Expert reviews
“Hotel Z is a new addition to the Gaslamp Quarter, and has Keurig machines in every room, European-inspired dual duvets and bright yellow bikes that are free for guests.”
Shortlisted in New York Times’ 36 Hours in San Diego, California.
What guests liked
- Super comfortable
- Boutique style
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This three-star hotel is situated on 521 6th Avenue in the lively and vibrant Downtown San Diego. The hotel offers the best of hospitality services as well as hospitality amenities. Hotel Z provides pet-friendly accommodation options which are fitted with modern facilities needed for a comfortable and convenient stay.
The hotel is located at a distance of 4 km away from the nearest airport, the San Diego International Airport.
Each room in the Staypineapple at Hotel features standard amenities such as flat-screen TV with cable channels and a comfy seating area which is useful after a long day. The rooms are also en-suite with a private bathroom that includes a shower, bathrobes and slippers. Free toiletries are also available to guests staying in the hotel.
The hotel offers stylish room options such as King Suite ADA, King Suite, Queen Suite, Deluxe Two Queen Room and Deluxe King Room. Other room options available in the hotel include Deluxe Queen Room, Queen Suite ADA, and Deluxe Two Queen ADA Room.
The hotel rooms feature elegant and warm colors.
The hotel provides other services, facilities, and amenities such as concierge services, luggage storage, 24-hour front desk, airport shuttle, daily maid service and room service.
The hotel provides a free bottle of water for guests when they enter the hotel and guests can also enjoy cycling activities. The hotel provides free bikes.
For the best stay in San Diego, choose the Staypineapple Hotel.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
29 March 2025
Exceptional
Very nice place friendly staff. Great amenities. Perfect location for anything in downtown San Diego.
29 March 2025
Nice hotel for my first visit to San Diego.
Everything is perfect.
25 March 2025
Adorable hotel in the heart of Gaslamp
Hotel Z had so many special, personal touches that I loved. The welcome drinks, reusable water bottles, and bikes available to borrow were such great amenities! I really liked that they had liquid soap and body lotion dispensers. Not only is this better for the environment, but I personally like liquid soap so much better than the standard bar soap. The location was perfect as well. I was in San Diego to run the San Diego Half Marathon, and Hotel Z was a quick walk to both the start and finish lines. I definitely would stay here again and recommend it to anyone visiting SD!
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22 March 2025
I enjoyed everything
That they are dog friendly
Nothing
22 March 2025
Cozy comfy room right near so many shops and restaurants. Friendly staff, too.
Location was excellent!
More shelf space in bathroom and bedroom.
14 March 2025
Fabulous
staff were exceptional
no safe in room
11 March 2025
Enjoyed the location and the staff was great.
The room was cozy and comfortable.
All was good.
10 March 2025
The pineapple formula works pretty well
Great location. Walking distance to restaurants. A 24 hour drugstore is around the corner.
Small-ish room with no on-site parking.
5 March 2025
A pleasant stay, albeit parking was stressful
Honestly, Hotel Z has the comfiest, coziest, and warmest bed and bedding. The staff giving us the ability to get 2 free snacks or drinks was also really helpful. Having access to free, unlimited water helped us out on our trip immensely. Normally, I would be buying bottled water for our stay. The location was superb as we were able to walk to most places we wanted to visit and we were only about 15 minutes away from all of the museums. And hey! The staff were friendly and great.
I'm betting in the larger rooms/suites that there are microwaves and mini fridges. Unfortunately, in the basic room they didn't have those appliances. I rely on those heavily while travelling so not having them really hurt. It is enough of a deal breaker that I'd stay elsewhere at the same price point if they had a fridge and microwave. Also... Maybe it's just the location but the lack of a parking lot for our stay. I could forgive it if there was a deal between the hotel and a local parking lot, but there wasn't. We did end up finding a decent place to park but without the help of the staff. This info would have been nice to share with a hotel guest before they arrive.
2 March 2025
Fabulous
Location
1 March 2025
Very good
Location
All good
28 February 2025
Perfect location and the staff was great snd we loved the coffee mugs/water bottles and cokkies.
Great location and lots of interesting extras - beautiful themed coffee mugs, water bottles, cookies in the lobby.
Room was a little small and no refrigerator. Minor issues.
28 February 2025
Perfect location. With absolute comfort.
The location was perfect. Right outside gaslamp district. Near all the restaurants and bars. But while inside your room it's definitely quiet enough for a good night sleep. With the best fluffy comforter! I wanted to take it home!
I have no complaints.
24 February 2025
A must stay!
