The Artifact

2.0 star property

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Classic Studio
Classic Suite
Classic Studio | Living area
Classic Studio
Deluxe Studio

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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828 G St, San Diego, CA, 92101
  • Petco Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • San Diego Convention Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • San Diego Zoo
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Studio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Studio

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Suite

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Classic Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

San Diego

Located in San Diego (Downtown San Diego), The Artifact is within a 15-minute walk of Petco Park and San Diego Convention Center. .This hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Port of San Diego and 1.5 mi (2.3 km) from USS Midway Museum.

What's nearby

  • Petco Park - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • San Diego Convention Center - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Seaport Village - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Port of San Diego - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • San Diego Zoo - 4 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • Park and Market Trolley Station - 6 min walk
  • San Diego Santa Fe Depot - 19 min walk
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Neighborhood - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Decoré - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Knotty Barrel - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cowboy Star - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Breakfast Republic - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Artifact

Hotel in San Diego, a short walk to Petco Park
Air-conditioned accommodations at The Artifact offer hair dryers. Memory foam beds feature Frette Italian sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Accommodations all include kitchens.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps).

Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens. Your memory foam bed comes with Frette Italian sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchen

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Frette Italian sheets
  • Memory foam mattress
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

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

Food and drink

  • Kitchen

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of USD 150 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, a security system, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Artifact Hotel
The Artifact San Diego
The Artifact Hotel San Diego

The Artifact Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 40 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 40 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 40 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 40 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 40 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Private, safe, walking distance to petco park. Short drive to little Italy
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
There is a lot of noise. Even with earplugs it's difficult to sleep. The interior is fairly new so that's nice.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ming, Richmond

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Possibly consider sharing the check in instructions a little sooner. Did not need the codes, however, would have liked the instructions sooner. Otherwise great unit in perfect location for our stay. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean spacious property located walking distance of gaslamp. Easy checkin/checkout. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

XIAOWEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful experience of the apartment in SD! Clean and full set of kitchen and bathroom. Safety courtyard in the downtown area. Near all the bus and train stations which is no need to rent a car. Manager will send the code when check in hours and keep tracking about your travel time. Highly recommended!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Harris

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

10/10 recommend! New favorite Hotel!

Very clean, great communication and loved the layout and open space and amenities. Will be returning and I totally recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniela

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As soon as ypu walk in you can see a significant difference from the pictures. I purposefully asked to stay on the bottom floor because we have a toddler. When we received the entry codes, I noticed we were on the 3rd floor. I said, two flights, no big deal. When we went in to the apartment it was the size of a small room. Maybe 150 - 200 square feet. We considered staying and sat on the bed. The bed frame moved and we sunk into the bed. I looked under the bed and the frame was bent. It looked like someone was jumping on the bed and bent the frame. It had been rocked back and foward from the damage on the floor. I asked if they had a different room and reveived no reply. We looked over into the kitchen areaand noticed the washing machine in the kitchen was slanted. It wasnt leveled and if it wasnt inside of a wooden frame, it would fall. It was missing the base legs kn the left side. Since we received no reply we decided to vacate because of the size and the conditions of the bed. On our way out we noticed that the lock mechanisms was about to fa off. It looked like someone tried kicking or forcing the door open. That when we finally decided to leave. The property is nice but the condition of our unit did nkt feel safe. They replied 2 hours later but by then, we were already gone. I asked on how to go about a refund and all they said was, "We have a strict cancelation fee." And said nothing else about it. I do not recoment staying here unless you want to be broken into.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon

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

Great spot, great room

Was really blown away by how comfortable this place was. I came to San Diego to attend a professional meeting at the convention center, and booked The Artifact rather than a conventional hotel kind of on a whim. I didn’t really realize that it was more of a short term rental than hotel, so was a little confused at the beginning. But it ended up being the perfect distance to the convention center and extremely comfortable. Plus having a laundry machine saved my bacon after a curry incident! Would love to come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

kk

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
absolutely amazing, 9.8/10 i would only say if there was parking vouchers for the parking lot across the st it would be 10/10 !! thank you so much everything was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rajarsi

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was very happy with the level of cleanliness, location, and guest services. Thank you very much for fantastic stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dee Dee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Expedia users should be aware that this is not a hotel. It is a vacation rental-type property. When you arrive you'll see a big wall with an unmarked door and a key pad. There is no staff on site--the managers/owners will email you the codes (one for the courtyard, one for the building and one for your room) to get in at your check-in time. Once we got over our surprise, it was great! Very nicely appointed studio with a kitchen, a short walk to the thick of the Gas Lamp district and Petco Park. There are a couple of nice breakfast places nearby--we liked Breakfast Republic.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was a cute little studio. Located walking distance to gas lamp extremely close to the Padres stadium. We will definitely book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

George

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Great property, but

Had to sleep in my car (arrived at 1 am). Forgot the door code the next day. No phone number to contact property management on either occation. No mention of uploading ID and receiving entry codes for stay. I really like the property and the staff is super friendly when you can find them. used to be a platinum member when I traveled more. And the apps really gone down hill when it comes to customer service.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

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

10/10 Excellent

Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great place to stay at! It has everything a home or apartment has. However, be prepared to plane carefully for parking as they property does not offer parking
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great area. Very nice place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

brian

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

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

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

10/10 Excellent

Ignash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

BRETT

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

8/10 Good

Alex

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was great
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025