Andy Shannon

Review of Estancia La Jolla

I stayed at the Estancia the last few days during ...

I stayed at the Estancia the last few days during a conference with my wife. It's certainly a nice hotel with a great winding layout that makes it feel more intimate than a normal 200-250 room hotel.

Generally you won't find any huge deficiencies with the hotel - it's clean, room size and decor are typical for a 4 star hotel, the staff is broadly very good.

Some things to consider:
- $22/day service fee for things like wifi. It's not optional which doesn't seem right
- $25-15/day for mandatory valet. They don't let you park in the lot on your own
- Most servers are good at the restaurants, but a few are extremely slow
- Pool service is good on week days, but understaffed on busy weekends
- Bottom floor rooms may walk out onto a confined 'garden' with not much light
- You can drive most of the way to the nearby beach with stairs, no need to walk