The bed and bedding was incredible. Every detail of the room was thought out and it felt like home away from home. Close to downtown, walking distance.
No on site parking but parking garage is recommended from the hotel and is 1/2 a block away with a decent price.
19 February 2025
Very good
Location, Location, Location! This place is close to everything.
Room was on the small side. Need to have mini refrigerator in rooms.
17 February 2025
Comfy, cool, perfect location.
The property was in a PRIME location, right in the middle of the Gaslamp District. The quiet days then into a bustling vibrant night out. Everything was very walkable, we drove the train from LA to Diego, highly recommend. Small cute boutique hotel.
Small problem with the toilet, had to call for maintenance. I imagine this was a one off, would still recommend the hotel.
14 February 2025
Low rise hotel at a great location
I chose this hotel because it was one of the few low-rise options in the Gaslamp district, and comments were highly positive. I am very, very happy with my choice. The hotel is operating with the priority of customer satisfaction and happiness. The first night, I was unhappy in my room since it was relatively away from the fire exit and since the windows were not opening. Management team changed my room the next morning to a bigger one with openable windows at no extra cost. No breakfast is served yet free coffee is ready every morning in the lobby, along with cold or hot, stil or gas water 24/7. And you can take one of the many bikes the hotel provides as a courtesy. There are also umbrellas available if need be. Room and bathroom were clean; for example, the sink edges were, to my surprise, white and clean.
The color of the carpets seem a bit darkened. As a first impression, I thought the hotel may be not so clean but the beddings and the bathroom were very clean.
14 February 2025
Excellent place to stay
Excellent caring staff, comfortable rooms and close to Convention Centre
13 February 2025
We loved it
it was super cute, right in the middle of everything, and was the perfect weekend getaway
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13 February 2025
Exceptional
It’s clean and the employees are welcoming & friendly.
10 February 2025
Amazing stay :) the best dog friendly hotel
We love the staff :) super friendly. We love the amenities, what they offer for our dogs. The bed is super comfortable! Superb location too!
Nothing :)
2 February 2025
The service is terrific. The might not have fancy facilities but their best assets are the employees. Everyone work ther
Service and location.
No
2 February 2025
Wonderfully themed affordable hotel in downtown San Diego
The hotel is right in the heart of Downtown San Diego's Gaslamp District. Bars, breweries, and food are in mass supply here. Petco Park and The San Diego Convention Center are a 3-5 minute walk from the front door! The pineapple 🍍 theme is adorable.l and the bath robes are incredibley comfy. The complimentary drinks upon check-in as well as the free reusable water bottle are all fantastic extras for this super affordable stay!
Our room didn't have a view of anything except a wall but it didn't take away from the good. However, no affiliated parking lots could make parking very expensive.
27 January 2025
Efficiency accommodations, very clean and fairly reasonably priced.
Great location, very comfortable bed and bedding. Efficient, simple accommodation
Offsite parking, small,narrow rooms, tv directly next to the bed making it difficult to view. Dark rooms due to limited windows.
25 January 2025
Fabulous
The staff
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23 January 2025
Everything was great!. Fair price for a wonderful experience!!
check in, check out, room, price All GOOD!
We just had one outlet to the right of the sink which didn't work, totally MINOR prob.
21 January 2025
Exceptional
Would have preferred one comforter for the king bed
21 January 2025
Exceptional
Friendly staff, felt safe and they took good care of their customers
Location more so in terms of heart of DT which I knew it was but was a bit noisy
21 January 2025
Super Cute & Comfy
I loved the entire stay! People say the rooms are small and yes they are, but they're clean, nice, comfortable, and so cutely equipped. I love the location as well. It's in the middle of everything. You can find food places and bars no matter which direction you walk. Overall, I loved everything they offered from the complimentary drink, to the bikes you can borrow, to the water bar, to the cute coffee area. I will definitely stay there again when I return to SD.
The only thing I would have to say is the room I stayed in had a see-through window straight to outside. I was somewhat uncomfortable that someone could see too much inside. Luckily the window faced an alley way that wasn't accessible to anyone but the employees.
20 January 2025
Great facility! So fun!
We loved our 4 night stay here. It was amazing, great staff who were so welcoming and helpful.
Just the parking situation. If there’s an event in the area parking is so ridiculously expensive anywhere near the hotel. Luckily the event was ending on our arrival day so we checked in, dropped our stuff and went out until the evening when prices returned to normal. $85 for a night vs. $18.
20 January 2025
Exceptional
Everything was excellent as always
19 January 2025
It's was a "10"!!!
The bed and bedding were very comfortable. The "double duvet" bedding was exceptional.
