La Jolla Cove Suites

There were no breakfasts there. Location was good.

The location was great. It had easy access to the beach, shops, restaurants, etc. The room itself was beautiful and the beds were very comfortable.

Property was nice rooms were big. The view was awesome.

Could probably be nice in 18 month. Currently akin to camping in a construction zone. Extremely dirty and noisy. Even the remodeled rooms were not near to a quality standard I would expect from a hotel of this price range.

The rooms were lovely, but most of the hotel is under major, very loud construction that looks like it will go on for quite a long time. Also, this is a wedding venue, so if there is a wedding, then until 10 pm, you will hear music in your room as if you are at the wedding reception.

We'd read the reviews about the construction and the weddings and called ahead. They assured us our rooms would not be affected by the construction because of facing the other side of things, and they said no wedding was booked for during our stay. They knew we were booking adjoining rooms, so while our kids got the room facing the ocean and away from construction (because it had 2 beds), we were in the room facing the construction (because 1 bed), which started at 7 am. Also, there actually was a wedding reception on our first night there. It was loud, but they did stop it at 10. There was a dueling reception across the street from the hotel at the same time. What I am saying here is, this place is very loud. Not a quiet getaway sort of place. It is also in a very loud part of La Jolla Cove, so if you are sitting on the balcony, there is much bus, delivery truck, car traffic below, which gets clogged right in front of the hotel, and oh, there was also a bandstand set up right across with live music our first day there. Seriously, this is a loud loud place to go.

There was one functional elevator, it was very slow, then broke for half a day.

The day we left, we needed the valet to get our car by 6 am so we could return it and catch our flight. It took about 45 minutes from when we requested it because apparently, the night valet just decided to leave before the morning valet came. So, oops.

Lastly, and this is La Jolla Cove in general, I wish someone had told us about the smell. This part of town is a sanctuary for cormorants and sea lions, which is of course a lovely thing. But the smell hits you in the face as soon as you walk outside. Very very pungent. We learned that it is from cormorant and sea lion poop, which is abundant.

On the plus side, the staff is friendly, the hotel is near everything, and the rooms were truly lovely rooms.

The room was very nice an clean. We were aware of the construction so that didn't bother us. We spent time in the pool and while it was a trek to get there, it was very nice. The location was perfect right across from the cove and near the village. Now the not so good: valet parking was the only option and it was expensive - the hotel could have absorbed some of that cost since we couldn't do a self-park. There was no soap in the room and I asked the front desk for some but never received it. Not a huge biggie because we used the body wash from the shower but it was a bit annoying. The outlets and lights are some sort of power-saver system but we had a lot of trouble keeping them working - outlets turned off seemingly randomly and lights went on in the middle of the night. Some instructions would have made it easier. All in all, the hotel was fine and we would stay there again if in the area because of all of the pluses.

Came here for a wedding. Avoid for your wedding at all costs. Check in process was not great. Although the staff at the front desk was nice, there was no help with bags, and loud construction starting at 7am. Upon check out valet was so rude, elevators took forever because there is no service elevator so all morning we had to wait as staff carts tried to get on and off on top of all the people checking in and out. This hotel should pause while under construction and revamp. It’s in a pretty location, stunning views, but it’s so basic and without any atmosphere of a nice vacation. I don’t know why anyone would go out of their way to stay here let alone host their wedding here.

The location was perfect. It was across from La Jolla cove. It was under construction, which we knew before hand.

The overhead a/c was excellent not a wall or window unit! Very quiet too! Kept room at great temperature as set.
Very clean room & bath. Lots of nice clean towels too and had a nice smell to them not like a laundry soap smell.
Would like to have had a room with a view of ocean.
Need to have a sprayer on a hose in bath area. Would be a nice touch easier to rinse off when showering.
Need a table and chairs in room! No place to sit except on the bed.

I would not consider La Jolla Cove a hotel. It’s more like a motel. The walls are so thin. You can hear the person next to you conversation. The lack of privacy is concerning and not very relaxing. They have a current demolition going on of their facility that you are notnotified of until after you pay we are woken up in the morning at 7 AM to construction worker screaming across the halls metal things falling on the floor power drills. For the price per night of this motel, you’re better off getting an Airbnb nearby.

Terribly run down room. Did not match pictures in hotel site. Patio doors didn’t work, portable a/c in bedroom didn’t work- actually pumped warm air into room do to broken duct attachment. Everythinf appeared 30+ years old, was not clean, we did not enjoy our stay. Ocean views do not make up for poor quality and misleading photos.

The location was great. The staff was kind. Bed was comfortable. And the view from the rooftop was great.

I was extremely disappointed with our stay. From the moment we arrived, it felt like every part of the experience was handled poorly.

Before our arrival, I called to ask about an early check-in. I was told they would likely be able to accommodate us, so we planned accordingly. When we arrived, we were told there was nothing available. We then asked if we could at least park and leave our luggage until check-in, but we were told no.

When we finally parked, there were no available parking spaces despite paying $45 for parking. After calling for assistance, I was told to unload my luggage at the top of the property and then drive all the way to valet myself. Because of the parking situation, we missed our dinner reservation.

After we checked in, we were informed that there would be loud construction taking place from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. This was never disclosed before our arrival or at any point before check-in. Had we known about the construction beforehand, we could have made a more informed decision about our stay.

The problems continued once we got to our room. The air conditioning in the living room was broken. After maintenance repaired it, the air conditioning in the bedroom stopped working. On top of that, there was no hot water in the shower during our stay.

The worst experience occurred when we were locked out of our room. We called and texted the hotel for nearly two hours with no response from anyone. We eventually had to walk to the front desk ourselves. No one apologized for leaving us stranded.

When we shared our concerns with the front desk before checking out, the employee was dismissive and blamed us instead of taking responsibility. He said we should have called maintenance at 2:00 a.m. for the air conditioning issues and claimed that early check-in is never guaranteed—even though we had been told beforehand that they would likely be able to accommodate us.

This stay was frustrating from beginning to end. Between the lack of communication, undisclosed construction, poor customer service, unresolved maintenance issues, parking problems, and the complete lack of accountability, this was one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve had. I expected far better for the price we paid.