California Dreams Hostel - Ocean Beach

I’ve stayed here before + really enjoyed myself. Centrally located, grocery store + plaza w restaurants around the corner. Staff was different + not as lively as my previous stay, which was a reason I wanted to come back, but aside from that, everything was great.

this place sucks. my first night there my iPhone was stolen while i was sleeping, ooked like a homeless man actually LIVING there. another guest hid in his bed all day behind the privacy curtains, occasionally peeping out through a space in yhe curtain. one staff member gave me incorrect directions to ttge UNMARKED shower (just ONE). 40 minute walk to the beach! NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION anywhere nearby after 6pm and only once an hour before

The employees here have been really kind to me! I didn’t feel out of place. Chill atmosphere. For the mature crowd! I do have to say, I don’t think the smoking policy need to be close to the facility due to keeping the windows open all the time, the smell did affect me while I was sleep. To be awaken by a Newport or weed in the wee hours of the night with asthma is not good. Also one of the showers is out of order in the bathroom and the middle shower has the hotter water in the ladies bathr...

Thank you for hosting us!!

it's pretty nice hostal however to close to the airport. Quite annoying listening the 🛫

All of the staff were amazing at what they were doing, super sweet made us feel very welcome to the place and even showed us around san diego! Yadi, Andrea, Pedro, Morgan, haha Mo, etc…eveyone definitely made me wanna come back, very fun to hang around with🫶🏼

Great stay here! The kitchen was phenomenal and had everything you needed to cook and array of meals. Everyone working at the Hostel were sweet and helpful. The people moving in the rooms can be noisy at times but that comes with the hostel life anywhere. There are many available games and activities to keep busy when not on the beach. The grocery store across the street has great quality products for good prices. I recommend!

Nice and friendly staff. Location felt safe and secure. Was more so a relaxed and older crowd which I loved. Will definitely be staying here again.

Great place great time

Cute property near OB! More driving distance than walking distance to things at least at night. Shared facilities were clean, hardly saw anyone else.

Staff n facilities were fine and helped out whenever but if your looking for a social hostel this ain’t it mostly over 30+ too which is fine but wasn’t what we was looking for

Felt like home. Everyone who worked here was so nice and helpful. I had a really great time!

The building and staff were great overall. However, we were told certain quiet hours weren't managed. I was woken up twice by doors closing and a woman on the last day yelling loudly. Additionally, we were given 1 twin sheet and 1 twin fleece for 2 people, and we had no control over the temperature, so I ended up freezing one of the nights. Either allowing access to the thermostat for a private room or additional blankets for more than one person would resolve that easily.

The staff were friendly and accommodating. I had a good stay and would recommend it. The fire alarm did cause problems, but it was stored out quickly.

I absolutely enjoyed my stay and was sad I didn’t get to stay longer. Will definitely be back and highly recommend. Felt safe as a single female traveling and extremely easy to Uber everywhere I needed to go. A lot in walking distance too :) AMAZING STAFF AND GUESTS

Room wash quiet, atmosphere pleasant (much nicer than other hostels I've visited in the USA(. Grocery store nearby. Please note this is not actually near the beach.

I loved my stay in OB! The staff was amazing and the environment was the best!

Alexis was amazingly helpful at a ruff time and place was cool it just felt more like a halfway house than a hostel

Stayed here a few times.Always feels like home.

I only had a short stay and everything was great. There are also very good options for cooking for longer stays! Would come again.