I've stayed at this hotel several times for business. The rooms are always clean and the staff courteous. It is a small property and a little dated in some ways, but I find it very quaint and comfortable. It is very close to the beach, and I can jog down to visit the seals every morning. The exercise room is... More

Just stayed the one night and I regret not staying longer. I haven't always had the best experience staying in "the village" but I think I've discovered my new "go to" hotel. It is an older property, but well appointed, my room was very nice, good size, extremely clean. Terrific bed, linens, and bathroom accouterments. Quiet, comfortable, and very good... More

Everyone at the hotel was very pleasant and helpful! The room was good in space (would have liked a bit bigger) but it was a great experience overall. Totally will consider staying here again. More

Stayed for three nights with my 16 year old daughter, I had business meeting, she went to the beach, etc. We first stayed in the more expensive bigger room, which was right next to the elevator. Very convenient, but very loud. So avoid this room. Also the interior of this room on the 3rd floor was very poor, old stuff,... More

We recently stayed at the Empress Hotel in La Jolla for our 15 year wedding anniversary. I did a lot of online research, and this hotel seemed to have all of the amenties at a reasonable price. The rooms were spacious and had top of the line bedding. It's a very small hotel, but had a full service bar and... More

I go to the Empress everytime I'm in La Jolla. Low key, best kept secret on West Coast. Great location (short walk to The Cottage for breakfast and Rapongi for dinner), friendly service. Specific kudos to Jason, Ben and Jeane. More

Jason Chalkley was just awsome. He mad our stay fun. He took really good care of us from Getting our luggage to taking care of our cars and also giving us information on just everything we needed. More

We stayed two nights, booked off internet and found a most comfortable and charming place to stay. The room was excellent, clean, tidy, roomy and with a great shower. The desk staff we encountered, Dave, Ben and Jason were very informative about the local area and helpful in a variety of ways. We had a good continental breakfast on the... More

We had a wonderful experience staying here -- beautiful inside with a quaint feeling. We had excellent service by all of the staff including Ben, Jason and Jean. We enjoyed the room service from the Manhattan restaurant ... which by the way, always smelled SO delicious as we walked by each day/night. This was the perfect hotel for us ~... More