Se San Diego - San Diego 32.71613, -117.16014

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We really liked the se. The service was great, staff was very helpfull. The hotel is located right downtown which is great for diners and shoppers. We had appetizers at the bar and wished we had skipped nobu and gone to the hotels restaurant "suite and tender". Bed was sooooo comfy.

Really enjoyed the hotel and its location. Most comfortable hotel bed I've ever slept in. My room overlooked the pool and my only complaint is the loud, thumping party music until 2AM. It was a Saturday and the front desk did warn us it would be loud - but till 2AM was excessive. Overall, great stay and would come back if I could get the same great deal. Thank you!

The place was amazing and the locations was in a centralized, minutes from almost anything. Great place

When we pulled up outside the hotel we wondered what we had let ourselves in for! However, once the amazing front door was opened the fabulous decor inside was a real surprise. Really modern and unique but the room was on the small side (and the opaque glass sliding door seperating the bathroom from the bedroom left privacy somewhat lacking!!). Would definitely stay again for a short stay.

Great location if you don't mind homeless people just outside. Great rooms if you don't mind waiting for the engineer to reset your TV... so you can watch! Great service if you don't mind waiting for the "Butler Service" to deliver ice... after you ask for it TWICE!!!

The Se San Diego seems torn between wanting to be the coolest, hippest, craziest hotel on the one hand and knowing that it should grow up and be the luxury hotel it was designed to be on the other. The hotel itself is striking. Other than the hallways, the interior gets an A. The crowd, however, is what you might expect to find on college spring break. I started to get a taste of this upon arrival when I was told there was a celebrity in the house, and that she would be hosting the pool bash the next day. The "celebrity" was none other than Tila Tequila of MTV fame, and the hotel staff pumped up her pool party all weekend, claiming it would be bigger, wilder and crazier than the pool parties at The Ivy and the Pearl and any of the other hotels. Sure enough, hundreds of people paid to come party at the pool, and the hotel was rockin' out (and the entire building was literally shaking). Not exactly what you'd expect on a peaceful poolside afternoon at any given Mandarin Oriental or Four Seasons. Nor is the late night mayhem in the halls that seems to be biz-as-usual at the Se (couple screaming at each other, near fist fight, girl sobbing to her friends about some guy, etc etc). If you are seeking a peaceful relaxing vacation, Se San Diego is not for you. It has the elements to be a serious luxury hotel but, at least for now, it seems more focused on being the hotel of the moments and the hippest hotel on the block, and at that it succeeds.

The hotel itself are nice and the rooms are awesome. But the night we went there was a major private party at the pool which rendered it useless to hotel guests. The amount of people, noise and the type of people (douchebags) that where there was offensive. The staff did nothing to alleviate our dissatisfaction. Furthermore, the Gaslamp District is an overrated tourist trap.

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great hotel. beautiful room. very modern. rooftop lounge by the pool is amazing. the only one thing that was weird was the bathroom has little/no privacy. there is only a sliding glass door that doesn't seal the door all the way. so u better be comfortable with the person you're staying with

when we visited this "hotel" it coincided with an open pool party the hotel put on with a cover charge for non hotel guests. the party consisted of a bunch of low-life 21 year old kids with tattoos all over their bodies wearing hardly anything and drinking to get drunk. there was a dj with extremely loud music and go-go girls on stage dancing in bikinis with fur boots. i felt like i was at a fraternity/sorority party. if you wanted to lay out by the pool, forget it. not that day. the day before we were able to use the pool, but the "kids" that this hotel attracts were getting drunk, falling all over the place, and making out in the pool with each other. not a real classy place. the hotel is beautiful but the clientele and atmosphere is not what we expected or portrayed by the description. it was so loud that we couldn't sleep until the music stopped saturday night about 2 am. so the next day we were groggy and couldn't enjoy the rest of our vacation. next time we will stay out of the city where it is quieter and drive into downtown when we want. there is nothing i guess that the hotel can say or do to change the fact that we were obviously inconvenienced by not being able to lay out by the pool and sleep comfortably in a relatively low noise environment and thus ruining our mini vacation the following day.

I booked this hotel for my boyfriend and I's anniversary. I always get concerned with pricey hotels b/c usually you have to pay for everything. However the internet was free in the buisness area, they have recording studios which benefits me in my profession. The pool area is free. Service is excellent. The room and bed is extremely comfy. Worth every penny

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The SE is a great hotel sets a new standard in customer service. From the valet to the maintenance personnel to the club security all were beyond attentive and courteous. We had an issue with our shower’s hot water and within 5 minutes maintenance was at our room to fix the problem. The misaligned shower knob aside this hotel is top notch.

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what a terrific find in the heart of San Diego. Absolutely beautiful interior, great valet service and be sure and use the concierge service. These guys were wonderful. When we return to San Diego, Se San Diego will be our only choice for a hotel!

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You'll pay through the nose, but at least you'll feel like you're staying at a luxurious hotel.

This place was awesome! Great location, service and overall experience. This was a business trip, and I got to relax and unwind after work!

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Room could be cleaner for the price. Everything was dusty. Only surface cleaning seems to be done. Flowers on the windowcill can be pretty, but only if they are clean and not all dusty.

