I have stayed at many Homewood Suites in the past, this location was not up to the standards of the others. I paid $50 to check in early (approx. 1:00pm), and I immediately smelled urine on the couch in the room. This is a pet friendly hotel, so I assumed it was from a pet (hopefully) that previously stayed there. I needed early check-in because I had a 2:00 conference call for work and needed a quiet space. I asked to be moved and they said the would be up with new keys
"immediately." I packed back up, and I realized their immediately not the same as mine, and had to take my meeting in the smelly room. At 3:20, I was able to move. The new room had a broken lock that kept locking me inside, and a toilet seat that with a surface that was peeling and decayed, and a bathroom door that could not open all the way because the floor was uneven. They replaced the lock and toilet seat, and I stayed in this room. The maintenance person was very nice, however the front desk staff acted like this was not a big deal at all. For the two night stay, I paid $510.96. Note they still charged me the $50 for the very inconvenient "early check-in" to a urine-smelling room. This location also charges a $26/day parking fee, $22.68/day for something called a "transient occupancy tax," and a total of $3.91/day for the San Diego TMD fee and CA Tourism fee. This hotel is not a good choice when there are many others nearby.