Grande Colonial Hotel - La Jolla 32.84703, -117.27513

For business or pleasure, this place is great. Plenty of quality restaurants, ocean, great area to walk around and the staff was perfect. Thank you everyone for a great stay!

If you're looking for a feeling of historic California, this hotel is for you. Well located in La Jolla village, you won't need a car to get around. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Wireless internet very fast and wide range of cable TV channels Would definitely stay here again.

Every aspect of our stay was above and beyond. I do not give out high marks easily and even looked for reasons to lower them but found none. ALL the staff was great and the location can't be beat. Hotel has lots of character and would be great for couples.

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We stayed at the Grande for our honeymoon in September - the staff was amazing and we couldn't have asked for more.

Classy hotel, great location. Nice restaurants are all around and the great coast line is right there. Rooms are well maintained, nicely furnishing and the beds were very comfortable. Overall it was a positive experience for us but we thought their service was so so. Hotel staff was not particularly friendly.

Terrific boutique hotel in the hub of the La Jolla Village. Lots of great restaurants to walk to and the fabulous coast. Very centrally located but quiet as well. The bell staff was very helpful.

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Grande Colonial is a beautiful, European-style hotel. The recent renovation has kept the old-world charm and some original hotel features, like the beautiful hard wood in the elevator. I was upgraded to a partial ocean view room; the windows all opened, letting in the great sea breeze. Service was great, nice bar and pool. A block from the Cove and right in the heart of Prospect Street and all the shops and restaurants. I'd definitely stay here again.

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The Grande Colonial was perfect for our family of four. We stayed in a modest village view room. La Jolla is breathtaking and the location of the hotel was perfect for us. We were able to walk to many restaurants and shops and still enjoy the beauty of the cove. It was even better than we expected. The staff was particularly helpful and friendly when we asked for suggestions to keep our boys (ages 7 & 9) amused. The pool is beautiful and its surroundings are relaxing. I have to say that the one thing that stood out for us was the valet service. No one wants to pay for parking, but it comes with the territory when you stay in a place like La Jolla (and it really does make things a lot easier anyway). However, the valet staff was excellent in every way. They were worth the money. They were professional, prompt and as friendly as could be. This hotel comes highly recommended by my family. (Oh, yes and even the beds are comfortable!)

- Room 519 was village facing but also partial ocean view - Valet parking available, but I found plenty of free parking on the street within 1 block - Very convenient to restaurants, galleries, coffee houses, the coves, beaches, and seals. - Just a beautiful hotel, lovingly maintained but not pretentious. - Staff was wonderful; excellent service. - Pool was nice for a refreshing dip after enjoying La Jolla.

They billed my credit card even though I paid 2 months in advance. I am trying to get this corrected at this time. I am very unhappy with this double billing.

Grande Colonial Hotel was very clean, quite comfortable, very quiet. The bed was super comfortable. The staff helpful but not overboard in constantly asking you if things were satisfactory. All amenities in the hotel were superior. Location is excellent for La Jolla Village if that is the main focus of the visit as it was for us. You don't need a car to walk around La Jolla, shop, dine, or sightsee or swim. Highly recommended.

As a family of 4 on a tight budget we are not accustomed to being able to afford the finer things in life. However, the finer things in life are just what we found at the Grande Colonial Hotel, and they didn't break our budget. The service here is outstanding, especially the Valets! They are the face and the spirit of the hotel and do it very proud. We would definitely stay here again! Thank you for a wonderfully restful stay!

The Grande Colonial was calm and comfortable, with an in-village oasis feel. Even our Village View room (as opposed to the ocean view) was great, with a little balcony, and a view of the evening happenings below. We as local residents were surprised that we were "taken away" so easily.

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Nice location and very freindly atmosphere, nice view from the room, nice Surrounding neighborhood

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For the price and location there was no business office, and we could not get a free cup of coffee after 6am. Next time I'll stay at the Best Western across the street for less, with more to offer.

Hotel was perfect for a girls get away weekend. Location is amazing right off the beach with so many shops and cool places to eat all within short walking distance. The hotel staff was phenomenal. Will definitely stay there again!

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For the price, I was not impressed. The rooms I had was very small and the location is okay if you like shopping at higher priced boutiques. The pool area is very small. I will probably try another place on my next trip.

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Great service - wonderful people very friendly - clean. I am a travel agent and got a nice upgraded suite with an ocean view. very lovely and comfortable and clean. only problem was there was no air conditioning in the dressing room - no door between dressing room and bathroom. Loved the people and the location. Casual and elegant

beautiful hotel; staff is amateur hour

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The Grand Colonial is centrally located in La Jolla so the beach, shops and restaurants are walking distance. The hotel staff was great and very accommodating. I would stay there again.

