Business/Pleasure
Hotel retains ES style of enclosed atrium (just one in this hotel)...spacious feel. Rooms clean, comfortable and functional...good flat screen TV, microwave, mini-fridge, etc. Front office/living part of suite characteristically dark, but bedroom area had views and was bright. Very comfortable bedding.
"Indulge" restaurant/bar off interior courtyard had great burgers and similar fare, service friendly. However, bar was closing up by 10:30 PM...unusual for San Diego, we thought. There's a PF Chang's right outside entrance to hotel. And great restaurants nearby.
Free breakfast buffet a fine touch to our stay...good variety of breakfast offerings, hot and cold.
Atrium area inviting...coy pond lacked ES's usual volume of coy...were THEY on vacation?
Nearby La Jolla Gliderport offered inspiring views of parasailers bounding off high Black's Beach cliffs...just minutes from hotel..a must-see! Torrey Pines Park, perhaps 20 minutes away, offered cliff views as well as a long beach. Ride into La Jolla to view spectacular homes/beach scenes, the caves, sea lions, pelicans and great restaurants...again, perhaps only 30 minute ride. This is the place to visit! There is much to see and do within 45 minutes of this location.