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Reviews of Lamplighter Inn & Suites at SDSU

2.5 out of 5
Lamplighter Inn & Suites at SDSU
6474 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 607 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 270 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 79 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 1002 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Reilly, Beverly Hills

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and Cute, was nice to grab a quick snack before a long drive on the morning of check out. Great value!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amador

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had a stove, oven, microwave, cutlery, bowls and plates. It was like a mini suite! Clean too! Would stay there for any local event
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We only stayed one night. It was clean and well maintained. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

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

10/10 Excellent

israel

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

10/10 Excellent

ANTHONY

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed several times at both places owned by same owners, one in old town and this one by the college. A wonderful staff wonderful continental breakfast. Grounds keepers have been there for 20 years plus. That should tell you how well they are treated by owners. Rooms are spotless and affordable!! Yes affordable. Looking forward to many more stays in the future.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well kept, beautiful grounds. Good breakfast selections. Comfy bed. Heated pool. Accommodates pets.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place never disappoints. Service is great and it’s clean and affordable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Ripon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location - close to SDSU.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean facility. Close to campus.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paige

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
got a room for a night for my family for graduation, very nice people, rooms are pretty spacious and was quick trip from campus. definitely would come back if in the area!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
rooms/bathrooms are a bit dated, but very clean. Nice location and property.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Wendy, San Rafael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay for 2 nights. The breakfast options were great and the front desk staff was very pleasant and extremely nice to let us exhausted travelers check in 2 hours early!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Inexpensive, near SDSU, breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Room was not ready by designated check in time and smelled strongly of bleach.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from matt on 6 May 2024
Hi Melissa,Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're truly sorry to hear about your experience during your recent stay at the Old Town Inn. We understand the importance of having your room ready upon your arrival, and we sincerely apologize for the delay you experienced. Additionally, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the strong bleach smell in your room. Our housekeeping team takes pride in maintaining a clean and welcoming environment for our guests, and we regret that we fell short in this instance.We would appreciate the opportunity to make things right. If you would like to discuss your experience further or if there's anything we can do to improve your next stay, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly.Warm regards,Matt Old Town Inn Guest Relations

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful stay. Front desk was very personable, room was clean, property was quiet. The parking was a little tight, that’s the only slightly negative review I have. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always friendly professional staff. Well maintained motel where owners seem to have pride in property. Sadly, the room had a smell even though I could tell how hard the hotel had worked to clean that smell up from some previous occupants. Fortunately, because of the cleaning we were able to overcome the smell and remain in the room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place rocks! Try it out.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jingyi

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marily

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk was welcoming and polite. Our room was clean and ready to go. Breakfast was ample the next day; not just danishes and juice, there were waffles, oatmeal, bagels, you name it! Less than 10 minutes away from SDSU.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent! Will always stay here when I visit my daughter.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Megan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
A very well-run hotel. service was excellent, the rooms were very clean and in good condition. The attention to detail in the rooms was a pleasant surprise. For a modest price, the little things such as good pillows and nice towels make a difference.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stay at Lamplighter at least 1x per month when we’re visiting San Diego. The service is great, price is reasonable, and the pool is sparkly and warm.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Thinese

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very attentive and courteous, but the walls were very thin. I could hear the person in the next room talking and snoring. The rooms are a nice size though.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Diane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small hotel. Rooms are dated. No elevator. Only stairs which I did not realize and I have a bad knee. Rooms were not ready at check in time. Staff was great and did the best they could.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karyn

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott M

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only one thing missing. A hot tub
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Megan

Liked: Staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at the front desk was extremely friendly and welcoming. The location to visit my daughter at SDSU was absolutely perfect. Lots of restaurants and facilities near by. The room keys didn’t work all the time but the front desk staff was great and helped out.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is an older motel that is well maintained and clean. Staff was amazing! It will definitely be our go to place to stay when visiting SDSU.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Uriel

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fred, San Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super friendly staff checked me in, very accommodating and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Therese B

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, convenient, warm, basic and comfortable place to stay near SDSU.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Vanessa

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

6/10 Okay

Thao

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room has off smell
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

jaymie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, affordable place
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harriet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was great. The one bummer was that the walls were thin and we could hear everything our neighbors were saying.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lillian

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Freindly Staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Blaine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Computer was down, long wait to check in
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved our suite! Heard a lot of door slamming in the am but other then that it was a great stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cris

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

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was staying for 1 night and 2 days. I came a bit earlier than I planned and it wasn’t a problem I got my room earlier. It was great experience. I left totally satisfied. Definitely will stay again here when I in San Diego
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service here is stellar
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ariadne, Saint Martinvillel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, clean, friendly staff, convenient. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was really helpful and the property and room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikia

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this property it was clean and I love the parking and the continental breakfast. The staff was polite and it is located near food, gas and grocery stores.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was clean, and convenient for visiting the Claremont colleges.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024