ocean view wasnt exactly a full ocean view. There was pieces of long hair in the bed. I found blood on one of the pillow cases. Then the air conditioning was this huge vacuum looking thing that was attached to the window. The kitchen was very old and empty… It didn’t feel welcoming at all. I was scared to look in the cabinets because I felt like some bugs were going to crawl out of it. It just didn’t feel relaxing at all. I really hate that in the photos online they only show the newly renovated rooms… And ours looked NOTHING like that. Very deceiving. I just can’t believe I paid 160 for a dingy looking room that was supposedly an «upgrade» from a standard queen. I didn’t feel comfortable at all in the room. It was too small. Also the smoke detector in the room was beeping and it said «low battery», kind of scary to think if there was ever a fire and that didn’t work. The only reason why I came back to this hotel is because the first time we stayed there, we had a nice room with a view and paid less! So I was hoping for the same experience again but I definitely will not be coming back again. Please I know you want to show nice photos of your rooms but it’s very deceiving. Not worth my money… Please upgrade all your rooms this one needs major renovation.

So far getting worried… trying to check in early, yet no one can say when a room will be ready! Just that it is being cleaned. Apparently this hotel has no idea how long it takes to clean a room. Amenities are run down though.

If I could give this place zero stars I would. For the amount of money I paid I expected to have service. Not to mention this place does not have an AIR CONDITIONER.

I have to say from planning our roof top wedding to returning a year later for our anniversary, this place is the best. This ‘s 60’s style hotel, with solid plastered walls, kitchenettes, tile and OMG the ocean views, just all takes my breath away. Yes they don’t have air conditioning, but your next to the ocean, we open the sliding glass doors and windows and breath in the fresh air. The only thing I would warn is watch Clyde the seagull, he loves to snag your breakfast if your not watching.
If we did not live in San Diego, we would come to La Jolla Cove Suites more often, but will be here every anniversary

DINGY.
I opted for the 900qsft (yah, it’s huge) Ocean front king bed suite.
I was given a room in Annex section of the complex, which is supposedly «better «than the main building rooms.
The carpet seems to be new-​ish, but other than that, all the other furniture looked like they were salvaged from college dorms. Poor quality.
One of the window didn’t close because the hand-​crank was broken.
Bathroom looked scary, standing shower pressure is incredibly low.
The view from room 140 wasn’t that great — it’s directly across from the La Jolla Cove beach — sounds good, right? But be aware, the balcony has a view of the public bathroom and on the right hand side (facing the ocean) are two abandoned-​looking building. Not a pretty sight.
I originally had reservation for 4 nights, but skedaddled for something better after 2^nd night.
Not. Returning.

Booked it last minute for a quick weekend getaway… Reasonable price at a great location. Most galleries and stores in LA Jolla are within walking distance. Worth booking the ocean view room for the morning view and sipping the morning coffee on the balcony while watching the many activities in the park below. Gave only 4 stars as the breakfast was very simple… waffles, oatmeal, eggs etc… and the room was noisy with a wedding party right above us. Regardless, would stay here again for the location.

Wow! The pictures look great…
The room was reasonably priced for being on the beach 150/​night, however, the room is about the size of a shoe box, there is no AC so if ur on the inside it’s hotter than hell.
Customer service was good though. But we didn’t stay the night.
So when we went to check out because of the room we had and lack of AC they upgraded us for free to a suite on the ocean facing side of the building and this room was so much better! The breeze helped to cool it off plus we got a portable AC unit.
The breakfast was great and it was on the rooftop terrace, can’t beat that

