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Lafayette Hotel & Club

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, open 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, cabanas (surcharge)
2 restaurants, breakfast served
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk

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2223 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92104
  • San Diego Zoo
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Hotel Circle
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Balboa Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Pool Access, Poolside

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, Balcony, Poolside

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Studio Suite, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Family Suite

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Bunk Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool Access, Poolside

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, Poolside

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Petite Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Petite Room, Bunk Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bunk Bed

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Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Patio

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Lafayette Hotel & Club

4-star hotel in University Heights
Along with 2 restaurants, this smoke-free hotel has an outdoor pool and 3 bars/lounges. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a coffee shop/cafe, and valet parking. Housekeeping is available on request.
Lafayette Hotel & Club offers 139 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and bathrobes. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 50-inch LED televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include slippers and hair dryers. This San Diego hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered on request and change of towels can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 3 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 5000 square feet (465 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Concierge services and wedding services can be provided. Onsite parking is available (surcharge), along with a car charging station.

Lafayette Hotel & Club is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and noon.
Quixote - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Beginner's Diner - This diner serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Open 24 hours. Open daily.
LaFayette Lobby Bar - Onsite lobby lounge. Open daily.
LaFayette Pool Bar - This cocktail bar is located by the pool. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.
The Gutter - Onsite cocktail bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Valet parking on site (USD 38 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:00 AM to noon for a fee: USD 7 to 38 for adults and USD 7 to 38 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • 3 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar

Restaurants on site

  • Beginner's Diner
  • LaFayette Lobby Bar
  • LaFayette Pool Bar
  • Quixote
  • The Gutter

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • 5,000 square feet of conference space

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool cabanas (surcharge)
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (34 inch wide door)
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per accommodation, per stay, plus a one-time cleaning fee of USD 100
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 45 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 7 to 38 for adults, and USD 7 to 38 for children
  • Valet parking fee: USD 38 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay plus USD 100 one-time cleaning fee
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Property is also known as

Lafayette Hotel
Lafayette Hotel Club
Lafayette Hotel & Club Hotel
Lafayette Hotel & Club San Diego
Lafayette Hotel & Club Hotel San Diego

Lafayette Hotel & Club Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 609 out of 786 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 786 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 786 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 786 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 786 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing stay and beautiful place
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing attention to detail.. great place to enjoy drinks! Wonderful service! When it’s busy it is busy.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nunavik

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gretel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Go for drinks, don't stay for the hotel

The Lafayette is nightlife masquerading as a hotel. Their priority is clearly their bars, restaurants and pool. Rooms are poorly laid out, smell, and are dimly lit. I arrived late and was just excited to get to sleep. The first room I was assigned had a massive hole in the center of the comforter. The second room I was moved to had a constantly running toilet that wouldn't stop making noise and didn't flush properly. I had 2 nights scheduled at the hotel but left after how disappointed I was with the first night. Despite communicating this to the hotel and Hotels.com immediately (as soon as I realized room 2 was no better than room 1), neither party was able to connect to actually get me a refund.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauryn

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ivy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for my wedding. They had champagne waiting for us!! Highly recommend. We stayed in a suite with a dang bathtub at the foot of our bed! Beautifully kitschy rooms and a 24 hr diner baby ;)
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Gillian

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stay for the hotel not for the rooms

The hotel itself is amazing!! So unique, fun, and really an experience. The room itself I would give a 3 out of five, especially because of the price. We had two queen beds and the room was very tiny. A veryyyy difficult space for four girls to get ready in due to space, mirrors, & lighting. Also we were celebrating a birthday and I made note of that and we did not walk in to complimentary champagne in the room (if seen others get that for celebrations). My rating for the room is low for a big reason being the price. You’re really getting your moneys worth from the hotel decorations, bars, and experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Love it

Amazing! The Lafayette is just an iconic fun place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Robin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Lafayette nails it with esthetics and fails at hospitality. They have become a party hotel where the place is packed out by people not staying there which makes it challenging for paying guests to eat at the restaurants or get drinks at the bar. 1am at the diner was an hour wait, most of the staff was rude or dismissive. Super disappointing for the price you pay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Brittany

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
VERY HONEST REVIEW: 1. Safety: the area around the hotel is nice. On busy nights there, you have to show your room key to enter. However, during the day, and slower (normal) nights, no one checked if we stayed there, and you can easily enter the hotel AND go up the stairs to the rooms WITHOUT a room key. 2. Noise: I could hear every single conversation, door close and bathroom use. On Friday and Saturday night, we had people BLASTING music at 12-1:30am. We did alert the front desk concierge via text who responded swiftly stating they would look into it. Unsure if they did, as they continued to blast music. The hotel does provide earplugs 3. Hotel room: we got the larger standard queen bedroom, which was still incredibly small. It also felt less spacious with the bar taking up nearly 1/3 of the room. It looks great and its convenient but would rather pay for the space to actually use it than a bar. The bathroom was very poorly lit, no fan to get rid of the moisture after taking a shower (water pressure was fantastic). The bed was TERRIBLE. I was so uncomfortable on my final night (we stayed 3), that I had to put one of the long (flimsy and very thin) pillows between me and the bed for extra cushion. I could feel the springs digging into my upper back and hips. You are paying for the vibe, not the comfort or safety. Choose wisely.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chantal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Honeymoon Spot

Absolutely loved our stay at The Lafayette! It was a quick little honeymoon trip for my new husband and I, and it was worth the money. We will definitely stay longer next time.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025