Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District Scuba Diving Vacations

We took a family vacation, La Jolla is a favorite. This property had beautiful views from the 9th floor, very convenient to walk to grab coffee or food, even to the beach if you’re not carrying too much stuff with you. Drinks and food were good from the restaurant! Housekeeping came by daily to tidy up. We loved it and will be back again.

Everything was excellent as advertised.

Rooms are outdated but kept clean. Direct beach access is the most outstanding and unique feature.

One of our favorite, family friendly, beautiful, quiet resorts to sneak away to

The property is stunning. The views, atmosphere, and cleanliness are 10/10. You can walk around at night and feel safe. I would say service is 2/10. I was trying to ask an employee where I could find pool towels stating I brought mine from my room but wanted the ones she’s was grabbing to clean, she rudely said “idk what you’re asking”. (She was white). I tried to ask another server where I could order food from the pool, she said I could ask my server. I asked who my server was, she said it was close to 5:30pm and should order at the bar area (rather than taking my order or finding out who was my server— she was also white). Every other employee who was Mexican greeted me so Politely. Will also add the Asian girl at the ice cream shop did a better job by letting me know where I could find a local cute beach. I will add this place had the best burger we’ve had in a while. So 10/10 on the burger. Would come back but for the service and awful interactions. Maybe they would’ve treated me better if I said I was a lawyer? Who knows. Will definitely have to think twice about it.

Everything was excellent as advertised.

Highly recommend a stay here!! Such a beautiful property with incredible amenities!

Great stay! So peaceful and beautiful grounds. Staff was wonderful! Will totally go back

Everything was excellent as advertised.

Rooms are outdated but kept clean. Direct beach access is the most outstanding and unique feature.

The hotel has a lovely environment with beautiful gardens and a relaxing holiday atmosphere. Unfortunately, our experience with housekeeping was disappointing. Our room was not cleaned on the second night, and after we informed the hotel, the manager apologized, assured us our room would be prioritized for cleaning, and kindly gave us a $100 credit. However, that evening we found the bed was not properly made—one bedsheet was missing, and we had to wait 15 minutes for staff to bring one. Since it was already late, we didn’t wait for them to change the duvet, which also had a black spot. While we really appreciated the surroundings and atmosphere, the housekeeping issues left us disappointed, and we may consider other options in the future.

The property was nice and great amenities. I asked the housekeeper for some new towels. She said she would bring some to the room but she never did. Other than that, the stay was nice.

Upon arrival, the front desk staff were friendly and very helpful, assisting us with securing our two-day parking pass for our stay. The location of this hotel is prime, and we easily walked to everything. Our room was very quiet, and the bed was comfortable. Dining was both excellent and convenient: daily hot breakfast included and a top-rated restaurant for dinner inside the hotel. I would definitely recommend staying at the Empress Hotel when visiting La Jolla and we plan to stay here again.

Neighborhood was great!+++