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    Hotel Aqua Rio

    3.7 (22 reviews)
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    Aeon N.

    I stayed in Tijuana overnight at this place because it was affordable, clean, and my car was safe. Staff was friendly and it wasn't too far from the main strip. The shower pressure and water was good enough, but I could hear some activity in hallway in the morning. There is only one inside stairway in the front of the hotel that everyone must go through. Some of the rooms downstairs have easy access to the parking lot, though. At night, the corner street area is a little dark and sketchy, but it's only one block to main street.

    This hotel place my family life at risk.This has been the worse experience ever and scariest. I stayed with my wife and 1 year old son. Upon arrival staff was friendly , but I was told they couldn't find the remote for TV. Told to go up in the room and they will bring me one. As I go into the room the bathroom sliding glass door was falling apart and it look like it was going to fall any moment. I told the lady that brought me the remote that I was really concerned since it can fall on my son and injured him n she said there is no one to fix it at the moment. After 30mins I go to the front desk and mention missing ac remote and  told them again for second time I'm really worried about the sliding glass door, I was given the same answer. Later at 9:30pm my wife goes into the shower and after a min I hear a crash. The sliding glass door from shower fell off and injured her hand while she tried covering her head since she is short. I immediately rush to the bathroom and saw blood everywhere she was bleeding from her foot, right arm and hand wrist and fingers. I go to the front desk since phone was not working and told them that I can no longer stay there since they put my family's life at risk n I was going to stay for 2 nights but I couldn't stay one more minute in such horrible hotel. The lady call the gerente owner or supervisor and he call the cops on us. I told them I didn't care about the money they can keep it but it would be fair to not charge me for the next day and he said he will charge for both nights plus I would need to pay for the glass door. Once the police came I explained and they said I'm free to go and not to worry about paying for the glass door I can't detained you for what happened here. I file a complaint with ministerio publico so they can put a stop on this. This hotel seems to blame people for the broken equipment so they don't have to pay and they use peoples money to pay for  renovations of the broken equipment. Please don't stay here your love one could get seriously hurt and on top of it they will try to blame you and not take any responsibility. That night could of been my son, since wife always showers with him except she had a gut feeling and decided to go in by her self. I also reported to the agency I book this with for attempting to falsely accusing us for there negligence and stealing our money. PLEASE DONT STAY HERE YOU WILL REGRET IT.

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    11 months ago

    Not bad for the location, reminded me of a motel 6 but a bit nice with no pool. The breakfast was kind of shitty, but the staff was nice.

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    A bit sketchy on the neighborhood. But. Clean good rooms and service. Location OK in Centro.

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    Great little hotel, good staff, clean rooms and close to everything. Secure parking and very roomy.

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    Situated on 9th and Constitucion, the Aqua Rio Hotel is a small, three story, economy hotel.

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    Motel 6 San Ysidro - double

    Motel 6 San Ysidro

    (69 reviews)

    $

    San Ysidro

    We were so relaxed and comfortable here. This Motel 6 is definitely the best, most dependable…read moreeconomy hotel in this town. It's a humble, friendly crowd of hotel guests, you'll find. They have you register your car and put a slip on your dash, so you know they're on top of parking. Our full size beds were clean, firm, with nice sheets and fresh pillows. Spacious room with lots of shelves. Air conditioner worked perfect! Huge window for our kitty to look out and entertain himself. Clean bathroom with a new, clean, modern shower stall, and strong water pressure. Very generous with towels. And ice - 2 machines next to the office. Vending machines and laundry room. Oh, and a clean mini fridge for just $5 extra! There's a Denny's restaurant just yards away - so inviting to go have breakfast at. Great coffee. The employees were all genuinely friendly and caring. The icing on top was the professional caring manager Ely! She sincerely cares that your stay at this Motel 6 was a great one . My boyfriend and I will definitely stay here next time we come to this part of San Diego.

