Stayed in a bayfront King with sofabed 3/27 -3/30. Room was o.k. and could have used cleaning (especially carpets and walls) and fresh paint. Floor space was very tight. We could not walk throught the room from our king bed to the bathroom when the sofabed was opened. We literally had to crawl over the sofabed as there was zero floorspace to walk on. The view of the bay from our room was very beautiful; however, lots of jelly fish in the bay and on the beach (act of nature not the hotel). We enjoyed an evening campfire in the fire ring on the beach which was near our room. Campfire supplies (wood, matches, marshmellows, etc.) were pricey at the hotel store. Of the many pools, only the main pool was heated therefore it is very crowded. We had planned to play mini-golf, but it is age restricted to age 8 and older (our 4 year old loves to play). Parking is $20 per night. I found a package that included free parking and a $36/day credit at the casual restaurant. The casual restaurant is convenient, but slow and pricey. Plan to spend $50 for 2 adults, 2 kids for breakfast or lunch. Dinner is more expensive. Basic Cocktails were $10 each. Kids meals do not include beverage. Milk is $3.50. Plan to drive 10-15 minutes to other restaurants off property. Despite the prices and "tired" room condition, I was happy with the hotel until the last night. Our room was invaded by tiny ants! After seeing hundreds of ants, I called the front desk. They offered to come spray the room, but I didn't want freshly sprayed poison in our room as we were ready to go to sleep. The person at the front desk said they spray for ants with "Windex". I found this to be completely unbelievable. No other rooms were available for us to move to. Furthermore, the front desk person said that "ants were to be expected." For me, the ants were the final straw. I will not return to this hotel. I have stayed in 2 other hotels in the San Diego area and never had ants. We had a great time for 2 nights, but we knew and accepted that this resort was expensive due to it's beachfront, single story accomodations (truly a different experience than staying in a multi-story hotel). I guess we pushed our luck by staying the 3rd night. We saw cleaning crews with extermination sprayers. Perhaps, they exterminate after every guest checks out.
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