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Holiday Inn Express SAN DIEGO NORTH-COASTAL

User score 3.6 out of 5 See all reviews
1661 VILLA CARDIFF DRIVE,CARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA 92007
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Check-out: 12:00 PM
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Stay at the Holiday Inn ExpressA San Diego North Hotel If you are looking for hotels near San Diego, make sure you check out our property located right off I-5 at exit 40. We are located less than a half-mile from the beach, and we provide our guests with the best in quality amenities, making us the smart choice. Looking for a break from hectic schedules and outrageous workloads? Let us help. Our San Diego North hotel is just minutes from California's most exciting and relaxing attractions, including Birch Aquarium, Balboa Park, SD Wild Animal Park, Legoland, Sea World, Torrey Pines Golf Course, the Carlsbad Outlet Shopping Mall and the Del Mar, Moonlight and La Jolla beaches. For our work-oriented guests searching for San Diego hotel deals, we offer many business services, including copying, printing, fax, a personal computer and high-speed Internet access throughout the entire hotel. We also offer close proximity to popular area companies, such as Calloway, Ashworth, ISIS, Ivitrogon, Camp Pendleton, UC of San Diego and the GEM Institute of AM. While staying at our hotel in Cardiff by the Sea, enjoy our amazing San Diego hotel deals, since we have the lowest Internet rate guarantee. Take advantage of our smart amenities like a massive outdoor pool, a caring staff ready to make your stay the best possible and even an on-site fitness center, so you can keep up with your regular workout routines while away from home. Stay Smart with us!

Hotel policies

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Local currency: USD


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The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at this hotel, but within a reasonable distance and additional charges may apply for use. All information has been provided by this hotel.

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Overall score

3.6 out of 5

(8 reviews)

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Hotel address: 1661 VILLA CARDIFF DRIVE, CARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA  92007  

 
 

Area served

CARDIFF BY THE SEA

Description

Resort - RESORT

Amenities

  • In Room Movies
  • Refrigerator
  • Bath Tub
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Parking
  • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
  • Free Local Telephone Calls
  • Ironing Board
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant
  • Sofa Bed
  • Connecting Rooms
  • Rollaway Beds
  • Satellite TV
  • Business center
  • Temperature Control
  • Safe Deposit Box
  • Coffee Maker in Room
  • Ice Machine
  • Email Service
  • Cribs Available
  • Handicapped rooms/facilities
  • Hairdryer in Room
  • FAX
  • TV
  • Concierge Desk
  • Pool

Reviews from our customers

Overall score

3.6 out of 5

(8 reviews)

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Score

4 out of 5

Quick tip

nice, quiet, spotless, get-a-way

joevolvo Nov 17, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

bright, clean, oversize room, one exit from my daughters house who we were visiting. It could only been better if the hotel ... was next door to my doughter.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
4
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Couples

Dining tip, Short Drive

All types of places w/in 2 miles in town and on the beach.


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Score

4 out of 5

Great central location

Batphone Aug 18, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Overall it was a great experience we found it to be centrally located to alot of places. Would of been nice to have more ... local and detailed information of stores, shopping beach access restuarants.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
3
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
2
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Couples


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Score

3 out of 5

Quick tip

Not bad

KT Aug 11, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This hotel is a recent convert from another chain - but it is really clean and the staff were outstanding. Location was ... superb - just off I-5 and very convenient to the friends we were visiting in Encinitas. The only complaint we had was the continental breakfast - it was really bare bones (dry cereals, toast, weird scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy) but we ate out for breakfast 2 of the 3 mornings anyway (try Honey's on E Street in Encinitas - excellent breakfast!) I'd stay here again for business or pleasure if I didn't plan to do much other than sleep here. There is a pool, but we didn't use it. Close to beaches and most other things are within a short walk/drive

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
3
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
3
Dining options:
1

Traveler type: Couples

Dining tip, Short Walk

Mandarin City is directly across the street. Fabulous chinese food but it is a small place so get there early or be prepared to wait.


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Quick tips from our users

Dining tip, Short Drive

All types of places w/in 2 miles in town and on the beach.

--joevolvo, Hamden, Ct Nov 17, 2009

Dining tip, Short Walk

Mandarin City is directly across the street. Fabulous chinese food but it is a small place so get there early or be prepared to wait.

--KT, OMaha, NE Aug 11, 2009

Dining tip, Short Drive

the Chart House Resteraunt is just down Hwy 101 in Cardiff and sits near the beach. Good food and great view of the sunset

--Denise, Cardiff by The Sea California Aug 6, 2009

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Reviews from our customers

Overall score

3.6 out of 5

(8 reviews)

Hotel reviews: About the scores

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Reviewers are asked to rate a variety of hotel attributes on a scale of 1 to 5. The highest possible score is "5," meaning the user was "very satisfied," while "1" is the lowest, meaning the user was "very dissatisfied."

