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Holiday Inn San Diego	Average Price: $156 Check Rates

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3900 Old Town Avenue

San Diego, 92110 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 29 of 101
Average review rating: 3.66

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (10) , MyTravelGuide (26) , Travelocity (4) , TripAdvisor (150) , YahooTravel (11)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Both rooms had an awful Plastic / Meth smell to it.

"Old Hotel trying to be passed off as New " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/5/2012 Vote

2. The first room had an awful smell to it and they switched me to the only other room available which was a few doors down.

"Old Hotel trying to be passed off as New " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/5/2012 Vote

3. But the property is terribly dated and is in need of a thorough cleaning (the hall on the first floor smelled like urine.

"Dated and in Disrepair " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/25/2011 Vote

4. If you need a perfect location with lovely grounds and can get beyond the noise of your neighbors blowing their nose and the sickening urine smells this is a place for you.

"Tired Tired Tired " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/18/2011 Vote

5. The smell even wakes us up at night.

"Tired Tired Tired " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/18/2011 Vote

6. ' Well when we finally got to our room, it had a very musky smell.

"Great location, but it ends there " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/3/2011 Vote

7. We had booked a 'King room with a balcony' and upon arrival we were given a room on the first floor that was below a ledge of some sort and smelled of smoke, and had no balcony of course.

"OK For A Short Stay " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/8/2009 Vote

8. It smelled fresh and the bed and linens were good quality.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/1/2008 Vote

9. I stayed at room 140 and while it was nice and roomy (I think it doubles as a business meeting room) it smelled like molds and had a weird although comfortable bed with mirror ceilings (hmm wonder what for, lol).

"Avoid room 140! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/27/2008 Vote

10. Hallway smells and there are loud machine noises- Paper thin walls: you can hear hallway door slamming which wakes you up in the middle of the night and early mornings- Door key card keep getting de-magnetized even when it is stored separately from credit cards.

"Not environmentally friendly " Read full review on YahooTravel 9/21/2007 Vote