Grande Colonial Hotel La Jolla California CA. Best Hotel Deals & Reviews

Description:

Situated in the seaside village of La Jolla, the Grande Colonial offers classic European styling in the intimate setting of a boutique hotel. Commanding views of the coastline, the hotel is steps from miles of beaches and within 15 minutes of downtown San Diego. The hotel features 93 newly renovated guestrooms, to include 18 extended-stay suites with kitchens and fireplaces. Over 5,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor, ocean-view meeting space is offered including an 8-person, ocean-view rooftop boardroom. Complimentary Internet access is available in all areas of the property. The award-winning NINE-TEN Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Amenities:

24 Hour Reception
Air Conditioned
Banquet Facilities
Bar / Lounge
Business Center
Cable / Satellite TV
CD Player
Concierge
Conference Room(s)
Disabled Access
Elevator / Lift
Fitness Room
Golf Course
Hair Dryer
High-speed Internet
Housekeeping
In Room Movies
Kitchenette
Laundry service
Modem / Data Port
Non-Smoking Rooms
Parking
Porters
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe-Deposit Box
Swimming pool
Tour Desk
TV
Valet Parking
Wake-up Service

Check-in:

From 3:00 PM

Check-out:

Prior to 12:00 PM

Location Description:

La Jolla and San Diego beaches, Old-Town San Diego State Historic Park, Balboa Park and Museums, Sea World, World-Famous San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Del Mar Race Track, Legoland.

Dining:

An ongoing commitment to innovative cuisine using only the freshest local produce makes NINE-TEN a must visit for culinary aficionados. This intimate restaurant, led by award-winning chef Jason Knibb, offers the perfect combination of sophistication and casual elegance and an ideal location along La Jolla's historic Prospect Street. Enjoy the best of the harvest from local artisan farmers, where produce is selected daily for the restaurant's Evolving California Cuisine. The bounty of the sea is also featured with local fish selections and items arriving daily from Hawaii and the North Pacific and Atlantic regions. Special prix fixe menus are available and feature matching wines from the extensive wine cellar. Delicious pastries and desserts are made on-site. Enjoy dining indoors or al fresco on the sidewalk patio or ocean-view terrace. A separate bar offers limited menu and happy hour specials daily. Open daily for breakfast and lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

User Reviews:

Rating out of 5

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Overall rating

Based on 13 reviews

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
The hotel provided great service in a beautiful location. Close to shopping, the beach and easy access to near by locations. The only bad spot was the rooms location which was above the kitchen and was somtimes noisy with the sounds of glass being thrown out. Otherwise I have no complaints.

	Date of Stay: July, 2008
Location and charm. Noisy; our room was located above the restaurant nearby and the alley. We could hear patrons until 2 a.m and deliveries began very early in the a.m.

	Date of Stay: May, 2008
We had a lovely large room with a view of the pool. The staff was excellent, very friendly and helpful. It felt like an quality vintage hotel experience.

Date of Stay: August, 2008

The only elevator is ancient and very slow so we always took the stairs. The pool is 3-4 feet deep and there was no fitness center or business center. The staff at the front desk were very young and literally did not know their left from right - they repeatedly gave bad directions. There is no public parking in the area, and they hit you with $18 per day parking. On the plus, its a pretty old art deco building, very clean and well kept (but they need a new elevator) and the location is prime. Room decor is tasteful and the bathroom is big and nice.

	Date of Stay: March, 2008
Excellent service all around and great location. Could use an updated bathroom in main bldg.

	Date of Stay: April, 2008
We stayed here for our anniversary. The staff went out of their way with little personal touches to really make it special. Great location. Tons of great shopping and restaurants just steps away. A block from the ocean. Fabulous restaurant.

Date of Stay: July, 2008

The Grande Colonial was a great place to stay in La Jolla. The staff were friendly and parking was a pretty easy. We valet (which we normally do not like to do) but for $18 a day we were able to get the car whenever we wanted and fast. Our room was huge with a great view of the ocean. A family could have easily stayed in that room with room to spare! Air conditioner was not as efficient as we would have liked but the windows all opened and there was a great breeze. Bathroom was tiny but that was to be expected in such an older building. Great place to stay!

	Date of Stay: July, 2007
Good location. Way too expensive for limited room size & poor view. Overprice & not worth the money.

	Date of Stay: January, 2008
An older hotel with character. Walk-in closets. Very comfortable beds. Meeting rooms were aceptable. Restaurant excellent, in fact outstanding for a hotel. Staff really try, could not be more hepful. Would definitely stay there. Just a start stroll from the beach. In the midst of many excellent restaurants.

Date of Stay: August, 2007

This was our first visit to the Grand Colonial. Based on recommendations and reviews, we were expecting a Four STAR experience for Four Star price we paid. It fell far short of expectations. The good: a beautiful large 2 room suite, looking out to the Pacific Ocean ~ 2 long blocks from the main La Jolla beach - though it was not as completely unobstructed view. The room was very clean and the bed/furniture were very comfortable. Linens, towels and robes were all first class. The staff was very friendly. The bad: The room was not ready for us at check in time. After an hour walk around the neighborhood, it was still not available. Final, a manager got the staff to clean the room. There was a window in the tub/shower area that refused to close! It stayed 4 open at all times. A little disturbing to say the least. The air condition in the room was very tempermental. It took 3-4 minutes of button pushing to get it to turn on - though it maintained temperature fine once it did finally turn on. While there was wireless internet, there were no other business services available - we walked down the block to use a FedEx Kinkos store to print our return boarding passes. The Concierge service was below average. We were able to get some maps but most directions were not very good. Young ladies staffing it seemed to be very new to this type of work. Finally, I was presented a charge of $18 per day for valet parking services - something that we were not told about at all. A little miffed - especially since I tipped liberally each day the valet retrieved/parked our car. Would we go back? Maybe. My wife did love the old world charm and it is in a great location. But honestly, I thought it was a very poor value and would investigate other options along Prospect Blvd before committing to another state at the Grand Colonial.

	Date of Stay: May, 2007
Within walking distance from shopping, dining and beach. A little noisy at night, but not too bad. Very nice elegant hotel, staff very helpful, and the "turn down service" was a nice surprise when we got to the hotel at night. The room was a little small, but for two it's perfect and romantic.

Date of Stay: May, 2007

"Perfect location, views, especially the ocean-view suite in the heart of downtown La Jolla. Awesome restaurant ""910"" is amazing in its own right. Hotel staff somewhat clueless. We booked a spa for 2 package with the hotel and they tried to charge us extra at the spa for an ""upgrade"" we never asked for. Manager did take care of this, though. Dated rooms are reasonably kept but badly in need of renovation and pricey."

	Date of Stay: February, 2007
"it was a windy day and there was a storm ,the flag that's hanging outside is banging on the window..i called front desk to fix it ..no action was done ..i did'nt sleep the whole night noisy ..what a night if you have a orientation trip to the sdsu ..check out not even hear anything from the front desk just like nothing happen to my inconvinience..paid too much money for the inconvienience.."

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