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Holiday Inn San Diego on the Bay	Average Price: $167 Check Rates

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1355 North HARBOR Drive

San Diego, 92101 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 18 of 101
Average review rating: 3.55

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (90) , MyTravelGuide (146) , Travelocity (18) , TripAdvisor (511) , YahooTravel (28)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	Recent comments complained about parking fees.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. The air-con worked fine though the room was small and slightly-musty smelling.

"Ho-hum, it's a Holiday Inn... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/15/2012 Vote

2. smells bad, as if the pipes were rotten, or stink water is everywhere in the corridor and room.

"If it wasn't for the personnel... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/11/2011 Vote

3. It was slow, shaky and smelled bad.

"Overpriced and Under Expectation " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/28/2011 Vote

4. The room smelled like cigarette smoke.

"Beautiful view of the bay " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2011 Vote

5. The homeless problem is huge, and they camp close to the hotel - the smell of urine in the neighborhood was awful.

"Just So So " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/1/2011 Vote

6. Mainly I just remember ceiling tiles and vents being dirty and the hallways having a slight musty smell.

"Great hotel and will recommend " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/9/2011 Vote

7. This is impolite, but the whole place smelled like a fart.

"Just not nice. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/2/2011 Vote

8. I suggest that if they are going to allow pets do it in a select number of rooms and let the people that travel with pets enjoy the smell.

"Keep the pets to one area! " Read full review on Expedia 8/2/2010 Vote

9. The only problem we had was that due to the hotel accepting pets our room had an overpowering smell of dog urine.

"Keep the pets to one area! " Read full review on Expedia 8/2/2010 Vote

10. There are also weird smells that come out of the elevator bank (I'm guesing the kitchen was right below).

"Average Hotel...nothing special " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/10/2010 Vote