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3 out of 5
La Jolla Riviera Inn
2031 Paseo Dorado, La Jolla, CA

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 257 out of 422 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 112 out of 422 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 422 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 422 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 422 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from dsw on 18 May 2024
Thanks for your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

william

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was close to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from dwsw on 25 Apr 2024
Thanks :)

8/10 Good

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from dsw on 2 Apr 2024
Thanks for your feedback!

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very clean. Can easily hear conversations in other rooms. One light was non-functioning but other than that the aging facilities were in ok-to-good shape. Good location - walkable to downtown La Jolla if you don’t mind walking some hills. Overall would consider staying again for the value versus other properties in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from dsw on 19 Mar 2024
Thanks for your feedback. Have a nice day!

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Debbie, the manager, is very helpful. I was able to check in early. The location is wonderful! Very close to the beach, dining, etc. The rooms are fully set up with microwave, stove, refrigerator, toaster, even dishes. I did not have to dine out for every meal.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from dsw on 19 Mar 2024
Thanks again for your comments. We hope you come back soon!

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A little stuffy initially but opened the windows and it was great. Nice walk on the beach nearby
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from dsw on 19 Mar 2024
Thanks for your feedback. Have a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a wonderful place to stay. Just as important, Debbie - who has been manager for years - is just terrific. She is kind, accommodating, accessible and an overall good person! Thanks so much for being there for me!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from dsw on 8 Mar 2024
This warms my heart. Thanks so much for your feedback. Hope you can come back and visit us again soon.Thanks again!

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from dsw on 5 Mar 2024
Thanks for your comments.

4/10 Poor

Jennifer, la canada

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty low hotel. More like run down apartments. Won’t stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from dsw on 2 Mar 2024
So sorry to read this.Safe travels!The Riviera

10/10 Excellent

Roman

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and super friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from dsw on 1 Mar 2024
Thanks so much for your feedback! Come back soon!

10/10 Excellent

James D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Within walking distance of the beach, shopping, food. Nice neighborhood. No concern walking after dark. Unit 10 was just the right size. Well furnished. I would love to stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from dsw on 1 Mar 2024
Come back soon and thanks for your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Arick, Los Angeles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was fantastic and very accommodating. Only there for one night and there wasn’t a coffee filter for my machine in the morning… but I left an important backpack in the closet when I left and the staff retrieved it for me and protected it in a separate room for when I came to pick it up after hours. The best part was they let me rest in that room until I decided to venture the two hour car ride back home. Can’t tell you how fortunate that made me feel! For that alone I give them 5 stars! Oh and the rooms were very clean and comfy too!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from dsw on 7 Feb 2024
This is so nice and we are also happy that we made you feel the way you did. We love our 5's.Come back soon!Debbie

2/10 Terrible

monika

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from dsw on 7 Feb 2024
Thanks for your review.Debbie

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was not what I was expecting. I was expecting a typical hotel room. What I got was an apartment building that had been converted into a rental and it was amazing! I had a full kitchen, living room, and bedroom all to myself. The furnishings are a bit dated but other than a lumpy crunch everything was amazing! Loved the stay and I will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from dsw on 7 Feb 2024
Thanks so much for your review. Looking forward to your return visit.Debbie

10/10 Excellent

tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and great facility. We enjoyed our visit very much. 2 blocks from LaJolla shores. Walkable to all sorts of shopping and restaurants.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Marianne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The property was neat and clean but very outdated. The outside was very cute with all the flowers. It had beach essentials. Pool was very clean. The carpets in our unit REALLY needed to be shampooed and cleaned and Some air freshening. It had an old smell to it. Otherwise we would stay there again, as it is close to our son’s home. One cleaning woman was very helpfully when we were checking in. The woman in charge of the property was very pleasant. Just note there is not someone at the front desk all the time but you can call anytime for anything.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from DSW on 30 Nov 2023
Thanks for your feedback. We appreciate all of your comments and will look into each and everyone of them.Happy Holiday's and hope to se you again soon!The Riviera!

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Property is dated but extremely clean and well situated. The pool is a real bonus. I would have given it 5 stars all around except that the blinds are totally inadequate, worn out and essentially useless. There is a tremendous amount of ambient light at night from the adjacent tennis club & security lights from the apartment next door. The shades do nothing to obscure the lights. TVs are also very small. Otherwise The place is well worth the money.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from dsw on 22 Nov 2023
Great thanks for your review, we appreciate it.The Riviera

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, quaint and peaceful stay. Unit equipped with basic but complete necessities. Great little pool! Hope to return soon !
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from dsw on 6 Nov 2023
Thanks for your feedback!

8/10 Good

Deborah, Temecula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly and very helpful. The area is quiet and away from downtown La Jolla but close to some nice restaurants that we walked to for breakfast and dinner. The place obviously used to be an apartment building and our room was a one-bedroom with a small but adequate kitchen. I don't know what the other rooms were like, but our carpet really needed to be replaced. Other than that, everything was clean. The pool looked lovely but for us the weather wasn't warm enough to use it. There was an extra charge for parking, although there was parking on the street. We paid the extra as we wanted to know that we had a place to park our vehicle if we came home late. All in all, we enjoyed our time there.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from dsw on 27 Oct 2023
Hope to see you both again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Allene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from dsw on 27 Oct 2023
Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Ginette

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from dsw on 10 Nov 2023
Thanks for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Easy check in. Close to the beach!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Lisa-La Jolla Riviera on 13 Oct 2023
Hi Megan,Thank you for your feedback. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Lisa-La Jolla Riviera on 10 Oct 2023
Thank you for the great review. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from La Jolla Riviera on 9 Oct 2023
Thank you John, for the awesome score. Have a great day.

