I agree with most of the reviews, this motel is clean and the owners are friendly. However, the very small rooms were noisy. The Television in the next room could be heard as if it was in my room. So if you can handle a very small room and bathroom that is noisy, it is a good choice.
Two and a half years after my initial stay at this well located, harbor area motel owner, Alan Murdock, and his Dad continue to provide excellent service, sincere hospitality and squeaky clean accommodations.
The rooms are basic (no phone) but come with large flat screen TV, AC, fridge, free Wifi, and comfortable bed. And best of all they are super...
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Reviewed 4 January 2010
Welcome back pedalcrazy and thank you for trying us again!
We are please to know you enjoyed your stay again in San Diego.
I want to thank you for your return and let you know that we greatly appreciate your constant visits and your advice to future guests about our motel.
As the owners, my dad and I take pride...
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We stayed at the Dolphin for about a week and it was a great deal! Very reasonable prices and free wifi plus a free continental breakfast (muffins, bananas, OJ, coffee, low-fat yogurt in fridge). The rooms are clean and basic, though ours had a minifridge, which was very convenient. Helpful front desk staff.
A few tips:
1) As a previous...
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Thank you for your recent review RAB88. It was very nice to have you here. We are so happy to hear you wrote a wonderful review and recommending our hotel to our future guests. I do hope you visit us again on your next trip to San Diego! To our future guests, our rooms upstairs are very limited so book...
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We stayed here five nights on our first trip to San Diego. Absolutely great location- quiet area, safe, close to the airport, across the street from a marina, 2 block walk to a great casual seafood restaurant at the marina, minutes to San Diego Zoo, the USS Midway (inspiring!) which is right next to another great restaurant ( see my...
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Many thanks for this review sobrietycoach, I am so happy to hear that you found the dolphin motel as clean, modern, and inviting and that your bed is comfy and cozy. We are so happy to hear from you that the staff was friendly and accommodating throughout your stay, which is very important to all of us at the motel!...
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The hotel was fine, room was fine, clean and secure with A/C.
Staff were helpful, but I didn't really need any help.
I didn't have a car, and relied on Public transport, which is an infrequent (hourly) bus. Would have a car again in future, but for the price was just fine for me.
However, the local Starbucks, 24 hr...
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Thank you kindly jph-halcyon for this review on our behalf,
We are at your service if you do need be. Most guest like yourself are ready and already have plans. Some guests do need alot of information because they are "spontaneous vacationers" It is here in the office that we are open 24 hours a day and can offer maps,...
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The rooms are a good size and very clean. It's located next to the marina so there are some nice bars close by. Breakfast is simple, fruit,coffee,juice and a yummy muffin. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a minimal but clean motel.
Thank you gls09 for staying with us during your trip to San Diego,
We are very happy to learn that you enjoyed your room accommodations and the many places San Diego has to offer. We are a little town as well as a big city combined. We also have many military bases here and that's what helped San Diego grow...
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Opposite a marina, this motel offers a lovely view. The staff are friendly & most helpful & the rooms are clean & comfortable.One point worth noting, the motel is in Point Loma, which is out of the CBD & a bit of a hike by taxi. Of course, that's also why this motel is so reasonably priced so it's a...
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Thank you Suzanne for your recent review. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay in San Diego. That is correct, Point Loma is a bit off the main downtown area (two of my desk clerks use to work in the main downtown area and it does cost more and parking is never free!) With an automobile,...
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We loved our stay at the Dolphin Motel in San Diego. It was spotless, great breakfast, lovely linen / towels and the very friendly/helpful staff told us all we needed to know to get around San Diego. We recommend having a car if you stay here as its not in the CBD. Thank you Dolphin!
Thank you KiKing for review your very pleasant assessment of our motel. All the way from Perth, this is the 2nd review from Australia next to Brisbane above! I do admit the majority of Americans don't travel as extensively as the rest of the world (I believe Europeans do travel the most though). As stated above, a rental car is...
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Stayed in room 32. Very clean and friendly staff. Breakfast is ok. :) and free! Free WIFI was awesome. I usually stay in sorounding Hotels and WIFI is not free. A pool would have been nice. All in all I will stay here again as I visit San Diego every 2-3 months for some R&R. Thank you Dolphin for a...
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Thank you very much guys for writing a review about us. Our upstairs are by popular demand so book early for availability. Our staff enjoy reading the many good things our guest write and take criticism as well, it can only improve our business. Hope to see you again
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After reading the reviews, I decided to try out the Dolphin Motel. My husband and I are on a budget and were looking for affordable accomodations so we could have fun in San Diego and attend some of the parks and attractions. This was perfect! I new what to expect after reading reviews. It is very small, but very clean....
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Thank you very much guys for writing a review about us. We do pride ourselves in the value of our motel. Yes, we cannot say over and over again that our rooms are by no means spacious. This is an older motel so the best we can work with is cleanliness and service. We offer those to our guests to...
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