For a whopping $ 345/​night on a Saturday in August, this place is MOTEL quality at best. You’re paying for the accessibility to the cove and sea lions right across the street, as well as the swanky downtown La Jolla area just a walk up the hill, but other than that, there’s nothing about this «hotel» that’s worth that amount of money.
You pull up and it’s a corny, outdated, run-​down pink building. Hallways to your room are outdoors after a spiraling walk up some concrete stairs from the parking garage. Even the lobby was depressing. As if the rooms weren’t overpriced enough, they charge $ 20/​day for parking.
Walk into your room and hear the sad sound of 3 separate portable fans blowing.
The suite features a large living room space and a separate bedroom. I would imagine this could be a fun accomodation to a group of young people who are here to rage for the weekend, as the entire wall is a mirror (good for getting ready) and the floor space is big (good for sleeping bags). The ocean view is nice and there’s a patio area with chairs to relax. There are some cheesy shell stickers on the windows blocking the ocean view that I think they could do without.
Bathroom is so tiny it’s absolutely ridiculous. I flipped on the switch just to have the light flicker for a few minutes before finally stabilizing. Showers aren’t clean. Wish they didn’t waste so much space on the giant living room so that they could afford more space with the bathroom.
Beds are comfy and smell great!
Complimentary rooftop breakfast features an ocean view and then a view of the nicer hotels towering above you, not-​fresh pastries out of a bag, instant oatmeal, diluted coffee, and a line crowding around the waffle maker that I didn’t have the desire to infiltrate. It’s free but there’s hardly any selection at all, so I would recommend walking up the hill and going to another place to have breakfast. You’re on vacation already. It’s La Jolla!
Definitely definitely DEFINITELY skip.
Sure, it’s the «hotel» probably closest to the beach, but for that price, you can do better.

In my reservations I made a note that it was my BDay and not even a Happy BDay note. MOST hotels tell you «Thank you for choosing our hotel to spend your Bday, but nothing. Not even when I gave my ID to the FD did they say anything. I checked-​in on my Bday. Bed was not a queen as advertised. Bed was a Full size mattress. Scuff Marks on the wall, vents are full of rust and dust. Freezer in horrible condition. Don’t walk barefoot. Didn’t get service when I called for it. Balcony is not private; your neighbors could look into your room without even trying. Annex building room has better everything. If you’re in a room in the main building you’ll feel like your getting taken for your money because your paying about the same price, but you’re receiving the low of the low when it comes to quality and condition of the room. Parking is 20.00 a night. Suite doesn’t have a microwave.
Pros: Can’t beat the location and free breakfast.
Great Pool and Jacuzzi. La Jolla Cove itself.

Exactly what I expected from not only website pictures but other Unilocal reviews! We booked on
and got a great deal! Ended up on the fourth floor of the hotel because we booked a king studio suite (definitely recommend this) so we did not get the seal smell (which can be really intense) and we had a in window ac unit (which I read a majority of rooms don’t have). The room was dated as expected as part of the charm of the hotel but clean and cozy. The balcony overlooked the ocean and made of awesome sunset views. It was waking distance to great food and shopping, along with just walking around La Jolla for the sites. The staff was friendly and very accommodating to holding our bags since we got in at 10am and couldn’t check in until 4pm. They were even nice enough to retrieve them so we could change later before our nice late lunch before check in. Overall a great hotel.

This was the worst part of our 2 week trip. Starting with the positive, the staff was very nice. Other than that I don’t have anything good to say. This place is advertised as all suites but read the fine print… not every room is a suite. I knew we were getting a room without a view but what we got was barely a room. The entire room was 11×10; the bathroom was 6×4 with no counter space. You could sit on the toilet and reach into the shower. The toilet was industrial so it had no tank, just a lot of pipes and a metal flush valve. The closet was 1 foot deep so the hangers stuck out of the closet. The bed, which was supposed to be a queen, was more like a full size. It reminded me of the motel rooms we used to get at teenagers as the Jersey shore. When I complained I was told I could upgrade to a suite the next day for two hundred dollar additional. No way! This place is a glorified motel. It’s old and run down. The pool was nothing like its pictured online. I am really surprised it’s in a wealthy place like La Jolla. We checked in so late we had no choice but to spend one night there but checked out the next day and went to a better place. Also beware, they charge you $ 20 a day to park on site.

I booked a suite for my wife’s birthday and they upgraded us to the penthouse. While the penthouse may not rival the standard perception of what a penthouse should be, this room was amazing, especially for a mid-​century hotel. The bed, couch, and patio was amazingly comfortable and the ocean view couldn’t be beat.
The location was perfect, extremely close to everything and the ability to open the porch doors at night and listen to the ocean was amazing. Parking is $ 20 a day, but you’re car is safe an it appears that there are plenty of spaces to cover a packed hotel.
Breakfast on the roof was a perfect way to start the morning. Though beware of Draco! He’s a sea gull that likes to swoop down and steal food from unattended plates. I named him Draco because he’s mean, ballsy, and has no shame. He’ll be easy to spot as he is the only sea gull to stare you in the eye and dare you to leave the table unattended. Egg-​Thieving bastard.
Whenever I come back to San Diego, I’ll definitely be staying here again.

