I have stayed at various hotels with suites since we have had children because we like to have two separate bedrooms. This was the smallest and most disappointing hotel yet. The "full kitchen" is a double burner electric top on the counter and no oven. There was a dishwasher and microwave with a full frig but the space was so small any substantial cooking would be impossible. The hotel was under renovation when we arrived, which we were not told of when we booked directly with the hotel so there was no pool and no hot breakfast. Most devastating for our kids who love to swim and after a week of eating the hotels "take and go" breakfast of cold cereal we were ready to get out of there.
They told us our room was already remodeled. I hope not because one of the seats at the table was completely broken and the TVs were ancient! The website says DVD players in all the rooms so I brought DVDs for my kids to watch. There were no DVD players. Housekeeping was even worse. The light daily cleaning of garbage, bed making and switching towels was often non-existent. We started putting the garbage once full in the hallway to be emptied and noticed many others doing that as well. We also started taking our own towels from the hotel carts because they never got refilled. With a 5 y/o and 2- 2y/os the floor got messy with food in the living room and kitchen but they only provide full room cleaning 1x/week and there isn't a broom or vacuum sweeper available for you to use yourself to clean. And that 1x/week clean never came for us, they said we were supposed to schedule that upon check-in but it was never mentioned to us at check-in. Since housekeeping is non-existent I would recommend bringing kitchen cleaner for the counters and table so you can keep it clean throughout your stay and a small travel broom. They do provide paper towels and dishwasher soap but I brought a couple tablets of my own and we ended up using them. They also provide dish soap and there are pots and a pan, some plates, cups and Pyrex containers. No strainer for spaghetti.
So overall, this hotel was like a basic 3 star hotel, nothing fancy, nothing fantastic. Located in an industrial area. One positive was a small complex next door to the hotel with various little eateries featuring different food, a grocery store, liquor store and hair/nail studio. We enjoyed this little area more than our hotel.
When traveling back to San Diego, we will definitely stay somewhere else, a little closer to all the fun and hopefully at a little nicer place.
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