My brother and sister-in-law recommended this basic motel very near Shelter Island and just across the street from the harbor where they leave on their yearly deep sea fishing trips. We were greeted by a very helpful, congenial fellow, Jeb who throughout our 3 night visit made it more memorable than the motel itself. Actually the motel was memorable in its simplicity, making you realize just what you do and don't need in your 'home away from home" when traveling.
The rooms are just big enough for a very comfortable bed, a folding chair, a big flat screen TV on the wall, a couple of small bedside tables with lamps, a small closet (no light which was a tad annoying to me) and your basic tiny bathroom, shower no tub but great water pressure (always a plus for my husband). There is a room AC which is fairly noisy when on. If you just want outside air and leave your window open, there is both street, other vacationers and sometimes airport noise.
WiFi is free but my husband had trouble at times connecting his iPad. The folks at the desk at one point generously gave him the use of their laptop!
You won't find all kinds of specialty bath items in the bathroom, such as lotions, shoe shine stuff etc. BUT if you forgot your toothpaste or run out (as I did) or need a straight razor or other toiletries or even a hair dryer, they have them for you at the office.
The room comes with breakfast which consists of good coffee, hot water for tea and tea bags, Yoplait yoghurt in the fridge and when we were there, daily muffins - big and for me overly sweet. Since my husband and I are trying to watch our carbohydrate intake, we tried to find other places close by for breakfast, the closest being the one on Rosecrans connected to the Holiday Inn, I think it was. I think it was called the Point Loma Cafe. We had breakfast there 2 of our three mornings. It was adequate, a sort of glorified Denny's, not cheap but you could find all kinds of egg dishes and the portions were huge.
The last morning we decided to find another place for breakfast which I would recommend highly. The Living Room Coffeehouse, 1018 Rosecrans. I think you could walk there but we drove. I will write a special review of this place because I want to give it 5 stars for the delicious food at an incredibly reasonable price.
All this said, we went by the Ramada Inn next door to compare prices - twice as much, no breakfast whatsoever and probably pretty much the same type of rooms although we didn't look.
We've spent many a day in San Diego mostly in the downtown area so this area was new to us. We enjoyed it and will think about staying there next time we go.
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