    Our house was getting fumigated for termites, we needed a place to stay for two nights with the…read morefamily and cats. I looked for something local and inexpensive, just a spot to crash for a couple of days. Motel 6 in San Ysidro had the best rate I could find online at $51.29 a night (plus the crazy hotel taxes). Since we needed two nights, I called to check if the walk-in rate was any cheaper. Nope! They quoted me $113 a night. So I booked two rooms online. For the price, I wasn't expecting much, and the room delivered exactly that. It had two metal-framed full-size beds, a TV, air conditioning, and a basic stand-up shower. The beds were incredibly squeaky, the room was dusty, and you could tell the floors had been mopped with a DIRTY mop. My feet turned black just walking around, so I had to wipe the floor down with a towel before we could comfortably walk on it. The cats collected an impressive amount of dust bunnies, it was pretty gross. The room we had smelled like smoke (there's no smoking in rooms in Cali), the shower was outdated, the sinks were stained and missing their drain plugs, and there was no TV remote. I went to the office to get one, but the first one they gave me didn't work. After calling the office, someone brought a working remote to the room. The walls were thin, so we could hear the guests upstairs squeaking in their metal beds, and people talking loudly outside at odd hours. At least the air conditioning worked really good. You really do get what you pay for. I wasn't expecting much, and they definitely met my low expectations. Thank God it was only for two nights lol

    Hotel Lafayette - Cozy room.

    Hotel Lafayette

    (14 reviews)

    Zona Centro

    This place was a little hard to find at the beginning but besides that it was a perfect spot right…read moresmack in the middle of the revolution strip. My room was a bit small but cozy clean and with the most beautiful view of the street !! Service was A1. Bed and pillows were super super comfy. Kind of a small room the shower I thought I was going to slip and break my head open but luckily I did not !! They do have a private bar ( it is a little pricey ) but it's nice and comfortable and I loved the music they were playing. Decent price for 2 nights. Room has water and a coffee machine with coffee pods. I'm pretty picky when it comes to hotels and the beds. This place blew my mind and they offer you free parking a block away behind the Soriana which is secure and nothing happened to my car. I would most definitely stay here again

    Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5…read moreAmbiance: 4/5 Parking: 1/5 Family friendly: 1/5 Stroller friendly: 0/5 ADA accessibility: 0/5 This 10 room boutique hotel is on the strip overlooking Ave. Revolución.  It has a modern, hipster vibe. The rooms are small, with all the usual amenities, plush bed, and space is utilized well.  Staff is very friendly, attentive.  There is a really awesome bar with indoor outdoor seating and the chef/bartender Miguel  great stories and life experiences from his world travels he's willing to share. Drinks were good but a bit expensive.   If you are a couple who want to be in the downtown TJ area to experience nightlife, this might be the place for you.  However, the hotel doesn't have its own parking, as it is off-site, not oriented for families or those who have difficulties moving around or in need of ramps.

    Hotel Cascadas

    Hotel Cascadas

    (14 reviews)

    $$$

    Zona Centro

    I am torn with what to rate this place. 5 stars for the convenience of being able to bring girls…read morefrom the clubs or street to bang by the half hour or for the night. 1-2 stars for how to do reservations and the check in procedures and as well as always having stained sheets and towels. But hey it's a brothel hotel so we should already be expecting that. Compared to other brothel hotels I've been to around the world this one is very nice lol They have been trying to improve it though. They built newer rooms with nicer decorations and refrigerators, updated the restaurant Azul that's attached to it, and have comment cards for you to write comments and suggestions which I don't think anyone reads lol They make you give a $30 deposit if you get one of the newer rooms for the drinks that are in the refrigerator in case you drink any. Also a separate $10 deposit for the remote of the tv. The older rooms are shitty so sucks if you get stuck with one of those cause they have been being fully booked a lot recently. Another thing to note is that when you walk up without a reservation they almost always tell you they are sold out. It's always noisy too so don't think you're gonna get good night sleep here. Sound of high heels walking down the hallways at all hours of the night, drunk fuckers being loud and making noise while walking in the hallways as well. So it's hard to relax unless you're really far away but still then always someone making noises or moans from fucking. The walls are thin lol There are 2 entrances. One on the red light side where the street girls are and the one in the front main entrance for hk. You can exit hk on either side and go up with a girl so it's still convenient. If you wanna go up low key with a girl and not let the whole club see you then go out the back entrance. Less eyes and you won't be seen doing the walk of shame back into the club haha enjoy! Check out my review for hk for useful tips and pictures of the newer rooms.

