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La Pensione Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby sitting area
Breakfast area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
$169
includes taxes & fees
Dec 1 - Dec 2

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606 West Date Street, San Diego, CA, 92101
  • Place, Waterfront Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Port of San Diego
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, B Street Cruise Ship Terminal
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(320 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View | Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(62 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(29 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

La Pensione Hotel

3-star hotel in Downtown San Diego
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness center and a coffee shop/cafe. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a business center, and a meeting room are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.
La Pensione Hotel offers 67 accommodations with hair dryers and blackout drapes/curtains. LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area.

La Pensione Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Caffe Italia - Onsite café.
Mr. Moto - Onsite restaurant. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Caffe Italia
  • Mr. Moto

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

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
  • Elevator (36 inch wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from March 1 2026 to January 31 2027 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

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Reviews

La Pensione Hotel Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1091 out of 1917 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 458 out of 1917 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 213 out of 1917 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 99 out of 1917 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 56 out of 1917 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cesar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Donald

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The rooms are TINY. Fine if you’re traveling alone but not enough for two or more. Room has a mini-fridge, but no microwave, so it’s kinda pointless. The rooms are mostly clean but the dressers could be replaced/updated. My room had spiders and termites, so keep an eye out. Also, the parking situation is unacceptable. $35 a DAY but no guaranteed parking in their extremely cramped underground lot. They warn you when you get there that your car needs to be compact, but every car down there was an SUV and it was impossible to move safely. The space is way too small to turn your car around if there are no spaces to park. You might literally have to back up and then back your way up the hill back onto the street. It’s that small! Shouldn’t even be allowed. Also they do NOTHING about the homeless people sleeping out the front of the building. Great location overall, but overpriced for the rooms/amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place. Great location. Exactly what you expect of boutique hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Jordan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Parking was terrible & not really clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rogelio

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Right in the middle of everything. Clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

michelle

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fix the Experience in all the rooms as they are wildly different. Consider more light and noise mitigation. The Air-conditioning is ineffective and inefficient. One room cold and never was a level temp, the other one was an oven. Had to borrow the fan from the “office.”
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great and friendly staff as well as location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

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

10/10 Excellent

Kiana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location and wonderful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff great area
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego! I also love the La Pensione hotel! It's my fifth time staying there!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love the area of Little Italy and the hotel La Pensione! My fifth time staying there!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diego

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, the staff is extremely nice. The hotel is close to public transportation and perfect location to walk downtown or seaside Villa
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brandon is the best! Great customer service! Awesome location!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was conveniently located. Their parking is an issue if you go on a busy weekend, and also be mindful that they run a farmers market on Saturday morning to the afternoon
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Corey, Chino

Liked: Cleanliness
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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are so small we barely had room to move around. It was ridiculously humid and muggy and the a/c made it worse. The bathroom REAKED of bleach and made my eyes burn.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room had ac. But was very hot and uncomfortable. Thermostat is set to 68. But never got anywhere near that cool.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dolores

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Small cute hotel in the heart of little Italy. It was perfect. Waking up to a Farmer market on Saturday morning was such a fun bonus!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The girls up front were friendly. It was fast check in.. close to everything. Will definitely be back again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Melanie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms are small. Someone kept smoking weed and the entire building, including my room smelled of weed.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is right in the heart of the action in Little Italy. Plenty of excellent food choices within a few steps of the front door.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025