My wife and I had the opportunity to spend a few days in San Diego. We usually always stay at the Hampton. They are consistent, clean, and the staff is friendly and professional. So I didn't think twice about booking this Hampton Inn. Check in took all of about 45 seconds and the girl at check in was very friendly. We were allowed to get into the room early which allowed us to get an early start to our first day exploring.
The breakfast area looked unusally large. Part of it was the back half of the main lobby. Very nice and clean. There were also large flat screen TV's mounted in both locations so you could watch the morning news, if you so desired. There were always enough tables to be seated, never having to wait. Each morning, a very well stocked breakfast buffet was set out with both hot and cold breakfast items, and several juices and coffees to choose from as well. In the evening, they set out cookies in the lobby for the guests as well. The lobby was very large with plenty of seating, along with two computers for guest use. There have tight parking spaces, which tend to fill up fast, and I believe in the summer when the hotel is full there would not be enough to accomodate all the cars. In December, that was not a problem. We always managed to park right at the front entrance every night . Nearby restaurants within walking distance are Denny's and Jackin'box and subway. Anything else you would have to drive to because the hotel in next to a freeway off ramp and not very safe to cross the road there. The four block drive to Old Town was worth the drive. Plenty of great restaurants there.
We read other reviews about the Nude bar around the corner and were a little concerned.
This hotel is located in a business district area so that has to be expected. We did not see any seedy people lurking about the whole time we were there. Actually we hardly saw anybody outside of the buildings when we drove by. To us it was no different than passing a large billboard advertising nude revues. It seemed to be a safe area. The location of the hotel however, was great !! Close to everything... with access to both major interstates. The only disappointing thing we encountered was that there was no microwave / mini fridge in the room.
Overall, our five night stay was very nice and I would definitely recommend this hotel for a nice stay in the area. It's also about 1/2 the price of the downtown San Diego hotels for about a 15-minute's drive away.
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