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Reviews of Best Western Carlsbad by the Sea

2.5 out of 5
Best Western Carlsbad by the Sea
751 Macadamia Dr, Carlsbad, CA

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 405 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 271 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 151 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 88 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 92 out of 1007 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Diana

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

6/10 Okay

Juan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room smelled
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 23 May 2024
Hi Juan,Please accept my apologies for the food odors you found in your room. Kitchenette suites from time to time pick up these odors from people cooking in them. We will continue to air out the room whenever it's vacant, but I assure you, it was just from someone who enjoyed cooking.

4/10 Poor

sean

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Homeless people wandering around. Felt unsafe
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 23 May 2024
Please accept my apologies for any of the locals you may have seen wandering the street and through the parking lot. The Carlsbad Police Department makes multiple patrols through all the businesses' lots during the night to try and move these homeless folks along, but I understand it can create a bad look for travelers.

10/10 Excellent

Jay

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

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent Hotel and David who checked us in was awesome
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Candelario, vista

Some noise , terrible pillows
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard J

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed 3 nights in a suite though we did not use the kitchen facilities. A $50 deposit will get you the pots and pans, dishes and silverware. A short walk to several restaurants, a grocery store, and South Carlsbad State Beach. Good breakfast choices, a little different each day.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erjia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service people were nice and friendly, the room is clean, a lot of parking and convenient
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

I would stay at this location again. It’s a good base for lots of places to visit in the area. Convenient to the freeway but not close enough to be aware of it. David on the front desk could not have been more helpful when I had car trouble with my rental. Marilyn
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jagdish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Safe & quiet, as expected.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

jiabing

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good breakfast, nice staff. very close to the highway but the room is quiet enough. wish that the elevator works all time
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ed

Liked: Staff & service
The property need a little modernization with the decorations and paintings. The air needs purification.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 28 Apr 2024
Hi Ed,Thank you for your comments and I assure you we are working on all these issues and more.

10/10 Excellent

Tlacaelel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean, room was comfortable and most staff was great!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you for the kind words and the high rating. Come back and see us again.

8/10 Good

Victoria Marie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and convenient location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 28 Apr 2024
Hi Victoria,Peacefulness by the ocean. Who could ask for more?

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Homeless people hanging out around parking lot
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 13 Apr 2024
Hi John,I'm sorry our accommodations didn't meet with your expectations. If you have a moment, please feel free to contact me at the hotel to let me know more about what we could have done to improve your stay.

8/10 Good

Oded

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

sharon

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

8/10 Good

d

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall my stay was great. The property could use an update but it’s clean and served its purpose.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 5 Apr 2024
Hi Andrea,Thank you for the review and the high rating. We're continuing to work through smaller renovations like repainting and recarpeting rooms as time permits.

10/10 Excellent

Virginia, Paramount

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in staff was very courteous and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 5 Apr 2024
Hi Virginia,So glad to hear that the staff made for a memorable stay.

8/10 Good

KEVIN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 5 Apr 2024
Hi Kevin,Thank you for the review and rating ... yes, a peaceful night's sleep at any hotel is always nice :-)

8/10 Good

Inez, Corona

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, kid friendly, close to LEGOLAND and the train station. You can walk to the train station. We took the coaster train south to downtown San Diego. We got a suite which had a refrigerator, microwave, and a 2 burner stove top. Close to shopping center and the outlet stores.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 5 Apr 2024
Hi Inez,Thank you for the kind words. Your review shows that our Best Western makes for perfect accommodations for a vacationing family.

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Needs a bit remodeling but great for the price. Safe area for kids.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan lee Brent, Longmont

Liked: Amenities
Great people nice pool and Jacuzzi wonderful beds just need to put some silverware plates and pots and pans in your kitchen then it would be perfect
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 23 Mar 2024
Hi Susan! Thank you for the wonderful review.Regarding the kitchen supplies, I think you might have been caught in the middle of our restructuring on this ... allow me to explain. We just bought all brand new cookware, dishes and other eating supplies and have full kits available at the front desk. Since there was never any information about the availability of these items, we also had easel signs made up and put them in all our kitchenette suites this week. If by chance, you had a do not disturb sign on your door the day we distributed the signs, then your room wouldn't have gotten one. The other possibility (sadly) is that we just missed your room. In either case, I'm truly sorry you weren't made aware of the availability of this great amenity.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Great property.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 23 Mar 2024
Hi Amanda!Thank you for the great rating.

