Great location.....average hotel
We stayed at the Half Moon Inn for 4 days and coming from winter weather to San Diego was heaven! We were able to do alot of walking since we did not rent a car. We even caught the city bus very near the hotel to downtown and had no problem. The bikes were a fun addition to the hotel amenities so we took advantage and rode all along Shelter Island back and forth since the traffic was light through there. We walked to a couple different restaurants, Miguels (yummy), Red Sail Inn ( tried it twice and didn't like it much), The Living Room ( good lunch fare), Half Moon Inn Bar ( happy hour, 1/2 price drinks and off their 1st page menu). We were busy and outside most of the time, even sat by the pool and on our little lanai.
We did have to get another room right after we arrived because there were ants crawling on the coffee bar and wall plus my husband took a shower and the tub would not drain. It didn't seem to be a problem to get another room and the next room was a little more updated than the first. I could still smell kind of a musty smell upon entry to the room but it was clean, no ants, and the tub worked! Everyone seemed pleasant, especially Bill, always wanting to help. I think the hotel is just really old and even with some of the room "updates" there are moisture problems. The landscaping is beautiful, lots of mature palms, koi pond ( the biggest Koi I have ever seen), 2 parrots, very tidy grounds. It was nice to see the marinas, the bay, and to be able to walk around and not worry about safety. The airport is close by, the noise did not bother us, as the hotel filled up towards the end of our stay it got a little noisy, maybe best to get a second floor room. Hope this helps!