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This hotel was amazing! Service, room, location, restaurant. It captured old times without feeling outdated. The room was absolutely clean, bed comfortable, view amazing (my room was a garden view, I still got a little ocean in my window). The whole place felt like it is a European resort. They really take care of you - from nightly turndown service to taking your shopping bags upstairs if you don;t feel like going to your room just for that. And of course, location - right in the heart of La Jolla. AMAZING

I stay in a lot of hotels. And I have a real problem with "four star" hotels with shabby rooms and shoddy service. There's no excuse for scuffed walls and baseboards, stained carpets or half-dead plants. This one needs a real spring cleaning. The redeeming grace is the top-notch restaurant in the hotel. The location is also a plus. Unfortunately there is no minibar and the two elevators are most likelhy from the 1920's. The front desk staff, in my experience, is disinterested and lackadaisical. It's a job. To counter that, the parking attendants are efficient and extremely helpful. This was my fourth or fifth stay, but I won't be back. Enough already. They're not in step with the competition. The Grande Colonial is more colonial than grand.

This is a beautiful hotel in a lovely setting walking distance to shops, beach and restaurants.

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The Hotel was a very nice hotel, staff was excellent and very helpful. The amenities were outstanding. The best one was the location to the places in LaJolla (just a short walk to the Seals!) along with great shopping and dining which is a plus if you don't want to drive everywhere. We also needed a car/taxi. The car service was outstanding!! I figured out the cost and it was the same or cheaper than renting a car, or other taxi and so much more luxurious feeling. Simply, it was the best trip to Southern CA that I have taken yet.

I spent 3 nights at The Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla, CA. The hotel's European botique hotel style appeals to me. The building is old - 1920's era - and that makes for small bathrooms. Parking is limited and therefore expensive. Still, it was sparkling clean with extraordinarily comfy beds and linens. The hotel's location, one block from La Jolla's cove and in the middle of the best shopping on Prospect Street can't be beat. Its restaurant, Nine-Ten, has long been a favorite. For a late light nibble, try the cheese sampler from the dessert menu and let the wait staff select your wine. Superb!

Great hotel, wonderful accommodations. Spectacular view, hotel service outstanding.

Nice hotel in an excellent location. Fair price considering how perfectly situated it is. Bed was comfortable and room was clean. Only problem was that the lights in the room didn't work, and that there was a cherry-picker perched on the balcony outside our room, so it somewhat obstructed an otherwise lovely view. It seemed that there was a decent amount of construction/work going on during our visit.

The hotel was under construction when we arrived; that's something that Hotels.com should have mentioned. All of the windows are being replaced. When that is completed, it will help greatly with the street noise. They are also painting the rooms and replacing the carpets. The beds feel old and the showers had little water pressure - one room's shower just let out a trickle. The hotel needs to update its linens and old television sets. Views from ocean side are beautiful ... and the staff is terrific. There is a really nice bar and restaurant in the lobby.

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We travel extensively. We were very pleased with this hotel, the staff and the room accommodations. Finally, a business establishment that understands the value of offering bottled water AND wireless and/or data port internet access for FREE!! That alone is a great savings and convenience to any traveler with a laptop. When was the last time you woke up in a hotel thinking of ways to take the mattress home with you because it was so comfortable. We were very, very impressed with this hotel and intend to return in the near future.

however we ordered 3 glasses for cocktails and they never arrived an hour later. Fabulous doorman named Benny.

Enjoyed the stay

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Nine/Ten restaurant is written up everywhere and lived up to the reputation - 10 on a 10 scale even for breakfast. Rooms were beautiful and had nice views. Very comfortable beds. Staff must be trained on "customer comes first" policy because everyone had smiles and eager to answer questions. Only negative is that California low-flow rate toilets are not power assisted and clog very easily. We were at the front desk asking for maintenance and another couple was asking to resolve the same problem. Advice: use the lobby bathrooms for anything other than pee. Aside from the toilet issue we would definitely stay there again and plan to soon.

The hotel exceeded my expectations. The staff was friendly and helpful, from the valet to the housekeeping staff. We were upgraded to a suite, which was very large with three windows facing the ocean. The bed was one of the most comfortable I've slept in at a hotel. Overall, I'd highly recommend it to someone looking for a botique hotel.

Very friendly staff. We left some clothes in a drawer in the hotel and the hotel returned every article to us the next day.

There's a definite feeling of 'Golden Age'. It's actually quite refreshing to stay somewhere that feels so outside the Hotel Chain Dynamic. The hotel truly captures a lot of what makes the town of La Jolla special -- it's laid back, understated elegance. While there's no mistaking the hotel's romantic appeal, it actually worked quite well for us -- a family of 4 (with two kids under 9). The location -- moments away from good restaurants and the various beaches -- also works very well for the hotel. All in all -- a lovely place and a lovely experience.