We booked a garden lanai room at Paradise Point off their website. It was supposed to be $250 "total" per the website. The first thing the woman at reception noted to me was an additional $20 fee for parking. Apparently "total" does not mean all charges.
When we opened the door to the entry way of our room we were blasted with the musty odor of mold. I'm allergic to mold. Thus, I didn't really enjoy being in our room at all. My nose ran the entire time. I got up at 6:00 a.m. and went outside to read to get away from the mold.
The $8 million upgrade apparently didn't make it to our room as one of the chairs looked as though someone's cat had sharpened their claws on it . Other pieces were really banged up. The thin, poorly insulated walls brought us a little closer to the family with small children and a baby next door than we might have wished. How many times can small children open and close a hotel room door while their neighbors are trying to take a little afternoon nap? We lost count but we were awake and trying.
The woman at check in put us in a room on a lagoon. She told me that she loves those rooms. The lagoon was an algae filled mud hole surrounded by bare dirt. The algae was huge and biologically fascinating but less than aesthetically pleasing.
I would happily go back to Paradise Point, walk around the truly beautiful grounds, other than the lagoons area, maybe have a tropical drink in the bar, and then drive away to a fresh, clean room somewhere else in the San Diego area.
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