    This place was recently remodeled!!! Lots of good additions to the rooms and the convenience is…read moregreat. Check it out sometime.

    Frontier Motel - San Diego is a beautiful place.

    Frontier Motel

    (2 reviews)

    $

    San Ysidro

    this place is a complete nightmare! don't come here if you're disabled. they were sued back in 2004…read moreso not following the american disabilities act. at first, the relationship with them was okay but things turned sour after that. i read the comments from molly w. below and she was absolutely right. i'm disgusted with this place. i ended up with all kinds of illness from this place. this motel is the scum of the earth. i ended up with food poisoning, water poisoning, black diarrhea, vomiting with blood, the flu, a respiratory infection, folliculitis, etc. i had friends visit me and they saw what a filthy, sewer, trash this place really is. i even had to call the cops on mona; the "woman" who "works" in the office. she literally shoved me out of her office for nothing and then locked the door for no reason. at one time, i even gave her my rent my money and she took my money order and ran off without even giving me a receipt. not only that i saw mice, roaches, bed bugs, spiders and all kinds of nasty bugs. ewwww. no wonder why i'm sick. no light on the porch, no number on the door, my shower would feel up with sewer water. it's just a disgusting rathole of a place. i wouldn't rent my worst enemy here. they should shut this rathole motel down and build the wall right here! don't rent from these ripoffs!!!! don't come here unless you want to be severely ill and to be taken advantage of. P.S. I forgot to add that one day I was walking out and there was a mouse outside one of the rooms. ABSOLUTELY VILE!

    I like this place... cleaned up the riff raff and it is quiet in the evening... ahhh...read more

    Hotel Pueblo Amigo - Inside

    Hotel Pueblo Amigo

    (11 reviews)

    Zona Río

    This hotel is also a casino so that floor is loud. The rest of the hotel however is nice and quiet…read more The rooms are a good size and sometimes for just a little more you can upgrade to a suite. Each room is super clean and is ready when promised. Make a reservation. It gets crowded on some weekends and during the summer. We love everything about the hotel. The service is great and they will get you into a wonderful clean room. They are not huge, but they are great. The bathrooms are well stocked and they have bottled water in the room, which you need. They also have great food and again, the service is so good. You can stay there and never leave, but don't do that. Grab a cab and get a wonderful dinner near by. It is safe and you will be welcomed.

    Back at Hotel Pueblo Amigo Plaza Casino for round two, and it was just as great! This time, I…read morestayed on the busier Friday before Labor Day, and the place was packed. The team was clearly hustling with the crowd, but they still delivered excellent service. Got upgraded to a Junior Suite on the ninth floor for a small price difference--worth it! The suite was a step up from the standard room with better views, a faster WiFi connection, and extra toiletries like a shaving kit, shoe polish, and more. Plus, they had a Samsung smart TV, which should honestly be standard in all hotels. Check-out is a breeze at noon--just drop the keys in the box, and you're good. Loved the bag check service, so I could explore without dragging my stuff around. Ordered the Original Burger with skinny fries from room service--delicious, but it came wrapped in plastic (I get it, but still). Shoutout to the staff for keeping up with the holiday rush; make sure to tip if they're vibing with you! Definitely coming back!

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