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Score

4 out of 5

Quick tip

nice, quiet, spotless, get-a-way

joevolvo Nov 17, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

bright, clean, oversize room, one exit from my daughters house who we were visiting. It could only been better if the hotel ... was next door to my doughter.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
4
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Couples

Dining tip, Short Drive

All types of places w/in 2 miles in town and on the beach.


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Score

4 out of 5

Great central location

Batphone Aug 18, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Overall it was a great experience we found it to be centrally located to alot of places. Would of been nice to have more ... local and detailed information of stores, shopping beach access restuarants.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
3
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
2
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Couples


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Score

3 out of 5

Quick tip

Not bad

KT Aug 11, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This hotel is a recent convert from another chain - but it is really clean and the staff were outstanding. Location was ... superb - just off I-5 and very convenient to the friends we were visiting in Encinitas. The only complaint we had was the continental breakfast - it was really bare bones (dry cereals, toast, weird scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy) but we ate out for breakfast 2 of the 3 mornings anyway (try Honey's on E Street in Encinitas - excellent breakfast!) I'd stay here again for business or pleasure if I didn't plan to do much other than sleep here. There is a pool, but we didn't use it. Close to beaches and most other things are within a short walk/drive

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
3
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
3
Dining options:
1

Traveler type: Couples

Dining tip, Short Walk

Mandarin City is directly across the street. Fabulous chinese food but it is a small place so get there early or be prepared to wait.


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Score

3 out of 5

Quick tip

affordable but very basic

Denise Aug 6, 2009

small no frills hotel. staff is friendly but rooms are very basic, no fridge or microwave. Hallways in hotel are not air ... conditioned and the one in the room did not work very well. Beds are very firm, which some people might like. Breakfast buffet very minimal.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
3
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Family

Dining tip, Short Drive

the Chart House Resteraunt is just down Hwy 101 in Cardiff and sits near the beach. Good food and great view of the sunset


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Score

4 out of 5

Good value for the price

babyg1214 Jul 14, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

The hotel room itself was really nice. I mostly just slept there. I didn't check out any of the amenities like the pool or ... exercise room. It was a mixed welcome from the staff. One of them was super nice and helpful and the older fellow was extremely unfriendly, gruff, and treated as like mold. The room was nice though! and it was a quiet place... and close to the places we visited like La Jolla Shores and Legoland.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
2
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
2
Value:
5
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Family


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Score

4 out of 5

Hidden Value

Jake N Loni May 24, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We stayed here for an event at the Del Mar Fairgounds. The staff was pleasant and the facilities were neat, clean and modern. ... It's location puts it close to the beach and fairgrounds without paying as much for similar hotels with the same amenities. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who is looking for and clean, quiet and affordable value by the beach.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples


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Score

4 out of 5

Great location, very clean

B May 9, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We mostly used the hotel to sleep and eat breakfast. It was a perfect location next to the beach where we had family staying ... and next to encinitas and cardiff where we had family living and working respectively. The hotel was very clean and the room provided everything we needed. The only frustration was when our room keys kept breaking. Twice we had to get new keys.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Family


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Score

3 out of 5

Quick tip

one night wonder

m.a.w. Apr 24, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We were only there one night and it was just fine. The work out room was small but fine. The pool was small but fine. The ... room was clean and stylish, bed was comfortable. The breakfast was very good. The front desk employees were helpful.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
4
Location:
3
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
3
Dining options:
1

Traveler type: Couples

Dining tip

We were tired when we arrived so we ordered pizza from a brochure that was in the room and it was good, but I cannot remember the name of the place. Free delivery!!!


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Sort tips by: most recent | distance from hotel

Dining tip, Short Drive

All types of places w/in 2 miles in town and on the beach.

--joevolvo, Hamden, Ct Nov 17, 2009

Dining tip, Short Walk

Mandarin City is directly across the street. Fabulous chinese food but it is a small place so get there early or be prepared to wait.

--KT, OMaha, NE Aug 11, 2009

Dining tip, Short Drive

the Chart House Resteraunt is just down Hwy 101 in Cardiff and sits near the beach. Good food and great view of the sunset

--Denise, Cardiff by The Sea California Aug 6, 2009

Dining tip

We were tired when we arrived so we ordered pizza from a brochure that was in the room and it was good, but I cannot remember the name of the place. Free delivery!!!

--m.a.w., Dearborn, Mi. Apr 24, 2009

Reviews represent the opinions of Orbitz customers, not of Orbitz or its staff.

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