6/10 Okay

Paul, Garden City

Very poor hot water in the showers. Carpets are dated. Couch’s are terrible. Cleaning staff are good. Very noisy because it’s adjacent to the freeway.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay and delicious breakfasts! Very close to the beaches
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Scott

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service
Comfortable beds but staff at check in very very unhelpful. Just another job and well we were another annoying question. Too bad. Nice room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Gene

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The floor in lobby and breakfast area was filthy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 5 Mar 2024
Dear Gene,We sweep and mop the breakfast room floors after closing and service the lobby twice a day. I regret that with all the rain we've had lately alot of dirt and debris gets tracked in. We've added extra floor mats on both sides of the entranceways which will hopefully take care of the problem.

10/10 Excellent

Leonard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
jaccuzi did not work
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Betty

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Julie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pool and hot tub dirty
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 27 Feb 2024
Hi Julie,The pool service company was out today and everything is spic and span. I regret that the recent stormy weather has wreaked havoc on the outside facilities in our area and this was the soonest we could get the service company in.

10/10 Excellent

Shara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The check in process was great! It didn't take to long and the lady at the front desk greeted me with a smile. The room was good it felt alright little stale but it was clean and the bed was comfy. The outside could use some work. My bath was great nice size tub.I think next time I well definitely try a suit.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 27 Feb 2024
Hi Shara!Thank you for the kind words. We're still trying to get the grounds back in shape after the horrific storms, but we should be looking our best in a few days.

6/10 Okay

Rita

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There was no hot water
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Peter C, General Manager on 27 Feb 2024
Hi Rita,As I have expressed to so many of our guests, I am truly sorry for the discomfort and inconvenience caused by the water main break to the hotel. Unfortunately, things like this are completely unpredictable and totally out of our control, but we did what we could to keep everyone as comfortable as possible.

8/10 Good

Desiree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Every time i am in the Montebello area this is my choice of stay. I’ve stayed at others near by. All I can say is ewww. Best western in Montebello by the golf course will always be my go to place.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Paula

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not bad at all. Little bit of freeway noise. Clean, recently remodeled. Very resonable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Holly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really liked the suite with the separate bedroom from the living room/kitchenette, the space was clean, the breakfast was good, staff was friendly, and it has a convenient location right off the highway and near to our destination and a grocery store. The 2 issues were 1) the TV/cable service was inconsistent e.g. we had to watch the Super Bowl game in Spanish, but the commercials were in English and another time our movie stopped mid streaming (I normally would not have noticed but was housebound due to a medical procedure) 2) while there is a kitchenette it is not stocked, so supplies like tableware and cooking pots/utensils have to be requested (may not be an issue for most). We spoke with the manager who listened, was not defensive at all, and gave us a discount for our inconvenience (even though we did not request one) and will hopefully address the few shortcomings. Also I had a nice morning walk, felt safe, and there is a coffee shop within walking distance. While we did not use the outdoor pool, spa, and dining area, they were clean and inviting, though I did notice some maintenance needed on the walkway. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanna

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Mireya

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We had to leave a day early. The hotel had a problem with a main waterline and didn’t have water. The bathroom in my room was broken, I let them know and they said they could just turn the water off to the toilet since it was a lengthy fix and I was staying for 3 nights. The concierge David was great, but with all the problems especially not having water, we had to leave. I have 3 little kids under 5 and we needed to have running water. Not to mention that is a health and safety violation to not have running water in the ENTIRE hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from P Callan, General Manager on 20 Feb 2024
On behalf of the entire staff, we are all terribly sorry for all the discomfort and inconvenience our guests experienced when one of the main water lines into the hotel ruptured. The fact that this line was below the concrete foundation made a swift repair impossible. Fortunately, emergencies like this are rare, but it will ruin any guest's experience.

4/10 Poor

guadalupe

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Remodeling, some mold and dark outside the walk ways
Response from P Callan, General Manager on 19 Feb 2024
Hi Guadalupe,Yes, we are spending the offseason doing some remodeling and taking care of the damage from the heavy rain storms that ravaged the coast. Please accept my apologies for any discomfort you experienced while the work was going on.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Professional and courteous staff upin checking in. Bathroom light was very loud, left ears ringing. Breakfast was plentiful and really surprised that menu for the week was up, don't see that at other hotels. TV was kinda difficult to navigate, couldn't get CC going. Overall it served it's purpose after a long day on the road.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Average Hotel
Staff was nice to upgrade the room but it was next to the freeway which is very noisy. The room smells like cigarette. Free breakfast and coffee in the morning. Easy to find a parking space.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Our room faced a major highway. Hard to sleep. Good selection for breakfast, but it was cold. I don’t think heating dishes were on
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024