California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach

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Communal lounge/ TV room, People, group of guests

8.0Excellent

(362 Ratings)

"Beach and the sunset. Sound of the waves crashing. Happy people everywhere. Parking sucks because it is very popular. Bars, restaurants and entertainment. So many things to do. I wish I had more time ..."

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8.0 / 10.0

Excellent(362 Ratings)

Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

Reasons to book

High-end valueWell priced for this area

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About this hostel

Located in San Diego, a few steps from Pacific Beach, California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach has accommodations with a shared lounge, free private parking and a terrace.

Amenities at California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach

Golf course (within 2 mi)

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Air conditioning

Non-smoking

Gym

Heating

Wheelchair accessible

Kitchen

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Beach access

Shared living spaces

Laundry services

Accessible Parking

Beach front

Family friendly

Ironing facilities

Smoking allowed

Toilet with grab rails

Key access

Contactless check-in/out

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

25.6 mi

Available Rooms

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Top rated by guests

8.0Excellent

(362 Ratings)

Verified guest

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

8.0 / 10.0

Excellent(362 Ratings)

Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

Reasons to book

High-end valueWell priced for this area

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

Enhanced cleaningExtra health and hygiene measures to ensure your safety

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

25.6 mi

Available Rooms

About this hostel

Located in San Diego, a few steps from Pacific Beach, California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach has accommodations with a shared lounge, free private parking and a terrace.

Amenities

Golf course (within 2 mi)

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Air conditioning

Non-smoking

Gym

Heating

Wheelchair accessible

Kitchen

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Beach access

Shared living spaces

Laundry services

Accessible Parking

Beach front

Family friendly

Ironing facilities

Smoking allowed

Toilet with grab rails

Key access

Contactless check-in/out

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Ratings and reviews

8.0 / 10.0

Excellent(362 Ratings)

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10.0 / 10.0

Happiness is what everyone needs

Beach and the sunset. Sound of the waves crashing. Happy people everywhere. Parking sucks because it is very popular. Bars, restaurants and entertainment. So many things to do. I wish I had more time and money to take advantage of this place

When it gets cold and there is no Sun.

10.0 / 10.0

The beach is five minutes away walking 😎

Happy people. People who are from around the world🌎.

Can't think of anything I didn't like.

10.0 / 10.0

Great place great people

I like the fact that I can walk to the beach in less than five minutes and watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean

When the fog rolls in and there is no sun set

7.0 / 10.0

Great stay for the price I paid. It's a convenient location with good amenities and great community.

The hostel is at a perfect location right next to the beach and only a 5-10 minute walk to all the best bars in the neighborhood. It's surrounded by great food places and has a bus stop close with a bus line going directly to Old Town Transit Center in one direction and to Mission Beach in the other, so you are well connected even without a car

The room was the smallest hostel room I've stayed in while also being the one with the most beds so far. I had expected a little bit of a bigger room when I saw "14 bed dormitory". Two or three people were snoring while I was staying there so it was difficult to sleep and maybe in a larger room it would have been less loud and easier to ignore

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect location, clean and confortable!

Perfect location just one block from the beach , we could get to park in the parking spot of the hostel, suuuuper confortable beds ( we got the private room), it's good price for San Diego, super clean, perfect for a couple traveling around USa

10.0 / 10.0

Full of memories.

Nice and clean.

10.0 / 10.0

Eventful and beautiful.

Good people and a clean environment.

8.0 / 10.0

Very nice location , but they need to build in more bathrooms / Toilets !

Was okey , good location , at the beach and very nice and helpfull staff

14 beds with only one bathroom/toilet is not sufficient , rather than that it was good

10.0 / 10.0

Great vibes people and an awesome peaceful stay!

Great vibe - super friendly, smart staff!

Great location and near amazing local food.

8.0 / 10.0

Very good

Good care

Cleanliness

8.0 / 10.0

Best location and very clean!

Great location and friendly staff. I planned to stay 2 nights and ended up staying 4! Rachel checked me in and was very warm and welcoming. Kayla always had a smile and was chatty and fun. Cora and Maddie were sweet and super helpful. They all kept the place very clean!

They could use another bathroom.

10.0 / 10.0

Good hostel

Friendly staff

10.0 / 10.0

Great stay!

Great stay! I really enjoyed my stay at the hostel. The location is excellent — just a short walk to the beach and close to lots of bars and restaurants. Perfect for exploring San Diego on foot. The staff was super friendly and helpful throughout my stay. The place was clean, quiet, and welcoming. I definitely recommend it!

All good

9.0 / 10.0

Customer Service was amazing

Comfortable, clean and quiet

It was fine-

9.0 / 10.0

Fantastic location and very comfortable. Perfect for 2 night stay (private room)

Fantastic location (just off Pacific Beach),very comfortable bed, perfectly clean, well equipped kitchen and chilled relaxation area

Parking was difficult - only one space, always occupied by someone else, and public spaces very competitive

10.0 / 10.0

Overall loved the hostel, perfect for the weekend

location, right on the beach, comfortable bed, provided towels, clean and spacious bathroom

rusty mini fridge, found someone else's lip gloss under the bed

10.0 / 10.0

Great place. Close to everything.

Staff, location, and facility are all great.

Having to leave.

10.0 / 10.0

Amazing people and place

The staff are amazing

10.0 / 10.0

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!

9.0 / 10.0

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.

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent

Amazing hostel, and very nice staff.

9.0 / 10.0

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

8.0 / 10.0

Nice Hostel directly at the Beach!

Location

10.0 / 10.0

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

1.0 / 10.0

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.

9.0 / 10.0

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.

1.0 / 10.0

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.

5.0 / 10.0

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.

8.0 / 10.0

Very good

Good location, nice staff, good breakfast

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

9.0 / 10.0

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.

1.0 / 10.0

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?

7.0 / 10.0

Good

Friendly staff Good breakfast Excellent location

10.0 / 10.0

Exceptional

Wonderful facility

Shower hardware needs hard water spots and calcium scrubbed off.

10.0 / 10.0

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

FAQs

Is parking included with this hostel?

Parking is not specified as an available 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 26 amenities for this rental. This includes golf course (within 2 mi), free wifi/internet, free parking, air conditioning, and non-smoking.

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California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach

Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

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About this hostel

Amenities at California Dreams Hostel - Pacific Beach

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Hostel in Pacific Beach, CA

Reasons to book

Map of Pacific Beach, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

About this hostel

Amenities

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

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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