Expert reviews
“Geared toward the millennial traveler, this sophisticated, hip hotel is as notable for its comfortable beds and friendly staff as it is its dining and nightlife. This hotel promises style, service, and a central location.”
Featured in CN Traveler’s 2018 Hot List.
“Pendry San Diego is the first of the posh new luxury brand from Montage Hotels & Resorts. The concept aims to deliver the same elevated level of service and hospitality Montage is known for, while blending comfort and luxury with a bustling city experience.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Great amenities
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Hotel Pendry is situated on 550 J Street in the Downtown area of San Diego where it offers five-star hospitality conditions. The hotel is the ideal place to stay when in the city with its high-end and modern facilities and amenities. The hotel has been described by many as the ideal launching pad for the fun and adventure that the city of San Diego is famous for.
The hotel is also famous for its friendly staff who will make you feel welcome the very moment you step into the hotel premises – staff at the reception are available and ready to help you with any question you might have.
Hotel Pendry offers chic and five-star room options such as Corner One-Bedroom Suite, Grand One-Bedroom Suite, Premier Queen Room with Two Queen Beds, Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds, Premier King Room, Deluxe One-Bedroom Suite, Presidential Suite, Superior King Room and Superior Queen Room with Two Queen Beds.
Notable landmarks and places of interest located close to the hotel include the Horton Grand Theater which is just 150 m away, Petco Park which is about 300 m away from the hotel and Horton Plaza Park which is some 600 m away from the hotel.
Guestrooms come with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa.
The guestrooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries, bathrobes and bathroom slippers.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
24 February 2026
Exceptional
Location and facilities
14 January 2026
I would recommend 10/10
Staff was courteous. Very clean. Fantastic experience
Nothing
1 January 2026
Great location and good hotel room
Everything was great.
20 November 2025
Amazing venue in the heart of Gaslamp!
The Hotel Room, Cocktail and Bars and Pool House were all excellent! The Turkey Club Sandwich was one of the best we ever had!
It rained on Day 1 so the pool house wasn’t open.
31 October 2025
This was an amazing stay!
Awesome location to explore San Diego. Not far from Starbucks for a morning coffee or to a stop for the Trolley tour.
30 October 2025
Basically a perfect city hotel.
Great city hotel with friendly staff and all the amenities you could wish for. Perfect location.
Nothing.
16 September 2025
Best stay at a hotel that we’ve had in a while!
Location was spectacular, staff was so friendly and attentive. We felt super safe and taken care of while we stayed. The view from our room was so nice to wake up to.
The only thing that could have been better was out purchase of the trolley tour tickets. The concierge was not very knowledgeable. We got told the wrong times of the trolley pick up and was given wrong directions.
5 August 2025
Make sure you call to confirm!
The property is in a fabulous location right in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.
Unfortunately due to a booking.com error we were unable to be offered a room of any kind. After a huge day of travel, our luggage was unloaded and our vehicle valet, we waited around for them to figure out they didn’t have a room for us, this took over an hour, which left us scrambling for alternative accommodation at 7:30pm. 3 days later we still haven’t received a refund.
30 July 2025
Awesome!!!
Everything!!
Nothing!!!
30 July 2025
Awesome
Everything
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27 July 2025
It was exceptional!
Beautiful and luxurious
23 July 2025
Pretentious
Good location
Not catered for families at all. Pool was surrounded by drunk day pass guests who made it impossible for families to go to the pool. Intimidating and unruly crowd. Hotel tried to charge a “service fee” which after explanation I understand this was for usage of the pool!!! Disgraceful for what is supposed to be a 5 star hotel!!!
8 July 2025
Spectacular time!
The location of the property was excellent with a variety of restaurants and bars within walking distance. The staff were extremely hospitable and tended to every need and want. The stay was an incredible and relaxing time with the staff as the highlight.
19 June 2025
Exceptional
Top notch!
$65 parking fee.