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I need to vent:The hotel is beautiful and in immaculate condition, the room was nice, bed comfortable,very minimalist decor. But the problem with the hotel is it seems to revolve around its trendy lounge/ night club area. I spent on very sleepless night here, weekdays maybe better. I was on the 14 floor and could feel the vibrations from the music down stair, and through the wee hours of the morning could hear intoxicated people in the hall way slamming there, until around 3.30am. Service is slow 25 minutes to check in, two hours for them to deliver my bags from down stairs. If your young and in the party mood this is the place for you. If you’re a family , or past your 30's you may want to stay somewhere else. 8.00am in the mornimg they still had dance music blasting in the lobby, and outside the hotel.

great room, excellent service. the rooms come with a personal butler that will get you anything that you need.from the moment that you walk in, they make you feel welcomed and greet you with some champagne. the pool is a must, as they play music outside and they have speakers under the water.if you can afford it, its well worth the price of admission.

Great staff were very attentive. Rooms were very comfortable and clean. Pool deck is tons of fun. Good place to have a relaxing weekend.

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the beds were the most comfortable I've ever slept in. Nice restaurant, bar, and pool. Great location and very nice service - everyone went above and beyond to make our stay perfect!

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Very noisy due to partying guests in the hallway and DJ at the poolside bar until 2am. As most rooms overlook the pool, we listened to the party almost all night. That said, great location, beautiful hotel. If you're staying for leisure, would recommend.

just be aware of pool view rooms. The pool area turns into a night club at night!!!

Amazing service!

Absolutely superb service- would stay here again.

it was our first time in San Diego, we did a pacific coast highway vacation starting from San Diego. I was celebrating our 6 year anniversary!!!! we spent 2 nights at Se San Diego and had a outstanding time!!!!!! the service was great,the hotel was super chic and the location was perfect. i would stay here again.

The Se San Diego is a gorgeous hotel with amazing facilities, but the overall service was lacking. The hourly employees went above & beyond to give great guest service, but there seemed to be a breakdown in communication between the security associated with the club located next to the pool & the management/servers. We reserved two couches in the lounge and some of our friends were not allowed to enter the club & they were on our guest list. I would think for a $800+ bar bill & only receiving 2 1 liter bottles of alcohol, they could have at least let in our group. As a group, we had over 20 rooms reserved & for the money we spent, we were disappointed in the way our group was treated.

THIS HOTEL IS VERY CHIC. THEY HAVE A VERY COOL POOL ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, AND THE ROOMS ARE UBER COOL. I LOVED HOTEL, I WISH IT WAS IN A BETTER NEIGHBOURHOOD, DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IS PRETTY UGLY. I WOULD GO BACK TO THIS HOTEL IN A SECOND.

Pretty much brand spanking new hotel in the heart of the gaslamp strip, really fantastic hotel, uber chic. When we arrived the service was exceptional and there was a pool party on which takes place each sunday at the roof terrace pool area, it was unbelievable! The cocktails in the bar are also great, even better when half price at happy hour! try the "energy" cocktail, tequila, chilli, lemongrass and cucumber - incredible! two criticisms are that the room was small and the valet parking was quite expensive ($36) and added to the bill which we werent aware of and werent offered the option. other than that we loved it

Very convenient to restaurants, entertainment, and amusement parks.

The new SE hotel is hidden in a not so nice part of downtown San Diego. But as soon as you walk through the huge metal swinging door, you walk into a luxurious, modern hotel with impecable service and complementary organic vodka drinks while you wait to check in. The room has an Ivy-esque feel to it, but is a little more comfortable and friendly. I would definitely stay at the Se hotel again.

the hotel provided great service from the curb side check-in, to the personal escort to your room from the reservationist. the only negative was the $35 per night parking that i was not made aware of until after I arrived. Aside from that, the service and room was fantastic.

There were a few shortcomings in the service at Se: we were instructed to wait in the lobby for an "experience consultant" to check us in but they never came, at one point the valets could not access their own garage to get our car, the pool waitstaff practically has to be tackled to take a drink order, and when we returned to the room at 4:15 it had not yet been cleaned. Now, for the good stuff: they are quite responsive to complaints and made amends quickly, the concierge and front desk staff were very helpful when recommending places to go and how to get there, and the hotel is just gorgeous. Rooms were spacious and stylish (although the bathroom door left a gap when closed, and I'm not a fan of the "rain" showerhead and lack of a shower door). If you're into the pool-party scene, this is a great place to hang out on a weekend. I love that Se is walking distance from so many restaurants, bars, and attractions. Other than to go to the zoo, we didn't even need the car! I would definitely stay again, but I'd also hope that some of the kinks have been worked out by then...

Small room. No luggage rack. No ice w/o room service. Few drawers for clothes. High parking fees. Great location

While Se San Diego has chic design appeal, the scene and the service made the stay very unpleasant. Once we arrived to our room we were then informed that there was a pool party going on and that the music would be loud for a short while. No problem, until we realized the music was to last until the wee hours of the night. Room service was extremely slow. When ordering room service coffee in the morning the response was, “Well, is your coffee pot not working?” The staff is basically clueless about how the hotel operates. We could not get a confirmed or straight answer out of anyone. Whenever we had a question a phone call had to be made to get a correct answer. In the end we were compensated a complementary night in the future, as if we ever intended on returning to this hotel. This is a hotel that you go to for poolside drinks to pretend you’re on Miami Spring Break.

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Everything was great about this hotel Very modern, staff was great Josh the bartender Was superb. Next to house of blues went to see Our favorite band at house of blues only to bump in To them at the hotel!!!