Sleezy hotel, nice staff
I booked this hotel for my birthday/new years eve 2012. I was so very excited and looked forward to this stay. This is my review.
PROS:
The staff was very attentive. They were polite and accommodating.
Fun parties.
Free water offered anytime at the front desk.
Comfortable bed.
CONS:
Valet was $35!!!
The new year’s party was pretty fun. But there were some annoyances.
1. We rang in the New Year on the rooftop, but there was NO countdown! Whoever the DJ was they should be FIRED! Isn’t the countdown the best part of new years? No one knew the moment just passed by!
2. I waited 15 minutes for the elevator in the “basement” club to go back to our room. The elevator attendant dropped off a full load but would not let us ride up even though it was the “for hotel only guests elevator”. He made us walk up the stairs to the first floor only to catch the SAME elevator there. So annoying. 
The Room:
1. We had a tiny king room. The rooms are SMALL. There is not bureau to put your clothes. There was a bench with a couple drawers. Thank god we didn’t stay long.
2. No floor length mirror in the room, not even on the back of the closet door. How am I supposed to see how my outfit looks? The ONLY mirror was in the bathroom over the sink. There was a magnifying mirror, but I could not use it because whoever installed it must have been 6'5", and I am a petite 5'2". The lighting the bathroom was very dim. Bad for bathroom.
3. Clear glass bathroom doors?! Kind of sexy for the shower but not the toilet! I need some privacy there. I would suggest frosting the bathroom door glass, especially since you can see the ENTIRE bathroom from the outside hallway!!!
4. The bathroom sink and shower leaked like sieves! There were giant pools of water all over the floor.
5. There was a refrigerator in the room, but it did not keep anything cold.
6. There is absolutely no sound proofing between the rooms. I could hear full conversations in the adjacent rooms through the walls! 
7. No sound proofing in the windows either! All night long there were fire engine sirens right outside. We were on the 6th floor. Granted it was NYE, but it sounded like it was IN my room.
One word to describe this hotel is sleazy. Lipstick on a pig is still a pig. I will not be staying at the Andaz San Diego again.