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Reviews of La Pensione Hotel

3 out of 5
La Pensione Hotel
606 West Date Street, San Diego, CA

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 51 out of 1618 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Hannah, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
So this hotel was relatively nice and clean. The rooms are very small but the bathroom was modern. I don't love the sink being in the room rather than in the bathroom but that is very minor. My room was on the second floor and faced the main street so because the hotel was right in the middle of little Italy, it was noisy up until at least midnight. Unfortunately the TV didn't work (I didn't ask them to repair it) and the USB ports didn't work either but that wasn't a huge deal. Otherwise, it was a nice stay and the staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

jim

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Great coffee choices downstairs
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

lori

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Amenities were close by that they did not have.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

seth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The overall vibe of our stay was so mellow. The employees were courteous and helpful. The shower was " different" with half a door. Overall it was an excellent visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Mireya

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Emily, COVINGTON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel had a very nice atmosphere. The only issue we had was that the room was very noisey and warm. We could not figure out how the air conditioner worked. Very nice room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was easy to get to, and right in little Italy and very close to the marina, zoo, and stadium.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Alick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Janis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I wouldn’t say I didn’t like it but iv stayed at better hotels in my day. Pro’s LOCATION, the parking is $35 per day ,the AC is great, and a mini fridge in the room. The room was kind of small for 2 and no view of little Italy. There’s no pick up service you would have to request it so it gave me kind of dirty vibes but the bed is comfy and the gym was small but had essentials. They also have a conference room with a microwave, a coffee and tea station. The bathroom look rusty and like it had not been cleaned in a while. Everything is walking distance so if you’re not in your room most of the time I say do it! They allowed early check in/out so that was clutch!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s in the heart of Little Italy so it’s very easy to get around and enjoy the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
It was perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time!

10/10 Excellent

dalton

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location very clean
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time!

8/10 Good

Michael, New York

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great pied-a-terre in Little Italy. I’ve stayed here a couple times while attending a conference at the Grand Hyatt. Fantastic location. Everything is walkable. Even the airport for the hearty and lightweight travelers. No daily housekeeping. Affordable and nice esp if you upgrade to a City View room.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in Little Italy. Room small but well worth the $. Staff very friendly. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time!

4/10 Poor

Ernesto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Room was average. They have these rooms outside of the regular hotel area, with hallways with no ac, and we were given one of those. Dodnt like the atmosphere honestly. Another policy that seems excesive is that they charge $100 as deposit, even though you stay for a night, ok. Other than that, great location and clean
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tiny rooms, clean. GREAT LOCATION in the heart of Little Italy. Coffee shop right next door. Excellent restaurants. Walkable to Seaport Village, Balboa Park, the Embercadero. Parking under hotel, extra charge, will NOT accommodate a large vehicle.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We appreciated the location of the property and the dining amenities were the reason we chose the hotel. the rooms were smaller than expected but clean and cozy. We were disappointed that upon room selection from the package service (Expedia) the rooms were presented as having a view, the only view received was that of a block wall in the alley.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joshua, Any city

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible. I don’t even know where to start. There is no checkin driveway, they will tell you to park in a red zone (assuming somone isn’t already there) and hope you don’t get a ticket while you checkin. When you do get checked in, parking is almost non existent. Unless you drive a Mini, they can’t park you in their garage, I drive a standard size Explorer and I was told “it’s too big”. They will tell you there is parking nearby, but it’s full because of where they are located. I had to park 5 blocks away in an open lot that cost me $50 a night. Oh, and the machines on the lot only went a maximum of 12 hours so I got to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to walk 5 blocks to reload the meter. They have one person working front desk at any given time, so if you catch them during their “break” you get to have a conversation with them while they eat. The windows in the bedroom have blackout blinds, but the bathroom window does not and because the bathroom door is glass the bright lights outside pour into your room all night. There is no vending machines available. Terrible, awful experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 18 Apr 2024
Good evening,We are so sorry you did not have the best experience in Little Italy. We are aware with how difficult parking can be in this area and we do our best to inform guests who are bringing a car of the challenges they may experience. 50/night is more expensive than our lot, however it is the average price for overnight parking in the area. As for the employee eating at the front desk, we will speak with all of our employees to make sure it does not happen again as it is standard policy to not eat at the front desk. Thank you for the feedback.

