Extended Stay America – San Diego – Mission Valley – Stadium

We arrived right at 3pm for check in and had to wait 20 mins before our room was ready. Numerous people had brought pets into their room (2 cats and 1 dog). I can just imagine the smell from the cats pee. The walls were thin as I could hear my neighbors. When we went to check out the hall reeked of pot. I almost got a contact high from the smell. Right across the street is a Holiday Inn so, I recommend checking that place out. Only good thing is it’s close to a Vons and 5 mins from Qualcomm Stadium.

We only wish that we had read some of the other reviews before we too were duped. The first sign should have been when they asked my wife and I to pay for the whole stay in advance as we checked in. I have never heard of such a thing, except for the real shady motels. Unfortunately because we prepaid and because getting a refund would be a hassle, we had to stay there for 10 days. I guess we should have checked with Unilocal also. Every other website gave this motel 3 – 4 stars (Trivago, Hotels and Kayak).
Everything the negative reviews said is true. But wait there’s more… If you plan to stay here, I would bring ear plugs for the thin walls. The first night, my wife was up all night listening to our neighbors going at it. We think a prostitute was involved. I guess it really was a shady motel!
Although there is a kitchen, there were no pots, no pans, no plates, no bowls, no utensils, no toaster, no coffee maker, no coffee bags, no sweetener and no creamer (not that I would have used the coffee). If you need any of these, you have to go to the front desk to ask for them. Be prepared that when you do, you will be treated like a criminal in prison asking the guard for a blanket.
The reviews were also right on the towels. The only thing rougher was the toilet and tissue paper. Ouch! When you need more towels they won’t even give you more unless you bring the dirty wet ones to the front counter! As if we were going to steal them!
The bed mentioned in these reviews was indeed too hard. I think the floor was just as soft. We constantly woke up in the morning with back aches. Oh yeah, no hot tub or pool:(The tub in our room was so narrow, my wife almost got stuck taking a bath!
BTW, If you are handicapped, we only saw 3 handicapped spaces. One of which is at the end of the building farthest from the lobby and the elevator. This building is not ADA compliant. The front doors are manual instead of automatic like most hotels. Not to mention the narrow hallways (which reeked of cigarette smoke) and the 36″ doorway to the single elevator for the whole building.
As for the service, we asked the front desk to cancel our maid service unless we asked for it. To which they agreed. We were having plumbing work done at our house and had to stay at this hotel due to it’s proximity. Because of this we had all of our valuables with us. This included all our electronic gadgets which we left in the room. That way we didn’t have to pack it all up whenever we went out during the day. One evening, we came in and found that everything was straightened up (which some would have liked, but we didn’t). Fortunately, nothing seemed to be missing, but it was hard to tell with all that we had.
Unless you start to see a lot more better reviews or find out that this chain was sold to a more reputable company, I would steer clear of this one. It might be cheaper than other hotels alright, but you do (very much so) get what you pay for.

This is the dirtiest place I’ve ever stayed at! I was set up here due to repairs at my condo. The stay was to be for 2 weeks… it was less than 12 hours. I arrived around 8pm and was checked out before 7:30am.
As soon as I entered the room i noticed the awful smell – musty, stale, old cigarettes. I looked around: no coffee maker, no toaster, no dishes, no silverware, not even a blow dryer! The carpet was so dirty that I refused to walk on it without shoes on. I had just worked a 12 hour day and just wanted to unpack and relax; however after looking around the room, I never unpacked as it felt dirty. The lighting was terrible, everything had a green hue to it and one of the lights hummed. I went to bed hoping I that in the light of day and a new day I would be less uncomfortable and be able to see the room better.
When I woke up it was still dark out, and I needed to get to work. headed to the shower to find a hair in the tub. As I like looked around more I noticed the bathroom sink had no stopper and appeared to not have been cleaned. After I showered I grabbed a towel and there was a different type of hair on this «clean» towel.
As I proceeded to get ready, I pulled out 1 of 2 chairs at the table… disgusting! I pulled out the 2^nd… even worse! I looked at the table and noticed it was dirty too… I tried wiping it with a towel, nope, crusted on there. This was supposed to be my life for 2 weeks??? The photos speak for themselves.
I finished getting getting ready for the day and went to check out 13 days early. The guy at the counter asked if something was wrong with the room, I said «yes, it’s filthy!» His only reply was «oh I’m sorry to hear that.»
For a business that is supposed to be there to make people comfortable for «extended» periods of time, they sure do a terrible job!

My husband and i got a room for3 nights. We never got our room cleaned! They chargae xtra for cleaning the room. ridiculous!
Not to mention the rooms are filthy! We found a cigarette butt on floor. The hall ways smelled like smoke .DNT WASTE your money go accross the st to the next hotel! WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO OUR WORST ENEMY!!!

