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Hotel Occidental

2.0 of 5
410 Elm Street, San Diego, CA 92101
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Ranked #175 of 246 hotels in San Diego
3.5 of 5 stars 102 Reviews
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chanel49
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Contributor
13 reviews
7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Please shut this hotel down. Bedbugs,an occasional rat,mold in the bathroom area, and a rude staff and manager. Illegal use of credit cards. No deposit back that was payed for when checking in and no refund when kicked out(accused of messy room and smell) with prepayed 2 weeks in advance. Disputing American Express Card charges. Contacted the BBB and the... More

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HNLHUTCH, General Manager at Hotel Occidental, responded to this review
26 October 2011

We at the Hotel Occidental would like to thank you for your kind review. We have addressed your concerns, both with the BBB as well as with your credit card company. We are pleased with both of theses professional companies, and we look forward to doing more business with both. Thank you for your stay. Have a great Day. More

J W
90210
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

On September 10th at 10am a front desk employee of the Hotel Occidental, used my credit card information, billing address and identity to make online purchases without my consent The goods were being shipped to Amalia (Maly) a front desk employee at the Occidental address. I was a guest of this hotel and this is where the individual obtained my... More

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HNLHUTCH, General Manager at Hotel Occidental, responded to this review
24 September 2011

Hello. We apologize for what may have taken place here at our beautiful hotel. This is certainly not the perception that we'd like to portray. As we have been saying from the beginning of this ordeal, we fully support you in finding out what occurred, and we have been actively investigating this situation, and will be taking necessary actions, when... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011
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I came to San Diego for an internship for 2 months. After searching for a hotel that would be in my price range I came upon Hotel Occidental. It is a lot like a dorm building which I would only recommend for people who are young or adults who don't mind sharing a bathroom and shower. I paid 160 every... More

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6BQ
Potomac, Maryland
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3 reviews
7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2011
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people found this review helpful

prepaid a month before. Showed up and they were unapologicically full at 5PM wednesday 2/16/11. No apology. Guy at desk didn't care. No help in finding someplace else and not answering phone for 5 days during business hours when trying to arrange refund. The place looked cool. When they go out of business and someone who cares a little about... More

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benymiller
Sacramento, California
1 review
4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2010
4
people found this review helpful

Infected of fleas and thumbtacks, bedbags infected. The people of receipt know the problem and nevertheless it rents the rooms. Hotel to demand More

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GED09
San Diego, California
1 review
5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2010
5
people found this review helpful

We stayed at the hotel occidental and had a horrible infestation of bedbugs. We were just staying while waiting to move in to our new home and it was horrible. Be careful and make sure they have completely eliminated the problem...bedbugs are very insidious and hard to get rid of. More

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Lionheart_10
Sydney, Australia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2010
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person found this review helpful

I was treated like a Prince at this hotel! The staff are so helpful and have great local knowledge. I fully recommend this hotel to any traveller for short term or long term stay. My every request was attended to. I've been going to this hotel for the past 3 years that I've travelled to America. The hotel is close... More

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SleepySanDiego
San Diego
1 review
3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2010
3
people found this review helpful

Terrible service. Very noisy. Drug activity is in the building. You would be a fool to stay there. Management is also clueless. The Island Inn or the J Street Inn are better locations. More

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jdavies2001
London
Senior Contributor
30 reviews
24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2009
3
people found this review helpful

OK, first things first, this is not a luxury hotel and does not charge luxury prices. It has small rooms and I can image the average American would be horrified by the limited room space. However, if you've stayed in economy hotels in places like London, Paris or Amsterdam then you wont be shocked and it was comfortable (and we... More

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bonzaiWashington
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2009
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person found this review helpful

This hotel is located in a run down area of the city. I definitely did not feel safe walking the streets at night. Also, a young woman was running an illegal service in the room next to mine. A lacrosse team was staying at the hotel and I think the entire team was visiting this womans room. Not a family... More

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Address: 410 Elm Street, San Diego, CA 92101

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