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Best Western Downtown San Diego

2.5 star property
Hotel with a rooftop terrace, near Petco Park

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Terrace/patio
Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby
Exterior
Breakfast area
Located in downtown San Diego, Best Western Cabrillo Garden Inn offers a welcoming urban retreat. Start your day with a complimentary self-serve breakfast, relax in the garden, or connect via in-room WiFi. The helpful staff consistently earns praise from visitors.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator | Bathroom | Combined shower/tub, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(19 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Bathtub | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Bathtub

Highlights

Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
840 A Street, San Diego, CA, 92101

What's nearby

  • Petco Park - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • San Diego Convention Center - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Port of San Diego - 2 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Balboa Park - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • San Diego Zoo - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles

Getting around

  • 5th Avenue Station - 6 min walk
  • San Diego Santa Fe Depot - 18 min walk
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cocina 35 - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪SHAKE Bar & Lounge - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Taco Stand - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Achilles Coffee @ The Rey - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Roxy’s Tacos - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Best Western Downtown San Diego

Hotel near Petco Park
Near San Diego Convention Center and Port of San Diego, Best Western Downtown San Diego provides a rooftop terrace, a garden, and a business center. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Self parking (surcharge), express check-out, and free newspapers
  • A 24-hour front desk, smoke-free premises, and a vending machine
  • A front-desk safe, luggage storage, and multilingual staff
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at Best Western Downtown San Diego offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (USD 20 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Grab bar near toilet (33 inches high)
  • Handrails in hallways (36 inches high)
  • Low-height electrical outlets in bathroom
  • No elevator
  • Roll-in shower (35 inches wide)
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (28 inches high)

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 10 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: USD 20.00 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Best Western Cabrillo
Best Western Cabrillo Garden
Best Western Cabrillo Garden Inn
Best Western Cabrillo Inn
Best Western Plus Cabrillo
Best Western Plus Cabrillo Garden
Best Western Plus Cabrillo Garden Inn
Best Western Plus Cabrillo Garden Inn San Diego
Best Western Plus Cabrillo Garden San Diego
Cabrillo Garden Inn
Best Western Cabrillo Garden Inn San Diego
Best Western Cabrillo Garden San Diego
Best Western Plus Cabrillo Garden Hotel San Diego
Best Downtown Diego Diego
Best Western Cabrillo Garden Inn
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Best Western Downtown San Diego Hotel San Diego

Frequently asked questions

Is Best Western Downtown San Diego pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Best Western Downtown San Diego?

Self parking is available for USD 20.00 per night. Limited spots are available.

What time is check-in at Best Western Downtown San Diego?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Best Western Downtown San Diego?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Where is Best Western Downtown San Diego located?

Located in Downtown San Diego, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of San Diego Civic Theatre, Petco Park, and San Diego Convention Center. Port of San Diego and Waterfront Park are also within 1 mi (2 km). 5th Avenue Station is 6 minutes by foot and City College Trolley Station is 8 minutes.

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Best Western Downtown San Diego Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 398 out of 914 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 333 out of 914 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 914 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 914 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 914 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Elvira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet place, friendly staffs. Room is clean, air conditioner worked. Located in downtown, pretty close to Gaslamp Quarter.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They provided breakfast in the morning. It’s very accessible with as much available including a waffler and pancake / waffle batter, microwave oven, toaster, cereal, coffee, tea, milk and orange juice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super friendly staff and an overall cute, small place to stay for the price and area
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Tyler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Parking is awful. Have to have a small car to fit and you pay 20 a day for it. Breakfast lacks options. AC was intermittent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alejandra M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff. The rooms were clean and very nicely decorated. We had an amazing stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I liked everything but the free breakfast eggs. The eggs were cooked over easy and tasted rubbery. Make scrambled eggs! Otherwise a very nice place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Nice Hotel

Nice hotel near the center of San Diego. For breakfast was only plastic dishes there and not many places to sit.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Enrique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

will

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cozy

Quiet room. Good air conditioning. Good breakfast. Terrace was a good place to relax at night and eat our breakfast in the morning. With the plants and shrubbery we felt secluded from the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness
Liked the plants hanging around
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

JAMES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really nice hotel, lousy neighborhood to walk to dinner
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very pleased

Room was clean, beds were surprisingly comfortable. Parking lot is tight but I didn’t have a car so it didn’t matter to me lol Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, right downtown. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Really great. But the rooms are older and the toilets are...not great. The bathroom has no fan and opening the window just lets mosquitos in. But overall a great place for the price and would maybe stay again, mostly because they're so nice and the location is great.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There aren’t a lot of restaurants that are close by.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

albert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Though the property was kept clean, the rooms seemed small compared to what i normally expect. The bathroom, especially, seemed to be shoehorned in. Also, the construction noise, but that will go away, eventually.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

CHARLES

Disliked: Amenities
Located adjacent to major, busy, street. Hear traffic noise, sirens, loud landscape crew with loud equiptment early in the morning 7am. Mal functioning printing machine made it difficult to print airline boarding passes. Walls are paper thin enabling me to hear coughing, snizzing, walking on upper floors. Difficulty sleeping in this enviroment.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Bethany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Seen no recycling bind
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is an older building that they have done some nice things to update. The toilet was very low, like a child toilet and the seat/lid was not the right size for it. Beautiful wood floors, but made it slippery if you didn’t have shoes on. Shutters let a lot of light in at night. Would be nice to have some kind of room darkening curtain also. Overall, it was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

rebecca

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is not at all what I was expecting for almost $400/ night. No parking available so we had to park 2 blocks away at night next to a homeless shelter. The room was small the ac did not work well. My daughter and I could hear the room next to us watching porn. Horrible experience. This was the worst hotel I have stayed in.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Scott

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

No parking.

There was no on-site parking available. In fact they have less parking spots than they have rooms, something that absolutely should not be allowed in downtown San Diego. We had to park off site, at an absolutely insane rate, and we're from Seattle now, used to live in San Diego, so we know all about insane parking rates. But to really burn our cookies a spot opened up, remained open and we were not allowed to take it. Its fowntown San Diego where we passed addicts oassed out with their drug paraphernalia in their hands, where one homeless guy pulled out a machete as we passed, where you dodge human feces and urine on the sidewalk to walk anywhere. Find a hotel with parking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy walk to Balboa Park and the Pier from here. Public transport is just a few blocks away, if you prefer. Lots of dining options, you are close to both Little Italy and Gaslamp District. The hotel staff were great, the room was clean and beds comfy. No pool, but the rooftop patio was lovely! Note that you are downtown and with that location comes a resident homeless population. They were quite harmless, just going about their business, and were not threatening at all.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARTHA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super cerca del estadio petco si vas a un juego, el desayuno delicioso, la habitación no es tan amplia pero cómoda y limpia.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

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