6/10 Okay

Angelica

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Pros: great location- in the middle of little Italy. Surrounded by restaurants/food/drinks & desserts. Room sizes are good. Overall good spot. Cons: they do not have housekeeping daily. The parking they have available is $30 a night & apparently don’t allow all cars so double check to see if your car fits in the garage. Additional parking is extremely limited & was pricey. Cleanliness- was okay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Heather

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Both girls at front desk were rude. When checking in she told me completely dofferent amount than what I paid for rooms. They charge you $35 a night to park after paying over $300 a night for small room. They regulate the AC so you cant even control own room temp.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 15 Apr 2024
Hi Heather, We looked into your reservation and digital log of your check in process. Your card was only authorized for the 100 security deposit because your room was prepaid for through the third party website. There was a systematic error that initially showed the incorrect amount. Our front desk agents fixed the error so you would not be double charged for the room. We only charged your card 70 for the two nights of parking as stated on the printed receipt. If you see any additional charges from us please email us a copy of your charge so we can handle it directly. There is also a way to operate the AC from your room so we do apologize if that was miscommunicated.We hope you enjoyed your time in Little Italy.

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time!

10/10 Excellent

priya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the location. Staff responded well to my needs. Located in main area surrounded by restaurants
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 17 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay!

8/10 Good

Jeane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i didn’t like that valet stole my jacket .. i called multiple times, i spoke to the valet manager .. nothing.. I didn’t like that valet is $55 a night which is outlandish for how long it takes you to get your car .. but the hotel property ITSELF is very pretty and walkable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 12 Apr 2024
Hello Jeane, we appreciate the feedback and review, and we are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate experience you had, however, our hotel doesn't offer any kind of valet service, only a limited self parking garage

4/10 Poor

Jiunwei, Snohomish

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There was a huge roach in our room. 😬
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, room was nice and the staff was friendly. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alisa, auburn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your time!

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed the hotel and its location. Very clean and a great overall feel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

8/10 Good

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
wonderful stay! will def come again!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

8/10 Good

Carlo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Original assigned supervisor room had a very annoying, loud, squeaking AC unit. Nothing could be done about it and no other similar rooms available. Downgraded to a nice quiet standard room and credited $30 for the room change.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Enock

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

8/10 Good

Abjaisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very close to a lot of restaurants and waterfront park. Receptionist is nice and kind. Room is very small but convenient. Good hotel to stay for short stay. Parking privilege in and out. Half price compared to hotels in Gaslamp that charges $65 per night. The Lobby is cozy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

8/10 Good

Stacey

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

matthew

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Cute little hotel. Very quaint and comfortable. The area is beautiful with lots of good restaurants and very safe. The room I was in was small but very comfortable. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only thing I didn’t like was the shower. The shower head faces towards the curtain and gets the bathroom soaked. The hotel is beautiful, right on little Italy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

8/10 Good

martha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location except for the “rooftop club” too close by. Very loud. Doesn’t seem fitting for Little Italy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 1 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Anabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 1 Apr 2024
Thank you for the feedback!

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly and very helpful. Rooms were very small but we literally just slept and showered so we were fine. We would want a larger room if we stayed longer
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

10/10 Excellent

Mavy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All members working at the front desk were very kind, professional and accommodating. This is my second time in San Diego, and each time I've stayed at this hotel because of its amazing location in the heart of Little Italy and its comfortable bed and cozy room. I couldn't be happier to have found this little gem years ago.
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 1 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us again! We appreciate the feedback and will relay to the message to the front desk team!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Lake Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was right in Little Italy and very convenient to walk to the waterfront. Saturday they have the farmers market. Ashley at the front desk was very nice and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 1 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us! We are so glad to hear you had a wonderful stay and we will inform Ashley of the positive feedback!

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No need to drive anywhere Hotel is smack in the middle of Little Italy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

8/10 Good

Joshua

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Shauna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are a little small and parking a bit tight but the atmosphere and neighborhood make up for that. Walkable plenty of shops and restaurants. Catch the Farmers market on Wednesday and Saturdays.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 9 Apr 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 1 Apr 2024
Thank you for the feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fun hotel with personality. Rooms are small but has what you need and bed is comfortable. Amazing restaurants literally across the street. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 24 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so glad to hear you had a wonderful stay!

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right in the heart of Little Italy. Great location out of downtown San Diego a little ways. Walking distance to many good restaurants and bars. Fun area.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 24 Mar 2024
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! We hope to see you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Nancy

Travelled with family
Perfect in almost all respects. Small room with only one chair. Nice sitting/meeting lounge on the first floor. We would return. Perfect location for enjoying Little Italy.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from La Pensione Hotel on 24 Mar 2024
thank you for taking the time to leave a review!