This mid-size hotel is located just south of downtown San Diego. The guestrooms and lobby have attractive furnishings. A popular eatery and bar is on the property. Specialty coffee available in the mornings in the lobby and the staff works to please guests and meet needs quickly and efficiently.
Smoke free premises. 173 units. 4 stories, interior corridors. Accessibility (Call).
valet and coin laundry, room service, area transportation-trolley station.
Terms
pets (extra charge).
Guest Ratings
OVERALL GUEST SCORE
Excellent
Based on Ratings from 163 guests
Showing reviews 1 - 5 of 50
9.6
Mindy
Exceptional
young couple
09-21-2016
Pros: The hotel was clean and nice. It was quiet and perfectly located with easy access to the I5.
Cons:
9.2
Mkaoa
Wonderful
family with young children
09-08-2016
Pros: Great location. Clean room.
Cons: Bed was hard. No breakfast.
8.8
Mkaoa
Excellent
family with young children
09-06-2016
Pros: Convenient location. Safe.
Cons: Bed was hard. No breakfast.
8.3
Stephen
Very Good
young couple
09-04-2016
Pros: The staff was very friendly.
Cons:
9.2
Volodymyr
Wonderful
family with young children
08-28-2016
Pros: The place is super clean and new. The staff is very helpful. Agreed to move us to a quiter room. Will definitely come again.
Cons: The noise from the road is bad in the rooms that face the road. It is much better in the rooms that face the pool, but you can still hear the highway. National city is not the most beautiful town in the world so we just always drove to SD and Mission beach.
10.0
Elizabeth
Exceptional
mature couple
08-23-2016
Pros: The staff were fantastic and really helpful.
Cons:
8.3
Mohammed
Very Good
young couple
08-23-2016
Pros: Staff, Pool, Hot tub
Cons: Location isn't that good.
7.5
Rickie
Good
family with older children
08-22-2016
Pros: All was good
Cons: Continental breakfast was missing
10.0
Mellisa
Exceptional
family with older children
08-16-2016
Pros: Close to everything! Only 10 minutes from the airport. Service was prompt, we received our towels 5 minutes after we called.
Cons:
8.8
Tony
Excellent
family with older children
08-12-2016
Pros: Rooms nice and comfortable. Beds really comfy. Nice decor and pool area very clean. Staff are very pleasant and helpful. Location was great for visiting the attractions in San Diego.
Cons: No breakfast on site ,diner adjacent is fine and food is good ,however if you go to breakfast here each day the costs can add up.
9.6
Claudia
Exceptional
family with young children
08-08-2016
Pros: Costumer service. Staff were outstanding!
Cons: More comfortable pillows
8.3
Daniela
Very Good
family with young children
08-06-2016
Pros: Location is awesome
Free parking comparing to downtown hotels on average $40/night
Free wifi
Good deal
Cons: Wall AC
8.8
Samantha
Excellent
family with older children
08-02-2016
Pros: The sports bar was right next door, with reasonable prices. Hotel was very clean.
Cons: The location was not the best for accessing downtown San Diego, depending on the time of day, it could take a long time from both the highway or driving through town.
8.3
Tdefreese
Very Good
family with older children
08-01-2016
Pros: We stayed here on a family vacation 7/2016. We visited the USS Midway, Sea World, Silver Strand beach, and Disneyland. We had a great time and enjoyed this hotel. It was quiet, easy to get to, comfortable, and the staff were very helpful.
Cons:
9.2
Paul
Wonderful
family with older children
08-01-2016
Pros: Very clean building. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Cons: Industrial neighborhood.
10.0
Maryann
Exceptional
family with older children
07-28-2016
Pros: Location was ideal. Staff was a pleasure to work with.
Cons:
9.6
Ruben
Exceptional
family with older children
07-27-2016
Pros: Hotel room staff totally awesome
Cons: If this hotel did continental breakfast it would be the best ever plan to stay here every time We come to San Diego
9.6
Monica
Exceptional
family with young children
07-25-2016
Pros: The staff was very friendly and attentive. Great value.
Cons: The pillows were not very comfortable.
9.2
Shirley
Wonderful
mature couple
07-21-2016
Pros: Good beds----great front desk people.....
Cons: Had to drive everywhere---need a car!!!! Coffee
shop would have been nice. Nearby "Goodies" restaurant mediocre and pricey
for choices.
8.3
Ali
Very Good
family with young children
07-20-2016
Pros: Welcoming staff.
Cons: The firniture a little bit old.
6.7
Victor
Pleasant
family with young children
07-19-2016
Pros:
Cons: No complementary brekfast for the cost, room wasnt clean till3pm
Just came back from another trip better service for less price.
8.3
Txmom
Very Good
family with older children
07-19-2016
Pros: Staff was very friendly and helpful
Cons: Walls are paper thin. If you are a light sleeper it might be a problem. The only problem I had was not exactly a hotel problem, but they did not help resolve it. The people above me had a very noisy child who ran and jumped from morning until way after bedtime.
7.5
Linda
Good
family with young children
07-17-2016
Pros: Our room was not cleaned on our first day there. We had to ask for more towels. With children this was not comfortable.
Cons: TV was temperamental and it was difficult to switch stations. We did get technical support but it wasn't, of help. TV still didn't work well.
10.0
Wendy
Exceptional
review category group of friends
07-17-2016
Pros: Beds comfortable and modern
Cons: A bit noisy around the pool with Ash felt plant nearby.
10.0
Larry
Exceptional
mature couple
07-16-2016
Pros: The Staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful. the room was very comfortable and spacious. Great lighting and many outlets for "chargers" for phones and iPads. Easy access to freeway to get to other places in the city.
