Extended Stay America – San Diego – Carlsbad Village by the Sea

This hotel is pretty clean and quiet (though it is RIGHT off the freeway). The best part is its about a 10 minutes walk to The Village and beach! There’s so much to do in this city, you wouldn’t spend much time in your room. But if you choose to stay in for the day, The rooms have a kitchen with a full size fridge, stove top and microwave.
A few negatives, They don’t provide shampoo, conditioner or lotion (not a huge deal), they don’t have a jacuzzi, the beds aren’t the most comfortable; and they’re grab and go style breakfast consists of coffee, hot chocolate, granola bars, muffins and oatmeal. With that said, it is an extended stay which I guess defeats the purpose of having a full on complimentary breakfast.
If you’re looking for a cheaper stay, and aren’t planning on spending much time at your hotel, there’s a Motel 6 right next door.

This place was okay, I didn’t expect much since it is cheaper than other hotels. Felt safe at this place, no one bothered us. Room service sucked tho! Called in to have them clean it the next day and no one came, had to call to get some one up to bring us towels and toilet paper. Had to repeat myself for room service to come the following day and they did but geez once you run out of toilet paper and can’t wipe your ass it’s a serious inconvenience. I also had to call every night for more shampoo and soap cause they give you a really tiny bottle and bath soap. Tinier than your usual hotel condiments. Anyways I ended up buying my own shampoo and soap later so I didn’t have to keep requesting stuff. When we arrived room smelt like mildew :/​which my spouse didn’t like. What I liked about this place tho is again the privacy and the kitchenette.

We booked last minute and got much more than we bargained for. We have a 3 month old so we just wanted somewhere to relax that was quiet. The kitchens are nice and bathroom was decent as well, beds could be bigger but for last minute it worked out fine.
The breakfast was less than impressive, some granola bars and muffins and coffee. I don’t expect a lot most of the time but some cereal would have been nice.
Otherwise we had a great time and it was a short 10 minute walk to the beach. If you stay here I suggest trying knock out pizza. Great pizza.

Great staff always helpful and accommodating. After a few nights it felt like a second home! Having all the cooking tools at the palm of my hand is also a big plus! Management is nice and friendly! Thanks for always making my stay a memorable one!

I stay here over the weekend worst place I have ever stayed at the beds where not even comfortable it said there was breakfast and didn’t even have that I will never stay at this place again

Absolutely horrible filthy dirty, rug stained… disgusting never again. you had to actually ask for towels and toilet paper, no tissues in room. This doesn’t even deserve one star, that’s how dirty it is…

This was the worst Extended stay I have ever stayed in:
Cons
–The Kitchen was not equiped with dishes, silver, nor pots etc. All that was in there was a kitchen and stove. There were dishes in this white bucket that was visual from the front desk. There were signs up saying «If you need dishes, you have to ask for them. This was not sanitary.
–The Wifi did not work
–Breakfast was minimal fruit, gronola bars, orange juice, and coffee
–There was no house keeping on the weekends
–The pool was broken
Pros
–There was a Motel 6 across the street that gave accomadations that were advertised and expected.

Standby for an in depth and critical analysis of the Extended Stay Carlsbad. I spent 11 nights in this place so I have an overall good picture of the whole scene.
Staff was okay — management was competent. They were frequently around the building, very helpful and friendly. When an employee gooned up, they knew right away how to make the situation right. The young ladies behind the counter — not so much. One seemed competent but the other was totally inept and clearly had no training or experience in the hospitality business.
Extended stay doesn’t do housekeeping on a daily basis like your typical hotel. You only get it after 7 days I think. On my sixth night I made it a point to go down to the desk and request housekeeping for the following day. Of course the inept lady did not make a note of that, so my room did not get cleaned. When I saw her the following day I once again asked to please have my room cleaned. She told me that housekeeping was too busy because too many people were checking out that day, as if I should care that they are «busy.» Of course she didn’t think it was important to tend to the customers that were currently there.
On the note of housekeeping, when I finally did get my room cleaned, the day before I checked out, housekeeping did not wipe any surfaces and soap scum and hairs remained where I left them. Not that I could prove it, but I highly doubt they changed my sheets either.
Pillows are hard and uncomfortable.
Grab and go breakfast is pretty bogus. It consists of coffee, cheap packaged muffins, instant oatmeal, bruised fruit, and granola bars.
Bath towels are paper thin and super tiny. They are also so dingy from years of abuse and look like they came from a local car wash. I suggest you bring your own if you can. They also don’t replace towels unless you go down to the desk to get more.
Kitchen is from prehistoric times, but you’re in Carlsbad so go get a burrito or hit up pizza port. The refrigerator leaked fluid inside and made noises. Somehow the pipes also transmitted noises. On the first night, I woke up because it sounded like someone was banging on the door. Literally banging. No, it was just the darn pipes!
Be prepared to watch endless amounts of «Forensic Files» because that’s literally all that is played on the 8 – 9 channels you get.
Be prepared to pay to upgrade your «free wifi» if you plan on doing more than stare at a blank «loading» screen on your internet browser.
Other guests– pretty weird crowd, and certainly a diverse mix. I couldn’t tell you what any of those people were doing there, but one night I remember walking extra fast from my car to the door and looking over my shoulder, wondering when the freak with the dog was going to come after me. That also could’ve been because days of Forensic Files had me wondering how many days I had left on this earth.
Animals are prevalent throughout the grounds. They certainly give the hotel a nice scent that lingers. I’ll group little kids into this category as well — they terrorized the pool night and day right outside my windows. On that note, there are no pool towels.
Parking is plentiful and there are multiple entry points to the building from the surrounding parking lot.
Laundry is $ 2 to wash $ 2 to dry. You can buy one time use Tide for $ 1 also. Cycles are relatively quick, but I don’t think my clothes got very clean in 28 minutes. My workout clothes still had a bit of an odor.
There is not a fitness center.
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION — is the only reason I didn’t leave this place. I was staying here alone so I couldn’t afford to be at some isolated hotel, for sanity sake. This hotel is literally almost under I-​5 so it takes about 60 – 80 seconds to get on 5. Also, you can walk to anywhere in Carlsbad from the hotel — food and the beach. There’s a nice little grocery store a couple hundred yards through a Denny’s /​motel 6 parking lot and across Carlsbad village drive. Just to note, highway noise was not an issue inside the hotel.

