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Reviews of California Dreams Hostel - Ocean Beach

2 out of 5
California Dreams Hostel - Ocean Beach
3790 Udall St, San Diego, CA

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 117 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 117 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kristofer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Traci

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly! Clean . Loved it here!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Supervisor on 7 May 2024
Traci, thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Supervisor on 7 May 2024
Thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is about 10 minutes from the airport. Greeted by very friendly and helpful staff. Nice kitchen area to cook. Bed very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from California Dreams Hostel Supervisor on 22 Apr 2024
Heather, thank you so much for your great review. It's lovely to know you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope to see you again!

6/10 Okay

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was excellent and so was the staff. The only complaint I have is that when I went to get into my bed, someone was in it and my pajamas were under the pillow and could not get it. So I had to sleep in another bed in my underwear. I guess it was a Logistics error but there was nothing to do but just take whatever the Hostel gave me. I did not find resolution to be as effective as iot should had been.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from California Dreams Hostel Supervisor on 22 Apr 2024
Juan, we deeply apologize for that situation. It was a logistics error as you pointed out but it should have been dealt with in a better way. I'm sorry that was your experience with us and know that if you ever give us another chance we will go above and beyond to creat better memories.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
California Dreams may call itself a hostel, but it's more like a hotel in many ways. Free breakfast, free wifi, pool, willing to hold luggage and help get it to the room, key card locks, and ADA compliant. They even have gender-neutral restrooms on each floor. Only thing that differentiates it is the shared bathroom. The staff were great, especially Sam! We'd highly recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Supervisor on 6 Apr 2024
Richard, thank you so much for the great review! It's great to hear you had a good time at our hostel, and we hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Nice people, feel safe, great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Supervisor on 6 Apr 2024
Connie, thank you so much for the great review! It's great to hear you had a good time at our hostel, and we hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

TUYISHIME

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Cool staff
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Supervisor on 6 Apr 2024
We're glad you enjoyed our staff, and we hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staying in a hostel was on my bucket list and at 55, I finally checked it off. This is a really nice place. I stayed here twice this week. Breakfast was even really fresh... The outdoor area cannot be beat! I don't think I'll ever stay anywhere else when I visit my son in San Diego.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Supervisor on 6 Apr 2024
Tina, thank you so much for the great review and for choosing us for your first hostel experience! It's great to hear you had a good time at our hostel, and we hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Daichi

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Supervisor on 6 Apr 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

angelika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So nice!
This was a very good experience for me. The hostel has a "good vibe" not only because of the nice environment like outdoors but also the people who work there. Very personable. Cleanliness could be better, sharing a bathroom requires some attention since not everyone cleans up after themselves. I enjoyed the time by myself in the hot tub which can be rented by the hour. I would certainly return there!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Supervisor on 6 Apr 2024
Angelika, thank you so much for the great review! It's great to hear you had a good time at our hostel, and we hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

susan

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Staff was great. Restaurants are close and very good. Bathrooms needed some tending to. Either leave cleaning supplies in bathrooms so we can clean after use or staff clean more often.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

kemal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great inexpensive place to stay at near the beach.
Bring your own towel + lock to Save $5. Street parking was hard to find, but staff helped me locate a spot. I checked in about 6pm so the lower twin beds were taken. It was a little rough being top bunk but for the price I'd stay again. Loud, boozy group up late talking but all quiet after 11pm. Everything was clean and accessible. They have bike rentals and hot tub by the hour.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Angela, Santa Rosa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Billy Joe

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tonya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was my first hostel experience and it blew me away. They were so nice and the facility had great atmosphere and amenities. The woman who checked me in was so kind. I loved it here.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

christy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I am a kixury hotel girl, so when I saw the hostel option which was my very first time, I said this was too good to be true but I need this solo down to earth trip. Omg wait!! The communication from staff checking in on me due to my late flight immediately made things best. The staff, the location walkable to everything and not far from the beach. Clean and the breakfast. Everything was so well thought out and it felt like a retreat. I loved every second of my stay. I highly recommend this place. I had time to reflect on alot of things and appreciate life more.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A unexpected but awesome experience. Special thank you to Lateefah for her professionalism, genuineness and livelihood.. very refreshing to find such people in crossing!
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jody

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Supervisor on 13 Nov 2023
Jody, we are so glad you had a nice stay with us! Thank you so much for the great review!

10/10 Excellent

Santiago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Much better than I expected!! Would definitely come back here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Supervisor on 30 Oct 2023
Thank you so much for the great review, Santiago! We are so happy you had a good time with us!

6/10 Okay

jonah

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Supervisor on 16 Oct 2023
Thanks for the review, Jonah!

10/10 Excellent

Cassie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little spot
This hostel is very clean..very friendly..and very quiet. I will be back 🌸
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Supervisor on 18 Sep 2023
Hi Cassie! Thank you so much for the great review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed our spaced!