Place is overpriced for the dump that it is.
They dont clean the rooms unless you pay an additional fee, are you kidding me.
Numerous requests for clean towels went ignored until we went down to counter and got them.
Dirty plates snd cups were in the hallway for 2 days before someone finally noticed them.
Go to holiday inn across the street and stay away from this shithole

Hotel is clean and comfortable, rooms are large with a full kitchen. You can request utensils and cooking supplies if you need them. The breakfast is pretty weak, it contains coffee, breakfast bars, prepackaged muffins, and apples/​oranges. We wished there was at least milk. The other con is that they only clean your room once a week. We only stayed 2 nights so the lack of housekeeping didn’t bother us. Also, keep in mind there’s no gym or pool. Laundry room is available for $ 2/​load.
All in all, it was a comfortable hotel and is central to most san diego tourist stops: 20 mins from the beach, museum, zoo, and the bay. A bit pricey, but would stay here again.

Great stay! Was planning to stay only for one night and see how it goes, but ended up booking the second night. Fernando at check-​in made me feel comfortable and very friendly. Great parking, great room. Loved that there is a full kitchen. It’s just like your very own studio. I will definitely be back. You can’t beat the area with free parking and wi-​fi. A win over all the hotels in Hotel Circle. Also so close to the freeway. Loved it!!!

It could be better. There are random creepers hanging out near the lobby late at night, but they keep to themselves. I stayed alone and felt just fine. As far as the room… you get what you pay for. Full mini kitchen with two burners on the stove, microwave, sink and full size fridge. Plates, pots and pans, coffee maker, and toaster are free of charge of you request it. The bed is comfy, could use more pillows. The hallways in the morning smell of bacon, but is not from the lobby and their free breakfast. They only offer instant oatmeal packets, apples and oranges, and packaged muffins. Nothing amazing. For the price, or would be nice to have dishes already in the room, a better breakfast selection, and maybe a pool. Probably won’t stay here again. On the plus side, the area outside is a lot quieter than hotel circle. Very commercial area.

The good: cheap, tidy, excellent air conditioner. The staff was quite friendly and courteous but clearly over-​extended.
The bad: a somewhat menacing feel to the motel, 3:00 am meth freaks checking into rooms next to you, cigarette burns on blanket, mildew smell in bathroom and someone’s tennis shoes under one of the beds. Also, asked for cooking set three times, got a few pieces hours and multiple requests later. I would not recommend this motel to anyone.

We are here now. We just drove 9 hours from the Bay Area and are exhausted to say the least. We get here, having made a reservation earlier in the week, to find out they moved our reservation to the Mission Valley hotel. Surprise! Fifteen more minutes of driving. Unacceptable!

Made a reservation to stay here because their website says they accept dogs, «…any size…» Great I thought, have two Great Danes and needed a place because I’m having my house termite tented.
Called the number and made a reservation but was told to contact the manager in the morning to make sure the dogs were ok. Hmmm…
I called at 0900 hrs, spoke with a young man who said he would speak with the manager when he arrived and would call me back within the hour. At 1300 hrs, I called again since I had not been contacted. Now I spoke with a young woman. She said the limit was 50 pounds. I cited the website statement and she told me it was incorrect and that I had to call the reservation line to cancel.
I later called the reservation line to cancel. The rep asked if there was something she could do to accommodate me. I told her about the weight limit restriction. She, too, was puzzled, since she was familiar with the website stated policy.
Now, there is no way I would stay at this hotel, even WITHOUT my dogs. Just too many options out there to put up with being jerked around.

Not my kind of place. I stayed here for 3 reasons: It was close to where I was getting training, I wanted a kitchenette, and I booked late so my preferred hotel was unavailable.
Pros: The staff is friendly and will do what they can with what they have. It’s close to the freeway and there are plenty of places to eat nearby as well as a Von’s. Grub Hub will deliver. The bed was comfortable and the room had a decent TV.
Cons: The kitchenette is not stocked. You have to go down to the desk and they give you a storage tub with basically 2 of each dish and utensil. They do have additional items available but I suspect there is an extra charge for pots and pans and such. There’s no dishwasher and no housekeeping services unless you are on a different ‘plan’ (pay extra). The hallways smell odd. The breakfast consists of: coffee, instant oatmeal, apples and oranges and otis spunkmeyer blueberry muffins. That’s IT. In my room, the kitchen light was literally falling off the ceiling. The free Wi-​fi is SLOW. But again, you can pay extra to upgrade! No ice machine or vending machines.
I’d have to be pretty desperate to stay there again.

The room came with a singing toilet. Every time you push the handle it sings a different tune. They serve a continental breakfast. But let me clarify it is an AMERICAN continental breakfast because everything is packaged so you can eat on the run. All kidding aside but not about the toilet, it was overall a pleasant stay. The room was clean and the bed was moderately comfortable.

Stay away from this shithole… Borken elevators and they put me and my wife and 1 year old on the 3^rd floor… The rooms stink very bad and it leaves a terrible smell on your cloths. you hear dogs barking at all hours of the night, very bad wifi. The lot has breakins. The staff is very immature and should not be running this place. The person at the front desk had his pants hanging off his ass. I dont want to see that! After all my complaints they offer me a 5% discount… oh really for all that a 5%… Do yourself a favor, stay at the holiday inn across the street. Very nice rooms, a restaurant inside the hotel near lobby, a jack in the box right outside. I will never stay at another extended stay america.

