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Reviews of Hotel Iris - Mission Valley-San Diego Zoo-SeaWorld 2 stars

625 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley, San Diego, CA 92108, United States

#239 of 255 hotels in San Diego

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 689 hotel reviews

5.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.8

  • Comfort

    5.9

  • Location

    7.1

  • Facilities

    5.4

  • Staff

    6.7

  • Value for money

    5.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.0

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  • Reviewed: 2 September 2025

    5.0
    okay
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 11 nights

    Room make ups

    No junks, coffee and Tea

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    4.0
    Not a 2 star, more like a 1 star hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The carpet is stained and there was a hard spot on one of the carpet squares. Although the phones connected to the wifi, the TV didn't, so was unusable. Talking phones, there's one on the room but it wasn't connected. The furniture had burns and marks that were very large and noticeable. The fan in the bathroom didn't work and the blank plate where possibility a switch uses to be had what looked like an electrical burn on the corner of it. The hinges on the bathroom door were rusted because of no air circulation. The beds were very hard and made a lot of noise when getting in or out of them. There was a wifi router on the ceiling. If the flashing light from a smoke alarm bothers you, multiply that light by 6 and that is what this puts out. The window lock was broken, so unless you were strong, you couldn't open the window. The screen was bent and didn't fit the frame anyway. This is rated as a 2 star hotel, but so is Motel 6. This doesn't deserve 2 stars. Maintenance is a big issue and the hotel has been neglected. The only redeeming thing is it's location. Sorry about no photos, I have a video and can't upload it here.

    The staff was nice. Housekeeping was very nice to deal with. The shades blocked out the light well.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some deep cleaning needed in the rooms mainly checking the corners of the room

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s much worse than it looks on the pictures, basically a motel pretending to be a hotel

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2025

    5.0
    cheap hotel wasn’t the best wasn’t the worst
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    others staying there and stains

    cheap

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    smell really bad

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2024

    4.0
    Will never stay here again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was double charged for my room even after telling the clerk I had already paid in full previously through the app. He denied charging my card. I pulled up my banking app and showed him a charge for an additional $500. I had to wait the typically 5 business days for the refund which was a huge inconvenience seeing as I had budgetted for my vacation with my wife and kid. I also never received my "refundable deposit". The room was left clean with all it's pillows, towels and linen!!! (Which i seen they tried charged a previous customer for missing "towels". We even took out our own trash. Still no deposit was refunded.

    Room was bigger then most in the area. Bedding was dirty and you could tell they weren't changed for a while.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2024

    4.0
    Bary 2*
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room - Disability Access
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our reservation was messed up. They offered us a double bed room for 3 of us. And we needed 2 beds plus Ada. That didn't happen. We did get 2 beds but no ADA.

    The location and staff were great.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    5.0
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with Spa Bath - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

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  • Reviewed: 28 February 2024

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Walls need to be wiped down. Mold everywhere

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2024

    5.0
    Had very noise people next door ! Had to complain!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good view

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 January 2024

    4.0
    Worked for the time I was there but not an amazing place
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Triple Room
    • Stayed 12 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dirty, expensive, slummy folks staying there. Run down

    Close to work. Big enough to fit my family

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2024

    6.0
    Great location…nice enough room…but the bugs really detracted
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There were many little bugs in the room. Some sort of little cockroach

    The rooms are large, and roomy. The grounds are nice…ev charging is a plus!

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Making sure the rooms are clean.

    First room we get was not that clean and smelled bad. The noise from other rooms did not let us rest. After talking to person at front desk we get another room which was cleaner and less noisy.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 November 2023

    5.0
    Eh
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Spa Bath - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Phone didn’t work. Room wasn’t as appealing as in photos. Front desk was rude.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 November 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The dirty feet smell of the room

    All was great except the room smelled like dirty feet, other then that it was clean and a great place to stay for the night

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    5.0
    It was ok.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms were cheaply upgraded

    Location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room had a doorway to another room boarded and painted over. Although there was a large fridge in the room the whole facing frontage of it was covered in orange rust. Not a food or safety issue but looked like it was dragged in from some ones back yard but oh well. Also there was literally a rot iron "park bench" in the room for a sitting area which was pretty jenky. We just needed a clean space to sleep (which it more or less was) but still amazed that places can charge $250 for this place but what are you gonna do on a holiday weekend (labor Day)?

    Easy check in. Fwy close and easy to get around greater SD.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 October 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Me n my girlfriend stayed there for 2 nights the day we checked in they told us there was no hot water they were repairing a leak in a line, so I thought it would be a few hours for them to fix it well that was not the case we had no hot water for the 2 days we were there don't get me wrong I like the place I've stayed there maybe 15 times never had a problem but this one time I was not happy at all they could have at least offered a partial refund or a nights stay I've work in the hospitality industry for 30yrs I know how itt is and I know what they can offer

    The property is ok no complaints there but

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There were ants in the restroom

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing else

    The swimming pool

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2023

    6.0
    Quick escape
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No mini fridge,room 132 the tub has water trapped under plastic base. Not healthy. Everything was clean but kind of rickety

    Please offer mini fridge. Plus the constant flow of homeless people with no visible Video surveillance made us nervous. I know security systems or people are expensive but even fake cameras are a deterrent!.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The whole room has bad smell coming from AC

    TV is not working when we came and the receptionist came to our room and fixed it real quick.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2023

    5.0
    The staff really makes this place worthwhile. Suitable for a quick low cost stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This place reminds me of more of a motel stay. The bed was hard, pillows were flat, shower pressure was nill, pool wasn’t the cleanest and there were stains on the carpet. We had to be switched rooms because the AC was not working.

    The staff was very nice. It’s conveniently located to Fashion Valley Mall & public transit.

    Stayed in August 2023

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