10/10 Excellent

Sachin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Supervisor on 8 Sep 2023
Thank you so much for the good review!

10/10 Excellent

Martina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good service, clean, comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Supervisor on 1 Sep 2023
Hey Martina! We are so glad to hear that you felt comfortable in our hostel. Thank you for the kind review!

10/10 Excellent

Bich

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Supervisor on 29 Aug 2023
Thanks for your review and support. We hope to host you once again.

10/10 Excellent

GERARDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Cali Dream Management on 13 Aug 2023
Hello Gerardo, Thank you for choosing us while visiting San diego. We are happy to see you had a great experience!

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really appreciate how clean the hostel was : bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and showers were super clean. The breakfast was convenient and good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Pedro on 3 Aug 2023
Hello Valerie,We are glad to hear that you found our location super clean and enjoyed the complimentary breakfast during your stay. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Daniele

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Pedro on 17 Aug 2023
Hello Daniele,Thank you for the rating.

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the other guests that I got to meet while I was there. Some of the staff at the front desk could’ve been a little more welcoming and friendly though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Pedro on 27 Jul 2023
Hello Nicholas,We are happy to hear that you loved the guests during your stay with us.Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Pedro on 15 Jul 2023
Hello Roberto,We appreciate the great rating.Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Response from Pedro on 10 Jul 2023
Hello Kevin,We thank you for the great review score.

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Christopher

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel
This is only my 3rd time ever staying in a hostel but this was by far the nicest. My only real complaint is that they don't really enforce the quite hours but i fell like that is every hostel. The staff was very nice. Plenty of supplies in the kitchen. The wifi is very good. The fact that they had private rooms available was truly appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Pedro on 19 Jun 2023
Hi Christopher, We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the hostel, the staff, and the accommodations! We hope you chose to stay with us again!

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Pedro on 5 Jul 2023
Hello Aaron,We appreciate the great review score.Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
NA
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Pedro on 17 Jun 2023
Hello Louis! Thank you for the review! We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

SUNGHYUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Pedro on 17 Jun 2023
Hello Sunghyun! Thanks for the feedback! We hope to have you again!

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the hostel! The staff was super nice and didn’t mind answering questions or helping you out! The place was a little smaller than I expected but that’s not negative at all!! Super sweet and cosy!! The Pool is for free and the hot tub is super cheap to rent and nice for some down time!! The dorm and bathroom was super clean!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Pedro on 23 May 2023
Hello Emma! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our staff, cleanliness and amenities! We hope to host you again!

8/10 Good

Cristina

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Pedro on 17 Jun 2023
Hi Christina! Thanks for the review! We appreciate the feedback!

10/10 Excellent

aditi

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Pedro on 17 Jun 2023
Hello Aditi! Thanks for the great review! We appreciate the feedback! We hope to host you again!

8/10 Good

Rick

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Pedro on 17 Jun 2023
Hi Rick! Thanks for the review! We appreciate it!

2/10 Terrible

Scott Edward, Orange

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jeffery

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rule suck, but sometimes they do you a favor
Place and staff we're great. Kinda got unlucky with some of the other dorm residents coming in at 3am. Maybe considering not letting them come back after 12am
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Pedro on 18 Apr 2023
Hello Jeffery, we are happy to hear you enjoyed the location and the staff. We hope to host you again!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overall, it was just fine. We had a private room and it was comfortable but tiny. Bathrooms felt clean but everything seemed a bit worn around the edges.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Pedro on 13 Apr 2023
Hello, thanks for the feedback!

10/10 Excellent

KrisAnn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My adult daughter and I stayed here on our recent trip to San Diego. I was impressed with the room; we had a private, 2 twin beds. It was in a quiet neighborhood and the hostel was actually very quiet at night. I was surprised by that as I thought there would certainly be some "partiers." It was a 5 minute drive to the beach and in what seemed to be a very safe neighborhood. The staff was friendly and the kitchen was very spacious with plenty of dishes to cook whatever you wanted. Continental breakfast was included. Would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Pedro on 13 Apr 2023
Hello KrisAnn, we are happy to hear you enjoyed the location of the hostel, the kitchen, and the breakfast! We hope to host you again!

10/10 Excellent

Noelani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful and friendly
Wonderful hostel! I will be back again!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Pedro on 13 Apr 2023
Hello Noelani! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We hope to host you again!

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brendon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
California Dreams Hostel
Our stay was nothing less than beautiful. We had a nice view from our room, away from everything yet still right by everything you would want or need to see when visiting San Diego.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elyse, Provo

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my second stay and the best yet as I was able to snag a private room. The place is clean & well-kept with friendly staff ave comfortable beds. The breakfast is very simple, but can’t complain when it’s free! There’s also a few places to eat within walking distance which I appreciate. My only complaint is the street parking is limited if you arrive later in the evening, but it’s hard to control that.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022