The good and the bad
Every negative review about this hotel is correct and every positive review about this hotel is correct. 
The good:
Funky modern retro vibe
Food was great
Convenient location
The bad:
Bathroom needs to be upgraded
Noisy on Saturday night
When we checked in the woman helping us was very helpful ( Kim). We were told that there were some rooms with upgraded bathrooms but we would be staying in a room with an old bathroom, for our troubles we were given a voucher for 2 drinks and an app. This was a nice gesture, but our bathroom was in serious need of a renovation. On Saturday night the hotel was hoppin, I am not picky about noise, but the doors to the rooms are paper thin and when I fell asleep at around midnight the noise level was still high. If you are a picky sleeper I would not recommend this hotel for the weekend. The rest of the nights were not noisy at all. One thing to keep in mind is that this hotel is roughly 100 dollars a night so what should you really expect. I don't think I would stay at the pearl again while in San Diego, but it was sufficient for my trip.