overall best value for the money
I did a TON of research before our trip to San Diego and I settled on this place because of the VALUE! We were going to stay in a more "resort" place right on the water/beach (which was about twice as expensive) but I realized we would probably not use the facilities because our main goal was to go to the zoo and Sea World. We stayed for 4 nights on the 2nd floor in a 2 bedroom kids suite. My 4 1/2 year old son LOVED his bunk bed and had his own room. We had a huge king size bed. It was very comfy! Other places charge for wifi, resort fee, breakfast and this hotel gave you a HUGE breakfast with lots of different options every day, free dinner (we had hot dogs, chicken sandwiches), free wine/beer, free coffee/tea in the lobby all day, free wifi (ours worked perfectly), free activities for the kids (showed a movie on Friday night and had movies or shows at breakfast, had a photo box arts and crafts). The pool is nice. It also has a 1 foot toddler pool and sauna. We had a full size refrigerator, stove, coffee maker, microwave in our room which was perfect because we had so many leftovers and with their dinners, we didn't go out to eat the last 2 nights! I feel we really saved so much. Parking was plentiful even though the hotel was sold out and $13 is really inexpensive if you see how much some other hotels charge. I would definitely stay here again. I've been to lots of these types of hotels but this one really stood out. The staff was really great too. If you are looking to stay with kids, this is the perfect location. If you are looking for a resort for a romantic vacation, I'd stay somewhere else.