California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach

Communal lounge/ TV room, People, group of guests

4.0 / 5.0

Good(407 Ratings)

Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

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About this hostel

Situated in San Diego, 100 metres from Pacific Beach, California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach features accommodation with a shared lounge, free private parking and a terrace.

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

25.6 mi

Available Rooms

2 Double • 204 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Single • 452 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Single • 452 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Single • 452 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 204 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach

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4.0 / 5.0

Good(407 Ratings)

Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hostel

Situated in San Diego, 100 metres from Pacific Beach, California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach features accommodation with a shared lounge, free private parking and a terrace.

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

25.6 mi

Available Rooms

2 Double • 204 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Single • 452 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Single • 452 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Single • 452 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 204 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.0 / 5.0

Good(407 Ratings)

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5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Excelente

Todo

Nada

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Amazing people and place

The staff are amazing

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Amazing stay, surfing, new friends

Superb location within 50m of the beach. Super friendly staff, very comfortable beds, nice kitchen and common space room. It is very convenient to be able to rent the surfboards and wetsuits on site. Made several new friends!

There was nothing I did not like!

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Recommended

Really friendly and helpful staff! Always ready to help you and keep the place tidy and clean. Rooms and toilets and common areas well cleaned. Good and original breakfast. Quiet place.

5.0 / 5.0

Oct 2023

Excellent

Amazing hostel, and very nice staff.

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Lovely place to embrace spirit of SD Pacific beach

My wife and I stayed in private room. Given Ideal location of the hostel, easy access to anything you would need, cleanliness of the facility, friendly and helpful personnel we loved this place.

Bed was not very comfortable

4.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Nice Hostel directly at the Beach!

Location

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Exceptional

Antonella, Marcos, victoria and Avery (+Megan but I couldn’t really meet her) Very amazing experience and open people. Good food in front of the hostel

0.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Bad

Nothing

Every time I book with this hostel I regret it. Me and several others that I've met hate going to California dreams hostels. This last time I spent my last to book with them for a third time and I was told I can't stay because I have a local area code. So I ended up stuck outside with no money and I still haven't received my refund.

4.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Superb

The landlord was very polite and nice

Initially I was scared to sleep in one room with many people, but everything went smoothly, so nothing to complain. I might change the placement of the fan, so that it would not blow into the beds on the top level, and offer flipflpos to guests, but overall I got satisfied.

0.5 / 5.0

May 2023

Be careful if you do not want this to happen to you too.

I didn't stay at the property at that time.

One of the staff refused to show me a bed by telling me that there is a sort of system issue' and they were still able to receive reservations via booking since there was 'no bed available' after I booked for 10 days. Be careful if you do not want this to happen to you too. The smallest hostel/hotel/Airbnb I have ever stayed in. Also, the volunteers and staff stay with the guests. Actually, most of the staff were volunteers. There were many of them in the rooms as well. They treat the place like their house. Some of them have been living there for a long time and got very comfortable with it which is a problem in my opinion for such places. The middle of the hostel is actually a food place. So, you need to around that all the time which is splitting the place into two different parts. They have a lot of cameras and the manager is a quiet and serious person at that time. Ignored me a couple of times when I attempt to talk with him. Not sure if this is a good way to manage the place. They have prejudices about a single travel man. I have been to many places in the world and many different hostels. From my experience, I can tell that this is not the way you run a place.

2.5 / 5.0

May 2023

I do not recommend you to go there unless you wanna see unfriendly attitude because of being a male.

The location is good.

The staff attitude. They are not friendly and some of them the volunteers were even mean. They stay with the guests in the same rooms and give guests an attitude as if it is their room by sighing even if the guests make noise not more than 8 pm which is not their policy. Also, one of the volunteers misinformed me about the number of available beds on their premises. Then, I booked through booking and it went through. However, they said that it was a 'software' or 'system' issue. Also, they put parking signs behind the property in irrelevant places(parking lots for people with disabilities) and invade some other parking lots to keep other people away including you if you are not renting a private room.

4.0 / 5.0

Apr 2023

Very good

Good location, nice staff, good breakfast

It could be cleaner and to many people to little amount of bathrooms

4.5 / 5.0

Apr 2023

Positive over all. I will stay there again.

Happy staff willing to help with anything. Good breakfast plenty of everything. Large community room for relaxing .

Refrigerator was a bit small for everyone. Would have brought a towel if I knew. Glad I had a bottom rack. The upper one had a skylight and was very bright.

0.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

THEY KICK ME OUT

After unpackaging all my luggage and going to the beach... I go back to my supposed hostel for that night, and I discover that they cannot allow me to sleep there. The reason: I have a phone number from San Diego. One could understand that they not allow people from this city because they want a rich cultural experience. Funny fact: I am from Spain, and I was only in San Diego for a couple of months studying. Obviously I needed a phone number to have contact with the world. Well, instead of amending the mistake and simply allowing me to stay in the bed I had booked with them for that night, they kick me out, rushing me because I was not allowed to be in that bed. Luckily there was a very nicer hostel near, the ITH, although a little bit more expensive, totally worth it just for the human quality, apart from many other things. What if there were not any rooms left for that night in the other hostel? Would I have simply slept on the street?

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Exceptional

Wonderful facility

Shower hardware needs hard water spots and calcium scrubbed off.

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Good

Friendly staff Good breakfast Excellent location

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

fun

Very friendly staff. Can't remember the Gentlemans name he was new but very through which we appreciate a that small room. Beds comfy. Location phonemical!

nothing

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Exceptional

Very close to the beach, amazing community.

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

The hostel was comfortable and clean while being in a convenient location.

The property is in a great location with lots of life and restaurants nearby. The beach is only about a block away making it easy to enjoy the water without a hassle.

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Good and bad

Very modern place. Love the private beds and clothes hooks, shelf and outlets in every bed. Great location!

Here is things that owner should take notice and fix for a much better stay. Furniture is horrible. The couch looks very comfortable but when you sit on 90% of it your sitting on hard wood or bars!! It killed my back. So hard to just relax there. Also everyone complained about the beds! Were sleeping on metal springs. This may be impossible to fix but it would have been so much better to have the toilet separate from shower! When someone is in te shower for 40 min and you got 3 people in line to use the bathroom and you have to leave and waste time and trying to hold it is very upsetting. And only 1 toilet for 14 people. Usually a house with 3 bdrms have 2 baths.

3.5 / 5.0

Feb 2023

wonderful location

great location, equipment hire really convenient, good communal area, complimentary breakfast

bed was not very comfortable and the room was quite tight and not well lit. only 2 showers/toilets

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

Exceptional

Modern and in great shape. Not dingy like some.

Nothing

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

Really nice hostel by the beach!

Amazing place! Staff was so friendly and helpful. Thanks a lot to Mariana for her kindness!

2.0 / 5.0

Jan 2023

Disappointing

Breakfast included. Staff is great. Great area very convenient.

The room was very cold. It was a hole in the wall. Extra authorization if you want to pay in cash. No running hot water for washing hands or dishes.

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2023

The staff here was all very sweet and the facilities were excellent. I love this hostel and will stay here the next time

the atmosphere was clean and relaxing. Everything was available if you needed it.

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Pacific Beach?

The average price for a rental in Pacific Beach is $363 per night. This rental is $190 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach?

We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and parking.

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Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Pacific Beach?

Is parking included with this hostel?

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Is California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach pet friendly?

What amenities are available at California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach?

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