Cons:
9.6
Joanna
Exceptional
young couple
07-12-2016
Pros: Great smell. Clean. Nice staff. Fun bar with music next door.
Cons: Hate the shower! Low force.
9.2
Claudio
Wonderful
family with older children
07-12-2016
Pros: High quality bed
Cons: Limited parking available
9.2
Raul
Wonderful
family with young children
07-09-2016
Pros: Excellent location
Cons:
8.8
Radek
Excellent
family with older children
07-08-2016
Pros: Our stay was simply great, everything was perfect. I wish to emphasise the reception staff (young gentlemen) on our arrival, who was very attentive, hepfull and provided us with lots of usefull information
Cons:
10.0
Wannapa
Exceptional
Family with Young Children
07-07-2016
Pros: The room was clean and it was close to all the attractions in the area. I wished I was staying there longer cause it was very welcoming.
Cons: Everything was beyond my expectations
9.6
Marvin
Exceptional
review category group of friends
07-05-2016
Pros:
Cons: Bed and pillows could be up dated.
10.0
Marvin
Exceptional
mature couple
07-05-2016
Pros: Staff helpful and always with a smile
Cons: Bathroom water leak not fixed
10.0
Elizabeth
Exceptional
07-02-2016
Pros: We were greeted by Hotel Employee who was so upbeat,enthusiastic and welcoming. I would recommend this hotel if you are looking for something close to San Diego. I loved this hotel.
Cons:
7.9
Kirk
Good
young couple
06-30-2016
Pros: clean rooms and good staff
Cons: The beds where way to hard not comfortable at all and the shower had very low water flow
10.0
Jose
Exceptional
young couple
06-26-2016
Pros: Very comfortable
Cons: Nothing
5.0
Damaris
Fair
06-24-2016
Pros: The hotel is great to get away and relax, the out door around the hotel are great to walk
Cons: The first room was super dirty we had to be move to a different room. And that room also need some cleaning
9.2
Jayma
Wonderful
review category group of friends
06-22-2016
Pros: Staff was friendly Very clean rooms.
Cons: No fan in the bathroom.
8.3
Carbopro
Very Good
review category group of friends
06-20-2016
Pros: 10 minutes walk to train station and easy access to downtown. Friendly front office staff and helpful. Offer help printing out map and provide us direction to train station.
Do your own laundry if you stay more than couple of days.
Cons: No breakfast.
8.8
W
Excellent
young couple
06-17-2016
Pros: Nice property, quite new
Cons:
7.5
El
Good
family with young children
06-07-2016
Pros: it was very clean and quiet. The location was great!
Cons: It was a very small room for six people and a pet
10.0
Laura
Exceptional
family with older children
06-01-2016
Pros: Towels brought to us at the pool was a great touch.
Cons:
8.8
Klaus
Excellent
mature couple
05-17-2016
Pros: Good and comfortable. Nice staff.
Cons: They do not prowide their own breakfast, and the restaurant across the strees, that they recommend, is not worth the while nor the money.
2.5
M
Poor
young couple
05-17-2016
Pros: Nothing. It's a cheap motel at best.
Cons: - Half of the rooms of the hotel face a very noisy restaurant that blasts music for hours in the evening.
- The fridge was constantly making weird noises.
- The bed covers aren't washed for a long time.
- The room wasn't cleaned one day even though I left it before noon.
- The receptionist passed us coupons to mediocre restaurants, and discouraged us from ordering Uber because it's "more expensive" and "less dependable" than their taxi company. They were trying to make any commission by suggesting to contact the hotel's car rental agency.
- The location was generally sketchy.
10.0
Fernando
Exceptional
family with older children
05-08-2016
Pros: everything great
Cons:
8.8
Helen
Excellent
solo traveller
04-21-2016
Pros: The staff were very friendly and helpful. The location was convenient to major roads. Lunch at Goodies restaurant across the way was very good.Free wifi.
Cons: For the money, I would have liked to see some sort of breakfast. I rated down for being located next to a rail yard.
10.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Exceptional
Traveling as Couple
04-19-2016
Pros: Everything.
Cons: Nothing.
8.3
Cheryl
Very Good
review category group of friends
04-05-2016
Pros: Very friendly staff and the room and public areas were nice and clean.
Cons: Restaurant across the parking lot was very loud due to a band that played in their patio area. Luckily they quit by 10PM.
8.0
Verified Hotel Guest
Very Good
Group Traveler
03-27-2016
Pros: Cleanliness and location (if you have a car)
Cons: Goodies, restaurant next door didn't have value for price, was loud due to live DJ/band Fri-Sun nights. There were no other restaurants/gas stations/transit easy to walk to. Advice: Don't be cheap! Ditch Goodies and offer continental breakfast instead!
7.9
Patricia
Good
family with older children
03-21-2016
Pros: Staff friendly and helpful.
Cons: By the name I assumed it was by the marina; i.e., water. It wasn't.
6.3
Cesar
Pleasant
solo traveller
03-20-2016
Pros: I liked that I only stayed 1 night .
Cons: I was given room 401 upon checking in and was told I'd be in a "handicap" room because that's all they had available at the time . 1) I booked online and ahead of time. 2) I'm not handicap or disabled . Both the pillows & mattress were hard and uncomfortable . I was also woken up by a loud hammering sound coming from outside at 4:30 am . For the $169 I paid to stay here . I'm very disappointed and dissatisfied . I would highly recommend finding a different place to stay .
FYI .... They don't provide breakfast
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