Glorietta Bay Inn

This was my first time staying here and I loved it! Location is ideal. The staff professional, friendly and helpful. My room was the best! Loved the bed, the shower, the views…EVERYTHING was perfect for our mini staycation! I thank the General Manager, Claudia Ludlow, for helping me confirm our stay as well as our best friends’ accommodations. It was very hard to leave this piece of paradise! A historic place that’s beautifully maintained. We will stay here again!

The people are so amazing I have the best experience at this hotel super duper nice and amazing people the breakfast it was so tasty and my mom she can eat the delicious food your team are so sweet and always have and smile thanks again for the greatness stay ever

I would like to start by saying I appreciate that they allowed us to check in early at 1:30pm, hence the 2 stars. Overall, however, the hotel is pretty run down and not as nice as pictured on their website, nor are the many online reviews in alignment with our experience. At check-in, the staff training took precedence over acknowledging us beyond signing a paper and giving us a key, and at check-out they checked us out of the wrong room and gave me the incorrect receipt and I had to return to the office to rectify the issue. The Bay View 2 Queen Room - there was a significant musty smell, the carpets were stained and not vacuumed (we had to request that they vacuum after check-in), the bedding had obvious threads, lint, and holes, the toilet cover was askew for some unknown reason, and there was dust and lint all over the furniture surfaces. Thankfully the mattresses were comfortable. And our balcony furniture was old and cracked, and we could hardly open the screen door perhaps because it was rusted. The Grounds - the pool area has abused, saggy furniture, plus rusting umbrellas. We were quite disappointed by the stay and one final comment is that I was sent several texts and emails to pre-check-in for 2 days before our stay and I found it invasive and annoying, as we were on a business trip and I had no time to do this and the messages kept coming in. Glorietta Bay Inn please improve your protocols and execution...

I cannot express how wonderful the staff and management were to us. We had a medical situation which prevented us from leaving as scheduled. The staff found us a more accommodating room, arranged for an extremely late check out the next day and held the room an extra day just in case. Beyond all of that you could just tell they cared. Our room was great, the proximity to the beach and restaurants is unbeatable and the amenities beat expectations. We will be back.

I booked this hotel because of the great reviews. While checking in I noticed a message that said there's construction going on next door. I wasn't given this information when I booked. Sure enough, when we got to our room, on a Saturday at 4:00pm, we were greeted with the sounds of drilling and hammering. I looked out the bedroom window and the construction was 10ft away in the building next door! After a lovely late night out on Sunday I was awoken by the sounds of hammering and drilling at 7:15am! Our view out the front door was of the parking lot. It looked as if most of the views at this hotel were of the parking lot. The bathroom was very small and the bathtub floor was lumpy. Windows did not keep any of the noise out. There was a container of Damp Rid on the floor in our room and it was completely filled with water. I would say that this hotel is in dire need of a remodel. The location of this hotel is great.

DON’T GO ! Pick another hotel. Rude front desk. Do not talk in the lobby if you wake up and get coffee before the crappy continental breakfast. Hot tub broke several times. They do not keep the flavored water in the lobby all day. Breakfast is the same at a chain hotel. Outside entrance to your rooms. No security. The only positive is it is in a good location. I’d get something else though. PLEASE if you are reading this save your money for a better place.

A great location. Every thing else was ok, a bit grubby in parts especially the corners of the bedroom and bathroom. The main gripe is the amount of plastic used at breakfast, cutlery and plates - very environmentally unfriendly. Very expensive as well - to use second rate utensils, used by camping fork in the end. Staff were very friendly and we used their beach towels and chairs.

Don’t go here! It’s very much a switch and bait. The main house only has king-size rooms. Everything else is in these more modern structures that surround the parking lot and pool. I could go on forever telling you how awful this is but to summarize Old and damp smelling, hard beds, breakfast inedible, pool has parking lot view and is small, no common sitting areas in main historic hotel. Other than location, no positives except manager knows the issues and is sympathetic. However, the room pricing is too expensive for the hotel. Most guests by pool are all feeling ripped off. I will not stay here again

Glorietta Bay Inn made our trip most enjoyable. All beds were comfortable, love all the windows for sunshine, bathroom had separate vanity for makeup, room was quiet, breakfast was good with fresh fruit and oat milk, staff was amazing. We actually had a mix up on reservation, but they made things even better! The location is fantastic & easy to get around on foot. Only negative was foggy weather instead of sunshine. lol Definitely recommend GBI for your stay in Coronado.️