My fiance and I stayed at the OB Hotel for 3 nights. In fact that is the only time we were there...at night. We spent our entire vacation at any other beach in San Diego. This hotel is right on the beach just as advertised. The only problem is the beach is full of homeless (or what appear to be homeless people). The website boasts a small quaint beach community, which is far from reality. It is somewhere between a a transient stop and a biker town, and the restaurants are far from the advertised "world class."
If you're looking for a cheap hotel in a shady town for a cheap price, stay here. We booked the queen with the balcony. The room was nice for the money, but make sure you get within two rooms of the beach, because none of the rooms actually have a balcony that faces the beach (they actually face the street and all it's inhabitants).
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