18 January 2025
Cool place in the middle of everything
Funky, well appointed, well situated. Nice touches like the welcome drinks and the gift water container
It could do with a cafe and a bar. Access to some breakfast
15 January 2025
Most comfy hotel bed ever
This was very likely the most comfy hotel bed I've ever slept in. Location was also great, and price for San Diego was really decent! It's a cute place and a great idea.
The casting function on my TV seemed to not be functional, but I was too tired to try to call and figure it out.
13 January 2025
Exceptional
Perfect everything, every detail. Absolutely I'll back again.
13 January 2025
Exceptional
Everything perfect.
Nothing.... 1000% perfect
12 January 2025
Great option in Gaslamp District
The room was comfortable and clean. The hotel offered some extras that really improved the stay—they offered complimentary drinks (incl alcohol), a water bottle for unlimited refilling of filtered water and free bike rentals. The location was close to the centre of action in Gaslamp but far enough to not to hear the noises.
The rooms are not very sound proof; you could hear the door slamming next door. There’s only one elevator so sometimes it’s a long wait.
12 January 2025
Nice place!
Very nicely upgraded, very comfortable bed and very clean
The lack of parking within the facility, we had to drive far and walk far
9 January 2025
Unique concept for a hotel. Friendly staff and location walking distance from allot to do
Unique concept for a hotel. Friendly staff and location walking distance from allot to do
Parking could be difficult
9 January 2025
Exceptional
Amazing staff! Located in the heart of downtown, a couple blocks from the waterfront. They have free bikes available for you to use and tour this beautiful city! Rooms are very comfortable and clean.
4 January 2025
Weekend get away...
Customer service was very good But the parking was horrible had i known prior to booking i would have reconsidered you should offer a free parking voucher or vallée parking at a discounted rate
Parking situation was not good at all ...
3 January 2025
I promise you will love your stay here!
Hotel was in a great location, clean, warm and inciting. Staff was so friendly, and the amenities offered were amazing. Bed was so freaking comfortable and the room was impeccably clean.
Nothing.
3 January 2025
I would stay there again if I have an event in Gaslamp
Walking distance to Petco park, check out is till 12pm and you can ask for another hour for free. Bathroom size is big. Staff was friendly
Check in is till 4pm, No early check in, small tv, pillow flatten over the night
2 January 2025
Exceptional
Clean space, fun interior design, friendly staff
31 December 2024
Fabulous
Great location. Fun vibe and super friendly staff. Likes the complementary drink on arrival and free use of bicycles
Would have loved a small refrigerator in the room.
31 December 2024
Great location and great value for the cost.
The location is great for our first visit to the city. The staff were very helpful and the room was clean.
We found it a bit noisy with loud music and dogs barking. We wouldn’t complain but something worth knowing. Our room was small and it was difficult to get settled.
30 December 2024
Very good
Location in the middle of gaslamp is wonderful.
Dog centered, but no place to walk the dog with grass.
30 December 2024
Extremely dog friendly and amazing staff
Hotel Z is a true gem. From the moment we booked the place, we knew we were in good hands. We were traveling with our two dogs and had started our trip at the Margaritaville down the street, which was a disaster. We ended up cancelling our stay there because our dogs were getting noise complaints from barking and there were no solutions from staff to move us to a quieter part of the hotel or move us into a room that didn't have large gaps around the entire door so that our dogs couldn't hear every little noise. We ended up calling Hotel Z, as I had seen that they are extremely friendly, explained the situation and they provided a solution right away! They suggested, without us even asking, if we'd like to stay in a room down the hall, to avoid other guests. Let me tell ya, this worked! No more dogs barking and we could finally enjoy our vacation. Additionally, everything is spotless, the rooms are cozy and they gave us four free drink coupons for all of our hassles with the other hotel. I would highly recommend staying here (and definitely NOT the Margaritaville)!
26 December 2024
I’d happily stay here again and recommend it to anyone visiting the city!
I stayed at Hotel Z, during my vacation, and it was fantastic! The location is perfect—just a 5-minute walk from the main attractions and surrounded by great restaurants. The room was spotless, the bed was incredibly comfortable with little company “Maya the husky” :)) The staff was very friendly and helpful! Overall, I highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay here again!
Hotel facilities
Services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Fax/photocopying
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Pet bowls
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Activities
- - Cycling
- - Bicycle rental
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
- - Visual aids: Braille
- - Visual aids: Tactile signs
- - Auditory guidance
Food & Drink
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
Reception services
- - Invoice provided
2 April 2025
Exceptional