19 June 2025
Exceptional
All
Nothing
15 June 2025
I would like to sincerely thank you for the outstanding service and hospitality I received during my
I would like to sincerely thank you for the outstanding service and hospitality I received during my recent stay. Everything from the warm welcome to the attention to detail made my visit truly exceptional. Whenever I visit any city in the United States, your hotel will always be my second home. You have truly set a standard of excellence that is hard to match.
8 June 2025
Someone must have told staff to get in guests face. They are trying way too hard and made us feel uncomfortable. Read th
The pillows.
Glorified 3 star property. Lobby under construction. Overpriced rooms, overpriced parking, poor value. Broken clothes steamer. Awkward.
13 May 2025
Nice, but too pricey for what you get.
Nice big rooms. Very clean. Attentive staff. Chromecast on the TV. Nice reception area.
No soundproofing so could literally hear the neighbours going at it. Lots of hidden fees on top of the booking.com fee Too expensive for what you get, did not have enough premium touches to warrant the price. Coffee machine only made tiny coffees. Noisy air conditioning. Very thin toilet paper
25 April 2025
Poor, rude service
Good room- we have stayed before. Clean.
Poor, rude service. Not accommodating. Not at the level of 5-star.
21 April 2025
Exceptional stay overall
Rooftop pool/jacuzzi, pleasant staff, great location
Parking was a bit pricy
6 April 2025
It was an excellent stay which excelled in terms of room size and décor, location and vibes.
very large room with high ceilings and contemporary layout and furniture. Location in the heart of Gaslamp quarter was the added bonus with plenty of classical and funcky eating places around. It was a walking distance to the convention center and the walk through the downtown was enjoyable. Additionally, the staff was super friendly.
It was excellent. No shortcomings.
16 February 2025
Exceptional
Staff was very understanding and allowed me to have an event planner come decorate the room for my wife and I 10 year anniversary.
Everything was great
19 November 2024
Very expensive hotel operating at 4 star level
Perfect location, clean rooms, cosy bars and restaurants, nice pool area
Staff not very helpful nor welcoming, no help with bags, 25 minute queues for expensive breakfast, no evening service, laundry pick up forgotten etc…
19 November 2024
Quality hotel close to everything
The Pendry was a fantastic hotel to stop over in San Diego. Quality building, beautiful style, felt “boss” and close to everything. I loved that the staff responded to my booking request for a hypoallergenic room too.
14 October 2024
Exceptional
Always a great stay
Hot tub was rough to sit in.
27 August 2024
A great hotel in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter
Lovely hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter. The room was clean and spacious with good facilities. The cocktail bar was nice and we enjoyed sitting by the pool.
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19 August 2024
Pleasant
Location, clean, vale service - kind, helpful and more welcoming than the staff in the reception
Facility and room are not exactly in 5 star quality to our view. And not much convenient for a family stay (ie bathroom is not user friendly usage with a small kid). Bar - Most of the drinks/snack were not available at that moment - it was said that because of two events stocks are out.
18 August 2024
Good stay
It was nice and lots of places to grab something to eat and drink. Fresh water and juice upon check in.
The price for parking
10 August 2024
Relaxed luxury with great food.
Cool vibe
Nothing
11 July 2024
Exceptional
The room location was great!
2 June 2024
A pricey paradise in the Gaslamp Quarter.
Pool was amazing! Great food and drink options. Very comfortable room and amazing staff.
The basement night club was only set up for bottle service, no dance floor. Trying way too hard to be trendy.
11 February 2024
Wonderful, clean and modern hotel!
The location was great! The room was incredibly clean! Perfect size room. Great options for dining/drinks within the hotel
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18 December 2023
Great hotel in a prime location with exceptional amenities. Highly recommend!
Easy check-in, comfortable bed/room, plenty of great food options, one of the better hotel gyms I have used, and a friendly staff.
No fault of the hotel but the amount of homeless/drug addicts in the area is concerning if you have kids or a family.
