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Browse our guest reviews before you plan your upcoming escape. See what guests are saying and explore our chic hideaway in the heart of San Diego's vibrant North Park neighborhood. Here, style meets affordability and retro glam meets modern convenience.
 
Discover the delectable dining at our two diverse restaurants. Jump in to chill vibes in our Weissmuller Olympic Pool and private cabana, or reserve a private bungalow.
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  Guest   •   February 25, 2020

My Favorite Hotel

This hotel has it all - cleanliness, charm, personality, great food, perfect atmosphere, outstanding customer service. I've been here several times and will always consider this my favorite hotel in San Diego.
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  Guest   •   January 28, 2020

Perfect Stay

My stay was more than perfect , staff was very nice starting at the front desk to the housekeeping service woman named Joana , she was very nice and helpful, the room was very clean , definetly loved the pool, for sure will come back.
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  Guest   •   January 07, 2020

Holiday road trip to North Park & the Lafayette Hotel

We arrived in North Park a day earlier than expected. I called The Lafayette & was able to add another night onto our 3 night reservation, no problem. They even gave us the additional night at the pkg rate (breakfast & parking) we had. Our room wasn't ready @ 2:45. The desk clerk was so sorry & could we return in an hour?No problem for us. When we returned, she said she was changing our original room & gave us a poolside room that has a glass door which opens onto the pool deck & has 2 chairs & a sm table for just our use. The pool is beautiful & clean, & the temp is kept warm. Lots of lounge chairs around. Unfortunately the air temp was only about 65 degrees so we didn't spend much time poolside. Our room was clean & the bed was very comfortable. There's a few things that are funky about the room (the fan didn't work in the bathroom, & the shower fixture was a little loose, & there was a small area where the wallpaper had peeled off the wall near the toilet tissue holder, & the tracks of the closet door are rusty), but the hotel is afterall, 73 yrs old, & is vintage. We embraced the look, the funkiness & the vibe. The décor in the lobby is gorgeous! Very vintage with memorabilia of days gone by. Several pictures are a tribute to Olympic gold medal winner Jonny Weismuller who designed & trained in the pool. Our pkg came with breakfast in the café (which is part of the hotel) & our breakfasts were outstanding! So delicious. Plus our waiter was very helpful with meal descriptions (I wasn't familiar with the Mexican entrees) We enjoyed breakfast on the terrace daily; another bonus; the weather was just warm enough. (way better than the PNW weather we left behind) I would book here again without a doubt. I was chatting with the night desk people & was presented with a coupon for 2 lunches in the café. We were leaving the next day, so our waiter boxed our lunches up to go, & hrs later we enjoyed them. Now that is GOOD customer service ! Unfortunately, our daughter & S-I-L who we came to visit in North Park will be moving to Lk Tahoe, so we won't be coming back this way. I highly recommend this hotel!
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  Guest   •   December 18, 2019

Best stay at Hotel ever!

My father and I are guest here at Lafayette, from the first day we checked in up til now we've met most of the staff and they've been so awesome made our stay more comfortable and memorable. We won't forget this place. The Best Managers Joseph & Bill! The staff @ 46 & chefs who serve us breakfast, Lunch & dinner with a big warmth smile, Best housekeeping our room is clean EVERDAY...the list goes on and on I highly recommend this Hotel to all my family & friends visiting from out of town. THANK YOU & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! 🎄🎄🎄
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