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Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG

2.5 star property

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Exterior
1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Property amenity
Free daily on-the-go breakfast
Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking available

Explore the area

Map
635 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA, 92108
  • Hotel Circle
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • University of San Diego
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • San Diego Zoo
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(35 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(30 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed, Transfer Shower (Mobility Accessible)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower (Communications Accessible)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower (Mobility Accessible)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed, Transfer Shower (Communication Accessible)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Transfer Shower (Mobility Accessible)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 2 Queen Beds | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(37 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG

Hotel in San Diego with 6 hot tubs and free breakfast
This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness centre and a snack bar/deli. Free on-the-go breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, a business centre and concierge services.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG offers 104 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and free newspapers. This accommodation offers separate sitting areas. Premium cable televisions are provided. Fridges, microwaves and coffee/tea makers are provided.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and free toiletries. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

6 hot tubs are on site along with an outdoor pool. Other recreational amenities include a fitness centre.
The free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG gets good marks from our customers. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Hotel Circle. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus an outdoor pool and a gym.
  • Free on-the-go breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool or soak in the 6 hot tubs
  • Services include a concierge, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Hotel Circle and a 4-minute drive from Old Town San Diego State Park
Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG offers its guests 6 hot tubs, an outdoor pool, and a fitness centre. There's a snack bar/deli on site. Free breakfast is available daily. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

You'll find a business centre on site. A terrace, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

This San Diego hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free on-the-go breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (USD 24 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking (max 1 space per unit)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 6 hot tubs
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Doorbell and phone notification
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Built in 2015
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self-parking fee: USD 24 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express San Diego Hotel Circle
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Circle
Holiday Inn Express San Diego Circle
Holiday Inn Express Circle
Holiday Inn Express San Diego Mission Valley Hotel
Holiday Inn Express San Diego Mission Valley
Holiday Inn Express Suites San Diego Hotel Circle
Holiday Inn Express Suites San Diego Mission Valley
Holiday Inn Express Suites San Diego Mission Valley
Holiday Inn Express Suites San Diego Mission Valley by IHG
Holiday Inn Express Suites San Diego Mission Valley an IHG Hotel

Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego - Mission Valley by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 623 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 225 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 79 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 1012 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 1012 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shoua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in all regards except internet was finicky! Staff was nice and breakfast was great! They called twice to find out what time we wanted to check in. Maybe strange but maybe considerate for their planning. Too short a stay to comment more
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fun time
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Fred

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms took to long to be cleaned,left at 7:30 in morning came back at 3:30 still not cleaned, not good !!!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Breakfast good, the rest was not

Tried checking in early after 1pm due to trip logistics and was told to come back after 3pm. Held our luggage which was appreciated. Came back after 4pm and told rooms not ready. Waited for a “manager to do a final check” which took almost 30 minutes. Two travel weary families with all our luggage waited in the lobby. Then our room air conditioning was insufficient. Asked for it to be sorted while we went out for dinner. Came back to same problem and asked for help again only to learn their resolution was to keep turning down the thermostat temp (which isn’t the issue and doesn’t result in cool air). Third escalation resulted in waiting 2 hours for a fan to be delivered. Attendant at front desk couldn’t leave his post because he was the only hotel employee for the evening! This is not safe. Went to the lobby with our families to enjoy the TV, lounge and fireplace only to find out that the fireplace wasn’t working. The attendant was unable to get it working and actually had the gas running without being lit for too long. We had to tell him ourselves to stop the gas and let it dissipate due to safety reasons. The TV didn’t have the event on we wanted and the attendant didn’t know how to toggle the TV either. On the second night our family was parking the car and the San Diego police arresting a man in the back lot of the building. Also we think we watched 2 separate evictions of squatters by police from the adjacent residence/motel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Vivian

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very happy with our stay. The hotel and room was kept very clean, the staff was very friendly and the breakfast was great. Loved the pool and hot tub.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay and the breakfast was great . Only downfall is the apartment/old motel building infront turned into apartments , the tenants did not bother anyone or make us uncomfortable just looks run down
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jane

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Cop cars all over the area when we arrived. No restaurant in the place. Breakfast was okay. Difficult to find entry.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lot of homelessness which I know hotel can’t control but still a little scary.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Rose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only reason I give it a 4 out of 5 is because the television does not have many options and the control kept getting stuck. The televisions need to be upgraded so that one can link their phones to their Netflix or Hulu streaming account. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Sharlotte

Disliked: Staff & service
Staff was unprepared and parking was extra
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
big spacious clean rooms, friendly frontdesk people
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

marcia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel has always been the place we stay when visiting San Diego. However, this visit we noticed the sort of run down motel in front of Holiday Inn had police talking to people at that motel. Just concerned as area just felt less safe.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Pros and cons

We definitely overall enjoyed our stay. The lounging areas outside by the pool with the fire pits and tvs was nice. Not that we got to experience it because we had the littles with us, but definitely would bring us back for a childless trip. They were understaffed one of our nights, we called for more pillows and the man at the front told us he can’t leave until his shift was over because he was the only one there, but would bring them when the next person came for their shift. He never came with pillows. Not sure how a whole hotel can run with one person on a Friday night. If you’re looking for comfortable bed this also isn’t the place. But you take your pros with cons and I would say we would stay again. Wish they had a free late check out though.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

DAWN

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

Comfortable stay

Love the new coffee machine with grinder. Very good! Hotel was very safe, clean and with easy access to the 8 freeway. Quiet and comfortable. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking slots very very narrow. Difficult to park large suv.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The AC unit in our room was very noisy and made weird noises. Such a distraction that we had the turn it off because we could not sleep. Then we were hot.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darian, Rancho Cucamonga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ivonne, Doral

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this place. Very professional staff, excellent customer service everytime. Thanks
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025