La Jolla Shores Hotel

"Rooms are outdated, jacuzzi isn’t working due to construction, no microwave in the room, parking is expensive and the restaurant made our order wrong. This was probably a really nice place 15 years ago. On a positive note, the staff was great. The only thing really going for this place is the location."

"Beware of booking a wedding at this location, they will try and nickle and dime you after signing your contract. I was told there were no room blocks offered in the summer months after being told that they were a standard inclusion for a wedding party. After having to argue to get a block, the minimum nights became 3 even though a few minutes before Teresa said that the hotel doesn’t offer it. Very surprised that they were able to create a minimum to something they didn’t offer in just a matter of minutes. The professionalism of their accounting department is non existent in comparison to their sales and catering staff."

"We had a wedding party stay here in January. The hotel is run down, tiles missing in bathroom, some of our party had floods in their rooms, and some of our party checked in and had to leave due to numerous problems with the room. It is not worth the price we paid for, even though we got discounted rates. The location is nice on the beach, but I would never stay here again. It also has many areas being renovated, and we were not told of this prior to checking in. If you like renovation work being done while you are on vacation go for it."

"Great room, nice and clean! Beds are comfortable and you get a lot of pillows and towels! Location is spectacular, right on the beach and they offer free shuttle service anywhere in La Jolla!"

"Well, how to best sum up this below average experience? Came for 4 nights, booked a king coastline view room for $450/ night (all in with fees and resort daily fee). That's not a small amount of money. Was allocated room 133, ground floor at the side of the block. View faced onto the public toilets on the busy, noisy public beach access road.  Balcony had chest high solid walls, so no view whilst sitting down. To see the 'coastline view' we needed to stand up in the far corner of the balcony. Totally not worth the premium rate & shouldn't be sold as such. Room itself was large with a decent kitchenette. Bathroom is old but functional. Unfortunately there were a few areas of ant infestation, not very pleasant. Sleep was near impossible thanks to an uncovered window above the entry doorway which shone bright light through all night. This room is also right next to the outdoor restaurant area. A wedding on our second night held in this area pumped incredibly loud DJ music until 10pm, then remaining guests continued the noise until 11. Not ok. Don't expect sound insulation - upstairs noise also came through continuously. Pool area is dated with messy areas, and not cleaned that much so watch out for stepping in discarded food. Had unpleasant experience trying to get a table for a drink in their beach front patio area, staff instructing to fetch my own drink and seat myself. Then I was kicked off my table by another staff, drink in hand. Totally unnecessary. Requested a late check out, told they don't offer that as 'hotel policy'. What was good? Location- right on beach, close to town and 30min walk to La Jolla village. Not worth what we paid, but maybe a cheaper room would be ok."