The code issue specifically is the lack of an anti-​scald device on the shower mixing valve. Since there is no mixing valve, but two individual faucet type controls there is no mixing valve.
Have your engineer consult California code 17 959.6(G)

My husband and I booked a trip to La Jolla for his birthday /​our 1 year anniversary weekend. I specifically requested a great room because I wanted to make this weekend special. I even waited 30 minutes on hold for someone to answer my call while making the request. This hotel fell flat for a number of reasons…
1. My «special» room they promised me after waiting on hold for 30 minutes was on the 2^nd floor directly across from the beach restroom in the park across the way.
2. The room smelled horribly. I understand that La Jolla Cove is experiencing problems due to the smell from the Seal Lions, and that the hotel has no control over that. However, the seal smell was paired with a really strong chemical scent to cover it up. The combination honestly smelled as if I was staying in a porta-​potty. I went downstairs to mention to the front desk that this wasn’t quite the romantic room I had hoped for, and maybe my nose is extra sensitive because I am pregnant, but they offered no solution other than a $ 30 dollar fan to help blow the stink around our room.
3. The hotel never once mentioned «Happy Anniversary» or «Happy Birthday» to us, even after mentioning they noted these events on our account. My sister and parents tried to call the hotel to send an «in room gift» as an anniversary gift and the hotel would not allow it. First, their reason was because they can’t release information about guests to people. Then they said that we weren’t guests of the hotel. This is a common practice at hotels. I can’t understand why they wouldn’t allow family and friends to send in room gifts, especially because it’s an opportunity for the hotel to make money. I come from a family who has worked in hospitality my whole life, and this is just a big swing and a miss as far as service levels go.
4. The bathroom tile needed to be re-​grouted. It was pretty worn and felt a bit scummy in there. The carpet in the rooms felt a bit scummy and smelled pretty awful too.
5. We left our chargers in our room. We called to ask if they would kindly stick the chargers in an envelope and mail them to us via snail mail. Firstly, they were very vague on the «service charge» that is company policy. When we asked exactly how much, they promised to get back to us and never did. I followed up the next day and was told it would be $ 15 total for them to mail to us. I of course complained, they managed to lower it to $ 11, which I still find ridiculous, considering the level of service that was provided and the fact that the post office is just a few steps away from the hotel. I would imagine they could just hand this to their postman as he delivers mail. I ended up working with Raul from the «Lost and Found» department who was finally very helpful and agreed to waive the charge as a courtesy.
There are a few great things about this hotel, however. The pool is great. The rooftop breakfast view is great. The balcony of our room was great, although it didn’t smell great out there. The location is great.
The prices are La Jolla Hotel prices, however, the level of service is more along the lines of what you would pay for at a motel 6. I certainly will not recommend this hotel to anybody.
I have stayed in hotels that needed updating on their property, but in my experience, those hotels did a lot to make up for it with their quality of service.

Fiquei hospedada em abril/​14.
Ótima localização, bom café da manhã e vista incrível! O estacionamento do hotel foi meio caro… Mas o problema é a acústica, logo cedo ouvíamos crianças correndo e gritando… Para quem está de férias e querendo descansar, pode ser um grande problema. Fora isso, tudo bem. Bons restaurantes e bares próximos, a praia em frente ao hotel tem parque lindo para descansar em dias ensolarados.

Note to Tracey Wright of La Jolla Cove Suites.
No, I did not have a «basic» room. I had a «ocean facing room» as stated in my review. I could see the ocean from the bed. I could sit on the balcony and see the ocean and the park below. The issue I have is that every once in a while, San Diego gets as hot as hades. This occured during my stay. A cheapo, $ 20.00 Walmart fan does not cut it when the temps soar, as they did during my stay. The hotel really needs to UPDATE. Install air conditioning! Update the old, crappy bathrooms. This room was not cheap by any means especially when I had to pay a $ 25.00 dog fee and $ 20.00 to park.