We stayed at this hotel the night of March 7th and our room was clean and basic, I had requested late check-in, king size bed, non-smoking. Room rating: The room was clean, however, the bathroom was strangely small. I paid for a king sized bed and got a room with two queens. Despite the location of our room (right over the driveway, overlooking the freeway), it was relatively quiet and we were able to get a good night's sleep. I should also say, I was thankful for the room being non-smoking! Staff rating: When I asked the chick who checked us in about not having a king-sized bed in the room, she informed me that "when you book online, you get what we have left." ummm, hmmm, okay, weird. Especially since my confirmation specifically said "King sized bed". Of course, it also says in small writing "we'll forward your requests to the property, but there's no guarantee the request will be honored." Nice. But it's the first time my request hasn't been honored. I always request king sized beds, because my husband is 6'6" and I am 5'11". Here was another odd thing, when I was checking in, I went outside to get the license plate number for our car and I couldn't get back into the office because they had locked the door since it was after 11 PM. The chick who was helping me wasn't really paying attention, so there I stood, knocking on the door, trying to get back in to complete the check-in process. It just seemed to me that they could have either waited until everyone who was checking in were done or have the person who locked the door stand at the door until everyone was done. Plus, the chick who was checking me in was all pissy because whoever was supposed to be coming on shift was somewhere else taking a personal call on her cell phone. Wasn't my issue, so don't take it out on me! Amenities: When we left in the morning, the pool looked lovely and I almost wished that we were staying there for the day. There was a little area underneath the stairs that looked like a nice place to gather for conversation or relaxing out of the sun. Overall: This hotel was... okay, but odd. I don't know. I mean, I guess I'd stay there again, the price was right, but it was kind of a weird experience.

When in San Diego we almost always stay at the Kings Inn. It is not fancy by any means. But it has everything we require - a nice pool/hot tub, room for dad and teen age son, and restaurants nearby/on location. We booked it through their website and got the rooms for less the $90 per night. While we were walking to our room, a young couple stopped us to ask if we were staying here and what the rooms were like. They had reservations up the street and the room was so small they could touch two oppossing walls at the same time. After showing them our room, the decided to stay there and told us they were paying $129 per night. It pays to book ahead. We ate at the Waffle House every morning before going to SeaWorld or Wild Kingdom Park. Food is good and basic. Overall it is a nice hotel. But if you prefer something along the lines of a Hilton or Embassy Suites, this is not your hotel. It is a family friendlt place.

You know the old adage… you get what you pay for? This holds true for the Kings Inn. San Diego is an expensive place to stay so we were hoping this would be a decent option for the budget traveler. The price was right but I probably wouldn’t stay there again. We spent the Saturday night of Memorial Day weekend there as our eldest daughter was graduating from college. That night was also prom night and (at least) four rooms in our vicinity were booked by high schoolers boozing and swearing most of the night, partying with the doors open. I called the front desk in the wee hours of the morning and was told they’d send security to check on it. The next morning we ate breakfast at the on-site Waffle Spot (just ok, nothing special) and saw carloads of high school seniors checking out. Unfortunately, I’m a light sleeper and I found this hotel (and its guests) to be quite noisy both late at night and at the crack of dawn. The parking area echoes so voices are amplified through the non-soundproof rooms. One plus that attracted me to the hotel is it’s nonsmoking. On the downside, tons of folks were smoking outside our room section, apparently in violation of the hotel’s policy. The room was rather dark and dingy but the bed was surprisingly comfortable – even though the sheets were the wrong size. Lighting is poor in the room and the TV is very small. I did like having a window at the back that we could open to get fresh air.

Like a previous review stated, you get what you pay for. I paid around $75 for one night and could not have expected anything better for that price. The only real complain I have is that the bed was extremely firm. This hotel is a great option for a couple nights at the most, but you should probably look elsewhere if you want to stay longer.