Diamond in the rough!
When first entering the property I was a bit leary. I thought I had been duped because the pics online of this hotel are better than what we actually experienced in person. BUT, they more then redeemed themselves with the services they offer and the location.
Six family members traveled from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to see my nephew graduate from the Marine Corp Recruit Depot in April. The property is a bit dated and really could use some TLC and a few upgrades. They offer a standard breakfast of danishes, muffins, bagels, toast, cold cereal, juice, coffee, and apples. You will also receive coupons for the eggs and pancakes that are in a separate room. When you place your reservation online it states whether or not the full breakfast is included, ours was.
This property is walking distance to LOTS of great restaurants and shopping. There is also a bus stop across the street so you can take mass transit and you are very close to the Trolly also. The hotel itself also offers shuttles to many areas including Sea World, downtown shopping, Sea Port village, San Diego Int. airport, the MCRD, etc. Although we rented a vehicle we really felt we could have stayed here without having a vehicle which would have been a great savings.
All in all I would most likely stay here again and I would refer others to this property. The staff are extremely helpful and very friendly. Although this area has LOTS of panhandlers we never felt like we were in danger and we walked back from dinner and shopping in the evening several times. Some ventured out alone or in groups of two and didn't have any problems.