If you NEED all the glitz then pay a few hundred a night for a bed, but you could not get a better location or a landmark building, complete with a wonderful restaurant. I say restaurant because in the evening that is what a staff with vision transforms the fantastic breakfast dinning room into. Enjoy a hearty meal and the... more

A friend and I stayed at 500 West on 2 separate occasions when we were visiting my grandparents in Escondido. The rooms were great, always clean and just what we were looking for. The proximity to the harbor and other attractions in the city could not have been better. During the 1st visit, we could look out the window at... more

They charged us $125 security deposit when we checked in. Luckily that wasn't an issue but as my husband pointed out when we saw our room "the contents of this entire room don't total $125" lol. It was refunded when we left but it seemed a bit unnecessary. The room we spent our first night in had no fan (and... more

Great location at an affordable rate. Practically same rate as a hostel, if you're traveling w/ another person. Not fancy. Stayed in a room w/ 2 (comfy) twin beds w/ oversized pillow (surprise!), shared bathroom. Shares building w/ YMCA - but gym is separate. Nicely renovated & updated in lobby, hallways & room have been freshened up. Staff were friendly... more

A very nice hotel, with friendly and helpful service. Sometimes they played music too loud and too late. The young people who stayed there made it look like a community youth center , but that was most likely because I was staying there during San Diego Comic Con, which is a very popular event. I recommend it to anyone who... more

You know, I read a lot of bad reviews of this place that are sincerely uncalled for. I stayed here during a conference (my conference was in the Westin next door). Not only did I have the extra $100.00 a night I would have blew on the Westin to instead buy food, jewelry, clothes etc, I felt like it was... more

stumbling into the 500 west after 2 weeks tooling around mexico was a great night for me. a clean albeit small room looking out on broadway with a comfortable bed and a dozen or so clean individual bathrooms on each floor to choose from ( allw/ shower/sink/toilet/soap /shampoo/ washcloths) couldnt have come at a better time! the hotels in this... more

I stayed at 500 West while attending a conference in San Diego. It made it affordable for me to attend the conference. With my AAA discount, I paid about $45 per night. I think you need to realize before you go that this place is more of a hostel than a hotel. Otherwise you might be disappointed. But, for me,... more

Upfront, if you pay attention, you know this is not going to be the Ritz or a big-city Westin, but it's a bargain. 500 West is an historic remodeled version of an Armed Services (residential) YMCA built in 1924. It still has a YMCA and a nice independent cafe attached and a YMCA on the premises. The lobby is lovely,... more