I wasn’t fond of the smell in the room. The smell of cigarette in the hallway and people who lived there had bikes Parked outside their rooms. I got decent sleep though. It was clean for the most part. The kitchen needs some tender care and love though

Booked a non smoking queen room for one night. When we walked in our room it smelled of nasty smoke. Sarah at the front desk worked with us to get us in another room. She was very apologetic and I appreciate her hospitality. Still I would not stay here again. Rooms are stuffy, «queen» bed is lumpy (felt more like a full size), carpet is stained, heater smells like its burning so we turned it off, coffee was pretty bad, sink in bathroom did not drain, shower head filthy, towels are rough and very old. Look elsewhere! The only thing good about the stay was Sarah.

This Hotel is dirty! Our kitchen did not work. The room smelled, the towels looked like they were ten years old. We asked for new towels the next day the hostess told me she had no clean towels!
I was so angry we could not do anything because it’s state cup for my daughters soccer team and we could not find any other rooms.
My kids could not sleep because it felt like kids running around up stairs till 12:40am We called several times and they told us they would call them. They did nothing! The next day I talked to a manager and he said sorry he could not do nothing about it because they have been here for a year. The next day my wife sees some guy that looked like he just got surgery, with a gown and blood on it my wife ran back in the hotel room scared.
Will never stay here ever again the hallways are dirty you don’t get house cleaning unless you stay here 8 days and they don’t change out your towels, they have a pool but no pool towels! It’s a dog friendly hotel and it smells like the people that stay here let the dogs poop and pee in the hotel. This is just one photo l, the bathroom the carpet is bad!!! Wish I had another option!!:(

It’s an Extended Stay-​you get what you pay for. Price was fair-​room was clean-​internet worked-​TV Worked. Ok they had run out of coffee makers? But I had brought some on my own as I knew I was staying at an Exteded Stay. Lots of resturant’s close by-​close to freeway and short drive to beach. It was adequate for a work stay.

DO NOT COME HERE!!! The manager let someone claiming they lost their key of the room and opened it for them. They took my friends daughters iPads, her purse, a laptop. We believe it’s a scam and the manager is in it! There’s a police report done and currently suing this business!
DONT STAY HERE

The staff at this hotel was wonderful. I checked into my hotel room at 2:45 and ended up getting into a car accident right down to street at around 3:15. My step dad came in around 6:00 to grab our stuff and let them know what happened. I was given a full refund and the staff was so sweet. Thank you so much and I will be back!

Stayed here for one night with an Express Deal from Priceline ($ 60 for Wed night). The room was clean and pretty spacious. The bathroom and kitchen area had nice new wood floor. There is a 7 – 11 and Albertsons close by. Our room was right next to the 5 freeway, but they have decent sound proofing, so noise was not an issue at all. «Grab and go» breakfast consists of coffee, fruits, oatmeal, and muffins in the lobby. Coffee was kinda of gross. Overall I dont have any complaints and we got a pretty good deal.

The only reason I even give it 1 star is because the young lady at the check in counter was very nice.
This hotel is a bit worn and needs to be updated.
Our room… if you love the smell of «carpet fresh» used to hide pet odors, you will love room 201. unfortunately this hotel and the other hotels in the area were sold out because of a marathon or I would have requested a full refund and gone to another hotel. The smell of their carpet deodorizer permeated the room, my wife’s allergies flared up so bad we had to sleep with the window open. I would not recommend this hotel.

Bed sheets were stained bed and had crumbs under the blankets. Hair in the sink and toilet had streaks. Not good!

My poor brother, his wife, and niece had the unfortunate experience of staying at this hotel. It was horrifying for them. All I can say is do NOT stay there.
It was dirty, bugs all over the place, my niece got some nasty bite on her face and they found what looked like animal droppings on the bed. They checked out immediately did not even stay the whole night but now Expedia will not remove the charge. I will not be using Expedia ever again either.

1) My room smelled like burnt bacon.
2) back in 15 minutes sign was up every other 15 minutes.
3) no remote for TV
4) no shampoo, conditioner, or soap in the room
5) I had to remove my sheets take them to the front desk for an exchange for new ones and had to put them on myself.
6) I went to the gas station for a better breakfast
7) understaffed and poorly managed.
8) I wondered if motel 6 right across the street was a better option for $ 50 buck a night less

By far the worst hotel i’ve ever stayed! Staff was not friendly; free breakfast was old granola bars, not-​so-​warm coffee, frozen cupcakes and/​or expired ready to eat oatmeal! Go somewhere else if I were you.