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Abpopa Hillcrest

3.0 star property

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Panoramic Room
Panoramic Room | Living area
Panoramic Room | Private kitchen
Panoramic Room | Living area
Interior detail

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

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3776 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103
  • Hotel Circle
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • San Diego Zoo
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Balboa Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

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Signature Studio, City View

Signature Studio, City View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Honeymoon Penthouse, Bay View

Honeymoon Penthouse, Bay View

  • 74 sq m
  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premier Studio, City View

Premier Studio, City View

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Panoramic Room | Living area

Panoramic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Studio, 1 Bedroom

Studio, 1 Bedroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Design Studio

Design Studio

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(10 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Studio Suite

Standard Studio Suite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Studio

Standard Studio

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Studio

Studio

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

San Diego

With a stay at Abpopa Hillcrest in San Diego (Hillcrest), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Hotel Circle and San Diego Zoo. .This hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Marine Corps Recruit Depot and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Port of San Diego.

What's nearby

  • Hotel Circle - 2 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Marine Corps Recruit Depot - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • San Diego Zoo - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • San Diego Convention Center - 4 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Balboa Park - 5 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • Washington Street Station - 3 min drive
  • Old Town Transit Center - 12 min drive
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Urban Mos Bar & Grill - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Vending 1 Fifth Avenue - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bread & Cie - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Jamba - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Rail - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Abpopa Hillcrest

Hotel with a restaurant, near San Diego Zoo
Abpopa Hillcrest offers 23 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Accommodations at this 3-star hotel have kitchens.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered once per stay and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Make yourself at home in one of the 23 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and luggage storage. Planning an event in San Diego? This hotel has 1200 square feet (111 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Abpopa Hillcrest has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Parking on site (USD 25 per night)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee: USD 5 to 20 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 1,200 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Spa

  • Couples treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 5 to 20 per person
  • Self parking fee: USD 25 per night
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Abpopa Hillcrest Hotel
Abpopa Hillcrest San Diego
Abpopa Hillcrest Hotel San Diego

Abpopa Hillcrest Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 245 out of 483 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 109 out of 483 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 61 out of 483 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 483 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 483 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

LORENA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Interesting & cool vibe. Room rented was a new experience, the bathroom in the room was unique since it has a shower curatin for a door. Literally there is NO door. Highly recommend putting in a barn door or a pocket door to allow privacy. Privacy is important. The idea to keep the eco-vibe is cool but a bathroom DOOR is needed. Key to lobby floor bathroom would help. Limited parking, expensive for not guarantee or reserved spot. Front desk staff was cool & friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ludvig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Sean

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I knew this was a "different" kind of hotel when I was told after I booked that there was no front desk or staff on property and you just use a code to get into the building and your room. Ok I'm fine with that even if it is odd. My biggest issues were the parking and room itself. Parking: There are maybe 10 parking spots for this whole hotel. When we arrived (at 3pm) all spots were already taken. If you can get a spot its $25 for the night but you CANT leave. If you leave and someone takes your spot, oh well. Guess you just wasted $25. There's a huge parking lot next door but it will cost you $100 to park for the night. So we ended up hunting for street parking and found a spot 2 blocks away. This meant we couldn't leave without fear of losing our spot. So we were essentially stuck at the hotel. Luckily there is some stuff to do within walking distance. The Room: The room has tons of windows, which is nice in theory. However, there are no black out shades! So at 7am when the sun comes up the room is flooded with light. Hope you didn't plan on sleeping in. The bed was comfortable but is insanely squeaky. Any move you make is LOUD. But the weirdest thing was the bathroom. There isn't one! It is a toilet and shower in the middle of the room! No walls but just a foldable screen type thing that offers some "privacy". But not really because it doesn't even go up to the ceiling. So whoever you're sharing the room with will hear and smell everything. Talk about uncomfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Steven, Los Banos

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was great! Bathroom setup was too small.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Willard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hillcrest perfection

Was absolutely wonderful. Amazing cafe in the lobby
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Christian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not much of a hotel, more like an Airbnb that was crudely constructed from a studio apartment extremely hot no fans no ventilation for the same price. If not cheaper, you can get a really nice hotel in the surrounding area. I definitely will not be staying there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointed

We were really disappointed. The room is like a college apartment with a motor home kitchen and bathroom. The floor to ceiling windows drew us in but unfortunately the thin shades kept the bedrooms bright at night. Also, we heard a lot of noise and full conversations of the homeless people throughout the night. It didn’t feel safe walking around at night with our family either. Positives were proximity of restaurants and Zoo.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrific hotel stay.

Lovely hotel. Highly recommend. Very modern and comfy. However, reserve at the hotel site, not on ho els dot com.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Isaias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Constantine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location in Hillcrest area
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Drains back up here, seemingly just a part of the San Diego water-crisis (and all that implies). Been here many (3+) times: drains, all of them, back up. Otherwise very nice place; great cafe downstairs; easy-going check in and out.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Anjali

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Tom

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The restaurant was not open the entire time I was there.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in hillcrest to walk to bars and restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Razmik

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not a bad place but rooms might not be convenient for some. It was what we expected, except for the Bedsheets that had tears and warm water issues.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Juancarlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Gone down hillcrest

Neighborhood is very sketchy. Hotel was fine
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Appreciated the easy and responsive check in. Enjoyed the unique style of the room and it was filled with light and the little kitchenette. The bathroom was an odd layout but clean. Cool little cafe in the downstairs breezeway. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025