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Reviews of El Primero Hotel

2.5 out of 5
El Primero Hotel
416 Third Avenue, Chula Vista, CA

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 664 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 248 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 57 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Orlando

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexza

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It had everything I needed. Nice area for walking to shops. It was quiet & the free, easy, secure parking was godsend. It was a fair price point when I stayed. I will stay again. Thank you for having me.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i would stay here again
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Lizzette de

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Roza

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

10/10 Excellent

Denise, SACRAMENTO

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a gem this hotel is. Its nothing fancy but im sure it was at one time. Check in was easy. Front door is secure so be patient. Super friendly check in. Rooms are on the small side but its a historic hotel so not surprised. We stayed on the bottom floor. Room was very clean. Came with toiletries. The shower is great! High pressure and hot water. We left really early unfortunately didn't get to enjoy breakfast. I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oswald, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recommended by a friend. Family owned and operated. Karen warm, personable, welcoming. Unique character building, easy parking, safe and convenient. Large room, well maintained, bed comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Yayoi

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

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second time staying at this mom and Pop shop. As soon as you enter you are welcomed. I really appreciate their hospitality and humbleness. If I ever need to stay in San Diego my first choice would be El Primero.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

jacqueline

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Alan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Don’t get fooled by the reviews this hotel sucks. Staff woman is horrible. They don’t change the sheets. Wouldn’t stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historical place, very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful!
This is an amazing place to stay!! Sol and Karen are wonderful and very nice! They make you feel at home and you become family as you get to know them and enjoy your stay. I highly recommend El Primero Hotel. I look forward to my next stay!! :-)
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa, El paso

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Paul

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Owners were friendly and very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yanet

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

JUAN

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

ERIKA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Small, quiet room. Ants in the bathroom, broken window. Slept well here, parking all taken one night. Older building, no refrigerator or microwave or coffee maker. The best part of stay was that it was calm and quiet. Needs to update pillows
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy, Long Beach

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El Primero is a very charming hotel. Lots of character. Upon arrival we were greeted at the door by the daughter of the mother/daughter team who own the hotel, and she was very sweet and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antoinette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel
A lovely, clean, well run small hotel in a great location in Chula Vista and a good price point!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Franklin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love el primero!!!
The building has tons of charm. The owner/staff are amazing. Stayed here for my wedding week and couldnt feel more welcome. The prices are amazing. Hip part of town.Will staycation here again!thank you for everything
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is an old building that houses a photo museum of Chula Vista in the 1920s to current. The rooms are quiet at night, updated and clean and the bed was super comfortable. I loved staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very old hotel but well maintained
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kameron

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love the staff - Katie and Charlie who were very friendly and helpful. The hotel is in the heart of downtown with parking - very convenient. We were there for the Downtown Chula Vista celebration of El Dia de los Muertos and it was fun!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Juriczya

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deborah A

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El primero is a beautiful quaint hotel with a rich history. The innkeeper Karen was super friendly and helpful. All of the accommodations were excellent. I will definitely stay here again anytime I need to come to San Diego.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 28, 2023
Thank you for your review, Deborah! We are humbled. Please to let us know when you are back in San Diego!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean & safe and the owners are awesome people!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 28, 2023
Hi, Lydia!Thank you for staying at our family hotel. Happy to know you enjoyed your visit!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 12, 2023
Thank you for your review, Kathy!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Steven, Arcadia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were helpful above and beyond anything I've ever experienced. They showed us to our vroom when we checked in and offered us bottled water. They were great. We will go back for sure..
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 9, 2023
Thank you for leaving this lovely review. We look forward to hosting you again, Steven!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 9, 2023
Thank you for rating our small family hotel, Ken!Cheers!

8/10 Good

Claudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We love the place is our second time staying
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 6, 2023
Thank you for your review, Claudia!Cheers!

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 6, 2023
Thank you for raising us, Ryan!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful art deco boutique hotel
Beautifully restored art deco boutique hotel. Within walking distance of all amenities, on the Main Street in Chula Vista. Excellent customer service, friendly staff. Ample free parking. Rooms are spacious. I would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 2, 2023
Thank you for your sweet words, Diana. It means a lot for our small family business. We will continue to keep up with them! Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Katie on Oct 2, 2023
Thank you for leaving a review, Kathy!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Karen is the nicest hostess! She gave great neighborhood recommendations and went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. Even though we came in as strangers, we left as family. And I will totally stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 27, 2023
Hello!Thank you for your review. We love that you felt like family with us!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 27, 2023
Thank you for rating our hotel, Kyle! We hope you’ll visit us again.Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second time staying there and I love it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 21, 2023
Thank you for visiting us again, Monica! We appreciate your review.Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Juli

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 18, 2023
We appreciate you leaving a review, Juli!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Helpful and attentive staff. Good location with plenty of restaurants and convenience stores nearby.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 13, 2023
Hi, Joe!Your review is very much appreciated. Thank you for your kind words!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another Great Stay
All went well, as usual. Great friendly hosts!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 12, 2023
Thank you for staying with us again, Rick! We appreciate you and your review.Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great option for staying in Chula Vista, excelente service from staff!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 6, 2023
Hello, Adrian!We are grateful you took the time to review our small family business.Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

david

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 6, 2023
Thank you for reviewing us, David!Cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Katie on Sep 6, 2023
Thank you for leaving a review, Alice!Cheers!