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PodShare San Diego - Hostel

2.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Lobby sitting area
Basic Twin Room, Mixed Dorm
Lobby
Living room
Dining

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
500 West Fir Street, San Diego, CA, 92101
  • Waterfront Park
    7 min walk
  • Maritime Museum of San Diego
    13 min walk
  • San Diego Civic Theatre
    15 min walk
  • San Diego, CA (SAN-San Diego Intl.)
    9 min drive

Room options

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Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Basic Twin Room, Mixed Dorm

Basic Twin Room, Mixed Dorm

Basic Twin Room, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

San Diego

With a stay at PodShare San Diego - Hostel in San Diego (Downtown San Diego), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of San Diego Convention Center and Balboa Park. .This hostel is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from San Diego Zoo and 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Mission Bay.
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What's nearby

  • Port of San Diego - 17 min walk
  • B Street Cruise Ship Terminal - 18 min walk
  • USS Midway Museum - 2 min drive
  • San Diego Convention Center - 3 min drive
  • San Diego Zoo - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • County Center - Little Italy Station - 7 min walk
  • San Diego Santa Fe Depot - 14 min walk
  • San Diego Intl. Airport (SAN) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kettner Exchange - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Morning Glory - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Salt & Straw - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Fillipi's Pizza Grotto - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Waterfront Bar & Grill - ‬5 min walk

About this property

PodShare San Diego - Hostel

Hostel in San Diego, near San Diego Zoo
PodShare San Diego - Hostel offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and irons/ironing boards. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This San Diego hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, laundry facilities, and lockers. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Uncovered self parking on site (USD 20.00 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking (max. 1 space per unit)

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 10:00 AM; Check-in end time: 9:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Uncovered self parking fee: USD 20.00 per night (in/out privileges)

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

PodShare San Diego
Podshare Diego Hostel Diego
PodShare San Diego - Hostel San Diego
PodShare San Diego - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

PodShare San Diego - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 71 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Eric

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

LaTonya

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I wasn’t expecting a facility that made me feel totally uncomfortable and racially unwelcome during my stay. Next, I was told that I couldn’t wash my clothes because only the manager at the facility was allowed to wash my clothes, but when I asked her to wash my clothes she told me “NO”. At 3:33 am in the morning I was awakened by loud talking when I was told that “Quiet time starts at 10pm and no TV after 10pm. Finally the shower in the facility was unsanitary and dirty. I took pictures of the unsanitary shower
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Hector

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This has to be one of the worst Hostel I have stayed in. The place itself is very hot. No AC or fans inside where people sleep, it doesn’t even have window. It feels like a oven, I have no idea how anyone can sleep comfortably in that type of temperature. It is dirty, smells disgusting and a lot on the people staying there live in that hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julayne, Santa Rosa

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

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience. My first time in. Hostel style experience and I was extremely comfortable

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Amenities
Very nice people and everything just like in the description.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Haven

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Ellie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Everyone was fantastic when we got there. The staff was friendly and helpful throughout our stay, however the quality of our company left us feeling unwelcome toward the end. This was not the Hostels fault as far as I can tell, it was just unfortunate circumstances about what was being watched on the communal TV. If you're okay with paying a little too much for pod-style accommodations where you may make some friends, by all means. However if you're looking for more privacy or, in our case, members of the LGBT community you may want to look elsewhere. We are two trans women and it was a little less than ideal.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Dana

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’ve stayed in 72 hostels as a free lancer and I’m other capacities both pleasure and work related abroad and in the US. The noice in this hostel was unbelievable. There’s no sound coverings at the top of any of the rooms! I found the one staff member there in the mornings to be cold and the tenants to be just as rude. There’s so many hostels in that area! I’d really encourage you to find another one, especially if you want to shower. It’s cold, tiny and less than appealing. One of the worst I’ve seen and I’ve stayed in some not so fancy places! The lack of respect I felt was pretty unreasonable and I promise you I present as pretty warm (and respectful). I was thus surprised to see and experience what I did while I was there. The one good is it lets you check in by 10am and some hostels are later, but I’m reaching for a positive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ariane Corrine

Liked: Staff & service
i loved walking into the hostel and feeling very comfortable with the host and regulars there! it was also nice that i met people traveling out of the country which made the experience very exciting would recommend this hostel to anyone
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ismaela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love staying in PodShare San Diego 👍👍👍😀😀

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it except for the bedbugs
The place was clean and staff and other residents were super friendly. I liked my pod and having AC and an ice machine were major bonuses. The only downside was there were major bedbugs. In all fairness, as soon as it was reported they did a heat treatment so I wouldn't be carrying them off with me anywhere.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Frank Abel

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Chad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had reserved the pod share for myself and my family member but we decided that it would be better to stay in a hotel. I was charged for the whole 4 days and only stayed for 1 day. That is unsatisfactory in my opinion. Other than that it is a cozy feeling place to stay. They have community coffee witch was nice and community kitchen, tables, and livingroom in the common area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

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

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff was good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ric

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
BEWARE THE PHYSCO APARTMENT MANAGER W/ BEAR SPRAY!
I've stayed here 7-8 times in the last year or so & virtually every time I've been harassed by the attached to the Podshare is a condo building's apartment manager 6-7 times now verbally because I was smoking a joint on the street corner, this old little WITCH B*TCH this last time gives me sh*t verbally again only this time she walks past me then turns around and comes up behind me and as I felt someone behind me I turn around and she has a can of bear spray already frickin pointing right in my face!!! She sprays me at point blank range & basically ASSAULTED ME!! Had it not been for the fact I was blinded, hit the cement & had my eyes were on FIRE I would have called the police then and pressed charges! Staff at the Podshare had told me the first time I had a confrontation with that lady that "she hated the hostel being there & wasn't the first time she had harassed guests for standing out front of the hostel, smoking or not! The next day I stumbled by the Podshare to pickup some of my things I had left & the jerk desk clerk dustin said I was kicked off the property and leave or he'd call the police, gave me some bull about me being in love with some girl I had just met there he was hitting on or something I don't know, I thought he was gay but maybe don't know, either way he refused to let me get my things! To top it all off the witch was outside the hostel with a couple goons waiting for me, followed me down the street threatening to beat me up & I'm blind, right!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022