Doubletree San Diego Downtown, San Diego, Avoid

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Doubletree San Diego Downtown	Average Price: $187 Check Rates

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1646 Front Street

San Diego, 92101 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 24 of 101
Average review rating: 3.49

OpinionWell Value Index: 4

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (48) , MyTravelGuide (930) , Travelocity (6) , TripAdvisor (173) , YahooTravel (10)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
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. We ended up using the parking lot across the street, but it would have been nice to avoid the parking garage altogether.

"A competent hotel in downtown San Diego " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/18/2012 Vote

2. it OK for a Fiat 500, but if your driving an American midsized car or larger, you may have to plan your maneuvers more carefully; Think landing on the deck of one of the Aircraft Carriers in the harbor if you want to avoid a 'body rash'on your car.

"Conveinent, Clean, but oh the garage. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/7/2012 Vote

3. AVOID.

"Parking Nightmare and Unresponsive Human Resources " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/19/2011 Vote

4. I recommend avoiding rooms facing east or north because of the freeway noise and view.

"Not a 3.5 Star, Narrow parking and ramps " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/22/2011 Vote

5. Narrow parking spaces and ramps resulting in not being able to park a full sized import in a slot; if you drive a full size SUV you may want to avoid this parking garage.

"Not a 3.5 Star, Narrow parking and ramps " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/22/2011 Vote

6. Parked on street to avoid garage fees, only hassle was going out to feed the meter @ 8:00 am, not bad.

"Nice hotel, good bargain " Read full review on Expedia 10/11/2009 Vote

7. Having to pay for parking in this area is practically impossible to avoid, so I no longer complain about that.

"Right in one of my preferred areas " Read full review on Expedia 9/16/2009 Vote

8. On the weekend, I was able to park on the street and avoid the $20/night garage fee.

"Good value if you get a discount " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/7/2008 Vote

9. I generally avoid using hotel coffee makers because the brown liquid that they dispense is not worth drinking, at least not for my tastes.

"Good value if you get a discount " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/7/2008 Vote

10. avoid the restroom for a while after the oner person goes.

"Believe the bad reviews about the noise! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/4/2008 Vote