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with family
Wow - this place is truly a gem. It has a charming vintage feel, while also being spotlessly clean and well-cared for. The manager’s customer service is 10/10. I made an error with my booking and she went above and beyond to help me solve it. The area is very walkable, with the beach, restaurants, shops, and snorkeling/kayaking tours/rentals all just a few blocks away. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Lisa-La Jolla Riviera on 7 Oct 2023
Thank you Emily for the positive feedback. It brings us great joy to know you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to hosting you in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from dsw on 27 Oct 2023
Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place is perfect and if I ever get the chance to stay in La Jolla I will definitely be staying here again
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Lisa-La Jolla Riviera on 6 Oct 2023
Thank you for your feedback. Glad to know you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Yihan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place to visit! Really like the host! I left early in the morning and didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to her. Really love this lovely place!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from dsw on 4 Oct 2023
Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from dsw on 2 Oct 2023
Thanks for your comment!

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
This hotel is great. Such a perfect location. Walking distance to so many things like the beach and shops and restaurants. So much to do. Very clean and spacious inside as well. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from dsw on 29 Sept 2023
Thanks for your feedback. We hope you can come back and visit us again soon.Debbie

10/10 Excellent

Kelli

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was perfect! 5 minute walk to the beach. Rooms were very clean. Staff was polite and knowledgeable. I stayed here with my children and felt safe. Kitchen was clean and had everything we needed. Definitely recommend for families.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from dsw on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you for your feedback. Hope you can come back and visit us again.Cheers!The Riviera

8/10 Good

ANGELICA, bakersfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property manager was very nice. The tub was a little dirty though had hair in it
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from dsw on 5 Sept 2023
Thanks for your feedback! We will get with housekeeping on this issue. The Riviera

10/10 Excellent

Nellyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem
This is such a lovely place to stay in La Jolla CA. The location is very convenient for walking to the beach, restaurants and shopping. The staff is amazing! I highly recommend spending your Southern California vacation here.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from dsw on 23 Aug 2023
Thanks so much for your feedback. It is a lil gem of paradise.Safe travels and come back soon!THE RIVIERA :)

10/10 Excellent

cristobal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
la jolla shores was very close from the property
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from dsw on 17 Aug 2023
Thanks for the feedback.Have a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from dsw on 9 Aug 2023
Thanks so much for your review. Have a great rest of your summer!THE RIVIERA

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice find in the heart of La Jolla.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dsw on 1 Aug 2023
Come back again soon!Debbie

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from sdsw on 29 July 2023
Have a great rest of your holiday and summer!

10/10 Excellent

Aditya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional Hotel and Extraordinary staff!
I recently had the most delightful stay at this hotel! The lady at the reception was absolutely amazing, going above and beyond to ensure every aspect of my visit was perfect. From the warm welcome at check-in to the attentive service throughout my stay, they made me feel like a valued guest. The attention to detail in the room was superb, and the amenities provided were top-notch. I cannot praise the hotel's staff enough for their exceptional hospitality and friendly demeanor. It truly made my experience unforgettable, and I can't wait to return. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 24 July 2023
Thanks so much for your feedback! We always strive to do everything we can to accommodate each and every guests. We look forward to your return as well.Debbie and Lisa

10/10 Excellent

Marvin, Overland Park

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from dsw on 21 July 2023
thanks and come back soon

10/10 Excellent

Casie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dsw on 21 July 2023
10 out of 10 that is awesome!We try our best and hope you can come and visit us again soon!Cheers

10/10 Excellent

Loretta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was easy and our room was ready early. We were grateful for the fans. We would definitely come back to this property. I wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from dsw on 12 July 2023
So happy to hear. Come back soon!Happy Summer!The Riviera

10/10 Excellent

Nahid

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Debbie, the office personnel, is extremely nice! She helps us a lot!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 6 July 2023
Very kind of you!We try our best and appreciate all of our guests.Have a great summer and come back soon.THE RIVIERA :)

8/10 Good

Candice

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dsw on 28 July 2023
Thanks for your feedback. Happy Summer!

10/10 Excellent

HANS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Although nothing really fancy, this is still my favorite place in La Jolla since several years. Debbie is without any doubt the 'good soul' of the place. The rooms are constantly improved and cozy. Great location. Nice and helpful people. Performant WIFI. Good quality towels. Ideal for a stay of several days.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 5 July 2023
Thank you so much for your feedback. We hope you have a great summer and come back to see up soon.Thanks :)The Riviera

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love staying here! The location is perfect and close to the beach! Lots of places to walk to.
Response from dsw on 29 June 2023
Thanks for your feedback. We hope to see you again soon!The Team at Riviera

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were looking for an affordable cose-to-the-beach option while visiting San Diego, and we've found it! This is similar to time share, old mom & pop beach hotels where the rooms are quiet and have all the amenities you need for a relaxing vacation. The staff is awesome, the pool was nice if you didn't want to walk to the beach, and the walk to the beach is only about 10 minutes and through a little city center with shops and restaurants. We will absolutely stay here again when we're looking for an escape to San Diego.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 29 June 2023
We certainly appreciate your review. Safe travels and we will hope to see you again!The Riviera

8/10 Good

Tung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The fan , above the stove does´nt work
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 20 June 2023
Thanks for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Pete

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay for a family! So quiet and great location. It was wonderful!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 14 June 2023
Thanks so much for your feedback and safe travels.Debbie

10/10 Excellent

john, Prescott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location, location, location Nice property manager Large rooms with conveniences
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 14 June 2023
John,Thanks again and we hope you come back soon!Debbie

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from dsw on 5 June 2023
thanks so much