24 October 2023
Great place at a great location
Great location, personnel was great. Excellent facilities.
18 October 2023
Stay was OK, but would not go back.
Location, condition.
Location when dealing with the block party and noise. Very expensive and super high taxes! $40+ a night..
26 September 2023
Very good
Roman was so wonderful at check in to ensure we had everything we needed. Staff were wonderful and attentive. Room was gorgeous great location in the heart of everything. Staff treated us.as people they were interested in. Hot tub at the pool was a nice discovety. Energetic vibe.
I wasnt able to get a full receipt at check out because the room was prepaid through a 3rd party vendor. Because of this I couldn't get reimbursed for my business trip. Parking was very expensive, but valet were wonderful and very friendly.
21 September 2023
Overall a nice hotel but I wouldn't call it a 5-star hotel. We left feeling a bit disappointed.
The staff and concierge at the front desk when we checked in were very friendly and helpful. Comfortable and clean bed/bedding - had a great sleep each night. The bathroom and shower area were also very clean. We ate at the Pool House twice and really enjoyed everything we ordered.
The lounge chair in the room could have been cleaner - there were hairs from previous travellers on it and the fabric was worn out. Would have liked an exhaust fan in the bathroom. The toilet paper could have been much better - it was quite rough/thin.
20 September 2023
Wonderful Stay in San Diego
Very friendly and helpful staff .
8 September 2023
very nice hotel with very good restaurant
restaurant has delicious breakfast... try the breakfast pizza!
the street outside the hotel was noisy at night
2 September 2023
Sam Diego is a beautiful city. The Gaslsmp district was lovely to stay and we liked the concept of the Pendry, some bits
Lovely boutique style hotel. Front desk staff are excellent especially the Concierge Vito who was superb. The restaurant staff were nice but a little unfocused. Food was tasty but expensive. Pool area was really nice, but there’s a definite shortage of beds and very annoyingly there’s a load of empty beds all the time with reserved signs on. This is infuriating as hotel residents. The staff did not handle this well, but eventually we did get bad each day.
Just the badly organised pool debacle
12 August 2023
Fabulous
great location in downtown san diego, pool was vibey, very nice rooms, good bar downstairs!
21 July 2023
Fabulous
It was very nice to still have daily maid service without having to request it. All staff members were very nice and helpful. The pool party was very fun!
The room was a tad small for the cost.
25 June 2023
good
pool
room was too small
13 June 2023
The hotel was beautiful! We had a wonderful time and would definitely come back.
Everything is very clean and super nice! Everything is at the hotel- spa, pool, several restaurants. It was very convenient!
The hotel stay was a lot more expensive than other hotels I looked at in the area.
26 May 2023
Very good
The hotel itself is fantastic, and the staff if very accommodating! Modern rooms, nicely built etc.
The only downside is the noise - it's a very noisy location (rickshaws blasting music until 1am), loud bar music nearby, and they throw loud pool parties on Sundays. Kind of like those hotels in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan. So if you want to get some R&R stay somewhere else.
15 May 2023
Very good
Clean and nice amenities
One lamp did not work, made the room dark. Also got charged for the mini bar which I did not use.
2 May 2023
Beautiful and unique hotel in the heart of downtown San Diego
Fantastic room — very modern and clean. The hotel location is perfect.
Nothing drives me crazier than when expensive hotels charge me extra money to get decent WiFi. In this day and age it should be standard.
29 April 2023
Pleasant
Good location with pool.
Very expensive. The Laundry prices were ridiculous!
9 April 2023
Fabulous
Location, service, neat rooms!
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Darts
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- - Nightclub/DJ (additional charge)
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
Entertainment & family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press
- - Daily housekeeping
Outdoors
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
Parking
- - Electric vehicle charging station
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Pool and wellness
- - Rooftop pool
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available

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31 March 2026
Everything is wrong with the hotel. No fresh fruits or juice by the pool, no herbal tea, paper cups and plastic cutlery.