I stayed there long-​term. The room was nice, the bed was comfortable, the staff was always very friendly and helpful. The free Wi-​Fi was a little slow, but it was fine. It was nice to have a kitchen.
What I didn’t like: the TV is mainly cable stations (no independent SD stations), so if you like ESPN and movie channels, you’ll be happy. I’d rather watch rerun sitcoms, and they were hard to find. Also, the maids that I talked to literally didn’t know ONE WORD of English. A few times they’d come to clean the room and I’d say please come back in 30 minutes or I’ll be leaving in a hour. Even with hand gestures, pointing at the clock and writing down the time, they just stared at me blankly. These days I don’t expect housekeeping to speak fluent English, but geez, teach your staff the essentials to communicate with the people who are shelling out bucks to stay at your hotel. The kitchen utensils are kind of meager (I arrived with one fork in the tray). The pillows were kind of smelly.
I’d stay there again, no problem. I’d bring my own pillows. And LOL at the person who expected a robe…

So far so good!!!
Nice location, clean comfortable room, near by grocery shopping, near by eateries, friendly staff, looks to have been remodeled recently, on the go breakfast bar… good Lord that’s three ESA is a row that I’ve liked!!!
Okay let me come back down to earth! Like all ESA the mattresses are a bit hard, like concrete hard I mean!!! I sleep better in the recliner!
All in all I’d stay here again and look forward to the visit!

Friendly staff. pretty sure i saw a different person every time i went to the front desk, and everyone was smiling and nice. rooms are a bit small for an actual extended stay. it worked for us for about 2 weeks before we had to upgrade to a hotel with bigger rooms/​separate living areas for our one year old to sleep in.
i guess look at the room before you commit to a long stay.

they really updated this facility and it is VERY NICE. I stay here often
because it’s near the jobsite, and near bus service. And now they have
free wifi which is very decent
I like the fridge and the stove. Service is nice. Very accomodating.
Their continental breakfast is better than most. They even have real fruit!

My husband and I lived in this «hotel» for two and a half months after he received last minute orders to California. We were on the waiting list for base housing and needed a place to live temporarily until our names came up. We were moving from North Carolina so didn’t have the luxury to check a place out before we committed to a long term stay. Through our research on the Internet, this one seemed like a reasonably priced and comfortable option. I mean they’re name is «Extended Stay», that is what they specialize in right? So you would think…
We arrived on April 11^th after having driven across the country in a Penske truck with a dog and a cat, so we were extremely relieved to have reached our destination. We checked in (for a month-​long stay to start) and began to unload our things into the room. The room itself wasn’t too bad. .. Queen size bed (although not a comfortable one), a couple pillows, two small desk/​nightstand things, a full sized fridge, two small electric burners, a nice sized bathroom, and plenty of cupboard space. I should tell you that online, Extended Stay boasted flat screen TV, DVD player, and a Fitness Room. The TV was TINY and about as flat as a beach ball; there was no DVD player, and they informed us that this location has no Fitness Room. Great.
The Wifi is the SLOWEST connection, reminding us of the dial-​up days; and don’t even try to download anything while on it because they’ll block you from using it! There are limited channels on the tiny television and after about a week of staying there expect them to begin charging you for toilet paper and Kleenex! The linens and bed are not very comfortable at all and we actually ended up using our own pillows and blankets. While we were very pleased with their pet-​friendly program (a small one time deposit fee of $ 100 for our entire stay), the only grassy area is right of the main road and there’s no fenced in grassy area to let your dog run or play off leash.
Now some positives about this place would include the friendliness of the staff and a good sized laundry room on site. Overall, I would say that the way in which the business is run for long-​term guests is not great. If you need a place to stay for a weekend to a week then this is a good reasonably priced option. Any «Extended» time beyond that, (oddly enough) do not choose Extended Stay on Murphy Canyon.

Why you should stay here:
1. They have an actual kitchen, like a studio room. With a big full-​size fridge.
2. It’s very nice and clean.
3. Has TV, 2 tables for working (paperwork) and chairs with a single-​person sofa. Feels comfortable.
4. Cool key card.
Why you should not stay here:
1. They don’t have the average bathroom use like other hotels. I’m not sure if it’s just my room or all around. They only have a face wash soap bar and a body wash soap bar with complete set of towels. NO lotion, shampoo/​conditioner, hair dryer or robes.
2. I don’t think I see any ease of access (fast) snack places.
3. It’s right next to the University of Phoenix… location was kinda hidden.
4. You have to pay $ 5 for internet use. But it is SLOW!
5. Only has outside parking, no indoor with roof parking.
Overall… I think it’s more like a studio apartment than a hotel.
I’d probably choose the Holiday Inn across the street.