Having traveled the world for the past 20 years, I have learned to research my hotels extensively. Understanding the trade-offs between luxury versus economy, nostalgic versus modern day convenience. It is this process and years of experience that initially brought me to The Dolphin hotel and continues to bring me back each month. The Dolphin hotel staff is over the... More

I thought this place was preety cool. I found it to be quite clean, not dusty at all (not even under the bed, I know because I dropped the remote & looked under the bedskirt!). Comfortable beds/pillows. Great hot water. Clean microwave/refridge. Long list of cable channels. Right on the corner, just a block from the beach. The Oceanside Pier... More

Quality Poor to fair Facilities Poor to fair Service Poor to fair My experience at the Dolphin Hotel in Oceanside was a total waste of time. The facility was in terrible shape. The heater was not working when I was there. The door leading to the back alley is unsecured and there are a lot of rowdy and disordely "friends"... More

I stayed here for two weeks and my takeaway was positive.....I was grateful for the price for a long-term stay; the room was very basic but it had what I needed....internet access, fridge, microwave, TV and comfortable pillows; I had a corner room with a lovely cross-breeze from the ocean (10 minute walk) and I slept well; the sheets were... More

I stayed Saturday night for less than $70. The hotel is less than 10 minute walk to the beach. I liked the old style charm of the place, Neil & Hina are very kind, Hina knows good places to eat - namely "Bessie's 1929 Cafe" (good food, good atmosphere, good service) and "The Burger House" (good veggie burger), Bessie's was... More

The outside interior of the hotel is charming and has an old historic feel to it. So that attracts curiousity. The best quality of the Dolphin Hotel is that it is very close to the beach. The room I purchased for two nights, smelled funny, including the bathroom. It smelled like dirty gym socks. The laundry room did not work.... More

I was there for a whole week.Yes, the Dolphin is old"1927 till now".I had a clean room and the price was great that close to the beach!!!! I saw what others said about, The Dolphin hotel. No matter what place you stay in, you must look@the room first....it's the law...If you do not like what you sea, do not stay... More

Do NOT stay here .. . I mean that. This hotel is horrible, first when we got there we were charged more than expected because we had 2 kids.. the guy at the front desk said he was going to give us the best room he had that it was recently remodeled and that we would love it.. when we... More

I’m not sure where to start. I’ll start with the positive. The exterior has a classic downtown motel look and the interior is even more old-timey, with a grand wide staircase leading to the rooms. The front desk woman told me the building dates to the 1920s but assured me that they’ve done many upgrades (she didn’t seem to understand... More