There are great short term places to stay in San Diego on a student budget. These hostels and hotels are mostly clustered in the San Diego neighborhoods you go to for fun: Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach or the Gaslamp Quarter.

Below are links to our most recent posts on hostels and hotels for J1 Students in San Diego. Click through to read the whole post and comments, or to make a comment yourself. We know things change! So if you find out something different than we've noted, for better or worse, post it there, because we can only get smarter with your help.

Hostels & Hotels in San Diego

Hotel Sofia First posted: May 3rd, 2009 This is a cool old hotel building from the Pickwick days of western America, newly done up with comfy beds in affordable rooms right on Broadway downtown with a mellow hangout downstairs in Currant, with excellent food, absinthe and atmosphere. Here’s what the Yelpers say: The hotel itself has recently been renovated, but has retained the great [...] more....

500 West First posted: March 23rd, 2009 This urban hotel is a converted YMCA building hailing from San Diego’s sailor days. Featuring modern amenities inside a massive work of classical-style architecture, 500 West features in clean, traveler style rooms and 5 dorm style rooms for very affordable hostel-style accommodation. This hotel is located in the heart of downtown San Diego, walking distance to [...] more....

There are hundreds of hotels, hostels and bed-and-breakfasts in San Diego, the hard part is finding the ones you can afford while they're still available. Because we drive to and from these places all the time, we have an idea of what people have been saying, and so we've been working on a plan to guarantee you a bed at our favorite places upon your arrival in San Diego. Check out the current details of our J1 Student Programme, a season-long membership package of transportation discounts and concierge service for Irish J1 Students coming to San Diego.