Traveling to SD with 3 teenagers...
Arrival -
At baggage check, just call from one of the payphones and a shuttle will come pick you up. The van driver was very courteous We arrived at SD at 9:00am. We knew check-in wasn't until 4, but we were hoping we could leave our luggage at the hotel and let us tour Seaport Village. When I got there, the clerk let us check in EARLY. WOW! They will still having breakfast, so he said, "Please go ahead and enjoy the breakfast buffet". That was awesome! On top of that, my dd left her laptop backpack on the shuttle -- they promptly brought it back!!!
Breakfast Buffet-
Bagels, Pastries, Danish, Muffins, Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, Waffles, Fruit Salad, Cereals, Yogurt -- very good selection. My kids loved the make your own Waffles! There was lots of staff to keep everything looking clean and tidy.
Elevators -
THere are 3 of them, and I find they are very slow. The hotel is only 6 stories, so I don't get why....but they ARE slow.
Pool - There is a heated pool. 80° It's cold here today (July)... There is no whirlpool, but they let you go down to their sister property, Residence Inn to use the whirlpool.
Rooms - We are accustomed to staying in nicer hotels, so this is my viewing point. I have a room witih 2 queens. If you care about room decor... Kind of a burnt orange, with celery drapes, and white bedspread. The furniture is a blonde color. It is clean, and basic. The bathroom is in need of some work... but I'm being picky -- like wallpaper peeling and having ugly fake-granite (black). The room isjust fine. -
There is free internet! Awesome
Free HBO
Coffee Pot
There is an ice-machine and vending machine on all the floors 3-6. The coke machines have coke, diet coke, dp, & water. There are snack machines as well.
Oh, they had warm chocolate-chip cookies upon our return at 5 pm..
WALKING
From here, you can walk fairly easily to Anthony's Fish Grotto and to the Harbor Cruises, but it is a trek to Seaport Village. They say you can take the trolley, but I haven't figured out how to do that
Very nearby is a "JACK IN THE BOX" restaurant, and I noticed a RITE AID PHARMACY. Google maps may give you more info there.
TRAIN - The train, Amtrak and the Trolley come right behind the hotel. The hotel has provided ear plugs -- i hope that I'm so exhausted that I won't need them, but as I write this, the train does come by and "honk" it's "horn"?? You can also hear it rumbling down the tracks as it's approaching.
So, for a basic hotel that's a pretty good price, I would recommend it.
For me, the staff made my stay....With the A/C going. hopefully I will tune out the train...
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